Ireland History (West Cork)

A collection of information on Irish history, focusing on West Cork in particular.
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a thatched hut with logs and fire in the foreground
A reproduction of a Middle Stone-Age home at the National Heritage Park in Ireland. Their houses were made of timber and insulated with clay wattle and daub with a high thatched roof. Yes, dark inside but then in those days you lived closer to the rhythms of the day. More at: http://www.inhp.com/
two wicker baskets sitting on top of each other
Wicker Cradle - 100 Objects
A History of Ireland in 100 Objects - 77. Wicker cradle, nineteenth-twentieth centuries - "Ordinary Irish people experienced in an extreme way both the joys of having children and the pain of losing them.In the first decades of the 19th century the population in Ireland was growing faster than anywhere else in western Europe."
a black and white photo of the kings of ireland in an old newspaper article,
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Ships That Sailed from Ireland and England to the East Coast of ...
a man and woman standing next to each other in the woods holding on to rope
Handfasting: Handfasting is an ancient Ireland Celtic tradition, in which a man woman came together at the start of their marriage relationship. Each partner holds the hands of the other, right hand to right hand, left hand to left, their wrists crossed. The ribbon is wound around the wrists over the top of one and under and around the other, creating the infinity symbol. The practice gave way to the expression “tying the knot”.
a map showing the percentage of irish clans in each county, as well as numbers of people
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Number of Irish Clans in each County
This Week in the History of the Irish:  LUAIN -- On July 1, 1897, Gen. Tom Barry, one of the finest guerrilla leaders of Ireland's War of Independence, was born in Rosscarbery, West Cork, Co. Cork http://thenewwildgeese.com/profiles/blogs/this-week-in-the-history-of-the-irish-june-29-july-5 Continental Army, New York Harbor, The Tabernacle, British Soldier, Paul Gauguin, French Revolution, Down South, The History
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This Week in the History of the Irish: LUAIN -- On July 1, 1897, Gen. Tom Barry, one of the finest guerrilla leaders of Ireland's War of Independence, was born in Rosscarbery, West Cork, Co. Cork http://thenewwildgeese.com/profiles/blogs/this-week-in-the-history-of-the-irish-june-29-july-5
a man is working on straw roofing
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Nothing like a thatched cottage roof
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The girl who keeps dreaming
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an old church in the middle of a lush green park
#Bandon, #CoCork, #Ireland | http://bandon.cork.anglican.org | "The first church built on the present site was in 1614 with the help of Richard Boyle, the Great Earl of Cork. St Peter's was consecrated on Thursday, 30th August, 1849. The architect was Joseph Welland."
an old black and white photo of horses pulling carriages down a street with people watching
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Interesting film clips from 1922 including the last known photograph of Michael Collins alive in Bandon, West Cork, County Cork on August 22, 1922.
a map of the county of scotland with all its roads and major cities on it
Surname Map of Ireland
Irish Surnames Map- zoom in and find your Clan. Map of Ireland showing where your clan originated.
an aerial view of a castle on the water's edge with grass growing all around it
Heritage hot spots: History, nature, art, environment
Ireland - History Hot Travel Spots -Charles Fort is the best-known historical attraction in Kinsale, Co Cork. Situated in Kinsale harbour, the star-shaped fortress is one of Ireland’s finest examples of 17th-century fortification.
black and white photograph of an alleyway with stone buildings, brick walkways and cobblestones
ANTI SLIP BATHROOM FLOOR TILES
In the 1500s, the floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, “Dirt poor.” The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold.
an old fashioned train parked in front of a yellow building with people standing on the platform
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Tour miniature West Cork on foot in one hour and step back in time and experience life of the 1940s. See the hand-made model towns and G-Scale model trains in motion. Enjoy a coffee, browse through our gift shop in our authentic carriages, tour Clonakilty on board the road train and kids play away in the indoor or outdoor play areas.