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- Recipe: Irish Stew with Pearl Barley
Life & Society | Other
- Recipe: Apple & Sultana Pie
Traditional Irish Cooking | Other
- St. Mullin's Heritage Centre
History & Heritage
Featured Media
Scientific exhibits
The National Science Museum houses the largest collection of scientific instrumentation on public view in Ireland.
Courtesy of National Science Museum at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland
Weir at Aughrim
Gentle weirs provide safe paddling for children
Killruddery House and Gardens
Killruddery House and Gardens
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Artisan Cottage - Brendan Street, Birr with Ceramic Detail
Brendan Street was built in the late 1880’s to link Market Square and the Catholic Church. Notable features on these cottages are three ceramic plaques each depicting the biblical scenes of the annunciation and the Madonna and Child.
Courtesy of Offaly County Library
Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond
Kilkenny County Library Stock
Strongbow
Strongbow was a Norman lord from Wales who started the Norman conquest of Ireland. He was initially brought to Ireland by Dermot Macmurrough, King of Leinster in 1170. At the time, the king was struggling to maintain his power against the attacks of other Irish chiefs. Strongbow brought with him an army of Welsh archers to help the King. This is why he gained the name Strongbow. When the King died in 1171, Strongbow succeeded him and became the first Norman king in Ireland.
Courtesy of Wicklow County Libraries
The Thunderstorm/ The Frightened Wagoner (1832) by James Arthur O’Connor (1792-1841)
The Thunderstorm/ The Frightened Wagoner (1832) by James Arthur O’Connor (1792-1841) is a scene of human dilemma and the power of nature. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland
Photo (c) National Gallery of Ireland
- eBook: Mac Rí na hEireann, Cuid 2
eBook: Mac Rí na hEireann, Cuid 2
38.2M
- MP3: Cú Chulainn and Emer
MP3: Cú Chulainn and Emer
9.9M
- MP3: An Síofra
MP3: An Síofra
8.3M
- eBook: The Changeling
eBook: The Changeling
22.6M
- Boglands
Boglands
Our Living Habitats - Boglands
The Library Council
33.5K
- Larry Duggan
Larry Duggan
Larry Duggan in conversation about wildfowl around Rosslare Harbour
Courtesy of Wexford County Library
1.7M
Wexford County Library
- Skylark
Skylark
Courtesy of Raimund Specht of Avisoft Bioacoustics.
87.3K
Environment & Geography
- Robin
Robin
Courtesy of Raimund Specht of Avisoft Bioacoustics.
51.4K
Environmental Information
- W.B. Yeats, Plays, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Shakespeare Press, 1914
W.B. Yeats, Plays, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Shakespeare Press, 1914
W.B. Yeats, Plays, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Shakespeare Press, 1914
36.3M
Digital Books | Dublin City Public Libraries
- Taylor, George, A History of the Rise, Progress and Suppression of the Rebellion in the County of Wexford in the Year 1798, Dublin: William Curry, Jun And Co. 1829
Taylor, George, A History of the Rise, Progress and Suppression of the Rebellion in the County of Wexford in the Year 1798, Dublin: William Curry, Jun And Co. 1829
39.6M
- O'Connell, Philip. The Diocese of Kilmore: It's History and Antiquities. Dublin: Browne and Nolan Ltd., 1937
O'Connell, Philip. The Diocese of Kilmore: It's History and Antiquities. Dublin: Browne and Nolan Ltd., 1937
Phillip O'Connell's The Diocese of Kilmore: It's History and Antiquities tells the story of the diocese from the coming of St. Patrick to Ireland in the 5th century until the early 20th century.The diocese of Kilmore encompasses most of County Cavan and parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo and straddles the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan diocese which fall under the Archdiocese of Armagh, the most senior primatial see in Ireland.
57.5M
Cavan County Library
- Smith, Charles. The ancient and present state of the city of Cork, Volume 2, Dublin: W. Wilson, 1774.
Smith, Charles. The ancient and present state of the city of Cork, Volume 2, Dublin: W. Wilson, 1774.
Charles Smith's The Ancient And Present State of the City of Cork exists in two volumes and describes the history of Cork city from earliest times until the latter half of the 18th century. His work has a broad scope covering a range of natural, civil, ecclesiastical, historical and topographical information.
39.9M
Digital Books | Cork City Library
- ed. Grattan Jnr, Henry, The Speeches of the Right Honorable Henry Grattan in the Irish and Imperial Parliament, Volume II, Dublin: R. Milliken, 1822
ed. Grattan Jnr, Henry, The Speeches of the Right Honorable Henry Grattan in the Irish and Imperial Parliament, Volume II, Dublin: R. Milliken, 1822
The Speeches of the Right Honorable Henry Grattan in the Irish and Imperial Parliament edited by his son Henry Grattan Jnr. was published in four volumes in 1822. The four volumes contain the speeches, writings and correspondence of the Irish parliamentarian Henry Grattan. Grattan's long political career spanned a crucial period of Irish and British history before and after the American and French revolutions, the 1798 United Irishmen rebellion and the Act of Union 1800.
123.9M
Dublin City Public Libraries
- Healy, Rev. John, The Life And Writings Of St. Patrick, Dublin: M. H. Gill & Sons Ltd., 1905
Healy, Rev. John, The Life And Writings Of St. Patrick, Dublin: M. H. Gill & Sons Ltd., 1905
The Life And Writings Of St. Patrick by Rev. John Healy (1841-1918) was published in 1905. It is an account of the life of the patron saint of Ireland and his religious writings.
221.5M
Galway County Library
- Geogheghan, Bri. General Stannus, The Campaigns and History of The Royal Irish Regiment 1900-1922, Vol II, 1900-1922, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1927
Geogheghan, Bri. General Stannus, The Campaigns and History of The Royal Irish Regiment 1900-1922, Vol II, 1900-1922, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1927
The Campaigns and History of The Royal Irish Regiment 1900-1922 by Brigadier General Stanus Geoghegan published 1927 is the military history of the regiment during early the 20th century.
101.8M
Digital Books | Tipperary Joint Libraries
- 213 Fifty Years of Concessions to Ireland 1831 1881 vol 2
213 Fifty Years of Concessions to Ireland 1831 1881 vol 2
49.1M
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