Sweathouses – An 18th Century Irish Sauna? Co. Leitrim, Ireland 2021
Public asked to help with information about the use of small stone structures as a type of Irish sauna. Leitrim[…]
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Inside the Mind of the Chief – Autism, Asperger’s and Éamon de Valera
The idea that Éamon de Valera may have been autistic surfaces from time to time, but where did it come[…]
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South Armagh 1997 The Hour the SAS Took Down the IRAs Top Sniper
February 12, 1997. Bessbrook, County Armagh. A 23-year-old lance bombardier from the Royal Horse Artillery is standing at a permanent[…]
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The 200 Most Common Irish Words for Beginners (with pronunciation)
Learn the 200 most common words in the Irish language — the words you’ll meet again and again in everyday[…]
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What Now Irishman? – Grand Torino aka Mr Rowan Croft
Just finished recording this, it is too good to sit on. Rowan Croft in conversation challenges my morality, my politics[…]
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Battle of Clontarf 1014: Irish Vs Vikings – Irelands Bloodiest Battle!
The Battle of Clontarf took place on 23 April 1014 at Clontarf, near Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland.[…]
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BALTINGLASS COUNTY WICKLOW.
Baltinglass is a town in south – west Wicklow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney, near the border[…]
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CLOUGHMORE STONE AND A RECEDING ICE AGE.
The Cloughmore stone is situated 1,000 ft on the slopes of Slieve Martin Mountain in County Down. It’s a 50[…]
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The last of Irelands Wagon dwelling Travellers
The last of the Traditional wagon dwelling Irish Nomads. For Traveller pride week in 2022 I took a trip to[…]
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What Was a Souterrain? The Irish Tunnel That Hid Villages from Vikings
In the year 836 AD, a fleet of Viking longships rounded the headland and beached on the east coast of[…]
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