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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ireland
By William Fischer, Jr., April 8, 2009
A Fighting Chance Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| | John Ridgeway & Chay Bylth
rowed the Atlantic in English Rose III
from Orleans to Kilronan, Aran,
Ireland 4th June 1966 - 3rd Sept. 1966
Na laga dia iad — — Map (db m22850) HM |
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This, one of the finest prehistoric fortresses in Western Europe, consists of three dry-stone ramparts, and the remains of a fourth, the outermost of which encloses an area of 11 acres.
Outside the second rampart there is a 30 foot band of . . . — — Map (db m109137) HM |
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Poet, Writer, Life-Long Worker
in the Irish Cause
was born in this house Sept. 29. 1854.
——•——
“For peace of mind I'll never find
until my own I call
that little Irish cailín
in her ould plaid . . . — — Map (db m28091) HM |
| | Welcome to Port Corrúch Seal Colony
[First part of the marker is about the seal colony along the coastline and is not transcribed]
As you look across the North Sound you can see the Coast of Connemare and the Twelve pins of Connemara. Near . . . — — Map (db m22928) HM |
| | Sraith Bhuí – The Yellow River Land
This is one of the finest megalithic tombs in Ireland. This particular example is a wedge tomb, so-called because of its shape, wider and higher at the entrance and gradually tapering towards . . . — — Map (db m28063) HM |
| | Bún na hInes - Bottom of the River Meadow
This clapperbridge is a very unusual feature in the West of Ireland. The word clapper originally meant plank in the Sussex area of England, where there are many examples. Clapperbridges are a . . . — — Map (db m28058) HM |
| | Monk's Fishing House
Fish was a staple in the diet of the mediaeval monastery, and this small building, probably built in the 15th or 16th century, is believed to have been used by the monks of Cong to make the task of catching fish a little . . . — — Map (db m28068) HM |
| | This graveyard is now in the area known as Killeen. There is no trace of the early Christian church but there is a circular raised platform within the graveyard which could indicate where the original church stood. Tradition has it that if a . . . — — Map (db m28056) HM |
| | Cluain Cearbhán - Meadow of the Buttercups
The Famine Museum in Louisburgh recounts local memories of the famine, presents coverage of the famine in the media, nationally and locally, and shows how links have been established . . . — — Map (db m28044) HM |
| | Móinín - Small Bog
Lime Kilns date from the 18th century and were used until the 1940s in some areas. By lighting fires in these kilns and adding crushed limestone, lime was produced for use as fertiliser in the fields and also for . . . — — Map (db m27989) HM |
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Murrisk Abbey • site 6
Muraisc - Sea Marsh
Murrisk Abbey was founded circa 1456 by the Augustinian Friars because “the inhabitants of those parts have not hitherto been instructed in their faith.” It quickly . . . — — Map (db m27757) HM |
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Ag Críost an mhuir
Ag Críost an t-iasc
I líontaih Dé go gcastar sinn
This monument was erected to honour the
contributions of the traditional seafaring
fishing community in Murrisk.
We celebrate their memory and ask you to remember . . . — — Map (db m80404) HM |
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Murrisk - from Muraisc (Sea-marsh)
Murrisk Friary
This small house of Augustinian friars, located here on the south shore of Clew Bay in the shadow of Croagh Patrick, was founded in 1457 by Hugh O'Malley. It was dedicated . . . — — Map (db m27587) HM |
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To honour the memory of all who died, suffered and
emigrated due to the Great Famine of 1845 - 1850,
and the victims of all famines.
The Memorial was unveiled by the President of Ireland,
Mary Robinson, on 20 July 1997.
I gcuimhna . . . — — Map (db m27583) HM |
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In loving memory of
Squadron Leader
R.F.C. Garvey D.F.C. & Bar
Only son of J.C. & Gladys Garvey
Born at Murrisk Abbey 11th July 1918
Killed in a flying accident
at Shawbury, England,
on 14th January 1948 & buried there
Dearly . . . — — Map (db m28259) HM |
| | To commemorate
the Hungry Poor
who walked here in 1849
and walk the Third World today
Freedom for South Africa 1994.
“How can men feel themselves
honoured by the humiliation
of their fellow beings.”
Mahatma Gandhi in . . . — — Map (db m27687) HM |
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IgCuimhne ar an maor
Seán Mac Giolla Bríde
Major John Mac Bride
Vice-Commandant
Irish Republican Army,
Major in the Army of the South
African Republic,
Organizer of the Transvaal
Irish Brigade,
who died for Ireland
5th . . . — — Map (db m27564) HM WM |
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This memorial was erected to
commemorate the memory of
Comdt. Patrick Glynn
Lieut. Michael Glavey
Vol. Michael Keane
who gave their lives for
the cause of freedom
during an attack on
Ballinlough R.I.C. Barracks
on Sept. . . . — — Map (db m27768) HM |
| | Cruachan is traditionally said to be the inauguration place of the Kings of Connacht. There are a number of monuments spread over an area of about two square miles. These include a large mound, a number of differently-shaped enclosures and some . . . — — Map (db m28192) HM |
| | This memorial is erected on the site
of the birthplace of
William Percy French
Born 1st May 1854
and commemorates his life as
engineer, song-writer, entertainer,
artist and journalist.
“Remember me is all I ask,
and yet if . . . — — Map (db m28177) HM |
| | Rathmoyle Cemetery is unique in that it is the property of the parish and is maintained solely by the local population.
The site appeas on the 1st edition of the 6 inch O.S. series of maps for Co. Roscommon as a Mortuary Chapel with surrounding . . . — — Map (db m28204) HM |
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Fine example
of town's Georgian
architecture.
Home of Dr. Dudley Forde
popular medical practitioner
in this area for many years
Died 1945 — — Map (db m27557) HM |
| | Former
Mahon Dower House
Originally constructed
in 1740's later used as
Scoil Mhuire Secondary
School until 1967 — — Map (db m27538) HM |
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Brewery here in
early 18th century — — Map (db m27548) HM |
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The Sharkey Sisters
Una and Lena
resided here. Leading
members of Cumann na mBan
during
War of Independence — — Map (db m27553) HM |
| | Ireland's National Monument
to the Fighting 69th Regiment &
Brigadier General Michael Corcoran
Unveiled by
The Honourable Major Michael R. Bloomberg
New York City
22 August 2006
John Perry T.D
Chariman
Ballymore Community . . . — — Map (db m85947) WM |
| | We sent you our starving and our evicted
you gave them freedom and opportunity
1861-1865
You sounded the call of arms
We answered with loyalty and courage
We gave service, limb and life
To the honour and lasting memory of Irish . . . — — Map (db m85946) WM |
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To commemorate
the arrival of
the Carmelite Order
in Ireland
Leighlinbridge 1271
Jubilee 2000
————————
Comoradh ar theacht
na Mbrathar mban
go Heirinn . . . — — Map (db m136334) HM |
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Experimenter & Educationalist
Light Pipe : IR Analysis : Respiration Analyser — — Map (db m136205) HM |
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Planted 12 July 1991 by
the Right Honourable
Brian Mulroney
Prime Minister of Canada
to mark the occasion
of his visit to his
ancestral home. . . . — — Map (db m136332) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m136351) HM |
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Now part of our industrial heritage, culm crushers are remnants of the coal mining industry in the Coal Measures Hills of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Concentrated mostly in the areas around Old Leighlin and Castlecomer, they were a communal . . . — — Map (db m136345) HM |
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Déantar cuimhneachán ar go leor daoine áitiúla móra le rá anseo. Ach bealach ar leith atá sa Mheilteoir Colmais chun comóradh a dhéanamh ar shaol laethúil mhuintir eile an tsráidbhaile.
D'úsáid siad an chloch ollmhór ar chúis . . . — — Map (db m136446) HM |
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Déantar cuimhneamh i nGairdín na nDealbh ar thriúr de na mic ba mhó le rá i Leithghlinn an Droichid: John Tyndall, Comhalta den Chumann Ríoga, arbh é an chéad duine a chruthaigh gurb ann don larmhairt Cheaptha Teasa, an Cairdinéal Patrick . . . — — Map (db m136426) HM |
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The Kavanaghs
dominated this area.
To use the bridge
The Crown
paid
Black Rent
Safe shall sail
Through life's gale,
From the Quay of Leighlin, O.
Rowan McCombe. — — Map (db m136199) HM |
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The story of John Tyndall is one
of courage, passion and idealism.
A story of the highest personal
success achievable by any person
of humble beginnings in his time. — — Map (db m136381) HM |
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Supplied malt to
breweries & distilleries
of Ireland
via the navigable
River Barrow
As we're tied,
Side by side,
At the Quay of Leighlin, O. — — Map (db m136201) HM |
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The Colonel from Leighlin who died in
one of the greatest battles to grip the
public imagination,
The Battle of the Little Big Horn
or what became known as
Custer's Last Stand. — — Map (db m136355) WM |
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Zoologist & Scientific Reformer
founder of
Zoological Society
& First Secretary
1826
Ornithological Researches — — Map (db m136206) HM |
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In Memory Of
Nurse Margaret Kehoe
Orchard, Leighlinbridge.
Born on 17th March 1867
who was shot dead
while carrying out her
duties at
The South Dublin Union
(St James Hospital)
on Easter Monday
April 24th 1916. . . . — — Map (db m136335) HM |
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Second longest
river in Ireland,
192 km,
one of the
Three Sisters
Whilst we lie
Snug and dry,
At the Quay of Leighlin, O. — — Map (db m136200) HM |
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A Tribute to the
Sisters of Mercy
in Leighlin in
Appreciation of
their service to the
community
since 1910 — — Map (db m136331) HM |
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From 1837-39 John Tyndall and his sister, Emma travelled the River Barrow towpath to Ballinabranna school, 4 miles distant. On the way they would occasionally join with their teacher, John Conwill who lived near the towpath at Rathornan and . . . — — Map (db m136347) HM |
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Leighlinbridge enjoys a range of gardens, built and designed by the local community to commemorate various aspects of village life over the years.
The Millenium Garden, located on Ballyknockan Hill, was built to celebrate the New Millenium . . . — — Map (db m136384) HM |
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[County Carlow Roll of Honored Dead] — — Map (db m136343) WM |
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This shoeing stone
has been in the
Doyle Family of the Moate
for five generations
and has been
donated by them
to the
people of Rathvilly
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The shoeing stone was
relocated . . . — — Map (db m136195) HM |
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H. Company
1st. Batt. Dublin Brigade
I.R.A.
of Tombeach in the Parish of
Rathvilly
Born in Dublin 20th. January
1902
Taken in Action against
British troops 20th September
1920
Hanged in Mountjoy Jail
1st. November 1920
Aged . . . — — Map (db m136190) HM WM |
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Rathvilly nestles at the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains on the River Staney in the lush, green landscape of Ireland's Ancient East. The name Rathvilly derives from the Irish for 'Ring Fort of the Trees'. The village and its surrounds has a . . . — — Map (db m136197) HM |
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To Mark The 50th Anniversary Of Rathvilly
All Ireland Tidy Town Win In 1961
This Plaque Was Unveiled On The 18th June 2011
By The Minister For The Environment
Mr Phil Hogan TD . . . — — Map (db m136193) HM |
| | Castle Hall
The causeway entrance to the 13th century Dublin Castle lies under this building on the North/South axis. The Bedford Tower was built on the medieval entrance towers. This building, comprising of the former Genealogical Office and . . . — — Map (db m22435) HM |
| | Chris Reid completed a public artwork consisting of 20 bronze plaques and a printed book. The texts are based on recordings the artist made from 2004 to 2008 with residents and people associated with Nicholas Street, Ross Road, Bride Street and . . . — — Map (db m22480) HM |
| | A valiant woman who fought for Ireland in 1916
_________________________
In the 1916 Rising she was Second-in-Command to Michael Mallin in the College of Surgeons. She was sentenced to death for her activities but was released from prison in . . . — — Map (db m22504) HM |
| | One of Dublin's major contributions to European civilisation has been in the area of literature. It is remarkable that so many writers of world renown were born here including three winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. This Literary Parade . . . — — Map (db m22472) HM |
| | This bronze commemorates
the first performance of
George Frideric Handel's
Oratorio Messiah, given
in the Old Musick Hall in
Fishamble Street at noon
on Tuesday April 13th 1742 — — Map (db m22450) HM |
| | In memory of the officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers who fell in the South African War A.D.1899·1900
Fortissimis suis militibus hoc monumentum eblana dedicavit MCMVII
Hartshill•Ladysmith•Talana•Colenso• . . . — — Map (db m22470) HM |
| | In 1925 a finely sculptured garden seat of Kilkenny limestone was placed in the park and inscribed on the back - “Anna Marie, 1829 - 1922 and Thomas Haslam, 1825 - 1917. This seat is erected in commemoration [sic - ‘honour’] of their long . . . — — Map (db m22485) HM |
| | He has been described as the greatest poet of the nineteenth century. He died of cholera in 1849. The bronze bust by Oliver Sheppard was unveiled in 1909 on behalf of the National Literary Society.
In a niche in the pedestal is a marble head . . . — — Map (db m22488) HM |
| | Acknowledged as a world figure in literature. He dismantled the English language and put it together again so that it became music. The sculpture in bronze was unveiled on June 16, (Bloomsday) 1982. — — Map (db m27047) HM |
| | Ni dhéanfaidh gáeil bhearmao orc go brách
[Gaelic transcription is best effort]
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Erected in 1954. An uncut rock of Wicklow granite symbolises the patriot's unbreakable spirit. Into the rock is set a plaque bearing an . . . — — Map (db m25316) HM |
| | Since 1924, Leinster House has been the seat of the two houses of the Oireachtas, Dail and Seanad (Irish Parliament and Senate), who meet here a total of 90 days a year.
Designed in 1745 by the architect Richard Cassels, who also designed the . . . — — Map (db m22459) HM |
| | Prior to 1877 St. Stephen's Green was a private square for the use of the residents of the Green. In that year, through the generosity of Sir Arthur Edward Guinness (Lord Ardilaun) negotiations were concluded for converting it into a public park. . . . — — Map (db m25311) HM |
| | Margaret Anna Cusack was born on this site on May 6th 1829. At the time York Street was a centre of medicine. She was the daughter of Sara and Dr. Samuel Cusack. Her uncle was the interationally renowned surgeon James William Cusack, 3-times . . . — — Map (db m22454) HM |
| | The National Memorial to members of the Defence Forces is a place of contemplation and remembrance, providing a focal point where families, relatives and members of the public can reflect on the contribution and sacrifice made by members of the . . . — — Map (db m26868) HM |
| | Oscar
Wilde
1854 - 1900
Poet, Dramatist, Wit
Lived Here
1855 to 1878 — — Map (db m24754) HM |
| | Presented to the People
of Ireland
by
The Robert Emmet
Statue Committee
of the
United States of America
April 13, 1966
Francis J. Kane, Chairman
Ambassador Scott McLeod
Devlin W. Dormer, Esq.
Hon. Michael J. Kirwan, M.C. . . . — — Map (db m25304) HM |
| | Tradition has it that Saint Patrick baptised the first Irish Christians in a well, situated here in St. Patrick's Park, with water from the River Poddle, which still flows underground. A small wooden church was erected here to commemorate the . . . — — Map (db m22468) HM |
| | aural and ophthalmic surgeon, archaeologist, ethnologist, antiquarian, biographer, statistician, naturalist, topographer, historian, folklorist, lived in this house from 1855 to 1876 — — Map (db m24755) HM |
| | This majestic view of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin is a colour reproduction from a series of original aquatints etched by James Malton, whose work, A Picturesque and Descriptive View of the City of Dublin, gives us a glimpse of Dublin at the . . . — — Map (db m22465) HM |
| | Erected in 1887 from funds subscribed by the Dublin Metropolitan Police to commemorate Queen Victoria's Jubilee. [From the Monuments of St. Stephen's Green marker found in the park.] — — Map (db m22483) HM |
| | This fountain, erected in 1956, is situated near the Leeson Street entrance to the park. It consists of a group of three bronze figures – Nornenbrunnen, representing the Three Fates, who weave and measure the thread of man's destiny.
The . . . — — Map (db m25306) HM |
| | An Irish patriot convicted of treason. He died mysteriously in prison in November 1798.
The memorial consists of a ten-foot figure of Wolfe Tone backed by a wall of rough granite columns of varying width and rising to 16 feet in height. . . . — — Map (db m25303) HM |
| | Born in County Dublin
9th February 1880
Killed at Guinchy
9th September 1916
Poet•Essayist•Patriot
____________________
Killed at Guinchy during the Great War, September 1916.
“Died not for Flag nor King nor Emperor
But for a . . . — — Map (db m22489) WM |
| | Sunday Independent journalist,
was murdered on 26th June 1996.
Be Not Afraid
Greater justice was her ideal and it was her ultimate achievement
Her courage and sacrifice saved many from the scourge of drugs and other crime.
Her . . . — — Map (db m24078) HM |
| | “He may be regarded as the pivot around which Irish literature turned from instinctive to conscious art.” (George W. Russell).
The memorial, erected in [October] 1967, is a tribute in bronze by Henry Moore, the sculptor. — — Map (db m27039) HM |
| | W. B. Yeats
Poet
Lived Here • 1880-1883
“I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams” — — Map (db m24771) HM |
| | Howth Abbey, St. Marys
Sigtrygg, King of Dublin, founded the first church here in 1042. When this church was amalgamated with another on Ireland's Eye in 1235, it was re-founded by Luke, Archbishop of Dublin. Much of the present church dates . . . — — Map (db m27205) HM |
| | A Fishing Village
References to the fishing industry in Howth can be found from the twelfth century, although in the seventeenth century the port was also known in the area as a base for pirates roaming Dublin Bay. In Elizabethan times a . . . — — Map (db m27057) HM |
| | The monument was erected by
The Howth Fishermens Association
and commemorated the lives
of all persons lost at sea,
no matter where or no matter how.
[Representative memorial plaques follow]
Fishermen
Brian Faherty and . . . — — Map (db m26806) HM |
| | Howth from Old Norse Hofuth (a promontory);
Binn Éadair (the hill of Éadar) is the Irish name.
This church, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, was collegiate; that is, it was served by a college or community of . . . — — Map (db m27183) HM |
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Sixth President of the
International Olympic Committee
1972 - 1980
President of the
Olympic Council of Ireland
1950 - 1973
This commemorative bronze bust was unveiled by
Dr. Jacques Rogge
Eight[h] President of the . . . — — Map (db m27050) HM |
| | Seeing the meaning
When viewing a piece of sculpture one can see many different layers of meaning. The clues given here are only the first layer of meaning and are meant only as a gateway through which you can go on your way to see meanings . . . — — Map (db m25301) HM |
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[Excerpt from marker]
History
There has been a settlement at Malahide (Mullach Íde in Gaelige meaning the Hill of the Hydes) since ancient times. The Vikings landed in 795 AD and the Danes were settled here from 897 AD. In 1185 the . . . — — Map (db m72714) HM |
| | This sculpture celebrates Portmarnock's unique role in world aviation history. This beach, known as the Velvet Strand, was used as a runway for the first successful East-West Transatlantic flight, on 24th June 1930.
After a gruelling 33 hours . . . — — Map (db m25788) HM |
| | What's in a name?
Portmarnock is names after St Marnock, a prominent missionary who founded a church in the area.
The Velvet Strand and Aviation History
It was from the Velvet Strand, on 24th of June 1930, that the famous Australian . . . — — Map (db m83440) HM |
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By 1855 the Mass House which had served the people of Celbridge for over one hundred years was in a poor state of repair. It was situated in front of the present church. It was known as a Mass House as Mass was the only service allowed in it. . . . — — Map (db m143176) HM |
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The Irish Poor Law System
The origins of the Irish Workhouse system lie in the Irish Poor Law Act passed by the parliament of the United Kingdom in 1838.
The Act, entitled an Act for the More Effectual Relief of the Poor in Ireland was . . . — — Map (db m143231) HM |
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"Along the banks of that river, amid the groves and bowers of Swift and Vanessa, I grow convinced that I was right."
Henry Grattan
INTRODUCTION
Celbridge (Cill Droichid: 'Church by the Bridge' originally angicised to . . . — — Map (db m143210) HM |
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Tá Eastát Castletown, Cill Droichid i mbaile clúiteach Arthur Guinness agus tailte cúirtéireachta Jonathan Swift, údar Gulliver's Travels.
Lonnaithe sa stair chlúiteach seo, is é Castletown an teach mór ar stíl Phallaidiach is mó clú . . . — — Map (db m143409) HM |
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• The original Celbridge Manor was built at the beginning of the 18th century by Bartholemew Van Homrigh, a wealthy Dutch merchant, who was Purchaser of Provisions and Commissioner of Ordnance for the victorious forces of King William III.
• . . . — — Map (db m143209) HM |
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Pray
for the souls
of all
poor and afflicted
whose bodies
have been laid
in this cemetery
since 1841
R.I.P.
—————————————
This Holy Ground is . . . — — Map (db m143226) HM |
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Through this gate from 1841 onwards passed the
bodies of deceased inmates of the Celbridge Union
Workhouse on their way to burial in these
grounds. The Workhouse System conducted its
burials in a characteristically efficient manner
and . . . — — Map (db m143227) HM |
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C Company, 1st Battalion,
Dublin Brigade, I.V.
Four Courts & Interned
in Stafford & Frongoch 1916
Unveiled by Cllr. Frank O'Rourke
21st February 2016 — — Map (db m143171) WM |
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An Early Georgian Merchant's House — — Map (db m143168) HM |
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Erected by his numerous friends of all classes
and of all creeds in memory of
Sir Gerald Dease, K.C.V.O.
Born 17th July 1831, died 18th October 1903.
A man of stainless honour, who used his high position
and great . . . — — Map (db m143180) HM |
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The origins of our town
In ancient times there were five principal roads in Ireland. One of these roads was known as the "Slí Mhór". It extended from Dublin Bay to Galway Bay and forded the river Liffey in Celbridge just below where the Mill . . . — — Map (db m143545) HM |
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In 1740-41, famine spread across Europe, following a great frost[,] the so-called 'Black Spring'. Rivers froze, and water-powered mills that ground grain into flour stopped working. This led to a flour scarcity, hoarding by wholesalers, . . . — — Map (db m143165) HM |
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Muiris Mac Gearailt a thóg 1176 : rinneadh méadh air ó am go ham ina dhiaidh sin. [?] dtús na 14ú aoise ba é príomháit chónaithe ghearaltach chill dara é, chuir "Tomás an Tsíoda" i dtreo cosanta in aghaidh na sasanach é i . . . — — Map (db m143158) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m143143) HM |
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The Church of St. Mary's - a living centre of worship today - is also a monument to the Fitzgerald family whose history is permanently linked with the nearby Geraldine Castle. Originally built as a private chapel for the castle, in 1248 St. Mary's . . . — — Map (db m143157) HM |
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This Large East Window is unusual because it is made of wood and set in stone. During the restoration of 1770 this window was taken from the church of Laraghbryan, which had fallen into ruins[.] Note how the stonemason corrected the misspelling in . . . — — Map (db m143155) HM |
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