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John Philip Holland and Submarine
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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Johnny Doran
Johnny Doran
The travelling piper Johnny Doran can be seen on the right of this photograph.
Courtesy NPU Archive
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The Rotunda Hospital
The Rotunda Hospital
The Rotunda Hospital was established by Dr Bartholomew Mosse (1712-59), a surgeon and midwife born in Maryborough (now Portlaoise). He trained abroad, and returned determined to establish a lying-in and teaching hospital to treat Dublin women, rich and poor. His hospital opened in a small premises on South Great George's Street, which it quickly outgrew, so Mosse began campaigning for a larger premises: running lotteries (for which he was arrested), seeking donations, and holding fund-raising events (his fund benefited from the charity premiere of Handel's Messiah). In 1757 his New Lying-in Hospital, as it was called, opened in fine purpose-built premises, popularly known as the Rotunda, on account of its tower and cupola. Sadly, Mosse died two years later, penniless and exhausted. The new hospital, designed by architect Richard Cassells, had a pleasure garden, theatre and concert hall where the fundraising continued, to enable the hospital to treat poor women for free. The Rotunda had an international reputation for its midwifery training and attracted students from Britain, Europe, Russia and North America.
Image: © Rotunda Hospital
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Lighthouse, Scattery Island
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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Mary Fort House
Mary Fort House
Mary Fort House, residence of the O'Callaghan family. The O'Callaghans owned a large estate in Clare. The house was demolished in 1967 by the last member of the family to live there.
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Oisin helps men in Tallaght to move a boulder.
Oisin helps men in Tallaght to move a boulder.
Oisin helps a group of men in Tallaght to move a boulder. He sent the stone rolling down the hill and the men were amazed by this young man. Legend of Pre-Christian Ireland
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Round Tower and Church, Clonmacnois
Round Tower and Church, Clonmacnois
This is a photo of the ruins of Teampull Finghin, part of the ancient centre of Celtic Christianity at Clonmacnois, Co. Offaly, in Ireland. The monastic settlement was founded by St. Ciaran around 548AD. A local prince, Diarmuid ua Cerbhaill assisted the saint to erect the monastery there, and when he was elected king shortly after, he endowed the monastery with valuable riches. It was here that the book of Dun Cow and other ancient manuscripts are believed to have been written. Like most monastic sites of the Early Christian period, it was plundered by the Viking raids of the 9th and 10th centuries and again by the English Crown in Tudor times. Today the remains of the church at Teampull Finghin can be seen with a round tower attached to it. It is uncertain as to whether the round tower was built before or after the church as both structures have been damaged and reconstructed after various raids. The tower measures at 48 feet high to the base of the cap and has a diameter of 12 feet 6 inches at ground level.
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The Irish Liber Hymnorum 1
The Irish Liber Hymnorum 1
This is a sample of a piece of manuscript taken from the ancient writings known as the Irish Liber Hymnorum. This manuscript, made of vellum, was a compilation of prayers and hymns written in Latin and Irish, which were cited in the early Celtic Church. It was written in the eleventh century. It contains 34 vellum folios and an additional 3 scraps of vellum bound in at the end. The initial letters of the hymns are decoratively illuminated for the fist 31 folios, after which the style becomes less decorative and is thought to be of a much later date. Ref: The Irish Liber Hymnorum edited from the Manuscripts with translation notes and glossary, by J.H. Bernard, D.D., and R. Atkinson, LL.D., Volume 1, Test and Introduction, London, 1898
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Bookcover of 'True Irish Ghost Stories' by John Seymour.
Bookcover of 'True Irish Ghost Stories' by John Seymour.
Bookcover of 'True Irish Ghost Stories' by John Seymour.
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Royal Dublin Society
Royal Dublin Society
Royal Dublin Society Building and Grounds
Kilkenny County Library