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Digital Books | An Chomhairle Leabharlanna
- Borlase: The Dolmens of Ireland
Monuments & Built Heritage | Dublin City Public Libraries
- Devoy: Recollections Of An Irish Rebel
History of Ireland | Kildare County Library
- Rushe: Monaghan in the Eighteenth Century
History & Heritage | Monaghan County Library
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The poet William Allingham was born in Ballyshannon in County Donegal
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Poor Law Unions and their Records by Dr. Raymond Gillespie outlines events leading to the creation of workhouses in Ireland, describes daily life in the workhouse and the records of this which still survive today.
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An illustration of the game of hopscotch
Illustration of the game of hopscotch in a copy book
Copyright of the National Folklore Collection
Venacular cottage near Laragh, Co. Wicklow
The ruins of a venacular cottage near Laragh, Co. Wicklow
Copyright Peter McGuire
Wren boys at Sandymount Green, Dublin
A group of wren boys visiting local houses on St. Stevens day in Sandymount Green, Dublin.
Copyright of The Irish Times
The marriage of a same-sex couple
A same-sex couple following their civil wedding ceremony.
Copyright of The Irish Times
An old graveyard which was used for the unbaptised and the poor
An old graveyard which in the past was used for the unbaptised and the poor in Cill na mBochtain
Courtesy of National Folklore Collection
Nettles
A sting from a nettle can be soothed by rubbing the sting with dock leaves). Nettles is sometimes used as a natural remedy, for example, nettle tea is sometimes used as a remedy for anaemia.
Hopscotch
A child playing a game of hopscotch
Floats in a St. Patrick's Day parade
Colourful floats in a St. Patrick's Day Parade in Ireland
Copyright Irish Times
- John Kelly: 'The ballad of P.W. Nally'
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.
469.4K
Mayo County Library
- Stephen Garvey: 'Back to Castlebar'
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
1.9M
Mayo County Library
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stephen garvey
2.3M
Mayo County Library
- Sean Smyth: 'Jim McKillop's Reel'
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.
468.2K
Mayo County Library
- David Munnelly: 'Jock Cawley's' jigs
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.
460.8K
Mayo County Library
- John & Kevin McHugh: 'Adam & Eve jigs'
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
469.0K
Mayo County Library
- Emer Mayock: 'The fickle lad'
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.
468.6K
Mayo County Library
- Joe Byrne: Audio
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.
469.4K
Mayo County Library
- Ancient Cures, Charms and Usages of Ireland
Ancient Cures, Charms and Usages of Ireland
Ancient Cures, Charms and Usages of Ireland: contributions to Irish lore by Lady Wilde, author of "Ancient Legends of Ireland," "Driftwood from Scandinavia," etc. London: Ward and Downey, 12, York Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 1890.
19.0M
History & Heritage | Other
- Records relating to the Dioceses of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
Records relating to the Dioceses of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
Records relating to the Dioceses of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise by the Very Rev. John Canon Monahan, D.D., V.F. With map. Dublin: M.H. Gill and Son, O'Connell Street, 1886.
39.3M
History & Heritage | Westmeath County Library
- History of Ireland: Cuculain and his Contemporaries
History of Ireland: Cuculain and his Contemporaries
History of Ireland: Cuculain and his Contemporaries, by Standish O'Grady. Vol. II
27.3M
History of Ireland | Other
- History of Ireland: The Heroic Period
History of Ireland: The Heroic Period
History of Ireland: The Heroic Period, by Standish O'Grady.
22.3M
Digital Books | Other
- The Miseries and Beauties of Ireland
The Miseries and Beauties of Ireland
The Miseries and Beauties of Ireland, by Jonathan Binns
27.4M
History & Heritage | Other
- The Miseries and Beauties of Ireland
The Miseries and Beauties of Ireland
The Miseries and Beauties of Ireland, by Jonathan Binns.
30.5M
History of Ireland | An Chomhairle Leabharlanna
- Meagher of the Sword
Meagher of the Sword
Meagher of the Sword: Speeches of Thomas Francis Meagher in Ireland 1846-1848. His narrative of events in Ireland in July, 1848, personal reminiscences of Waterford, Galway and his schooldays. Edited by Arthur Griffith, with a preface, appendices, index and illustrations. Dublin 1916.
36.4M
History of Ireland | An Chomhairle Leabharlanna
- The United Irishmen, their lives and times, Volume 3
The United Irishmen, their lives and times, Volume 3
The United Irishmen, their lives and times, with several additional memoirs, and authentic documents, heretofore unpublished: the whole matter newly arranged and revised by Richard R. Madden, F.R.C.S., M.R.I.A. Edited by James J. O'Neill, Librarian, University College, Dublin. With numerous illustrations.
22.4M
History of Ireland | Other









