Jan 8, 2022
See here for more Vanishing Ireland tales. There is something about John William Seoighe that instantly connects him to the ancient world, to a time when the grizzle cheeked fishermen of Ireland’s Atlantic coast synchronised their oars with those of the great...
Dec 26, 2021
A wake for a cow in a pub in rural Ireland sounds like an episode of Father Ted. We knew we’d get no further that night Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Dec 17, 2021
‘Gentleman Jim’ Kielty clocked over two million accident-free miles during his 80-years behind the wheel. His father regularly drove Countess Markiewicz to political rallies in County Sligo. We were lucky enough to meet and interview Jim for the second volume of the...
Dec 16, 2021
‘I remember hanging the reins up and bending down to fix a spur – and I never remember anything more.’ Such are the hazards of working with horses. They can be contrary creatures. Johnny was a boy of 12 when this kick to the head by a renegade horse left him in a coma...
Nov 25, 2021
An interview with Simon Murphy (1929-2015) & Jimmy Murphy (1934-2018), the cover stars of the fourth Vanishing Ireland book, about their life as cattle and sheep farmers in the Blackstairs mountains above Ballymurphy, County Carlow. ‘I go up the mountain every...
