A very unsavoury character who held the castle was one of Cromwell's most deprived officers, Col Daniel Axtell who had one of ...

He named the area Vinegar Hill after the last battle of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 ... the “father of the American Navy,” Wexford-born Commodore John Barry who wrote a letter to the War Department in ...

the 13th of June during the 1798 rebellion the arch closest to the Carlow side was blown up by the Crown Forces. They explained that the rebel forces were coming from Co Wexford under Fr Murphy and ...

The Netflix historical drama Rebellion focuses on World War I from a unique perspective: the effect on the people of Ireland. The series, created by Colin Teevan, opens just as England officially ...

It read: “During the disturbances of 1798 it enjoyed comparative tranquillity.” Anyone living in the County Derry town at the time of the ill-fated United Irishmen rebellion would no doubt disagree.

The current house was built in 1800 after the original house was destroyed during the Battle of Prosperous during the 1798 rebellion. The current owner is well known doctor and historian Andrew Rynne, ...