Patrick the Legend – The Story of St Patrick
The exact date of St Patrick's birth is not known, but it is thought that it was around the year 386 AD. As everyone...
Ernest Walton: The Irish Man Who Split the Atom
Nobel Prize winner Ernest Walton is best known for the seminal series of 'atom-smashing' experiments that he carried out in the 1930s at the...
John P Holland: Submarine Man
Despite facing what sometimes seemed like insurmountable obstacles, the Irish engineer John P Holland refused to give up on his vision of building a...
The History of Cahir Castle
Cahir Castle, once the home of the famed Butler family, sits proudly on a rocky island in the River Suir in the middle of...
Fearsome Past: The History of Dunhill Castle
The ancient remains of the once mighty Dunhill Castle, seat of the La Poer (Power) family, sit high on a towering rock above the...
The Gaulstone Dolmen
The Gaulstone Dolmen is an example of a particular type of megalithic monument or tomb. These single-chamber structures consist of a minimum of two...
The Mysterious Past of the Labbacallee Wedge Tomb
The Labbacallee Wedge Tomb is the largest example of its type in Ireland. These megalithic structures are so called because of their shape -...
Grace O’Malley (Granuaile) – Legendary Irish Pirate Queen
Disparaged by her English enemies and largely overlooked by the chroniclers of her time she may have been, yet the famous Pirate Queen Grace...
Marking the 1916 Rising Centenary in Frongoch
When the First World War broke out over a century ago, it soon became clear that it would be necessary to build a number...
The Easter Rising of 1916
The Great Irish Famine of 1845 is regarded by many historians as a pivotal point in Irish history, and it certainly contributed to the...
