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The recent recovery of over 1,000 artefacts during an excavation at Sligo’s Green Fort sheds light on the lives of soldiers stationed there during the 17th and 18th centuries.
In the medieval period, a church site was founded on Cottage Island, Lough Gill. A dependency of the Premonstratensian order based on Trinity Island, Lough Cé, the remains include a small simple church.
The fox plays an important role in Irish folklore, which emphasizes both its cunning nature and resourcefulness, while also acknowledging that some have managed to outsmart the fox.
We explore the documentary, archaeological and folkloric evidence relating to the Irish early medieval female saint Gobnait and take a look at the popular pilgrimage dedicated to her in Ballyvourney.
Our genealogy guide offers advice on accessing historical school records, including registers and roll books, deriving from schools across Co. Wicklow.
Nineteen-year-old Jennie Gallagher, from Kilmallock, witnessed the Knocklong ambush and successful rescue of Seán Hogan, during which she bravely administered first aid to a dying RIC officer.
The first golf club in Connacht, the County Sligo Golf Club, was founded by Lieutenant-Colonel James Campbell at Rosses Point in 1894. Golf first arrived to the province via the local militia and freemasons.
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.
The tau cross from Roughaun Hill, near Killinaboy church site in north Clare, is an impressive early medieval boundary marker. Its unusual form and carvings have long mystified scholars and locals alike, leading to its removal from its original context on more than one occasion.
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