Oct 4, 2021
See here for the longer version of this story. For a brief moment on the evening of 13 April 1742, there was silence in the music hall on Dublin’s Fishamble Street. And then the applause began. The clapping and cheers continued long into the night. George Frideric...
Oct 4, 2021
Once an elevated stretch of marshy bogland, Dublin’s Mountjoy Square were founded by the enigmatic Gardiner family, who also counted Henrietta Street and Gardiner Street amongst their creations. Spanning the era of Georgian Ireland, this is the story of the...
Oct 4, 2021
Many things about the housekeeper at the General Post Office were remarkable. Take, for instance, her £100 annual salary, a four-room suite on the GPO’s second floor, a private office and a staff of twelve, comprising eight housemaids, two firefighters and two...
Oct 4, 2021
It is over 260 years since the first houses were built on Merrion Square. It just goes to show what you can do with a few acres of undeveloped marshland if you put your mind to it. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Oct 4, 2021
Cork City Gaol, one of Cork’s foremost visitor attractions, has drawn almost two million people since it opened to the public in 1993. In another age, it was the city’s main prison for almost exactly 100 years. Its past ‘residents’ include Constance Markiewicz, Todd...
