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Gate Lodge Asylum
Gate Lodge Asylum
Gate Lodge Asylum on the Athy Road, Carlow. William Farrell in reputed to have written his memoir here, when he was gate-keeper to the asylum in the 1840's.
Carlow County Library
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Book on trial of Sir Edward Crosbie
Book on trial of Sir Edward Crosbie
Sir Edward Crosbie was executed in the aftermath of the 1798 Battle of Carlow. He was sent to his death in a case of mistaken identity. Some years after his trial and execution, his family published this book in his honour in the year 1802. Its title "An Accurate and Impartial narrative of the Apprehension Trial and Execution on the 5th of June 1798 of Sir Edward William Crosbie, Bart.
Carlow County Library
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Monument to Fr. John Murphy, Tullow
Monument to Fr. John Murphy, Tullow
Statue of Fr. John Murphy who was executed in Tullow in July 1798, for his part in the Insurrection of that year. The Statue is situated in the Square in Tullow and was designed by Mr. Walsh of Carlow. The pedestal is of limestone and the statue itself of sicilian marble. It was unveiled in August, 1905.
Carlow County Library
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Head of Sir Cahir O Dochartaigh at Newgate
Head of Sir Cahir O Dochartaigh at Newgate
Woodcut depicting the impaled heads of Sir Cahir O Dochartaigh and his foster father, Felim Riabhach Mac Dhaibheid, at Newgate prison, Dublin. From the title page of a contemporary pamphlet, "Overthrow of an Irish Rebel in a late battle". London. I Wright, 1608. After his death in battle, 1608, O Dochartaigh's corpse was decapitated at Doon Rock, Kilmacrenan, the inaugural site of the O'Donnells. His head was transported to Dublin and impaled upon a pike.
Donegal County Library
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Deighton Hall, Carlow
Deighton Hall, Carlow
Deighton Hall, Carlow (built on site of former Courthouse). The Courthouse had been the location of a number of courts martial in the aftermath of the 1798 Rebellion in Carlow.
Carlow County Library
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Detail from Liberty Tree
Detail from Liberty Tree
Detail showing skeletons from the Liberty Tree Sculpture by John Behan, the Dublin born sculptor. This was a Bicentenary Initiative for the 1798 Rebellion.
Carlow County Library
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Inscription on Croppy Grave Cross
Inscription on Croppy Grave Cross
Inscription to the 640 United Irishmen who fell at the Battle of Carlow on 25th May 1798. It was unveiled in the month of July 1898 on the occasion of the Centenary Commemoration.
Carlow County Library
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Graiguecullen Bridge, c . 1900
Graiguecullen Bridge, c . 1900
Postcard view of Graiguecullen Bridge, c . 1900
Carlow County Library
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Liberty Tree Monument, Carlow
Liberty Tree Monument, Carlow
View of the bronze sculpture entitled the Liberty Tree at Potato Market, Carlow. This is a sculpture erected for the Bicentenary of the 1798 Rebellion. It is the work of Dublin born sculptor John Behan.
Carlow County Library
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The route from Rathmullan to Rome 1607
The route from Rathmullan to Rome 1607
A map of western Europe and Ireland. The voyage of the Ulster earls from Rathmullan, Co Donegal, to Quillebouef, France is outlined. Their overland journey from the port of Quilleboeuf to Rome is also indicated.
www.flightoftheearls.ie