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- Image, Audio and Video Pilot Project
Big Houses of Ireland | Mayo County Library
- Wildgoose Lodge
Big Houses of Ireland | Louth County Library
- Charlesfort Estate, Co. Meath
Big Houses of Ireland | Meath County Library
- Bessborough House and Estate, Cork
History & Heritage | Cork City Library
- The Shaws of Dublin
History & Heritage | Dublin City Public Libraries
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The poet William Allingham was born in Ballyshannon in County Donegal
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Buildings shape our countryside, and feature in landscapes, towns and cities. Architectural historian Kevin Mulligan helps us to find out more about this part of our identity.
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Photograph of Family of Henry Jones and Mary Hungerford.
Photograph of Family of Henry Jones and Mary Hungerford (c.1890)
Report on the estate inside
Report on the estate of Charles Broderick Viscount Midleton in the counties of Cork and Waterford by Edward Woollett Wilmott, Land Agent.
Household account book of William Coppinger half
Household account book of William Coppinger of Barryscourt, Midleton, county Cork. (1761-1773) (Exham Flynn Solicitors Papers)
Carrickhanshee map page
Map of the lands of Carrickhanshee containing 165 acres and twenty-four perches. (20 August 1773) (Ryan-Purcell Estate Papers)
A worker tending to a horse at the estate stables
Extracts from a photographic album, compiled by Ms. Constance Croker of Byblox house. Record of Big House life pre-1872 & 1904-1908
Letter from Patrick Dempsey, USA (October 1881)
Letter from emigrant Patrick Dempsey
Letter from emigrant Patrick Dempsey, Riverbrin, St. Pauls, U.S.A. (26 October 1881) Ryan-Purcell Estate Papers.
extracts from 1810 lease
Extract from 1810 lease by Earl of Bandon to James Donovan and Jeremiah Leary
- 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
- stephen garvey
stephen garvey
2.3M
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
- Ball, Francis Elrington, Howth And Its Owners, Dublin, University Press, 1917
Ball, Francis Elrington, Howth And Its Owners, Dublin, University Press, 1917
Howth And Its Owners by Francis Elrington Ball is a detailed history of Howth Castle and its environs. The castle is the ancestral home of the Gaisford St. Lawrence family, the Earl Of Howth for hundreds of years.
58.5M
Landscape and Heritage | Fingal County Library
- Report on the estate of Charles Broderick Viscount Midleton Multi Page Sample
Report on the estate of Charles Broderick Viscount Midleton Multi Page Sample
Report on the estate of Charles Broderick Viscount Midleton in the counties of Cork and Waterford by Edward Woollett Wilmott, Land Agent.
592.0K
Cork City Library
- Dempsey letter2
Dempsey letter2
Letter from Patrick Dempsey, Riverbrin, St. Pauls, U.S.A., to 'My Dear John' (John Purcell). (26 October 1881) (Ryan-Purcell Estate Papers)
398.8K
Cork City Library
- Excerpt HistoryOfLandedEstatesInIreland
Excerpt HistoryOfLandedEstatesInIreland
82.3K
- Clonbrock HistoryOfABigHouse
Clonbrock HistoryOfABigHouse
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