Sligo Famine Memorial

The Sligo Famine Memorial, on the Quays.

Courtesy of en.wikipedia.org

List of Casualties at the Battle of Aughrim

This list is taken from George Story's "An Impartial History of the Wars in Ireland". Story was a chaplain with the Williamite army and recorded events as they took place. It lists some of the officers, soldiers and horses killed and wounded at the Battle of Aughrim in 1691.

Michael Collins (1890 - 1922)

Michael Collins, along with Arthur Griffith, led the supporters of the treaty that brought an end to the War of Independence.

Image courtesy of the Michael Collins Centre, Clonakilty.

Longford Workhouse

The Irish poet Pádraic Colum was born in 1881 at Longford Workhouse, where his father was workhouse master.

Image courtesy of www.workhouses.org.uk

French Landing at Bantry Bay

In late December 1796 Wolfe Tone and a fleet of about 43 ships with 15,000 men set sail from France towards Ireland with the intention of over throwing English rule. However, despite Wolfe Tone's preparations in France, the weather was victorious on this occasion. Before the ships could leave Brest harbour one ship had already been separated from the main fleet. During the night that followed, across the English Channel, 7 other ships separated from the main party. One of the 7 included the ship of General Hoche, one of the Commanders-in-chief of the rising. Bad weather continued splitting the fleet further and preventing Tone and his men from landing, resulting in only 7 'Sail of the line' or war ships and one frigate remaining after a week of bad weather in Bantry Bay. The rebellion was abandoned and Wolfe Tone returned to France.

Patrick Sarsfield, First Earl of Lucan

Patrick Sarsfield played an important role on the Jacobite side during the Williamite war in Ireland.

Courtesy of 'The History of County Dublin, 1906'.

Rory O'Connor (1883 – 1922)

Rory O'Connor fought in the Easter Rising in 1916 and later became Director of Engineering in IRA. He opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 and was executed on 8 December 1922 in retaliation for the killing of the pro-treaty TD, Sean Hales.

Courtesy of the Irish Film Institute

Richard Mulcahy (1886 – 1971)

Richard Mulcahy fought in the 1916 Rising and was elected Minister for Defence in the 1918 election. Mulcahy supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921 and later served as leader of Fine Gael. He was also Minister for Education from 1948 until 1951.

Courtesy of the Irish Film Institute