Jan 14, 2024
Father Phelan appears in the 1901 census here. At that time, he was living with Patrick Laughlin, a 42-year-old priest from Laois and two nuns with the St John of Gods, namely Sister Mary Kevin Donor (aged 42) and sister Mary John Noonan (aged 22) from Galway, plus...
Dec 28, 2023
Descended from a Cork merchant, the Hare family came to prominence when they bought significant lands in Counties Cork and Kerry in the late 18th century. Convamore, a splendid mansion just outside Ballyhooly, was built in the early 19th century to celebrate their...
Nov 30, 2023
In the long and epic fight for Irish independence, few events match the drama and tragedy of the Easter Rising of 1916. Bonded by a mutual dream of an independent Ireland, an extraordinary alliance of men and women sought to overthrow the British authorities who had...
Sep 20, 2023
On the night of 20 September 1920, during the Irish War of Independence, the Black and Tans went on the rampage through the small town of Balbriggan, County Dublin, burning more than fifty homes and businesses, looting, and killing two local men. Become a member of...
Apr 10, 2023
A huge hat’s off to Belinda Evangelista who tracked down two recordings that Constance Markievicz made in New York just before the Irish general election of 16 June 1922. “The Countess” had left government six months earlier, along with Éamon de Valera and others, in...
