THE BARRACK SQUARE

Over the past few years I have been researching Birr’s forgotten cemetery, which over time has garnered the unflattering name Bully’s...

This post was originally posted on the Offaly History Blog in April 2020, but in light of new research, I have added to the story. Today...

In a previous post, we looked at the grave of an American Revolutionary War veteran in the old medieval graveyard in Lucan Village. Today...

While recently browsing the Church of Ireland burial records for Birr, I came across a record relating to George Power, a 56-year-old...

In the town of Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, lies the ruined 19th century bell tower of St. James Church. The 18th church building was...

Alexander Campbell was born in Auchinbreck, Argyllshire, Scotland on 10 October 1795. Possibly related to the Campbells of Auchinbreck,...

Throughout County Offaly, many Church of Ireland churches have seen a decline in numbers, this has resulted in some churches being...

Viewing graves at night is always an interesting experience. You never know what to expect and when you view memorials using a high...

The 18th of June 2020 marks the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, with that in mind today's post is appropriately themed for...

Tucked away in St. Mary’s Church of Ireland Church and graveyard in Shinrone, County Offaly are many interesting eighteenth and...

Various newspapers around Ireland recorded the death of James Stirling in Parsonstown (Birr), King’s County (Offaly) in October 1875. The...

The following first appeared in the Lucan Newsletter on 10 June 2018. Burial grounds are places of great interest, a connection between...