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Summergrove, Co. Laois
Summergrove, Co. Laois
A smaller Georgian house of the 1760's in Summergrove, Co. Laois built for the Sabatier family whose designer is not known. The design is compact, with a well proportioned block highly finished in dressed stone with carefully placed classical detail.
Image courtesy of Kevin Mulligan
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Killua, Co. Westmeath
Killua, Co. Westmeath
The plain Georgian house of the Chapman family was known as St. Lucy's until tranformed into a romantic and picturesque castle in the first half of the nineteenth century and renamed Killua.
Image courtesy of Kevin Mulligan
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Carnegie Library
Carnegie Library
Kilkenny Carnegie Library
Property of Dr. Brendan Grimes
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Surrender and regrant
Surrender and regrant
Sixteenth century woodcut illustrating the policy of "surrender and regrant." Turlogh Luineach O'Neill of Tyrone and his followers kneel in submission to Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir Henry Sidney. By pledging their loyalty to the English monarch and its laws and customs, the Irish leaders were pardoned for their part in any previous rebellion. Importantly, they were able to keep their lands and property, giving their sons right of inheritance.
Blackstaff Press
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Russborough, Co. Wicklow
Russborough, Co. Wicklow
Richard Castle, who had been an assistant to Sir Edward Lovett Pearce became the most prolific designer of Palladian houses in the first half of the eighteenth century. Begun in 1740 for the Leeson family, Russborough in County Wicklow is one of the most elaborate houses of its time.
Image courtesy of Kevin Mulligan
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Townley Hall, Co. Louth
Townley Hall, Co. Louth
The breathtaking stairhall at Townley Hall in County Louth was designed by Francis Johnston in the late eighteenth century.
Image courtesy of Kevin Mulligan
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St Flannan's College, Ennis, Co Clare
St Flannan's College, Ennis, Co Clare
Built 1875-1885
Courtesy of NIAH
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Ireland’s biodiversity is rich and varied
Ireland’s biodiversity is rich and varied
The Dingle Dolphin named Fungi, has become a firm favourite with locals and tourists. The young bottle-nosed dolphin has been around our shores since 1984.
Copyright Mike Brown
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It’s best not to create waste in the first place
It’s best not to create waste in the first place
The waste keeps piling up.
Copyright Environmental Protection Agency
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Cork gets its name from the marsh on which the city is built.
Cork gets its name from the marsh on which the city is built.
A plan of Cork in 1545
Copyright Cork City Library