The landed gentry played a significant role in the
history of Kildare. The highly impressive houses
throughout the county stand as testimony to this.
There has always been a deep fascination in 'The
Big House' - the families living there, ...
On the eve of the Second World War in Europe, the senior pupils in the National Schools of the Republic of Ireland were engaged in an important, if somewhat unusual task. The Schools Scheme of 1937-38, was a collaboration between the Folklore Comm...
The Belfast Empire, the Royal Hippodrome and the
newly restored Grand Opera House, along with the
cine-variety theatres such as the Gaiety and
Colosseum, are all familiar names to the citizens
of Belfast, yet they are only the tip of the i...