According to some reports, it happened as recently as the 19th century. Farmers would store butter in bogs for the purpose of ...

A manuscript containing a large hand-written collection of traditional Irish tunes from the North Kilkenny /Laois border area ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

SCITUATE − A mysterious, nearly forgotten booklet dating back to the early 19th century found in the archives of the Scituate Historical Society is drawing attention from scholars. The 78 pages ...