Knox D’Arcy -Mayo’s Oil Tycoon

As he inspected the wells and rigs of his vast oil fields in Persia (Iran), Knox D’Arcy must have marvelled at the manner in which his fortunes had turned again. In 1908, his drilling team discovered the first commercial oil field in the Middle East. World history...

Vikings Ahoy!

This article featured in Visitor Magazine in August 2005. Today is Odin’s Dag. Tomorrow is Thor’s Dag. Then it’s a quick whizz through Frida’s Dag and roll on the weekend. That’s Vikings for you. Always turning up when least expected. But if you have to name the days...
Villages at a Crossroads – Borris, Grangecon & Clogh

Villages at a Crossroads – Borris, Grangecon & Clogh

Over three centuries after Oliver Goldsmith wrote The Deserted Village, our small communities are once again facing a bleak future, with populations falling, pubs and post offices closing and long-held traditions fading away. An article Turtle wrote for The Irish...

The Origins of Dublin’s Pigeonhouse – Irish Daily Mail.

As the sun slowly glided across the Dublin mountain’s in the autumn of 1786, Mary Pidgeon sauntered out of the kitchen carrying another platter of succulent Poolbeg oysters for the top-hatted gentlemen seated at the table. The sea was rougher than it had been for some...