Aug 7, 2024
Highlighting friendships between George Harrison and Jim Fitzpatrick, U2’s spiritual journey while composing their album “October,” and the influential work of Frances Power Cobbe in animal rights and women’s suffrage. It also recounts the dramatic romance of Mabel...
Jul 17, 2024
Kenure House The Kenure estate, just north of Rush, takes its name from Ceann Iúir (Canower), meaning ‘headland of the yews.’ * Kenure House was constructed by the 2nd Duke of Ormond in the early 1700s on the grounds of an earlier house. The duke was disgraced and...
Jul 5, 2024
The Crying Game Released in 1991, The Crying Game was the movie that propelled writer-director Neil Jordan to stardom. A box office smash hit, it won him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.[1] Set against the backdrop of the Troubles, the psychological...
Jun 29, 2024
Highlights include Edward Breslin (hotelier and influential citizen), Father O’Flanagan (inventor and priest), Joshua Pim (Wimbledon champion), Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (fifth president of Ireland), and Jim Hand (Arctic explorer). Become a member of Turtle’s History...
Jun 27, 2024
Highlighting figures like St. Brigid, Gerald FitzGerald (8th Earl of Kildare), and Sheriff Johnny Behan and Saburo “Tassa” Eida. The article details the Curragh plains, the Japanese Gardens, and significant events like the Battle of Ballaghmoon and the...
