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- Simington: The Civil Survey 1654-56, County of Dublin
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- Taylor: A History of the Rise, Progress and Suppression of the Rebellion in the County of Wexford in the Year 1798
History of Ireland
- Sheehan: Nenagh And Its Neighbourhood
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Poor Law Unions and their Records by Dr. Raymond Gillespie outlines events leading to the creation of workhouses in Ireland, describes daily life in the workhouse and the records of this which still survive today.
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Howth Castle in 1740
Howth Castle as it looked in 1740. The original Castle on the Hill Of Howth dates from the Norman conquest of Ireland in the 12th century. The present castle built in the 14th century is still owned by the Gainsford St. Lawrence dynasty. Generations of the family were Barons, Earls, Lords, Viscounts, Lord Chancellors of Ireland and later elected MPs in the British House Of Commons.
MacIntyre, A. & MacDaid, R., A Copy of Register of Deeds in County Donegal. Donegal: 1935
A Copy of Register of Deeds in County Donegal was copied and typed by Miss R. McDaid, an assistant librarian under the supervision of the County Librarian, Mr. A. MacIntyre in 1935 following the discovery of the original in Lifford Courthouse, Co. Donegal. Listed alphabetically are the names on the deeds of freeholders in Co. Donegal in the 1760s and 1770s followed by more specific details including the date when the freeholder registered. The freeholder was a proprietor who held a piece of land and had the right to lease, rent or sell.
Wright, G.N. A guide to the county of Wicklow. London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1827
G.N. Wright's Guide To The County Of Wicklow was first published in 1827. His guide was intended for visitors of the county who wished to follow a serpentine route from Dublin to Arklow, back north to Enniskerry and south again to Baltinglass. The book with its descriptions of the towns, landscape, people and culture of Wicklow is a snapshot of the county twenty years after the 1798 rebellion and twenty years before the calamity of the Great Irish Potato Famine. Wright possesed a great eye for detail, scenic locations and an intimate knowledge of the geography and people of the region.
Pdf Gilbert, J.T. A history of the City of Dublin, Dublin: James Duffy, 1861.
A History Of The City Of Dublin by John Thomas Gilbert was written between 1854-1859 in three volumes and is a highly detailed account of the history of his native city from earliest Viking times until the 19th century. His history covers the development of the city marrying his own indepth local knowledge with impressive scholarship. His writings describes the eccelesiastical, cultural, political and social history of the capital of Ireland at one time the second city of the British Empire.
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
Copy of the will of Henry Jones Hungerford (1905)
Copy of the will of Henry Jones Hungerford (1905)
Wounded Officer's Appointment
The Waterford News - 11th of May 1917, Page 8
Courtesy of The Waterford News
Lady Well, Slane
Lady Well, Slane
Courtesy of Meath County Library
Audio/Video
- 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.
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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
Mayo County Library
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stephen garvey
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Mayo County Library
Documents
- 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.
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- 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.
- ed. Grattan Jnr, Henry, The Speeches of the Right Honorable Henry Grattan in the Irish and Imperial Parliament, Volume III, Dublin: R. Milliken, 1822
ed. Grattan Jnr, Henry, The Speeches of the Right Honorable Henry Grattan in the Irish and Imperial Parliament, Volume III, Dublin: R. Milliken, 1822
The Speeches of the Right Honorable Henry Grattan in the Irish and Imperial Parliament edited by his son Henry Grattan Jnr. was published in four volumes in 1822. The four volumes contain the speeches, writings and correspondence of the Irish parliamentarian Henry Grattan. Grattan's long political career spanned a crucial period of Irish and British history before and after the American and French revolutions, the 1798 United Irishmen rebellion and the Act of Union 1800.
Dublin City Public Libraries
- 112 A Prospect of Ireland
112 A Prospect of Ireland
An Chomhairle Leabharlanna
- PDF 1884 Sanitation in Cork
PDF 1884 Sanitation in Cork
SANITATION IN CORK. POLICE COURT.
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Cork City Library
- PDF 1884 Cork School of Art (a)
PDF 1884 Cork School of Art (a)
ART IN CORK
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Cork City Library
- PDF 1883 Parnell Bridge (a)
PDF 1883 Parnell Bridge (a)
THE "PARNELL" BRIDGE, CORK. ENGINEER'S DELAY IN CERTIFYING
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Cork City Library
- PDF 1883 Cork Exhibition (e)
PDF 1883 Cork Exhibition (e)
THE CORK EXHIBITION
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Cork City Library
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