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Louth Hall
Louth Hall (1740 - 1780) was the home of the Plunkett family, Lords of Louth, from the later medieval until the early-twentieth century.
Courtesy of the NIAH
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Driveway to Knock Abbey, Co Louth
Knock Abbey is an amalgamation of two fascinating structures - a medieval tower keep and an elegant Georgian house with added Victorian embellishments.It was originally owned by the Tennison family and for more than two hundred years was the home of the O'Brien family. Now open to the public for its fine restored gardens, it is full of fascination and the texture of centuries.
Courtesy of the NIAH
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Funeral of John E Redmond. 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
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Door at Knock Abbey, Co Louth
Knock Abbey is an amalgamation of two fascinating structures - a medieval tower keep and an elegant Georgian house with added Victorian embellishments.It was originally owned by the Tennison family and for more than two hundred years was the home of the O'Brien family. Now open to the public for its fine restored gardens, it is full of fascination and the texture of centuries.
Courtesy of the NIAH
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Redmond Family: places of interest
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Beaulieu House, County Louth
Beaulieu House was built c. 1715 on land that was granted to Sir Henry Tichbourne in 1642.
Courtesy of the NIAH
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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
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Ballytrent House
William Archer Redmond (1825-1880) was one of Ireland’s first Home Rule MPs, elected for Wexford Borough in 1872. He married Mary Hoey of Dunganstown, Co. Wicklow. They lived at Ballytrent House near Rosslare Harbour, Co Wexford. Their two sons, John Edward Redmond (1856-1918) and William (Willie) Hoey Kearney Redmond (1861-1917), served as Irish Parliamentary Party MPs until their deaths.
Wexford Library Services
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The Redmond Family Tree
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John Street, Kilkenny
Hand-coloured postcard of John Street, Kilkenny
Kilkenny County Library Postcard Collection
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Visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra
Royal visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to Kilkenny in 1904, pictured in John Street.
Donated By St. John's Parish Committee, used with permission
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Wicklow Gaol
Wicklow Gaol was built in the late eighteenth century and extended in 1822. The present structure dates to 1842-43. It was renovated in 1995 and is now used as a heritage centre.
Courtesy of the NIAH
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John Street Flood 1947
John Street, Kilkenny flooded in 1947 bt River Nore
Photographic Collection of Kilkenny County Library
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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Oak Park House, Co. Carlow
The Bruen Family purchased Oak Park, formerly known as Painestown, around the year 1775. In 1832, Henry Bruen commissioned William Vitruvius Morrison to redesign the house. He retained the existing structure as the central component of the new design. Today, Oak Park House and demesne is the property of Teagasc, the agricultural research body. It has recently become their administrative headquarters.
Courtesy of Carlow County Library.
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Special Collections
Special Collections are a wonderful resource available in public libraries throughout the country. These cultural treasures range from rare manuscripts to works of art. Details of the special collections are available here.
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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
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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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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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Wren boys
A group of wren boys visiting local houses on St. Stevens day in Sandymount Green, Dublin.
Copyright of The Irish Times
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St. Jarlath's College, Tuam
A photograph of St. Jarlath's College, Tuam; the photograph is part of the Valentine collection at Galway library.
Courtesy of Galway Public Library
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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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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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Oak Park Archway and Driveway
Oak Park Archway is a magnificent example of a triumphal arch. It leads to the main driveway of Oak Park House, former home of the Bruen family.
Courtesy of Carlow County Library.
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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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Oak Park Arch detail
The twin columns in this architectural detail flank the archway leading to the main entrance drive of Oakpark House former home of the Bruen Family.
Image courtesy of Carlow County Library.
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Seventeenth-Century Sketch of Carlow Castle
This is a late seventeenth-century sketch of the then-intact Carlow Castle. It is found in 'Grose's Antiquities of Ireland'. Two late seventeenth-century sketches can be seen in 'Thomas Dineley's Journal' (1680). This was more than 100 years before the castle was ruined by explosion.
'Thomas Dineley's Journal' (1680).
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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.
Michael Collins (1890-1922)