Life in Ireland during 1800s – 19th century Irish history
As the 19th century was coming to a close, there were many in Ireland who recognized that the Irish language… Read More
Michael Collins was the son of a small farmer from west Cork. Born on 18th October 1890 he was the… Read More
By the late 1800’s Ireland was in a state of disarray. It already suffered a major famine that has a major… Read More
Ireland has always produced poets and writers of renown but premier amongst them has to be James Augustus Aloysius Joyce,… Read More
Charles Stewart Parnell, born in 1846 into the Irish Ascendency, was the son of John H. Parnell, an Anglo Irish… Read More
Isaac Butt was born in the Glenfin hamlet of Cloghan in County Donegal. His father was a Church of Ireland… Read More
James Craig the 1st Viscount Craigavon was the son of millionaire James and Eleanor (nee Browne) Craig. The family was… Read More
In the aftermath of the Fenian Rebellion of 1867, the British authorities proceeded to hunt down as many of the… Read More
The Fenian Rebellion of 1867 was a result of failed attempts to invade Canada by the Irish-American branches of The… Read More
William Butler Yeats, poet, playwright and Irish nationalist was born in Sandymount, County Dublin on July 13th, 1865. His father,… Read More
