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Mountain river
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Organic Cheese
Irish farmhouse cheese.
Image courtesy of Bord Bia
Cows in a field
Cows grazing in a field of grass and shamorock
Image courtesy of Bord Bia
Summer Herb Salmon
Prepared by Kevin Dundon
Guinness and Pecan Bread
Prepared by Kevin Dundon
Oisin leaves Niamh to return to Ireland
Drawing shows Oisin leaving Niamh and Tir na nOge to return to Ireland. He promises Niamh that he will not set his foot on the ground in Ireland. Oisin was the son of Fionn, chief of the Fianna. Set in pre-Christian Ireland.
Feasting at Da Dearga
Picture of Conaire and Da Dearga feasting at Da Deargas hostel at Bohernabreena.
Da Dearga's Hostel on fire
Drawing shows hostel of Da Dearga on fire. It was attacked three times by Ingsel and his band of warriors.They were attacking Conaire.
- fish
fish
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fish 2
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- beef and whiskey
beef and whiskey
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- Vegetable soup
Vegetable soup
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- Rack of lamb
Rack of lamb
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- Poached pears
Poached pears
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- Introduction
Introduction
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- Guinness bread 1
Guinness bread 1
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- Yeats, W.B., Later Poems, MacMillan And Co. Ltd., London, 1931
Yeats, W.B., Later Poems, MacMillan And Co. Ltd., London, 1931
Later Poems by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was published in 1931 and is among the final collections of poems produced by the Nobel prize winning Irish nationalist, poet and senator.
65.6M
- Smith, Charles. The ancient and present state of the city of Cork. Volume 1. Dublin: W. Wilson, 1774
Smith, Charles. The ancient and present state of the city of Cork. Volume 1. Dublin: W. Wilson, 1774
Charles Smith's The Ancient And Present State of the City of Cork exists in two volumes and describes the history of Cork city from earliest times until the latter half of the 18th century. His work has a broad scope covering a range of natural, civil, ecclesiastical, historical and topographical information.
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Life & Society | Cork City Library
- Ferguson, Sir Samuel, Lays Of The Red Branch, Dublin:Seals, Bryers & Waker, 1897
Ferguson, Sir Samuel, Lays Of The Red Branch, Dublin:Seals, Bryers & Waker, 1897
Sir Samuel Fergusons' collection of mythological tales Lays Of The Red Branch was published in 1897. The book is based on the ‘Ulster Cycle’ of Gaelic mythological legends.
30.7M
Life & Society | Dublin City Public Libraries
- A Complete History of the Westmeath Hunt
A Complete History of the Westmeath Hunt
A Complete History of the Westmeath Hunt from its foundation, with description of the country and accounts of runs, reminiscences of different packs which have hunted in the county during the last hundred years, and some interesting bits of county history, amusing scenes in the field (illustrated), appendix (in verse), the W. M. H. in Jubilee Year, list of members (illustrated), with likenesses by Colonel James Smyth. By Edmund F. Dease. Dublin 1898
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Life & Society | Westmeath County Library
- 102 Sketches of Irish Character
102 Sketches of Irish Character
49.6M
An Chomhairle Leabharlanna
- The Young Builder's Rudiments
The Young Builder's Rudiments
The Young Builder's Rudiments: or the principles of geometry, mechanicks, mensuration and perspective, geometrically demonstrated. Together with the five orders of columns in architecture, according to the proportions of the celebrated Palladio. Calculated for the use of workmen, gentlemen and others, who delight in designing, drawing, painting, engraving, and gardening, &c. Adorn'd with about thirty large copper plates, curiously engrav'd by J. Vandergucht and B. Cole. By B. Langley. London: Printed for J. Millan at his shop near White-Hall, MDCCXXX.
24.8M
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- ghosts of old dublin 2
ghosts of old dublin 2
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Libraries | Dublin City Public Libraries
- ghosts of old dublin 1
ghosts of old dublin 1
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