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Holycross Cloister
Holycross Cloister in Holycross Abbey which is a cistercian abbey in Co. Tipperary
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Round Tower, Rock of Cashel
The 12th century round tower at the Rock of Cashel in Cashel, Co. Tipperary
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Grantstown Tower House
Grantstown Castle close to Kilfeacle, Co. Tipperary is a renovated 16th Century Tower House.
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French Landing at Bantry Bay
In late December 1796 Wolfe Tone and a fleet of about 43 ships with 15,000 men set sail from France towards Ireland with the intention of over throwing English rule. However, despite Wolfe Tone's preparations in France, the weather was victorious on this occasion. Before the ships could leave Brest harbour one ship had already been separated from the main fleet. During the night that followed, across the English Channel, 7 other ships separated from the main party. One of the 7 included the ship of General Hoche, one of the Commanders-in-chief of the rising. Bad weather continued splitting the fleet further and preventing Tone and his men from landing, resulting in only 7 'Sail of the line' or war ships and one frigate remaining after a week of bad weather in Bantry Bay. The rebellion was abandoned and Wolfe Tone returned to France.
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Pat Reid escaped
This photo shows Pat Reid shortly after making it over the Swiss border in October 1942.
Wikimedia Foundation
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Knockcurraghbola Commons Wedge Tomb
The wedge tomb in Knockcurraghbola Commons located near Borrisoleigh in Co. Tipperary.
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Patrick Sarsfield, First Earl of Lucan
Patrick Sarsfield played an important role on the Jacobite side during the Williamite war in Ireland.
Courtesy of 'The History of County Dublin, 1906'.
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Longford Workhouse
The Irish poet Pádraic Colum was born in 1881 at Longford Workhouse, where his father was workhouse master.
Image courtesy of www.workhouses.org.uk
Image is present on following page(s): Pádraic Colum (1881-1972)
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Arthur McMurrough Kavanagh
Here is a portrait of Arthur McMurrough Kavanagh. He was remarkably intelligent, and had a passion for the classics. On his travels he befriended Arab and Persian poets and kings.
Borris House Collection
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4 Escapees, 1974
This photo shows Pat Reid at the second to the left, with three other escapees from Colditz: Dick Howe, Rupert Barry and Jack Best. It must have been a tight squeeze through that chimney!
The Hulton Getty Library London
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Sculpture of King Brian Boru, Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle
Brian Boru was High King of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. This sculpture can be seen at the entrance to the Crypt of the Chapel Royal at Dublin Castle.
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A Young Boy in Tullow, Co. Carlow
View of a boy in a street in Tullow, Co. Carlow, dating from 1957. The young boy is wearing short trousers, which was typical for a boy of his age at that time.
© Lensman Photographic Archive.
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Bishop Francis Haly (1783-1855)
Bishop Francis Haly was Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin from 1838-1855. He is buried in Carlow Cathedral beside Bishop James Warren Doyle (J.K.L.).
Image courtesy of Carlow County Library .
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Tower of Carlow Sugar Factory
The tower with external spiral staircase at Carlow Sugar Factory, Athy Road, Carlow. The sugar factory has now closed.
Courtesy of Carlow County Library.
Image is present on following page(s): The Sugar Factory
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Rev. Fr. J. Killian
Rev. Fr. J. Killian, curate at Carlow Cathedral of the Assumption, was involved in the organising committee for the establishment of the sugar beet factory in Carlow. He was also organiser of the All-Ireland Feis, which opened at Tullow, County Carlow in 1913.
Courtesy of Examiner Group and Carlow Nationalist.
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Plaque to William Dargan
The plaque to William Dargan at Carlow Railway Station. This plaque commemorates the engineer and builder of Irish railways, William Dargan. It was erected by the Old Carlow Society, which is now the Carlow Historical and Archaeological Society.
Image courtesy of Carlow County Library, 2005.
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Michael Collins (1890-1922)
Born in Cork, Michael Collins was a revolutionary. He took part in the 1916 Rising in Dublin and became head of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. He was part of the delegation that negotiated the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, the terms of which led to the Irish Civil War in 1922. Collins became the commander-in-chief of the Government forces. He was killed in an ambush in his native Cork in 1922.
Image courtesy of the Michael Collins Centre , Clonakilty, Co. Cork.
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Patrick Robert Reid
P.R. Reid was born in Ranchi, India, on 13 November 1910. He was the son of John Reid who was born at Mount View, Grange, Tullow, Co. Carlow in 1874. Patrick was educated at Clongowes Wood College, Co. Kildare, and later at Wimbledon College, London. Aged 28 on the outbreak of war, he joined the Royal Army Service Corps and was comissioned but shortly afterwards, in May 1940, he was captured and brought to Germany.
The Hulton Getty Library, London
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Sir Charles Russell
Sir Charles Russell
Wikipedia
Sir Charles Russell -
The McMurrough Kavanaghs
Back row from left to right: Arthur's daughter Eva, his son Walter, Walter's wife Helen, Henry Bruen. Front row: Arthur's wife Frances McMurrough Kavanagh, JH Stock, daughter Agnes and son Osborne.
Borris House Collection
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John Philip Holland and Submarine
John Philip Holland was the inventor of the modern submarine. This photograph shows Holland with one of his inventions.
Courtesy of the National Science & Engineering Plaques Committee
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William Marshal Unhorses Baldwin de Guisnes
Illustration of William Marshal unhorsing Baldwin de Guisnes from Matthew Paris's 'Historia Major'. Matthew Paris was a Benedictine monk and important chronicler of the thirteenth century.
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Carlow - Graigue '98 Memorial
Carlow - Graigue '98 Memorial: sketch drawing of the Carlow-Graigue or Croppy Grave Memorial to those rebels who fell May 25 1798. The design was by W.P. Hade, C.E.
Carlow County Library
Image is present on following page(s): 1798 Centenary Commemoration, 1798 Centenary Commemoration
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Ard na nAingeal Church, Scattery Island
The remains of Ard na nAingeal Church on Scattery Island. Tradition says that the Archangel Michael placed Senan on a flagstone here, before he was transported to fight the Cathach, or sea-monster. <br> <br> In the days before the Lighthouse was built on the island the river pilots would light fires on this high ground to help ships navigate.
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Lighthouse, Scattery Island
The present lighthouse on Scattery Island opened in 1872. It replaced a simple iron framework which held a light and was destroyed in a storm just six months after construction.
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Map of The Battle of Kinsale 1601
This is an illustration of the Battle of Kinsale in 1601.
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The Battle of Bodyke p.1
Page one of a two-page account of the Battle of Bodyke by Father Murphy, a local priest.
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Tenants and Effigy of Colonel Callaghan
Large crowds of tenants gathered to protest against the evictions at Bodyke. Meetings were held in the evenings after the evictions to rally support for those who had lost their homes. Michael Davitt spoke at these meetings.
© National Library of Ireland
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John Wesley
Contemporary drawing of John Wesley (1703-1791), founder of the Methodist Movement.
© Dublin City Public Libraries
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John Wesley -
The Battle of Bodyke p.2
Page two of a two-page account of th eBattle of Bodyke by local priest Father Murphy.
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The Moran Family, Scattery Island
There were nine surnames associated with Scattery, one of which was 'Moran'. <br> <br> Left to Right: John 'Ogdens' Moran, Kitty (Griffin) Moran, Alice Moran (cousin), Bridget McMahon, Lizzie Moran (cousin), John Moran, Hess (dog), (kneeling down) Patricia McMahon (now Galvin).
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The O'Halloran Sisters, Bodyke, 1887
The O'Hallorans were one of the families to be evicted from their home in Bodykein June, 1887. The O'Hallorans, defended their home so well that their house acquired the title 'O'Halloran's Fort' as a result.
© National Library of Ireland
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The O'Halloran Sisters, Bodyke, 1887