eBook: The King of Ireland's Son, Part 2

MP3: Cú Chulainn agus Emer

MP3: An Síofra

Rack of lamb

Introduction

Pride of Place

Chris Wilson Wildlife Ranger

Chris Wilson discussing his work as a Wildlife Ranger in Co. Wexford

Courtesy of Wexford County Library

Car Start

Trotter, John Bernard. Walks through Ireland in the years 1812, 1814, and 1817. London: Sir Richard Phillips & Co., 1819

John Bernard Trotter (1775-1818) was born in Co. Down. The son of a Protestant clergyman, he was educated first at Downpatrick Grammar School and then at Trinity College Dublin, where he graduated in 1795. He travelled to London where he befriended the Whig statesman Charles James Fox. While he was initially intended for the bar in Ireland he travelled with Fox to Paris in 1802 where he acted as the latter’s private secretary.

Townsend, Horatio. An account of the visit of Handel to Dublin. Dublin: James McGlashan, 1852.

An Account of the Visit of Handel To Dublin by Horatio Townsend, published 1852, describes the visit of the world famous German composer Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) to Dublin. He was invited to Dublin on the invitatiuon of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire where the first performance of his most famous oratorio, Messiah, was first performed at the Great Music Hall on Fishamble Street in 1742.

Jourdain, Lt. Col H. F. N & Fraser, Edward, The Connaught Rangers, 2nd Battalion, Formerly 94th Foot, Vol II, London: Royal United Service Institution, 1926

The Connaught Rangers, 2nd Battalion, Formerly 94th Foot by Lt. Col. H. F. N Jourfain and Edward Fraser is a history of one of the most famous Irish units of the British Army from its Scottish origins in the late 16th century until its disbandment in 1922. The story of the Connaught Rangers includes much of the military history of Ireland and the British Empire. The regiment drew the majority of its recruits from across the west of Ireland.

Key, Pierre V. R., John McCormack, His Own Life Story, Boston: Small, Maynard and Company, 1918

John McCormack: His Own Life Story transcribed by Pierre V. R. Key is an 1918 biography of the world famous Irish tenor Count John McCormack (1884-1945). McCormack was a celebrated performer who sang classical opera and also popular ballads and music hall favourites.

Energy in Ireland 1990-2005

History of the Archdiocese of Tuam, Vol. I

History of the Archdiocese of Tuam, Vol. I

1726: Restored detail of John Carty’s Plan of Cork City

1726: Restored detail of John Carty’s Plan of Cork City

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