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Ever seen a strange stone with a hole in it in a cemetery or standing tall in a field and wondered about its significance? We discuss the customs & beliefs surrounding holed stones, as well as their date.
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.
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.
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.
Dublin-man William “The Hero Bill” Deans, a docker from Foley Street, was the only Irish citizen to receive two bravery awards from the Irish State.
Billie Eilish’s Irish heritage can be traced to West Cork, with two paternal great-grandparents hailing from the Lisbealad area near Dunmanway.
A rare first-hand account written by a Cork-born medical officer, Dr Jeremiah O’Sullivan, reveals the harsh realities faced by the Royal Army Medical Corps amid some of World War 2’s fiercest fighting.
From a small Gaeltacht village in Co. Cork, Timothy Manning went on to become a leading figure in the Catholic Church in the United States.
School records are a valuable resource for genealogical researchers. Our guide outlines the useful genealogical data documented in school registers and roll books, and explains where to access the records.
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