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Askeaton Friary was founded by the Earl of Desmond for the Franciscans. Read how the abbey and its friars suffered great hardships during the Desmond Rebellion and Cromwellian Invasion but endured.
The 1749 Elphin Census is one of the most remarkable and detailed genealogical resources of its time. It’s especially useful for those researching their 18th-century Roscommon, Sligo or Galway ancestors.
St Brigid, one of Ireland’s most revered saints known for her charity and peacekeeping, has become the subject of debate in recent years, with some questioning her very existence.
As an adjective, the Irish word bacach means “lame”, “halting” or “limping”, while as a noun, it refers to “a lame person” or “a beggar”.
This guide provides a structured approach for chatting with older relatives about their memories of life in Ireland long ago. It outlines specific questions to help keep the conversation flowing.
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.
An intact Roman pot – believed to be the “first ever” found in Ireland – has been recovered during excavations on Drumanagh headland, near Loughshinny in north Co. Dublin.
An Gadaidhe Dubh (“the Black Robber”), the stone carving of a human head in St Gobnait’s ruined church, in Ballyvourney, is associated with a local legend claiming that one of the church builders was a thief.
St Patrick, the 5th-century missionary and bishop, comes across in his own words as a complex and deeply human figure who endured considerable hardship and public criticism.
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