Cecil Parke (1881-1946) – The Original Clones Cyclone

Cecil Parke (1881-1946) – The Original Clones Cyclone

May 12, 2025

The story of a legendary Irish all-round sportsman, who captained Ireland’s rugby team, won multiple tennis titles including the 1912 Australasian Championships and Wimbledon mixed doubles, and earned an Olympic silver medal. A World War I veteran wounded at...
A History of Bishopscourt, Clones, Co. Monaghan

A History of Bishopscourt, Clones, Co. Monaghan

Aug 11, 2021

Built as a rectory for the Church of Ireland during the Napoleonic Wars, Bishopscourt was considered such a fine abode that two Bishops of Clogher opted to use it as their main place of residence during the first decades of the 20th century. This tale takes in the...
The Rathdonnell Estate in Ulster

The Rathdonnell Estate in Ulster

Aug 11, 2021

In 1879, over a third of Lord Rathdonnell’s 18,923 acres lay in the province of Ulster: 2886 acres in County Tyrone, 2600 acres in County Fermanagh and 1006 acres in County Monaghan. Much of this estate was sold off in the wake of Wyndham’s Land Act of 1903. Become a...