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What do you know about the legendary Fianna? Let’s delve into the tales of Fionn mac Cumhaill, his son Oisín and grandson Oscar, exploring their heroic deeds, familial bonds and folkloric legacy.

A new book by Rachel Finnegan focuses on the Fleming and Reeves women, offering a rare glimpse into life in two 19th-century Cork houses through family memoirs.

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.

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.

Our genealogy guide offers advice on accessing historical school records, including registers and roll books, deriving from schools across Co. Wicklow.

Did one of your ancestors fall on hard times? Using our handy genealogy guide, trace your ancestor’s story as we explore the surviving records for Ireland’s Poor Law unions and their dreaded workhouses.

The 12th-century high cross at Dysert O’Dea, featuring carvings of Biblical scenes and renowned for its healing powers, has weathered multiple falls but stands today as a revered symbol in north Clare.

Michael Collins’ mother was Mary Anne O’Brien, born in August 1852 at Sam’s Cross, near Clonakilty in West Cork. The O’Briens were Catholic tenant farmers who lived in a small cottage, still standing today.
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