Feb 9, 2024
When the ancient Egyptian cartographer Ptolemy sketched his map of the known world some 1900 years ago, he sketched the Howth Head peninsula on the north side of Dublin Bay as an island. Some hold that Howth was also known to the Phoenicians. Here are a dozen...
Feb 1, 2024
Click here for further tales of Dublin City and County Dublin Don Patricio Born on Jones’ Terrace, near the entrance to Croke Park’s Hill 16, Paddy O’Connell choose football over the GAA. While working at Boland’s Mill in his youth, he played for Strandville...
Jan 19, 2024
Looking at the connections to Caisleán Cnucha, Finn MacCool, the crusader Hugh Tyrell, the filming of “Young Cassidy,” local legends like the White Lady, the siege of Castleknock Castle, a remarkable German jockey and other tales. Become a member of Turtle’s History...
Jan 16, 2024
Stories of Sinéad de Valera, a heroic sea rescue, Queen Victoria’s favourite stockings, a saint who kept bees, an emigrant who led one of the gangs of New York and the enterprising Baron Hamilton, amongst others. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access...
Jan 15, 2024
Tales from the history of Ashtown, highlighting its medieval castle, notable figures like Hugh Tyrrell and Sir William Gregory, local landmarks such as Rathborne’s candle factory, and significant events including the Easter Rising and the establishment of the US...
