The United Irishmen Rebellion
The British government was highly alarmed by the French attempt to invade Ireland in December 1796 and dispatched Lieutenant-General Gerard Lake to the province of…
Read MoreThe British government was highly alarmed by the French attempt to invade Ireland in December 1796 and dispatched Lieutenant-General Gerard Lake to the province of…
Read MoreDoon mass rock is where secret mass was held during the penal years (1695 – 1741). During this time Irish Catholics were not allowed to…
As the 18th century progressed, the anti-Catholic penal laws were strengthened and had a profound effect upon all aspects of Irish society. The great Gaelic…
Daniel O’Connell was born in 1775, into an affluent Catholic, Gaelic family from County Kerry. He was educated in France and was one of the…
Guinness is thought of as the national drink of Ireland. To many people, worldwide, it is synonymous with Ireland and the Irish. Certainly, in Ireland,…
By the middle of the 18th century, Ireland had settled down to life under the Ascendency Government. It was a land of great contrasts. On…
As Ireland progressed into the 18th century, religious and political reform had already taken place. With the concentration of plantations in Ulster during the 17th…