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St. Maelruain's Losset
St. Maelruain's Losset, in the grounds of St. Maelruain's Church, Tallaght Village. This is a wide and shallow granite stone trough or font. Losat is an old Irish word, denoting a wooden trough used in former times for kneading bread. It is likely that the country people named it from its similarity in shape to the lossets that they used in their homes.
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Clew Bay Heritage Centre
Situated in a 19th century building, just 2 kilometres from the centre of the historic town of Westport, Clew Bay Heritage Centre traces the history of the planned town and the Clew Bay area from pre-Christian times to the present. Artefacts, documents and photographs connected with the general Westport area provide a basis for the presentation of local history, customs and traditions.
Courtesy of Clew Bay Heritage Centre
Boy in his team strip
This boy is all set to play a game of football. His team's colours are green and white. He is wearing shorts and a jersey and a pair of football boots. Why do you think he has gloves on?
Weight and value of fish and shellfish landed in Killybegs 2003 - 2009
Weight and value of fish and shellfish landed in Killybegs 2003 - 2009
Source: EC Fish/2006/09 Report (http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/documentation/studies/regional_social_economic_impacts/killybegs_en.pdf)
Field Marshall Lord John French, Earl of Ypres
General French was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force sent to France in 1914 during the opening stages of the First World War. The Royal Irish Regiment saw heavy fighting with the BEF.
Proclamation of the Irish Republic
A photograph of a framed copy of the Proclamation of the Republic, also known as the Proclamation of Independence or Irish Proclamation. It hangs in the GPO in Dublin. The Proclamation was read from the steps of the GPO by Patrick Pearse at the beginning of the 1916 Rising. It was signed by Pearse and six others.
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Ellen Odette Biscoffsheim
Ellen Odette Biscoffsheim, Fourth Countess of Desart, aptroness of the Kilkenny carnegie Library
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- John Kelly: 'The ballad of P.W. Nally'
John Kelly: 'The ballad of P.W. Nally'
'The ballad of P.W. Nally is taken from the album "Songs of past and present 1", catalogue number Dreoilin 003 and appears here courtesy of Joe Byrne, Dreoilin.
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Mayo County Library
- Powerscourt, Viscount, A Description And Hstory Of Powerscourt, London: Mitchell And Hughes, 1903
Powerscourt, Viscount, A Description And Hstory Of Powerscourt, London: Mitchell And Hughes, 1903
Description And History of Powerscourt was written by the Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt (1836-1904) in 1903 before he died the following year. The book describes the history of the Powerscourt estate from the time of the 12 century Norman invasion, the history of the Wingfield dynasty and his efforts to restore Powerscourt Estate, near Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, including its house and lanscaped gardens.
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Wicklow County Library
- Pdf Chatterton, Lady, Rambles In The South Of Ireland During The Year 1838, Vol II, London: Saunders And Otley, 1839
Pdf Chatterton, Lady, Rambles In The South Of Ireland During The Year 1838, Vol II, London: Saunders And Otley, 1839
Rambles In The South Of Ireland During The Year 1838 by Lady Chatterton or Herietta Georgiana Marcia Lascelles Chatterton (1806-1875) was published in two volumes in 1839. It is a 19th century travelogue which vividly describes the beauty of the Irish countryside and popular scenic locations.
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Cork County Library
- Grattan, William, Adventures With The Connaught Rangers, London: Edward Arnold, 1902
Grattan, William, Adventures With The Connaught Rangers, London: Edward Arnold, 1902
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Jail Journal, commenced on board the "Shearwater" steamer, in Dublin Bay, continued at Spike Island - on board the "Scourge" war steamer - on board the "Dromedary" hulk, Bermuda - on board the "Neptune" convict ship - at Pernambuco - at the Cape of Good Hope (during the anti- convict rebellion) - at Van Diemen's Land - at Sydney - at Tahiti - at San Francisco - at Greytown - and concluding at No.3 Pier, North River, New York. With an introductory narrative of transactions in Ireland. By John Mitchel, prisoner in the hands of the English. Original edition, with a continuation of the journal in New York and Paris, a preface, appendices and illustrations.
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- The Early History of the Town of Birr, or Parsonstown
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- Statistical Survey of the County of Cavan
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Statistical Survey of the County of Cavan, with observations on the means of improvement, drawn up in the year 1801, for the consideration and under the direction of The Dublin Society, by Sir Charles Coote, Bart. Dublin, 1802
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