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According to some reports, it happened as recently as the 19th century. Farmers would store butter in bogs for the purpose of ...
The Material for Victory exemplifies an understudied tradition in late-19th-century Irish sociopolitical history, between the imagined poles of parliamentary and “physical force” nationalisms ...
Across Ireland, historic properties are keeping up with the times and upping their hospitality game with new suites, modern amenities and cutting-edge wellness. But is all this new coming at the ...
How the 'hungry gap' caused widespread distress in 19th century Ireland Updated / Tuesday, 25 Jul 2023 12:36 Collecting limpets and seaweed for food in the west of Ireland during the Famine.
A manuscript containing a large hand-written collection of traditional Irish tunes from the North Kilkenny /Laois border area ...
Many rural Irish Catholics in the mid-19th century had little opportunity for advancement and only knew one reality—growing potatoes on tiny plots of land for consumption and resale. 3.