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Author Archives: Shane
Dunbrody Abbey, Co. Wexford
DUNBRODY ABBEY, County Wexford : Hervey de Montmorency, one of the ablest and most sanguinary of the lieutenants of the bold Anglo-Norman adventurer, Strongbow, founded Dunbrody Abbey, in the year 1182, for the Cistercian friars, and, it is said, became, … Continue reading
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Travel to Ireland by Ship in 1891
Detailed below the steamer-routes from Great Britain to Ireland, from Part 2 of Ward’s “Thorough Guide” to Ireland of 1891, also see map , which also depicts railway lines. (extract below, full map at the end of this page.) Those … Continue reading
Irish Census Updates
The National Archives have added additional census data to their website : Surviving Census fragments from the 1821,1831,1841 & 1851 returns added to the main census website here Search Forms from 1841 and 1851 census carried out proof of age … Continue reading
Dublin to Westport and Achill – 1891
Description of journey, primarily by Rail, in 1891 from Dublin to Westport, with notes of outings to places of interest from Ward’s Travel Guide to Ireland – 1891 (part 2). Additional photos are from separate sources and date from c1900, … Continue reading
Dublin Castle – 1204 to 1922
Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath / Dublin Castle from 13th Century to the 1920s, extract of timeline and plan from booklet published c1940 1204 Mandate for erection of the Castle. 1228 Completion of towers by this date. 1242 Hall to be … Continue reading
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