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...
Rathsallagh, County Wicklow: A Potted History of 6,000 Years

Rathsallagh, County Wicklow: A Potted History of 6,000 Years

Aug 11, 2021

An epic and sweeping saga of Stone Age genius, Normans warriors, Georgia gentlemen and noble revolutionaries in the Wicklow Mountains, homing in on the Ryves, Pennefather and O’Flynn families. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas,...
Wingfield, Viscounts Powerscourt of Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Wingfield, Viscounts Powerscourt of Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Aug 11, 2021

Powerscourt House is one of the most famous Georgian houses in Ireland. Built in the 1740s, it was devastated by fire in 1974 but subsequently rebuilt. The estate takes its name from the de la Poer family who built a castle here in Norman times. In 1608, the property...
De la Poer (Power) of County Waterford

De la Poer (Power) of County Waterford

Aug 11, 2021

Tracking the history of the de la Poer or Power dynasty, reputedly from Brittany, who became prominent in Ireland in the medieval period (despite some hefty criminals in the clan) and fetched up as Earls of Tyrone, a title that passed by marriage to the Beresford...