Naas Races – Chapter 3 – The 1930s

Naas Races – Chapter 3 – The 1930s

Bringing the story onwards as Naas Racecourse evolves in the face of the Great Depression, the Betting Tax and the outbreak of the Second World War. Complete access to all articles on this website for €12 / year...
Kilkea Castle – Acknowledgments

Kilkea Castle – Acknowledgments

The Kilkea Castle book was a deep dive into the history of the FitzGerald family, as well as many other remarkable people and families associated with it. In the historical process, consultation is key. I was blessed by a magnificent cast of kind and supportive hands...
Maxol – The History of an Irish Family Company

Maxol – The History of an Irish Family Company

Replete with episodes of brilliance, ingenuity, serendipity and success, this sweeping story tells Maxol’s fascinating story from the formative years of the McMullan family through the drama of global wars, oil crises, political conflict and economic hardship to its...
Kilkea Castle – Contents

Kilkea Castle – Contents

Foreword   Introduction 1 – The Time Before the Normans Charting the emergence of the landscape around Kilkea Castle from the end of the last Ice Age through the establishment of the ringforts at Mullaghreelan and Mullaghmast, as well as St Caoide’s church, to the eve...
Kilkea Castle – Further Reading

Kilkea Castle – Further Reading

In terms of source material, as well as the persons acknowledged here, I salute the British News Archive and the Irish News Archive which provided invaluable details from newspapers such as the Carlow Nationalist, Carlow Sentinel, The Dublin Evening Post, Freeman’s...