5 snapshots of life in 1600s Ireland (including a crocodile) The quirks and complexities of Irish life in the 1600s are captured in a treasure trove of stories and documents collected by William Molyneux History • 19 Aug
5 snapshots of life in 1600s Ireland (including a crocodile) The quirks and complexities of Irish life in the 1600s are captured in a treasure trove of stories and documents collected by William Molyneux History • 19 Aug
What have the Anglo-Normans ever done for us anyway? Not much really apart from giving us counties, the Pale, fortified towns, stone castles, gothic architecture and markets... History • 10 Jun
What have the Anglo-Normans ever done for us anyway? Not much really apart from giving us counties, the Pale, fortified towns, stone castles, gothic architecture and markets... History • 10 Jun
Why did Oliver Cromwell end up in Ireland in the first place? Cromwell's well-equipped forces faced an army of Irish and Old English Catholics, Irish Protestants and English royalists History • 11 Jul 24
Why did Oliver Cromwell end up in Ireland in the first place? Cromwell's well-equipped forces faced an army of Irish and Old English Catholics, Irish Protestants and English royalists History • 11 Jul 24
What happened during the Irish rebellion of 1641? It is estimated that between 4,000 and 12,000 people died on all sides during the bloody and violent events of 1641 History • 12 Feb 21
What happened during the Irish rebellion of 1641? It is estimated that between 4,000 and 12,000 people died on all sides during the bloody and violent events of 1641 History • 12 Feb 21
How a grisly atrocity influenced a 17th century Irish ghost story A ghost story based on the 1641 Irish Rebellion became a cautionary tale warning Protestants of Catholic savagery and treachery History • 30 Oct 20
How a grisly atrocity influenced a 17th century Irish ghost story A ghost story based on the 1641 Irish Rebellion became a cautionary tale warning Protestants of Catholic savagery and treachery History • 30 Oct 20
