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John E Redmond, 1856-1918
John Edward Redmond (1856-1918) was MP for New Ross (1880), North Wexford (1885) and Waterford (1891). In 1900 he became Leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party and was supportive of Home Rule. He pledged the Irish Volunteers to the defence of Ireland at the outbreak of WW1. He is buried in St John's graveyard, Wexford.
Wexford Library Services
Image is present on following page(s): Wexford Connections: The Redmond Family & National Politics
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John Street, Kilkenny
Hand-coloured postcard of John Street, Kilkenny
Kilkenny County Library Postcard Collection
Image is present on following page(s): St. John's Parish, Kilkenny City
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Money
A handful of Euros.
Image is present on following page(s): Cost of Noise Pollution
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John Street Flood 1947
John Street, Kilkenny flooded in 1947 bt River Nore
Photographic Collection of Kilkenny County Library
Image is present on following page(s): St. John's Parish, Kilkenny City
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Powerscourt House, Co Wicklow
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Courtesy of the NIAH
Image is present on following page(s): Powerscourt House
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Presentation Convent, Tuam.
A photograph of the Presentation Convent, Tuam; the photograph is part of the Eason collection at Galway library.
Courtesy of Galway Public Library
Image is present on following page(s): The Presentation Convent
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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'.
Image is present on following page(s): The Treaty of Limerick
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Shop Street, Tuam
A photograph of Shop Street Tuam from the Eason collection.
Courtesy of Galway Public Library
Image is present on following page(s): Local Industries
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Badger
They are one of several land mammals in Ireland. Badgers dig their setts in many different habitats, woodlands and hedgerows are good places to find badger setts.
Copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): Changes to Hedgerows, Royal Canal & Grand Canal, Union Wood, Biodiversity, Glenmoy Bog & the Céide Fields, Birds & Animals, St. Anne's Park
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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.
Image is present on following page(s): Hiberno-English: dawn of modern Irish writing
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Mercy Convent, Tuam.
A photograph of the Mercy Convent, Tuam; the photograph is part of the Eason collection at Galway library.
Courtesy of Galway Public Library
Image is present on following page(s): Convent of Mercy
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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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Coal Tit
Close your eyes when listening to the Coal Tit's song. Does it sound like the whistle of a bicycle pump - a rapid pitchew, pitchew, pitchew?
Copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): Island Endemics, Birdsongs
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Bank Vole
The Irish Bank Vole is not a native Irish mammal, but rather an alien or introduced species. The first Irish sighting was in 1964.
Copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): Introduced & Naturalised Species, Fauna, Wildlife in The Burren
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Blue Tit
These noisy but tame birds are most common in western Europe. They are typically woodland birds but have adapted well to living in close association with man.
Copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): News & Events, November, Recycled Milk Carton Crafts, Bird Feeder, Recycled Milk Carton Crafts, Recycled Milk Carton Crafts, Fenor Bog Nature Reserve, Woodlands, flora & fauna, Royal Canal & Grand Canal, May, Birdsongs, December, Make a Bird Feeder, Make a Bird Feeder, Make a Bird Feeder, Make a Bird Feeder
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Burren walkers
The County Clare landscape is home to buckets of biodiversity and is one of the largest Karst landscapes in Europe. Walkers, climbers and the locals all get huge pleasure from the area but without measures to help halt the decline of biodiversity, beauty spots like this one are in grave danger.
Copyright the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Image is present on following page(s): Importance of Biodiversity, Ecosystem Study, Sedimentary Rock Formation and Composition
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Athenry Castle
Athenry Castle in Co. Galway was built around 1250. The Castle consists of a towering Keep surrounded by a curtain wall with three towers, one rectangular and two round. The entrance is at the first-floor level.
Image courtesy of Dept. of Environment, Community and Local Government
Image is present on following page(s): Norman Castles, Norman Castles
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Chaffinch
The male of the species sings from usually at top of a large bush or tree. Once you learn its song you will easily locate one
Copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): Royal Canal & Grand Canal, Birdlife
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Birds of the bogland
Copyright the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
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Blackbird
The blackbird lives in Ireland all year around. It is mainly a woodland bird but it is often sited in back gardens and hedgerows all over the country.
Copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): Woodlands, flora & fauna, Birdsongs
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Kilkenny City Montage
A montage of combined images of the historical aspects of Kilkenny City
property of Kilkenny Local authorities
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Cuckoo
The sound of a Cuckoo is a good sign that spring has arrived, as it returns to Ireland in April from its winter home in Africa.
Copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): Migrants, Bird Visitors to Our Coasts
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Common Dolphin
Widely distributed in British and Irish waters the Common Dolphin is usually found in groups of 10-30. They are fast swimmers, reaching speeds of 24km per hour or faster if threatened. Common dolphins are inquisitive and sociable, often approaching boats and hitching a free ride in the wake caused by the boat. They eat a varied diet of squid.
Copyright the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Image is present on following page(s): Marine Mammals, Lower River Shannon
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Fungi- Commonpuff ball
This fungi takes the shape of a mushroom. It gets its name because a cloud of spores leave the plant whenever the fruit plant matures.
Copyright John Kennedy
Image is present on following page(s): Flora
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Greenfinch
copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): East Coast Nature Reserve
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Common Frog
An adult frog lives among the bog mosses. The tadpoles live in the bog pools where they feed on tiny aquatic insects. The presence of multicoloured Sphagnum moss is a sign of an actively growing blanket bog.
Copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): Fauna
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Corncrake
Corncrakes dramatic decline, its near extinction, and its more recent recovery and even re-introduction to new or formerly abandoned areas makes an excellent example of how man can and has influenced his environment.
Copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): Extinctions, Migrants, May, The Inishowen Peninsula, Islands, Birdsongs
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Gannet
This resident bird is a seabird with long, narrow wings. Itm can plunge dive into the sea from up to 40 metres, folding its wings back to hit the water in a streamlined shape.
Copyright Environment Protection Agency
Image is present on following page(s): Marine Life, Marine Life, Marine Life, Fauna, Copper Coast Geopark, Skellig Islands
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Common Tern
This seabird is a summer visitor from west Africa - March – September.
Copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): Lough Derg, Bird Visitors to Our Coasts, Islands, Wildlife, The Mizen Peninsula, Birdsongs
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House Sparrow
They are social birds that need a certain amount of relatives in their general area to be stimulated into breeding.
Copyright Mike Brown
Image is present on following page(s): Birdsongs
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Grey Squirrel
Grey squirrels are not native to Ireland, but originally came from the forests of eastern North America. The Irish population originated from a single introduction in 1911, at Castle Forbes in Co. Longford.
Copyright John Kennedy
Image is present on following page(s): Squirrel, Effects of CO2 Increase, Introduced & Naturalised Species, Fauna
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Gorse bush
A typical gorse bush can be made of up to 20 species of everygreen shrub. The Common Grouse is native to Western Europe, growing in clay and sandy soil.
Copyright Environmental Protection Agency.
Image is present on following page(s): Flora, Bray Head
Gorse bush