Notes on Sandymount, County Dublin

Notes on Sandymount, County Dublin

Looking at notable figures and historical events associated with Sandymount, Dublin, including Nobel Laureates W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney, the Easter Rising, feminist activist Gretta Cousins, RTE icon Charlie Bird and cultural contributions like the Irish national...
Notes on Killiney, County Dublin

Notes on Killiney, County Dublin

Highlighting notable figures from Killiney, Co Dublin, including Evelyn Wrench (postcard pioneer), Washington Matthews (ethnographer), Thomas Francis Meagher (revolutionary leader), Sir John Barrington (first Quaker Lord Mayor), and Winnifred Letts (Great War poet),...
Notes on Holywood, County Down

Notes on Holywood, County Down

Looking at some notable figures and historical events associated with Holywood, including golfer Rory McIlroy, sculptor Rosamund Praeger, and Captain Theophilus Alexander Blakely. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Notes on Bagenalstown (Muine Bheag), County Carlow

Notes on Bagenalstown (Muine Bheag), County Carlow

Snapshots of Bagenalstown’s history, highlighting figures like Walter Bagenal, Beauchamp Bagenal, Father Albert Bibby, and John Moore, as well as McGrath’s Tea, Sallie Young and a remarkable project to duplicate Versailles Become a member of Turtle’s History...
Notes on Banteer, County Cork

Notes on Banteer, County Cork

Anl overview of notable figures from Banteer, including Pat O’Callaghan, Ireland’s first Olympic gold medallist, Denis Horgan, a renowned shot putter, Deirdre O’Connell, a pioneer of Irish theatre, and John Christmas Deady, a poet and publican. Become a member of...