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Mount Juliet House and Gardens
Within this collection you will find photographs of Mount Juliet House' interior & exterior as they appeared during the early 1990s. You will see an example of the Adam-style marble chimney pieces which were installed upon the instruction of Lady…
Newspaper Cuttings 1867-1891
Various Newspaper Cuttings ranging from 1867-1891, detailing horse racing exploits of Hugh McCalmont as both a jockey and owner, amateur theatric performances of James Martin McCalmont and the military career of Hugh McCalmont, including his…
Memoir of an Irish Pauper who became an American humanitarian
This is the extraordinary memoir of 20 years old John Logan Power who spent 8 years as a pauper in Callan, Co. Kilkenny, Workhouse 1842-1850. It was written in New Orleans four years after he travelled to America alone in a 'coffin ship' at the age…
Weather Signs
Original story from Castlecomer Schools Folklore Collection, gathered by pupils from Lisnafunchin National School in 2004.
Life in Món na Gór
Original story from Castlecomer Schools Folklore Collection, gathered by pupils from Presentation National School, Castlecomer in 2004.
Upper Coolbawn
Original story from Castlecomer Schools Folklore Collection, collected by pupils from Presentation Convent National School, Co. Kilkenny in 2004.
Tír na nOg
Original story from Castlecomer Folklore Collection, collected by pupils from Presentation Convent National School, Co. Kilkenny in 2004.
The Wellington Race
Original story from Castlecomer Folklore Collection, collected by pupils from Presentation Convent National School, Co. Kilkenny in 2004.
The Library
Original story from Castlecomer Folklore Collection, collected by pupils from Presentation Convent National School, Co. Kilkenny in 2004.
The Deen Cinema
Original story from Castlecomer Folklore Collection, collected by pupils from Presentation Convent National School, Co. Kilkenny in 2004.