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History and Lore

  • Irish History Overview
  • Irish Legends & Myths
    • Oisín and Tír na nÓg
    • The Hartpole Doom
    • The Voyages of Bran and St. Brendan
  • Irish Songs & Poems
    • “Croppy” Songs
    • Aileen Barry Oge
    • Ballad of Athlone
    • Battle of Kilcumley
    • Captain Rock
    • Carberiae Rupes (The Rocks of Carbery)
    • Danny Boy
    • Derry’s Walls
    • Drumcollegher
    • Dunlavin Green
    • Father O’Flynn
    • Galway Bay
    • Kelly the Boy from Killan
    • Lament for William Crotty
    • Lough Sheelin’s Side
    • The Cliffs of Dooneen
    • The Fairy Tree
    • The Galbally Farmer
    • The Kilruddery Hunt
    • The Maid of Slievenamon
    • The Moat in Kilfinane
    • The Romance of Ballyadams
    • The Rose of Mooncoin
    • Three poems by Donagh MacDonagh
  • Irish Tales
    • The Glass Pond
    • The Good Woman’s Son
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      • About This Site
      • Gazetteer
      • Index: Geography
      • Index: History & Lore
      • Index: Travel
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            • Dublin’s 3 New Counties
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          • County Kerry
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          • County Louth
          • County Mayo
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          • County Monaghan
          • County Offaly
          • County Roscommon
          • County Sligo
          • County Tipperary
          • County Tyrone
          • County Waterford
          • County Westmeath
          • County Wexford
          • County Wicklow
      • Ireland By Customs
        • Ireland’s Holidays, Special Days etc.
        • Ireland: Honouring the Dead
        • Irish Food & Drink
      • Ireland By Maps
        • Ireland Map
        • Ireland: Historical Maps
      • Ireland By Nature & Design
        • Ireland’s Cities & Towns
        • Ireland’s Coast
        • Ireland’s Fauna
        • Ireland’s Flora
        • Ireland’s Geology
        • Ireland’s Islands
        • Ireland’s Man-made Structures
        • Ireland’s Parks & Gardens
        • Ireland’s Plains & Bogs
        • Ireland’s Rivers, Lakes etc.
          • Ireland’s Waterways
        • Ireland’s Summits
      • Ireland By Sectors
        • East & Southeast
          • Carlow Town & Environs
          • DUBLIN & Environs
            • Bray, Enniskerry & Environs
            • DUBLIN N
            • DUBLIN S – Central & Western
            • DUBLIN S – Coastal
            • DUBLIN S – Eastern (Inland)
            • Dublin’s Islands
            • Kildare Fringe
            • Meath Fringe
            • The River Liffey
          • Kilkenny City & Environs
          • Navan & Environs (Co. Meath)
          • New Ross & Rosbercon
          • The Castlecomer Plateau
          • Trim & Environs (Co. Meath)
          • Waterford City & Environs
          • Wexford Harbour, Town & Environs
          • Wexford’s Islands
        • Midlands & “Midwest”
          • Athlone & Environs
          • Limerick City & Environs
          • Mullingar & Environs (Co. Westmeath)
          • The North Midlands Lakes
          • The River Shannon’s Main Lakes & Estuary
          • Tullamore & Environs (Co. Offaly)
        • South & Southwest
          • Cashel & Environs (Co. Tipperary)
          • Clonmel (Co. Tipperary) & Environs
          • Cork City & Environs
          • Killarney (Co. Kerry)
          • Muskerry, Duhallow & Sliabh Luachra
          • The Lower Blackwater Region
          • The Southwestern Islands
            • Bere Island & Dursey Island (Co. Cork)
            • Blasket Islands (Co. Kerry)
            • Carbery’s 100 Isles & Fastnet
            • The Skelligs (Co Kerry)
            • Valentia Island (Co. Kerry)
          • The Southwestern Peninsulas
            • The Beara Peninsula
            • The Dingle Peninsula (Co. Kerry)
            • The Iveragh Peninsula (Co. Kerry)
          • Tralee & Environs (Co. Kerry)
        • The Northeast
          • Armagh City & District
          • BELFAST & Environs
          • Lough Neagh
          • Newry & Environs
          • The Glens of Antrim
          • The Northeastern Islands
            • Copeland Islands (Co. Down)
            • Rathlin Island (Co. Antrim)
        • The Northwest
          • Derry / Londonderry City & Environs
          • Enniskillen & Environs
          • Omagh & Environs
          • Sligo Town & Environs
          • The Northwestern Islands
            • Aranmore Island (Co. Donegal)
            • Inishbofin & Inishdooey (Co. Donegal)
            • Inishtrahull (Co. Donegal)
            • Rathlin O’Birne Island (Co. Donegal)
            • Rockall
            • Tory Island (Co. Donegal)
          • The Northwestern Lakes
        • The West
          • Co. Mayo’s Peninsulas
          • Ennis & Beyond (Co. Clare)
          • Galway City & Environs
          • Iar Connacht, Connemara & Joyce Country
          • The Big Western Lakes
          • The Burren
          • The Western Islands
            • Achill Island (Co. Mayo)
            • Aran Islands
            • Clare Island (Co. Mayo)
            • Inishbofin & Inishark (Co Galway)
            • Inishturk
            • South Connemara Islands
            • The Inishkea Archipelago (Co. Mayo)
          • Westport & Environs (Co. Mayo)
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          • ByRoute 1.5 Co. Galway (W) & Co. Mayo (W)
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          • ByRoute 11.2 Co. Offaly (W) // Co. Clare
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          • ByRoute 9.2 Co. Tipperary (N) // Co. Clare
      • Ireland: Glossary
      • Ireland: History & Lore
        • Irish History Overview
        • Irish Legends & Myths
          • Oisín and Tír na nÓg
          • The Hartpole Doom
          • The Voyages of Bran and St. Brendan
        • Irish Songs & Poems
          • “Croppy” Songs
          • Aileen Barry Oge
          • Ballad of Athlone
          • Battle of Kilcumley
          • Captain Rock
          • Carberiae Rupes (The Rocks of Carbery)
          • Danny Boy
          • Derry’s Walls
          • Drumcollegher
          • Dunlavin Green
          • Father O’Flynn
          • Galway Bay
          • Kelly the Boy from Killan
          • Lament for William Crotty
          • Lough Sheelin’s Side
          • The Cliffs of Dooneen
          • The Fairy Tree
          • The Galbally Farmer
          • The Kilruddery Hunt
          • The Maid of Slievenamon
          • The Moat in Kilfinane
          • The Romance of Ballyadams
          • The Rose of Mooncoin
          • Three poems by Donagh MacDonagh
        • Irish Tales
          • The Glass Pond
          • The Good Woman’s Son
      • Ireland: People
        • Ireland: Top Saints
        • Ireland: Institutions & Organisations
        • Ireland: Leaders
        • Ireland: Surnames & Titles
        • Ireland: Top Designers
      • Ireland: Religions
        • Pre-Christian Ireland
        • Pre-Reformation Ireland
        • Protestantism in Ireland
        • Roman Catholicism in Ireland
      • Ireland: Travel
        • Ireland: Accomodation & Amenities
        • Ireland: Visitors’ Info
        • Learning English in Ireland
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