Notes on Leixlip, County Kildare

Notes on Leixlip, County Kildare

Stories of Leixlip, Ireland, detailing events from Viking battles to the establishment of notable landmarks like Leixlip Castle and the Ryevale Distillery. It highlights influential figures such as Desmond Guinness and Kit Cavanagh, and discusses local heritage,...
Notes on Bagenalstown (Muine Bheag), County Carlow

Notes on Bagenalstown (Muine Bheag), County Carlow

Snapshots of Bagenalstown’s history, highlighting figures like Walter Bagenal, Beauchamp Bagenal, Father Albert Bibby, and John Moore, as well as McGrath’s Tea, Sallie Young and a remarkable project to duplicate Versailles Become a member of Turtle’s History...
Notes on Sutton, County Dublin

Notes on Sutton, County Dublin

Highlighting subjects such as Ptolemy’s ancient map, the rabbit warren created by monks, St Fintan, Edmond Lauder (photographer), the artistic contributions of Harriet Kirkwood, the Easter Rising’s connections to Bob Monteith, the United Irishmen, James Joyce (author...
McClintock of Derry-Londonderry

McClintock of Derry-Londonderry

Random notes on a Derry Haberdasher who became a 1798 Patriot before his flight to Chillicothe, Ohio, and of a Captain James McClintock who was adjutant of the Derry Militia. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) – A Pioneering Feminist in Ireland

Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) – A Pioneering Feminist in Ireland

Before she became one of the founding philosophers of feminism, the half-Irish Mary Wollstonecraft was governess to Viscount Kingsborough’s daughters at Mitchelstown Castle. Mary went on to marry  William Godwin, and so became mother to Mary Shelley, author of...