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.

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

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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

O'Grady, Standish, The Coming of Cuculain, Dublin: The Talbot Press, 1894

O'Grady, Standish, The Coming of Cuculain, Dublin: The Talbot Press, 1894

Borlase, Edmund, The History of the Irish Rebellion, Oli Nelson, 1743

The History Of The Irish Rebellion was written by Edmund Borlase in 1743 just over a century after the bloody Catholic rebellion of 1641 which was a contributing factor to the English Civil War and the conquest of Ireland by Oliver Cromwell. The rebellion was a key episode that led to the Protestant domination of Ireland until the 19th century.

Pdf Stafford, Thomas. Pacata Hibernia: or, A History of the Wars in Ireland During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, Volume II. Dublin: Hibernia-Press Co., 1801.

Sir Thomas Stafford (1576?-1655) was a secretary to Sir George Carew, the 1st Earl of Totnes. Believed to be the illegitimate son of Carew, Stafford also served under him as a captain in Munster during the campaign against Hugh O’Neill. A large collection of manuscripts relating to Ireland were donated to Stafford by Carew at the time of the latter’s death. While this collection would have acted as a primary source for his work, it is stated by Stafford that he also drew on Carew’s own writings in composing his Pacata Hibernia.

Townsend, Horatio. An account of the visit of Handel to Dublin. Dublin: James McGlashan, 1852.

An Account of the Visit of Handel To Dublin by Horatio Townsend, published 1852, describes the visit of the world famous German composer Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) to Dublin. He was invited to Dublin on the invitatiuon of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire where the first performance of his most famous oratorio, Messiah, was first performed at the Great Music Hall on Fishamble Street in 1742.

O'Connell, Philip. The Diocese of Kilmore: It's History and Antiquities. Dublin: Browne and Nolan Ltd., 1937

Phillip O'Connell's The Diocese of Kilmore: It's History and Antiquities tells the story of the diocese from the coming of St. Patrick to Ireland in the 5th century until the early 20th century.The diocese of Kilmore encompasses most of County Cavan and parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo and straddles the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan diocese which fall under the Archdiocese of Armagh, the most senior primatial see in Ireland.

Grattan, William, Adventures With The Connaught Rangers, London: Edward Arnold, 1902

Adventures With The Connaught Rangers by Henry Grattan is a memoir of his service as a subaltern with the 1st Battalion of the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers). He served from 1809 to 1814 with the regiment in Portugal and Spain during the Lord Wellington’s Peninsular Campaign (1807-1814) as part of General Picton’s 3rd ‘Fighting’ Division.

Yeats, W.B. Dramatis Personae, London: MacMillan & Co., 1936

Dramatis Personae is a four part autobiographic collection written by William Butler Yeats (1867-1939) detailing incidents, events and people he met who influenced his artistic development as a poet.

Irish Orators and Oratory

Irish Orators and Oratory, with an introduction by Professor T. M. Kettle. Dublin: The Talbot Press Limited, 89 Talbot Street.