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Arctic Terns
Copyright Mike Brown
Children playing marbles
Irish children playing marbles on a street in Waterford, 1941
Courtesy of Fr. Browne S.J. Collection/Irish Picture Library
An area of Land
Average land price in Ireland in 2011 was estimated to be €8,708 per acre. (Source: Irish Farmers Journal Agricultural Land Price Report, 2011). Prices peaked at over €20,000 per acre in 2007, driven by demand for development.
Copyright Irish Farmers Journal
National Library of Ireland
The National Library holds a large numbers of sources relevant for family history research. These include Catholic Parish Registers, Griffith ’s Valuation, Tithe Applotment Books, trade and social directories, regional and national newspapers, and published family histories as well as collections of estate papers and Genealogical Office Manuscripts. The Library also provides on-site access to a number of e-resources which are useful for family history research.
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
View of the Sea from Sandycove
Sandycove is popular with swimmers for its naturally deep and well-known swimming spot the Forty Foot and for its sheltered and sandy beach. This spot has something for every type of swimmer, including deep water for diving and safe, shallow water for less experienced swimmers and children.
© Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Public Library Service.
Dun Laoghaire Baths Newspaper Report
Many years after Charles Haliday campaigned for baths in Kingstown, the baths were refurbished and modernised. This newspaper article from 1935 outlines proposals to design new ‘modern’ baths for the area.
St. Patrick's College Maynooth - Russell Library
St. Patrick's College Maynooth - Russell Library
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Cobh Heritage Centre - The Queenstown Story
Cobh Heritage Centre - The Queenstown Story
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- ArcticExternalPlaySeekMute
ArcticExternalPlaySeekMute
3.5K
- The Minstrel Boy
The Minstrel Boy
2.5M
Secondary Students
- eBook: The King of Ireland's Son, Part 1
eBook: The King of Ireland's Son, Part 1
39.1M
- MP3: Cú Chulainn agus Emer
MP3: Cú Chulainn agus Emer
10.6M
- eBook: The Changeling
eBook: The Changeling
22.6M
- Blackbird
Blackbird
Courtesy of Raimund Specht of Avisoft Bioacoustics.
14.2K
Environmental Information
- John Kelly: 'The ballad of P.W. Nally'
John Kelly: 'The ballad of P.W. Nally'
'The ballad of P.W. Nally is taken from the album "Songs of past and present 1", catalogue number Dreoilin 003 and appears here courtesy of Joe Byrne, Dreoilin.
469.4K
Mayo County Library
- Wren
Wren
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Environment & Geography
- Téir abhaile riú
Téir abhaile riú
1.3M
Learning Zone
- Macalister, R.A. Stewart. The memorial slabs of Clonmacnoise, King's County. Dublin: University Press, 1909
Macalister, R.A. Stewart. The memorial slabs of Clonmacnoise, King's County. Dublin: University Press, 1909
The Memorial Slabs Of Clonmacnoise by R.A. Stewart MacAlister published in 1909 on behalf of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland describes the hundreds of memorial slabs and grave stones surrounding the ruins of the monastery of Clonmacnoise. The monastery also features two round towers, chapels and churches, high crosses and other archaeological features such as the famous Whispering Arch.
17.8M
Offaly County Library
- Ryland, R.H. The history, topography and antiquities of the county and city of Waterford. London: John Murray, 1824
Ryland, R.H. The history, topography and antiquities of the county and city of Waterford. London: John Murray, 1824
The History, Topography and Antiquities Of The County And City Of Waterford by Reverand Richard Hopkins Ryland (1788-1866) was published in 1824. Ryland describes the history of the region from ancient times until the early 19th century, its mountains and coastline, its prehistoric and medieval ruins and the city of Waterford.
107.5M
Waterford City Library
- Healy, Rev. John, The Life And Writings Of St. Patrick, Dublin: M. H. Gill & Sons Ltd., 1905
Healy, Rev. John, The Life And Writings Of St. Patrick, Dublin: M. H. Gill & Sons Ltd., 1905
The Life And Writings Of St. Patrick by Rev. John Healy (1841-1918) was published in 1905. It is an account of the life of the patron saint of Ireland and his religious writings.
221.5M
Galway County Library
- Moore, George, Hail And Farewell, Vol 3, London: William Heineman, 1914
Moore, George, Hail And Farewell, Vol 3, London: William Heineman, 1914
Hail And Farewell! by George Moore is a three part volume gossipy memoir of the controversial Moore’s time in Dublin in the decade prior to the outbreak of the Great War and the Irish Revolution. His observations on the great and the good of Irish society whom he encountered upset many of his friends.
75.0M
History & Heritage | Mayo County Library
- 12 Statistical Survey County Clare
12 Statistical Survey County Clare
86.8M
Clare County Library
- 259 A History of the County Dublin 3
259 A History of the County Dublin 3
14.1M
Fingal County Library
- 301 A Tour in Ireland in 1775
301 A Tour in Ireland in 1775
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