Pre 1000 AD - The oldest Gaelic settlement Ath Cliath (hurdle-ford) takes its name from a man-made crossing point on the river close to the modern day Bow Street
1095 - St Michan's Church is founded. For 600 years it remains the only parish . . . — — Map (db m241010) HM
This teapot is based on the 'Utah Teapot' form, a digital object made public by mathematician Martin Newell, in 1975. The shape was, and is, used for the development of software which enables myriad creative industries, including . . . — — Map (db m241009) HM
A synopsis of the archaeology
By Colm Moriarty
The archaeological excavations carried out at Hammond Lane and Church Street, Dublin 7 revealed a wealth of information about Dublin city's very first north-siders.
Excavated in three . . . — — Map (db m241027) HM
[Gaeilge:] Nuair a bhí Faiche Stiabhna daingnithe ag Óglaigh na hÉireann, ghluais siad chun na bóithre timpeall air a dhaingniú freisin, agus iad ag cur bacainní ar acomhail bhóithre. Gabhadh seilbh ar aon rud a d’fhéadfaí a úsáid . . . — — Map (db m307105) HM
This plaque is to commemorate the
5th Infantry Battalion Pipe Band
which was stationed in this barracks
from 1973 to 1997 and whose
band room was above this archway — — Map (db m240667) HM
Arbour Hill Military Cemetery is a complex of monuments and buildings dating to the 19th and 20th centuries. These monuments and buildings commemorate diverse strands of Ireland's military past, from the graves of British military . . . — — Map (db m240998) HM WM
Arbour Hill Military Cemetery is the last resting place of British military personnel and their families who died while serving in Ireland from 1840 to 1876. Most of the military personnel served in one of the barracks located in . . . — — Map (db m240875) HM
CHAD
EUFOR Tchad/RCA / February 2008 - Dec 2010
Number of Tours Served: 2,800
Why were the Irish there?
• Refugees fleeing persecution in neighboring Darfur had created a crisis in the Central African Republic and . . . — — Map (db m269505) HM WM
CONGO
UN Operations in the Congo/ July 1960 - June 1964
Number of Tours Served: 6191 / Casualties: 26
Why the Irish were there?
• The Congo achieved independence from Belgium in June 1960. Yet Belgium troops were . . . — — Map (db m269503) HM WM
CYPRUS
United Nations Force in Cyprus / March 1965 - May 2005
Number of Tours Served: 9655 / Casualties: 9
Why the Irish were there?
• The island's Greek and Turkish communities have long been divided. Upon Cyprus's . . . — — Map (db m269502) HM WM
'Sé ainm an dhroichid seo anois ná
Droichead Seán Heuston
i gcuimhne
An Capt. Seán Heuston
(Fianna Éireann)
a thugh a anam ar son phoblacht na hÉireann
8ú Bealtaine, 1916
Ar dheasláimh dhé go raibh a anam
• . . . — — Map (db m269937) WM
Charles Manners, the Fourth Duke of Rutland (1754-1787) was a popular Viceroy of Ireland from 11th February 1784 until his death on 24th October 1787. He was well known for his ample
banquets in Dublin Castle and in particular for his love of . . . — — Map (db m240815) HM
On 12th December 1922 General Richard Mulcahy, Minister of Defence and Commander in Chief of the Irish Free State army took over this Barracks. He reviewed the first Free State troops here in Clarke Square.
Sculpture by John Coll, presented by . . . — — Map (db m240680) HM WM
This exhibit is a section of the flag pole, that once stood in the Irish Defence Forces Headquarters, Infirmary Road, Parkgate. The building formerly the Royal Infirmary, was designed by James Gandon in 1786[.] Later it became the headquarters to . . . — — Map (db m269454) HM WM
Arbour House, Headquarters of the Irish United Nations Veteran Assocation, was originally the house of the Principal of the Garrison School during the British occupation. Later it was occupied by the caretaker who looked after the graveyard in . . . — — Map (db m269443) HM WM
The Irish United Nations' Veterans' Association (IUNVA) was founded in 1989. Its members are personnel who served abroad with the United Nations, while in service, with the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána or the UN Field Service. . . . — — Map (db m240970) HM
LEBANON
UNIFIL / May 1978 - PRESENT DAY
Number of Tours Served: 32,000+ / Casualties 47
Why were the Irish there?
• When the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) relocated to Lebanon, the Organisation's action . . . — — Map (db m269507) HM WM
Laoċra mar aon leis na ceitre ċinnire
déag atá curta sa látair seo, a tug a
n-anam ar son na héireann i 1916
Seán Mac Adaim ∙
Tomás ó Hailín ∙ Éamann ó Haonġais ∙Éamann Breatnaċ ∙
Pilib . . . — — Map (db m240965) HM
SOMALIA
UN Operation in Somalia / August 1993 - January 1995
Number of Tours Served: 177 / Casualties: 1
Why the Irish were there?
• Vicious inter-clan fighting led to the deaths of 30,000 Somalis in 1991-1992 in . . . — — Map (db m269506) HM WM
In 1955, the parade ground, the school yard and the old cemetery were amalgamated to create a large
memorial area at Arbour Hill. Designed by Gerry McNicholl of the Office of Public Works, the memorial area features a curved wall . . . — — Map (db m240935) HM WM
If it was possible to love a gun-this was the gun, genuinely loved and respected by gunners the world over.
The 25 Pounder Gun was introduced into service of the British Army 1939, to replace the 18 pounder and 4,5 inch Howitzer which had . . . — — Map (db m269452) HM
The Bakers' Guild was founded by Royal Charter of Edward IV in 1478. This tablet with their arms and dated 1752, probably commemorates the transfer of the Guild's headquarters from the Bakers' Tower, Essex Bridge to Bakers' Hall, 8, Upper Bridge . . . — — Map (db m240684) HM
The Easter 1916 burial plot and memorial are located in an open terrace of Wicklow
granite in what was once part of Arbour Hill Prison. The leaders of the Rising were held
at various places in the city (Pearse and Heuston at Arbour . . . — — Map (db m240933) HM WM
United Irish Catechism
What is that in your hand? It is a branch.
Of what? Of the TREE of Liberty.
Where did it first grow? In America.
Where does it bloom? In France.
Where did the SEEDS fall? In Ireland.
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This stone of Wicklow granite marks the location of
the common grave in which lie the bodies of many of
those executed in Dublin after the 1798 Rebellion.
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[Marker facing street]
This memorial marks the Croppy's Acre where . . . — — Map (db m240635) HM
Dedicated To The Irish Citizens Who Died
In The Service Of The United Nations
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - ONUC
Coy Sgt Felix Grant DSM 03 Oct 1960
Col Justin J. MacCarthy DSM 27 Oct 1960
Lt Kevin M. Gleeson 08 Nov 1960 • Sgt Hugh F. . . . — — Map (db m269434) WM
[English:] Barnardo Square This square marks the birthplace of Dr Thomas Barnardo (1845–1905), the philanthropist who devoted his life to helping vulnerable children. As a young man, Barnardo wanted to practise as a medical . . . — — Map (db m304681) HM
[English:] Christ Church Cathedral Dublin’s oldest cathedral began life as a small church founded by Dúnán, the first bishop of Dublin, with funds from the Norse king of Dublin, Sitriuc. After the capture of the city by the . . . — — Map (db m304810) HM
[English:] Eamonn Ceannt (1881–1916) Signatory of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and a leader of the 1916 Rising Employed by Dublin City Council at the City Treasurer’s Department 16 Castle Street 1900–1916 . . . — — Map (db m304684) HM
[Gaeilge:] Ball den Hibernian Rifles Éag-ghonta sa láthair seo [English:] Member of the Hibernian Rifles Mortally wounded here [Gaeilge:] Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916 — — Map (db m304672) HM
[Gaeilge:] Halla na Cathrach Is é Halla na Cathrach ceanncheatrú Bardas Átha Cliath agus is ann a bíonn cruinnithe Comhairle Cathair Átha Cliath. Ba é Thomas Cooley a dhear mar ionad don Malartán Ríoga é agus osclaíodh an . . . — — Map (db m304673) HM
Irish Citizen Army Arm Cathartha na hÉireann Members of 1916 Garrison at Dublin’s City Hall and Its Outposts Comhaltaí Gharastún 1916 i Halla na Cathrach, Baile Átha Cliath agus Sna hUrphoist a Bháin Leis City Hall Halla na Cathrach . . . — — Map (db m304682) HM
Arm Catarḋa Éireann I.C.A. 1916 [Gaeilge:] I nOil-Ċuimne An Captaen Seán ua Conġaile An leas-Captaen Seán ua Raġallaiġ agus Seoirse Mac Eocaḋám is Luġaiḋ ua Broin, Óglaiġ, Darm . . . — — Map (db m304674) WM
In 1599, Sir William Temple, a renowned teacher and philosopher, entered the service of the Lord Deputy of Ireland. In 1609 Temple was made Provost of Trinity College, Dublin and Master Chancery in Ireland and moved to this country.
Sir . . . — — Map (db m240585) HM
This well was probably constructed when Eustace Street was laid out between 1680 and 1720. Before that this area was a salty tidal shore on the right bank of the river Poddle where it joined the Liffey just outside the walls of medieval . . . — — Map (db m241144) HM
Towards the end of the 8th century Scandinavian Vikings began to invade and then gradually settle and mix with Irish society. They founded our capital city, Dublin in 988.
Brian Boru, High King of Ireland at this time sought to reduce viking . . . — — Map (db m240567) HM
1200’s St Patrick’s Cathedral Is First Constructed [Français:] La cathédrale St Patrick est construite pour la première fois [Deutsch:] Die St. Patrick’s Cathedral wird erstmals errichtet . . . — — Map (db m304825) HM
1600’s English plantation policy enforced to weaken Irish chieftains power [Français:] La politique anglaise de plantation mise en application afin d’affaiblir le pouvoir des chefs irlandais [Deutsch:] . . . — — Map (db m304829) HM
This model shows the cathedral priory of Holy Trinity (later known as Christ Church) around 1370, with the monastic buildings that housed and fed its staff of Augustinian canons, along with its newly extended quire.
Christ Church Cathedral . . . — — Map (db m304811) HM
In No. 7 Hoey’s Court (now demolished) about 100 feet N.W. of this spot it is reputed that Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, was born on the 30th day of Nov. 1667. He died on the 19th day of Oct. 1745. MCMXII — — Map (db m307816) 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
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
[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
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. Other . . . — — Map (db m143176) HM
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
"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
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
• 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
Pray
for the souls
of all
poor and afflicted
whose bodies
have been laid
in this cemetery
since 1841
R.I.P.
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This Holy Ground is . . . — — Map (db m143226) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Eaglais Mhuire
Tráth dá raibh, gnáth-eaglais ab ea Eaglais Mhuire, ceann de na heaglaisí is sine in Éirinn. Tar éis an iliomad blianta d'athchóiriú agus den fhorbairt chúramach a bheith críochnaithe, sa lá atá inniu ann tá Músaem . . . — — Map (db m136916) HM
This graveyard is believed to have been in use from the 7th century. The earliest surviving memorials date from the 1630s. The graveyard contains 281 memorials but many more people are known to have been buried here. A map of all memorials is . . . — — Map (db m136967) HM
Halla an Bhaile
Ó dá fhocal sa sean-Bhéarla, "tol" agus "sael", a chiallaíonn 'halla cánach', a thagann ainm an fhoirgnimh is suntasaí ar an tSráid Ard.
Tógadh Halla an Bhaile thart ar 1578 agus atógadh i 1761 é. D'fhreastail sé ar . . . — — Map (db m136706) HM
Tholsel
High Street's most significant building, gets its name from the old English words "tol' and "sael" meaning the hall of taxes. The Tholsel was erected circa 1578 and re-built in 1761. It has served Kilkenny as a meeting place, a . . . — — Map (db m136798) HM
Ceantar an Bhaile Aird
Bhí tógáil ballaí baile ina-gné lárnach ag luathfhorbairt Chill Chainnigh, a bhí faoi thionchar na Normannach agus cuireadh tús leis thart ar an mbliain 1240. Tá ag Cill Chainnigh trí limistéar mhúrtha: . . . — — Map (db m136518) HM
OUR HERITAGE
The three highly successful Irish International Grand Prix held in Dublin's Phoenix Park between 1929 and 1931 led to races being held on street and road circuits throughout Ireland.
For those that could not afford a . . . — — Map (db m136790) HM
Teach Martin Archer, a bhfuil a arnas le [illegible words] scríbhinne
Insignia Martin Archer...Kilkenniensis
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The house of Martin . . . — — Map (db m136515) HM
Sir Richard Shee a thóg an teach déirce do bhoicht Chill Choinnigh 1581 agus d'fhág sé maoin le huacht aige 1603. Tugtaí iostas do dhaoine bochta ann go dtí an 19ú aois nuair a bhí droch - bhail air.
This almshouse was built . . . — — Map (db m136908) HM
Trach Capall Colles
Ba é Cumann Chill Chainnigh um Fhóirithint ar Ainmhithe a choimisiúnaigh an trach ólacháin aolchloiche seo in 1902, ar chostas caoga ocht punt agus cúig scilling. Ba é an tUasal Colles ó na hOibreacha Aolchloiche . . . — — Map (db m136903) HM
Following the fire of 20th September 1985
this building was renovated under the
guidance of Cllr. Michael I. McGuinness
Mayor 1985-86 and Cllr. Margaret Tynan
Mayor 1986-87 and re-opened 19th Feb. 1987 — — Map (db m136787) HM
In Honour Of
all those
Kilkenny Citizens
who died
In Past Wars
or on service
with
The
United Nations
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In Ómós
Shaoránaigh
uile
Chill . . . — — Map (db m136911) WM
The threshold and other rough stone
was salvaged from one of the last
thatched houses in the village.
It was demolished in the year 2000. — — Map (db m24721) HM
This hospital was founded in 1833 as the District Lunatic Asylum for Queen’s County, King’s County, Longford and Westmeath. It became known as Portlaoise District Mental Hospital in 1925. A substantial extension in red brick was added in the 1930s. . . . — — Map (db m305438) HM
This hospital was built in 1808. Administered by Dr John Jacob it replaced the infirmary located in the Stone House which had been founded mid-18th century by his father, Dr Michael Jacob. Four generations of the Jacob medical family were involved . . . — — Map (db m305441) HM
South Panel: “This island is ours, and have it we will, if the leaders be true to the people, and the people be true to themselves” East Panel: “Let laws and institutions say what they will, this fact will be stronger than all laws, . . . — — Map (db m304846) HM
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