Sultan Abdülmecid & the Relief of Drogheda, 1847

Sultan Abdülmecid & the Relief of Drogheda, 1847

Aug 11, 2021

Drogheda, 1847. The gas-lit harbour lights burned through the dusk as the tug-boat hauled the first of the three merchant ships alongside the handsome new wharfage. Out at sea, the other two ships awaited their turn, sails tight to the masts. Those gathered in the...
The O’Halloran’s: Merchants of Antrim & New Zealand

The O’Halloran’s: Merchants of Antrim & New Zealand

Aug 11, 2021

Early Origins   The O’Halloran family motto is generally given as “Ripis rapax, rivis audax”, meaning ‘On the banks rapacious, in the streams daring.’ Another version is “Rapax ripis, audax rives”, similarly translated as ‘Rapacious on the banks, audacious on the...
Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock & His Family

Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock & His Family

Aug 11, 2021

An especially accomplished branch of the family, descended from Harry McClintock, Collector of Customs at Dundalk port and uncle of the first Lord Rathdonnell. Harry’s son Leopold would find lasting fame as the man who discovered the fate of Sir John...