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St. Maelruain's Losset
St. Maelruain's Losset, in the grounds of St. Maelruain's Church, Tallaght Village. This is a wide and shallow granite stone trough or font. Losat is an old Irish word, denoting a wooden trough used in former times for kneading bread. It is likely that the country people named it from its similarity in shape to the lossets that they used in their homes.
© South Dublin Libraries.
Instructions to plenipotentiaries from the Cabinet Dublin, 7 October 1921
A copy of 'Instructions to plenipotentiaries from the Cabinet' issued on Dublin, 7 October 1921 to the negotiation delegation which included Arthur Griffth and Michael Collins who travelled to London to negotiate the end of the Irish War of Independence 1919-1921. Bitter political disagreement over the terms of the subsequent Anglo-Irish Treaty led to the bloody Irish Civil War 1922-23, one of the most tragic events in Irish history.
(c) The Little Museum of Dublin
Henry VIII's Sword
A gift of King Henry VIII of England in 1536 to the Mayor of Waterford as a reward for loyalty at the time of the rebellion of Silken Thomas FitzGerald in 1534.
© Waterford Museum of Treasures
GIY Gathering 2011
GIY Gathering 2011
GIY Ireland
Private Sweeney, 88th Connaught Rangers, Circa 1833
A typical early 19th century infantryman of the 88th Connaught Rangers. He wears the traditional 'redcoat'of the British Army and is armed with the famous 'Brown Bess' musket. The majority of the enlisted men serving in the Connaught Rangers were drawn from the west of Ireland.
Derrynane, Co. Kerry
An Ogham-inscribed standing stone at Derrynane, Co. Kerry
Courtesy of Con Brogan
Strongbow (1978/2000) by James Coleman (b.1941)
Strongbow (1978/2000) by James Coleman (b.1941) incorporates video, sound, and a sculptural effigy of the 12th century knight, Strongbow, in an installation work that explores the origins and consequences of colonialism in Ireland. Video installation. Resin cast mould, Sony Art Couture monitor, audio equipment and speakers, polystyrene packing, scaffold tower, packing boxes, lighting. Photograph McCrea. Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art (Purchase 1991), Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, Ireland http://www.imma.ie/en/index.htm
Image courtesy of James Coleman ©
A Family (1951) by Louis le Brocquy (b.1916)
Louis le Brocquy (b.1916), A Family (1951) was described, in a letter to the Irish Times, as ‘an unwholsesome and satanic distortion of natural beauty’. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland
Photo (c) National Gallery of Ireland (c) The Artist
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Secondary Students
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MP3: Mac Rí na hÉireann
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eBook: Mac Rí na hEireann, Cuid 2
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eBook: The King of Ireland's Son, Part 1
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- Powerscourt, Viscount, A Description And Hstory Of Powerscourt, London: Mitchell And Hughes, 1903
Powerscourt, Viscount, A Description And Hstory Of Powerscourt, London: Mitchell And Hughes, 1903
Description And History of Powerscourt was written by the Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt (1836-1904) in 1903 before he died the following year. The book describes the history of the Powerscourt estate from the time of the 12 century Norman invasion, the history of the Wingfield dynasty and his efforts to restore Powerscourt Estate, near Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, including its house and lanscaped gardens.
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Wicklow County Library
- Pdf O'Brien, J, Irish-English Dictionary 2nd ed., Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1832
Pdf O'Brien, J, Irish-English Dictionary 2nd ed., Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1832
An Irish-English Dictionary by J.O'Brien was published in its 2nd edition in 1832. The Irish dialect used in the dictionary is written in Gaelic type, an insular typeface derived from written forms of Irish between the 16th and 20th centuries.
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Dublin City Public Libraries
- Pdf Chatterton, Lady, Rambles In The South Of Ireland During The Year 1838, Vol I, London: Saunders And Otley, 1839
Pdf Chatterton, Lady, Rambles In The South Of Ireland During The Year 1838, Vol I, London: Saunders And Otley, 1839
Rambles In The South Of Ireland During The Year 1838 by Lady Chatterton or Herietta Georgiana Marcia Lascelles Chatterton (1806-1875) was published in two volumes in 1839. It is a 19th century travelogue which vividly describes the beauty of the Irish countryside and popular scenic locations.
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- 2010 Bathing Water Quality Map
2010 Bathing Water Quality Map
2010 Bathing Water Quality Map
2010 Bathing Water Quality Map
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An Chomhairle Leabharlanna
- Bussy, F. M., Irish Conspiracies: Recollections of Joseph Mallon (The Great Irish Detective) And Other Reminisences, London: Everett & Co., 1910
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Irish Conspiracies: Recollections of Joseph Mallon edited by F.M. Bussy, published 1910, is a biographical account of the colorful police career of Superintendent Joseph Mallon (born 1839) of the Dublin Metropolitan Police.
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261 A History of the County Dublin 1
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