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Stanford, Charles Villiers. Songs of Erin: A Collection of Fifty Irish Folk Songs. London: Boosey and Co., 1901.
Songs of Erin was published in 1901. It contains a collection of fifty Irish folk songs with words by Alfred Perceval Graves and music arranged by Stanford. Among the collection are three divisions of traditional Irish music comprising of the Gauntree (jigs, reels and quick-step marches), the Golltree (lamentations and loves songs), and the Soontree (lullabies and fairy slumber songs). While the collection comprises adaptations of medieval Irish lyrics, as well as a number based on Hiberno-English folk songs, the majority of the collection is comprised of original works.
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.
Corlea, Co. Longford
At Corlea, Co. Longford, a roadway formed of massive oak beams was found during peat harvesting. It was subsequently excavated and dated by dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) to 148 BC. A section of the road is now preserved in a visitor centre on the site
Photo by B. Raftery. Courtesy of Con Brogan
Photograph of Family of Henry Jones and Mary Hungerford.
Photograph of Family of Henry Jones and Mary Hungerford (c.1890)
In the Casualty Lists
The Waterford News - 13th of April 1917, Page 8
Courtesy of The Waterford News
Lease of 2 dwelling houses
Lease of 2 dwelling houses, North Main Street, Cork City, for 200 years
Extract from Pigot's City of Dublin and Provincial Directory, 1824.
Extract from Pigot's City of Dublin and Provincial Directory, 1824.
Fleetwood Showband
Fleetwood Showband from Waterford in the 1960s. Fleetwoods were one of the most popular groups of the showband era
Courtesy of Waterford Museum of Treasures
- John Kelly: 'The ballad of P.W. Nally'
John Kelly: 'The ballad of P.W. Nally'
'The ballad of P.W. Nally is taken from the album "Songs of past and present 1", catalogue number Dreoilin 003 and appears here courtesy of Joe Byrne, Dreoilin.
469.4K
Mayo County Library
- Stephen Garvey: 'Back to Castlebar'
Stephen Garvey: 'Back to Castlebar'
This clip is taken from "Back to Castlebar : a tribute to the late Stephen Garvey, and appears here courtesy of the Mayo Film & Video Club
1.9M
Mayo County Library
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stephen garvey
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Mayo County Library
- Sean Smyth: 'Jim McKillop's Reel'
Sean Smyth: 'Jim McKillop's Reel'
'Jim McKillop's Reel' is taken from the album "The Blue Fiddle" by Sean Smyth, catalogue number LUNCD060, and appears here courtesy of Mulligan Records.
468.2K
Mayo County Library
- David Munnelly: 'Jock Cawley's' jigs
David Munnelly: 'Jock Cawley's' jigs
'Jock Cawley's' jigs is taken from the album "Swing" by David Munnelly, catalogue number DLCD002, and appears here courtesy of Hummingbird Records.
460.8K
Mayo County Library
- John & Kevin McHugh: 'Adam & Eve jigs'
John & Kevin McHugh: 'Adam & Eve jigs'
'Adam & Eve jigs' is taken from the album "Fidiléirí, catalogue number Dreoilín 005, and appears here courtesy of Joe Byrne, Dreoilín
469.0K
Mayo County Library
- Emer Mayock: 'The fickle lad'
Emer Mayock: 'The fickle lad'
'The fickle lad' is taken from the album "Playground" by Emer Mayock, catalogue number Is Mise 001, and appears here courtesy of Is Mise.
468.6K
Mayo County Library
- Joe Byrne: Audio
Joe Byrne: Audio
This piece of music is taken from the album "Fíf agus Fideog", catalogue number Dreoilín 0011, and appears here courtesy of Joe Byrne, Dreoilín.
469.4K
Mayo County Library
- Simington, Robert C. The Civil Survey A.D. 1654-1656: County of Wexford. Volume IX, Dublin: Stationery Office, 1953
Simington, Robert C. The Civil Survey A.D. 1654-1656: County of Wexford. Volume IX, Dublin: Stationery Office, 1953
The Civil Survey A.D. 1654-1656: County of Wexford Volume IX edited by Robert C. Siminington (1885-1976) of the Quit Rent Office was published in 1953. This mid 17th century survey of the County of Wexford records the extent and value of lands forfeited by Catholic and Royalist rebels following their defeat during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
132.1M
- Taylor, George, A History of the Rise, Progress and Suppression of the Rebellion in the County of Wexford in the Year 1798, Dublin: William Curry, Jun And Co. 1829
Taylor, George, A History of the Rise, Progress and Suppression of the Rebellion in the County of Wexford in the Year 1798, Dublin: William Curry, Jun And Co. 1829
39.6M
- Shaw-Sparrow, Walter, John Lavery And His Work, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co Ltd., London, 1911
Shaw-Sparrow, Walter, John Lavery And His Work, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co Ltd., London, 1911
John Lavery And His Work by Walter Shaw-Sparrow was published in 1911. It is partly a biography of the Anglo-Irish painter’s life and also partly a chronicle of his prolific artwork in particular of some of the four hundred paintings of his muse and second wife Lady Hazel Lavery.
104.7M
- 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.
62.3M
Cork County Library
- Jourdain, Lt. Col H. F. N & Fraser, Edward, The Connaught Rangers, 2nd Battalion, Formerly 94th Foot, Vol II, London: Royal United Service Institution, 1926
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.
234.4M
History & Heritage | Galway County Library
- Cody, Henry Brereton Cody, The Insurrection Of Twenty-Third, July 1803, Dublin: Gaisberry And Campbell,
Cody, Henry Brereton Cody, The Insurrection Of Twenty-Third, July 1803, Dublin: Gaisberry And Campbell,
Henry Brereton Cody (died 1830) was the author of The Insurrection of Twenty-Third July, 1803 published in the wake of Robert Emmet’s abortive rebellion. The book recounts the events leading up to the events of 1803 and attempts to give an ideological justification for the British suppression of the separatist rebels. It has been described as a travesty by subsequent Irish writers and historians for its bias against Irish nationalist republicanism.
34.3M
History of Ireland | Dublin City Public Libraries
- 114 Penal Laws
114 Penal Laws
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An Chomhairle Leabharlanna
- 112 A Prospect of Ireland
112 A Prospect of Ireland
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