The Butcher of Culloden

The Butcher of Culloden

Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), the son of George II, was in disgrace after he led his army to inglorious defeat at the battle of Fontenoy. And then, like a football manager whose luck changes, he destroyed the Scots at Culloden. His brutal...
The Diary of Thomas Bunbury of Kill (1754 – 1774)

The Diary of Thomas Bunbury of Kill (1754 – 1774)

A full transcript of a diary kept by Thomas Bunbury of Kill. He started this small brown leather diary on 13 November 1754. It continues sporadically until his own death twenty years later. Thomas was the son of William Bunbury I of Lisnavagh and father of William...
Thomas Bunbury (1705-1774) of Kill, County Carlow

Thomas Bunbury (1705-1774) of Kill, County Carlow

The life of a Georgian gentleman farmer in 18th century Ireland as he extends his land ownership from County Carlow into Longford and Kildare. Thomas Bunbury was grandfather of Jane Bunbury who married John McClintock of Drumcar, from whom the McClintock Bunbury...
The Bunbury Isaac Family

The Bunbury Isaac Family

In 1758, Thomas Bunbury of Kill, County Carlow, married Susanna Priscilla Isaac, daughter of the County Down barrister John Isaac. Their descendants would hold properties such as Holywood (Hollywood), near Hillsborough, County Down, Seafield House, near Donabate,...