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Cork gets its name from the marsh on which the city is built.
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M50 from the N81 Interchange
A photo of the M50, looking northwards from the M50-N81 interchange.
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Visiting Castlecomer Discovery Park
Castlecomer Discovery Park comprises 80 acres of mixed woodland in North County Kilkenny and boasts 6km of woodland pathways centred around two Rainbow Trout Fishing Lakes; an array of wooden sculptures; picnic areas; a children’s adventure playground and a wonderfully designed craft yard. At the heart of the park, the visitor centre houses the interactive multimedia ‘Footprints in Coal’ exhibition, which explores the history and prehistory of the Castlecomer area; a gift shop and Jarrow Café.
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Holy Island
Holy Island is one of the most famous monastic sites in Ireland. Its many attractions include a well preserved Round Tower, the ruins of seven churches, high crosses, some of the earliest inscription bearing grave markers in the Irish language, a holy well, bullaun stones, a bargaining stone and much more.Holy Island has been a centre of pilgrimage for over twelve hundred years. There are daily trips to holy Island from Mountshannon.
(c) East Clare Heritage Centre
Trotter, John Bernard. Walks through Ireland in the years 1812, 1814, and 1817. London: Sir Richard Phillips & Co., 1819
John Bernard Trotter (1775-1818) was born in Co. Down. The son of a Protestant clergyman, he was educated first at Downpatrick Grammar School and then at Trinity College Dublin, where he graduated in 1795. He travelled to London where he befriended the Whig statesman Charles James Fox. While he was initially intended for the bar in Ireland he travelled with Fox to Paris in 1802 where he acted as the latter’s private secretary.
Palace Street Gate, Dublin Castle
A blackand white image of Palace Street Gate, the pedestrian entrance to Dublin Castle.
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Benagh, Co. Louth
A souterrain at Benagh, Co. Louth, photographed from the chamber, looking out along the passage
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The FLower of Maherally O
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The Minstrel Boy
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Téir Abhaile Riú
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Séamuisín
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- eBook: The King of Ireland's Son, Part 1
eBook: The King of Ireland's Son, Part 1
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MP3: Cú Chulainn and Emer
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MP3: An Síofra
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Colour Sheet: Flying Kestral
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Primary Students
- Parker, Captain Robert. Memoirs of the most Remarkable Military Transactions, From the Year 1683 to 1718. Dublin: Published by his son, 1746.
Parker, Captain Robert. Memoirs of the most Remarkable Military Transactions, From the Year 1683 to 1718. Dublin: Published by his son, 1746.
Memoirs by Robert Parker (1666-1746) describe his distinguished military career serving in a series of wars under King William III of Orange and the Duke of Marlborough in the late 17th and early 18th century.
- Wakeman, W.F., A Survey of Antiquarian Remains On The Island Of Inismurray, London: William & Norgate, 1892
Wakeman, W.F., A Survey of Antiquarian Remains On The Island Of Inismurray, London: William & Norgate, 1892
A Survey of Antiquarian Remains On The Island Of Inismurray by William Frederirck Wakeman (1822-1900) first published 1893 is a study of the monastic ruins on the island of the uninhabited island of Inishmurrary off the coast of Co. Sligo. A monastic community now in ruins was established there by St. Molaise in the 6th century.
Sligo County Library
- ed. Grattan Jnr, Henry, The Speeches of the Right Honorable Henry Grattan in the Irish and Imperial Parliament, Volume II, Dublin: R. Milliken, 1822
ed. Grattan Jnr, Henry, The Speeches of the Right Honorable Henry Grattan in the Irish and Imperial Parliament, Volume II, Dublin: R. Milliken, 1822
The Speeches of the Right Honorable Henry Grattan in the Irish and Imperial Parliament edited by his son Henry Grattan Jnr. was published in four volumes in 1822. The four volumes contain the speeches, writings and correspondence of the Irish parliamentarian Henry Grattan. Grattan's long political career spanned a crucial period of Irish and British history before and after the American and French revolutions, the 1798 United Irishmen rebellion and the Act of Union 1800.
Dublin City Public Libraries
- Gill, Conrad, The Rise Of The Irish Linen Industry, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1925
Gill, Conrad, The Rise Of The Irish Linen Industry, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1925
The Rise of the Irish Linen Industry by Conrad Gill charts the expansion of the Irish linen industry from the 18th century to the early 20th century. The industry was concentrated in the north east of Ireland especially in Belfast and Lisburn while every other major town in Ulster had a mill or factory.
History of Ireland | Linen Hall Library
- Geogheghan, Bri. General Stannus, The Campaigns and History of The Royal Irish Regiment 1900-1922, Vol II, 1900-1922, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1927
Geogheghan, Bri. General Stannus, The Campaigns and History of The Royal Irish Regiment 1900-1922, Vol II, 1900-1922, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1927
The Campaigns and History of The Royal Irish Regiment 1900-1922 by Brigadier General Stanus Geoghegan published 1927 is the military history of the regiment during early the 20th century.
Digital Books | Tipperary Joint Libraries
- PDF of 1832: Chalmer’s Local Survey map of Cork city
PDF of 1832: Chalmer’s Local Survey map of Cork city
PDF of 1832: Chalmer’s Local Survey map of Cork city
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Libraries | Cork City Library
- 324 The History of the Theatres Vol1
324 The History of the Theatres Vol1
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