Irish Origins | The Genetic History of Ireland
The archaeological record of humans in Ireland begins in Castlepook Cave, County Clare, near the coastal city of Cork on the south coast.
Devon Commission - The Irish Problem
The Devon Commission (officially ‘Commission on Occupation of Land (Ireland)’ was a commission that was appointed by Sir Robert Peel to research the problems with land leases.
Kilronan Outrages 1845
The following are from The House of Commons Reports abstracts of police reports of some of the principal outrages in County Roscommon during 1845 Kilronan Parish.
John McManus, 88th Regiment of Foot
Born Parish of Kilronan, near town of Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon Occupation - Labourer
Dirty Work
The photograph is a haunting family relic. At one and the same time it conveys a sad, yet proud, moment in our family history, my grandfather, James McManus, born Crook, County Durham, sits proudly in military combat uniform amid two anonymous comrades from the . Tyneside Irish Brigade
Carrick on Shannon Workhouse
Carrick-on-Shannon Poor Law Union was formed on 2nd September, 1839, and covered an area of 207 square miles.
M.J. MacManus Summer School
From Heart and Hand, Journal of The McManus Family History Society. Journal No. # 7.
Patrick McManus 1846 - 1930
My great grandfather, Patrick McManus, was known as Paddy Mac. He was born in 1846 in Keadue, County Roscommon, six miles from our current family home in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim.
1855 Carrownanalt, Arigna
Carrownanalt, Arigna, in the Parish of Kilronan, Co. Roscommon. This is the ancient ground (Tir Tuathail) of the McManus Clan in North Roscommon.