Lefroy of Cardenton House, Athy, County Kildare

Lefroy of Cardenton House, Athy, County Kildare

Mar 27, 2026

This piece traces Captain Benjamin Langlois Lefroy of Cardenton House, Athy, his three marriages and numerous descendants in Ireland, Britain and Canada, highlights his son Captain Benjamin Langlois Lefroy RN and grandson Rev. Hugh Henry Magrath Lefroy. Become a...
Notes on Newbridge & The Curragh, County Kildare

Notes on Newbridge & The Curragh, County Kildare

Dec 16, 2024

From the raised bog of Mouds and the Hill of Allen to Dancing Jack Lattin, Christy Moore, Molly Keane and Newbridge’s twin towns emerges a landscape where myth, music, literature and industry are densely intertwined. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to...
Prologue – The Early History of Racing in Naas

Prologue – The Early History of Racing in Naas

Sep 29, 2023

From ‘The Centenary of Naas Racecourse (1924-2024) – Nursery of Champions’ by Turtle Bunbury.   Back to Naas 100 Contents   Horses have been racing around the green fields of County Kildare since before recorded time. The Ulster Cycle of mythology is replete with...
Past Tracks – An Illustrated Journey Through Irish History

Past Tracks – An Illustrated Journey Through Irish History

May 17, 2022

  Like Paddington Bear, the Past Tracks project came to life on a railway platform. In fact, so did Algernon Worthing in Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece, ‘The Importance of Being Ernest.’ I was standing on the platform at Hazelhatch, near Celbridge, County Kildare,...
The Massacre of Mullaghmast

The Massacre of Mullaghmast

Aug 11, 2021

In a matter of minutes, the massacre is over. 40 men lie dead, including the chiefs of the Seven Septs of Leix – O’Moore, O’Lalor, O’Kelly, O’Doran, O’Dowling, McEvoy and Devoy – and the chiefs of the O’Dunne,...