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William Petty FRS (1623-1687)
William Petty FRS (1623-1687)
William Petty, surveyor and landowner, came to Ireland in 1652 as the Physician-General of Cromwell's army.
Courtesy of the National Science & Engineering Plaques Committee
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Thomas McLaughlin (1896-1971)
Thomas McLaughlin (1896-1971)
Thomas Aloysius McLaughlin, physicist and electrical engineer, was born in 1896 at Drogheda.
Courtesy of the National Science & Engineering Plaques Committee
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Irish Fossils
Irish Fossils
Mysterious fossils found at Bray Head in 1844 were the oldest in the world at the time. They are Oldhamia: small, trace fossils around 550 million years old. Some resemble fans and others fronds. They are now found around the world, and were probably made by small burrowing animals. The oldest fossil plants in the world were found in the Slieve Bloom mountains in the 1980s. These Cooksonia fossils (pictured above) are about 460 million years old, and date from the time when primitive plants were starting to colonise dry land. Fossils of the extinct giant deer, sometimes called the great Irish elk are frequently found in Ireland, though it is also found across Europe to Siberia. Important examples of early amphibians and fish were found in 1867 in coal deposits at Jarrow in Co Kilkenny.
Image: Courtesy of John Feehan
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Ard Fheis 1902
Ard Fheis 1902
Leathanach teidil do Árd Fheis 1902 ag tabhairt teideal agus eolas ábharthach, ainm an foilsitheoir agus suaitheantais an foilsitheoir.
Courtesy of Galway County Library
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Anglo-Irish groat 1534
Anglo-Irish groat 1534
This is an Anglo-Irish groat coin dated 1534. It shows a crowned harp.
Courtesy of Merlin/Wolfhound Press
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Carolan the Harper
Carolan the Harper
This is the only known contemporary portrait of Carolan. It was painted by Francis Bindon (c.1690-1765). He was a gentleman amateur painter, born in county Clare and best known for his portraits of Dean Swift, who was a friend of O'Carolan.
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland
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Ag Imeacht
Ag Imeacht
This is an engraving that was used in The Illustrated London News in July 1850. It shows the departure of one of the many famine ships setting sail for the United States and the Brittish Colonies in 1850. Hundreds of people gathered at the docks to catch a glimpse of their loved ones as they set sail. For many it would be the last time that they saw their family and friends.
Views of the Famine: http://vassun.vassar.edu/~sttaylor/FAMINE/index.html
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Amhráin na Midhe
Amhráin na Midhe
This is the title page of Henry Morris's book Amhráin na Midhe, published in 1933. Morris collected as many songs and poems by Meath poets as he could find. Most were copied from original manuscripts and Morris was instrumental in saving and disseminating works by local writers.
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Annals of the Irish Harpers
Annals of the Irish Harpers
In writing this book Charlotte Fox wished to pay tribute to the work of Edward Bunting. Bunting had attended the Belfast Harp Festival of 1792 and, most importantly, transcribed and saved for posterity the ancient harp music that the few remaining harpers played at the festival. The author had access to Bunting's papers when writing this book.
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Coat of arms of the English monarchy incorporating the arms of Ireland
Coat of arms of the English monarchy incorporating the arms of Ireland
In 1603 James I incorporated the harp to represent Ireland on the royal arms and standard. It remains there to the present day. The harp has long been used to represent Ireland.
Courtesy of Merlin/Wolfhound Press