Inishowen: its History, Traditions, & Antiquities
Author: Maghtochair
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2021-10-28
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 3752521937
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReprint of the original, first published in 1867.
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Inishowen, Its History, Traditions and Antiquities - Part One: Its Legendary History
Author: Moghtochair
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-06-04
Total Pages: 99
ISBN-13: 1291439862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edition presents the opening chapters of 'Inishowen, Its History, Traditions and Antiquities', first published by Michael Harkin in 1867 under the pen name of 'Maghtochair'. The book sweeps through Inishowen's ancient, medieval and modern history. We hear of its mythical past - the Tuatha De Danaan, the Milesians and the story of Niall of the Nine Hostages from whom it is claimed the O'Neill dynasty and St. Columbkille were descended. Accounts are given of the Viking raids, the arrival of Strongbow and the final dismantling of Gaelic Ireland, with the defeat of the great Ulster Chieftains, the O'Neills and O'Donnells, at the Battle of Kinsale in 1607. As well as the history and topography of Inishowen, we learn of its archaeology. The cairns, burial sites, standing stones, druidic temples and forts conjure up its pre-Christian era. After the coming of St. Patrick the archaeology is of ancient round towers, chapels, churches and monasteries, including the ancient Abbey at Fahan.
Inishowen, Its History, Traditions and Antiquities - Part Two: Its Parishes
Author: Moghtochair
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-06-04
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 1291440836
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edition presents the those chapters of 'Inishowen, Its History, Traditions and Antiquities' which deal with its parishes, first published by Michael Harkin in 1867 under the pen name of Maghtochair. Each parish is illuminated with insights into its history, topography and archaeology. The cairns, burial sites, standing stones, druidic temples and forts conjure up its pre-Christian era. After the coming of St. Patrick the archaeology is of ancient round towers, chapels, churches and monasteries, including the ancient Abbey at Fahan. We read of the clergy, and schools; all interspersed with colourful stories of rebels, murders, legends, illicit stills and folklore, along with superstitions that once abounded about them.
Inishowen: its history, traditions, and antiquities; containing a number of original documents ... with numerous notes from the Annals of the Four Masters ... By Maghtochair
Author: Maghtochair (pseud.)
Publisher:
Published: 1867
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInishowen
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Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9781900935173
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Author: Bibliographical Society of Ireland
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Published: 1920
Total Pages: 464
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKField Day Review 8 (2012)
Author: Deane, S., and Deane, C.
Publisher: Field Day Publications
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 094675554X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKField Day Review, the finest essays in Irish Studies
Showdown at the Red Lion
Author: Charles Van Onselen
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
Published: 2014-12-01
Total Pages: 609
ISBN-13: 1868426238
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohannesburg, South Africa, was ? and is ? the Frontier of Money. Within months of its founding, the mining camp was host to organised crime: the African 'Regiment of the Hills' and 'Irish Brigade' bandits. Bars, brothels, boarding houses and hotels oozed testosterone and violence, and the use of fists and guns was commonplace. Beyond the chaos were clear signs of another struggle, one to maintain control, honour and order within the emerging male and mining dominated culture. In the underworld, the dictum of 'honour among thieves', as well as a hatred of informers, testified to attempts at self-regulation. A 'real man' did not take advantage of an opponent by employing underhand tactics. It had to be a 'fair fight' if a man was to be respected. This was the world that 'One-armed Jack' McLoughlin - brigand, soldier, sailor, mercenary, burglar, highwayman and safe-cracker - entered in the early 1890s to become Johannesburg's most infamous 'Irish' anti-hero and social bandit. McLoughlin's infatuation with George Stevenson prompted him to recruit the young Englishman into his gang of safe-crackers but 'Stevo' was a man with a past and primed for personal and professional betrayal. It was a deadly mixture. Honour could only be retrieved through a Showdown at the Red Lion.
Lough Corrib, Its Shores and Islands: with Notices of Lough Mask
Author: William R. Wilde
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-05-04
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 1291406751
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn 1867 account of all that is historic, picturesque, and beautiful in this grand Lough Corrib region, with its sacred islands, its ancient battle grounds, raths, and tumuli; its splendid ruins of castles and abbeys, written by a man who knows and loves it well.
The West of Ireland: Its Existing Condition and Prospect, Part 3
Author: Henry Coulter
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-01-23
Total Pages: 109
ISBN-13: 129125479X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere is presented the final eleven chapters of Henry Coulter's book 'The West of Ireland: Its Existing Condition and Prospects', first published in 1862. They relate to Counties Sligo, Donegal, Leitrim and Roscommon. The book offers local historians and genealogists access for the first time to the specific sections of this important historic source related to the North West of Ireland. Coulter reports on poor harvests, the prospect of impending famine and the state of agriculture and trade. He gives an account of Belleek Porcelain, the Creevilia Ironworks and other development, while reporting on the decline of the landlord and Rundale systems and the emergence of tenants' rights. It is bound to interest those researching the history of the North West of Ireland and those with ancestral roots in the area. This edition has been enhanced by the inclusion of an index and extensive footnotes not found in the original or in other scanned editions of the book.
