The eccentricities, folklore and sociology of small town Ireland is vividly captured in volumes by Michael Fewer, Therese Hicks, Kathleen Fawle, Daithí Ó Muiri and Kieran McCarthy
The eccentricities, folklore and sociology of small-town Ireland is vividly captured in volumes by Michael Fewer, Therese Hicks, Kathleen Fawle, Daithí Ó Muiri and Kieran McCarthyAndrew Mahon was master of Dunshaughlin Workhouse from 1878 until 1918. Here he is with two unnamed cooks. Taken from Peadar Murray's Photographs, compiled by Daithí Ó Muiri
The author’s sleuth-like biographical research in which he deciphers copperplate handwriting, brings together those who frequented McGuirk’s, placing them in the context of a 62-year timespan. A lively place with a turf fire, the tea room attracted medics, scientists, artists, writers and soldiers. In August 1916, Maj Harold Heathcote enjoyed tea there with his wife.
by Therese Hicks. The author recounts the story of one family from Co Wicklow, recouping little-known local history from this period. Her quest leads to an exploration of the estate papers of the Kennedys, an ambitious family who amassed wealth. They established a manor, becoming Protestant for strategic reasons, most likely in the late 1590s, throwing in their lot with English adventurers.
The Kennedys’ story is filled with the promise of riches, but also of danger and ill-luck. Robert Kennedy’s wife died in childbirth and he also died young. The estate was left at the mercy of uninterested parties, and because his sons lacked the ability required to survive the political and social gauntlets, the estate was sold. The remaining baronet turned his back on the family’s lifestyle and sought to live honourably, not only as a Catholic but also as a Benedictine priest.
Former tánaiste and president Sean T O’Kelly outside the Fingal Arms Hotel, Dunshaughlin, in the early 1900s. Peadar Murray’s Photographs opens a window on life in Co Meath., compiled by his grandson Daithí Ó Muiri, opens a window on little-known aspects of life in Co Meath. From 1896 Murray ran a general store and was a publican, draper, cycle salesman and hardware merchant in Dunshaughlin.
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