Richard Boyle (1566–1643) – The Great Earl of Cork

Richard Boyle (1566–1643) – The Great Earl of Cork

Aug 11, 2021

Born in Canterbury in 1566, Boyle was the dominant figure in Ireland’s Blackwater Valley for four decades. A self-made entrepreneur, he turned modest beginnings into an immense Munster estate, was created Earl of Cork in 1620, and by his death in 1643 was among the...
Rosie Hackett (1893-1976) – For Whom the Dublin Bridge is Named

Rosie Hackett (1893-1976) – For Whom the Dublin Bridge is Named

Aug 11, 2021

Perhaps the most remarkable women to serve in the Royal College of Surgeons during the Easter Rising, Rosie was a woman of such unbending resolve that Dublin City Council chose to name a city bridge in her honour in 2013. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to...