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Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton was born in 1874 in County Kildare.
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Ireland has a rich heritage of invention and discovery, of science and engineering. Mary Mulvihill introduces some of our Irish scientists and tells us of their key discoveries in this article on Science and Technology.
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26 counties as the Republic of Ireland.
This map shows the 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland
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Gaeltacht map
Map of Gaeltacht areas in Ireland
Foras na Gaeilge a chuir an mapa seo ar fáil - This map was made available by Foras na Gaeilge
A little drop of whiskey
A post card showing a bottle of whiskey.
Cows in a field
Cows grazing in a field of grass and shamorock
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Pan Seared Fillet of Beef with Irish Whiskey Cream
Prepared by Kevin Dundon
Homemade Vegetable Soup
Prepared by Kevin Dundon
Fisherman's Pie
Prepared by Kevin Dundon
Royal Dublin Society
Royal Dublin Society Building and Grounds
Kilkenny County Library
- fish
fish
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- fish 2
fish 2
35.3K
- beef and whiskey
beef and whiskey
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- Vegetable soup
Vegetable soup
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- Rack of lamb
Rack of lamb
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- Poached pears
Poached pears
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- Introduction
Introduction
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- Guinness bread 1
Guinness bread 1
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- Yeats, W.B., Later Poems, MacMillan And Co. Ltd., London, 1931
Yeats, W.B., Later Poems, MacMillan And Co. Ltd., London, 1931
Later Poems by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was published in 1931 and is among the final collections of poems produced by the Nobel prize winning Irish nationalist, poet and senator.
65.6M
- Smith, Charles. The ancient and present state of the city of Cork. Volume 1. Dublin: W. Wilson, 1774
Smith, Charles. The ancient and present state of the city of Cork. Volume 1. Dublin: W. Wilson, 1774
Charles Smith's The Ancient And Present State of the City of Cork exists in two volumes and describes the history of Cork city from earliest times until the latter half of the 18th century. His work has a broad scope covering a range of natural, civil, ecclesiastical, historical and topographical information.
48.1M
Life & Society | Cork City Library
- Ferguson, Sir Samuel, Lays Of The Red Branch, Dublin:Seals, Bryers & Waker, 1897
Ferguson, Sir Samuel, Lays Of The Red Branch, Dublin:Seals, Bryers & Waker, 1897
Sir Samuel Fergusons' collection of mythological tales Lays Of The Red Branch was published in 1897. The book is based on the ‘Ulster Cycle’ of Gaelic mythological legends.
30.7M
Life & Society | Dublin City Public Libraries
- A Complete History of the Westmeath Hunt
A Complete History of the Westmeath Hunt
A Complete History of the Westmeath Hunt from its foundation, with description of the country and accounts of runs, reminiscences of different packs which have hunted in the county during the last hundred years, and some interesting bits of county history, amusing scenes in the field (illustrated), appendix (in verse), the W. M. H. in Jubilee Year, list of members (illustrated), with likenesses by Colonel James Smyth. By Edmund F. Dease. Dublin 1898
17.9M
Life & Society | Westmeath County Library
- 102 Sketches of Irish Character
102 Sketches of Irish Character
49.6M
An Chomhairle Leabharlanna
- The Young Builder's Rudiments
The Young Builder's Rudiments
The Young Builder's Rudiments: or the principles of geometry, mechanicks, mensuration and perspective, geometrically demonstrated. Together with the five orders of columns in architecture, according to the proportions of the celebrated Palladio. Calculated for the use of workmen, gentlemen and others, who delight in designing, drawing, painting, engraving, and gardening, &c. Adorn'd with about thirty large copper plates, curiously engrav'd by J. Vandergucht and B. Cole. By B. Langley. London: Printed for J. Millan at his shop near White-Hall, MDCCXXX.
24.8M
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- ghosts of old dublin 2
ghosts of old dublin 2
4.2M
Libraries | Dublin City Public Libraries
- ghosts of old dublin 1
ghosts of old dublin 1
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