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A little-known archive on the southside of Dublin holds unexpected treasures for family historians, including previously unknown 18th- and 19th-century baptism and marriage records from Wexford parishes.
A blow-by-blow account of the 1318 Battle of Faughart in Louth – a clash between the Anglo-Irish and an alliance of Scottish and Irish forces, which culminated in the demise of Edward Bruce, king of Ireland.
Our genealogy guide offers advice on accessing historical school records, including registers and roll books, deriving from schools across Co. Clare.
In 1881, Leitrim-man Brian McEnroy, secretary of the Glenade Land League, became one of the first prosecuted for “illegal assembly” during Ireland’s Land Wars.
A mass grave recently discovered in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, may hold up to 120 Irish immigrants, many showing signs of having suffered violent deaths amid the 1832 cholera epidemic.
Dubhán Ó Longáin examines the roles played by Fianna members Caoilte, Diarmaid and Bran, highlighting Caoilte’s speed, Diarmaid’s seductive charm and Bran’s faithful service to Fionn mac Cumhaill.
A group of 48 men and women who were alive when the 1926 census was taken have been appointed centenarian ambassadors by the National Archives to mark the release of the census.
Why would a crozier and a bell have been depicted on a medieval grave-slab at Killinaboy church site in north Clare? What was the inspiration behind the carvings of these precious early medieval relics?
Clonony Castle, built by the MacCoghlans in about the 15th century, was home to Anne Boleyn’s kin, a German merchant who compiled an Irish dictionary and a barrister who survived several assassination attempts.
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