D. D. Sheehan (1873-1948) – An Irish Nationalist in the Great War

D. D. Sheehan (1873-1948) – An Irish Nationalist in the Great War

The rise and fall of one of rural Ireland’s most unsung heroes, who fought with the Royal Munster Fusiliers in WWI, advocated Irish land reform and labour rights. He co-founded the Irish Land and Labour Association and All-for-Ireland League, helped pass landmark...
Sky Patrol With Erskine Childers in The Great War

Sky Patrol With Erskine Childers in The Great War

Erskine Childers is famed for steering the yacht Asgard into Howth in 1914, delivering 900 German rifles to the Irish Volunteers. Less well known is his work as as aerial observer for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War One, where he served over the...

Notes on Sydney Parade, County Dublin

The content revolves around historical figures and events associated with Sydney Parade in Dublin. It highlights contributions from individuals like Alfie Knight during WWI, Ellen Duncan’s role in the arts, and Sidney Herbert’s political contributions. Become a member...
The O’Mahony and the Bulgarian Orphans

The O’Mahony and the Bulgarian Orphans

Peirce Charles O’Mahony (1850-1930), aka The O’Mahony, was a close friend of Charles Stewart Parnell. In 1904, he and his second wife Alice founded St Patrick’s Orphanage in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. The city’s Plostad Pierce O’Mahony, a...
Father Phelan, Parish Priest of Rathvilly (1885-1903)

Father Phelan, Parish Priest of Rathvilly (1885-1903)

Father Phelan appears in the 1901 census here. At that time, he was living with Patrick Laughlin, a 42-year-old priest from Laois and two nuns with the St John of Gods, namely Sister Mary Kevin Donor (aged 42) and sister Mary John Noonan (aged 22) from Galway, plus...