Feb 7, 2023
A guest-post by Brian Hopkins In memory of Norah Verdon Hopkins (1910-1992) ***** On 10 April 1815, Mount Tambara in Indonesia blew its stack. The phreatic eruption was so powerful that the ash ejected was dispersed by prevailing winds around the world,...
Oct 21, 2022
Notes on the sinking of a ship, on which John La Touche and General Daniel Corneille, former Governor of St Helena, owned some of the goods on board. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Sep 29, 2022
Grafton Street, Ireland’s main shopping boulevard, started as a small, medieval cattle track that wound alongside the east bank of the Stein, the river that now flows underground between St Stephen’s Green and Trinity College. This account tells the tale of five...
Aug 20, 2022
Located in the vineyard belt outside the historical university town of Stellenbosch, South Africa, this celebrated “Cape Dutch” farmhouse dates back to 1699. Restored in the late 20th century, it is home to a fabulous collection of 18th century murals by...
Aug 20, 2022
In 1957, a charming Danish Count and his young Limerick-born wife took on a dark Georgian house near New Ross and added a whole lot of colour. The house is also home to the Costume & Toy Museum. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas,...
