Feb 28, 2022
Contents Turtle traces the story of the Irish abroad from the hazy stories of the first missionaries through the seafarers, warriors and explorers of centuries past. Homing on on a variety of convicts, imperialists, emigrants, famine refugees and political...
Feb 5, 2022
The McGarvey brothers were once amongst the best-known faces in the border-town of Clones. Making their way down Fermanagh Street, ambling across the Diamond or talking with friends in the shadow of the ancient Round Tower, the brothers were almost certainly destined...
Dec 13, 2021
Joe Biden was arguably the most ‘Irish’ president to have occupied the White House. He enjoyed an especially successful visit to Ireland in 2023, his third since 2016. This is an ongoing exploration of his engineering forebears and his ancestral roots,...
Oct 27, 2021
Barack Obama descends from an Irish shoemaker who emigrated to Ohio in 1850 when the family wig-making business dissolved in Ireland. This story looks at his unlikely links to the Kearney dynasty, one of whom was Provost of Trinity College Dublin, as well as the de...
Oct 24, 2021
A short account of the Aran Islander who revolutionised the wine industry in Mexico. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
