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The First Irish Coffee

Curator: Noel OConnell
July 19, 2017
1 Pages
School: Scoil Na Mbraithre

A letter from a gentleman who sampled the first Irish coffee in Foynes, Co. Limerick.

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Authors:
Pádraig Vaughan

Sources:
Visit to Foynes Flying Boat Museum, Co. Limerick.

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Human Life

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The Desmond Hall Newcastle West Co. Limerick

Curator: Noel OConnell
July 18, 2017
5 Pages
School: Scoil Na Mbraithre

A brief history of the Fitzgeralds of Desmond and their castle in Newcastle West.

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Authors:
Pádraig Vaughan

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Guided tour and information given at the castle itself.

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Historical Tradition

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School and Country Life in the 1930s

Curator: dermot dillon
July 02, 2017
3 Pages
School: St. Colman's N S

98 year old local man recalls his schooldays in the 1930s; walking to school in his feet, saving turf with the slane, playing "banging buttions" at break time, brown bread and milk in a glass bottle for lunch and fetchin ...

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Tom Finn and David O'Gara http://irishfamily.toweyclan.com/

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http://irishfamily.toweyclan.com/ Cloontia Families http://www.fisfilmproject.ie/film-archive/fff/

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Livelihood and Household support
The Community

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Games I Play
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Stories from 'In-Home'

Curator: Scoilnet
March 30, 2017
11 Pages
School: Portumna Community School

Pages include the myths and stories of what it was like growing up in the place called 'In-Home' Narrated by father of interviewer. Born in 1950 and had 8 siblings older than him.

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Authors to the story have expressed a quest to remain unnamed.

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Verbal record from the man who wishes to remain without a name. Photography from the house visited.

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Family Stories

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Livelihood and Household support

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Sam Maguire

Curator: H O Connell
January 02, 2017
6 Pages
School: Togher N S

The name on the All- Ireland football trophy is well known all over Ireland and yet few people know who Sam Maguire was. Learn about Sam Maguire - from Dunmanway, Co. Cork.

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Helen O Connell

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The Community

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Local Monuments
Local Ruins

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A Story of Trams: From Old to New

Curator: Karl Meehan
December 13, 2016
13 Pages
School: St. Thomas Junior N S

Major changes have occurred in the tram network over the last century. This story looks at the old Dublin and Blessington Steam Tram and the new modern tram system known as the Luas.

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Room 5, Second Class

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The Dublin and Blessington Steam Tram: A Pictorial and Social History by Aidan Cruise. Proud to Live in Tallaght: An activity book for pupils in Tallaght schools by Dublin West Education Centre. www.luas.ie http://gofree.indigo.ie/~nigelo/dbstframes.htm http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography/transport/dublin-blessington-steam-/ http://www.luascrosscity.ie/

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Communications and Trade
The Community
Human Life
Time

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Some Monuments in the Area of Ballingeary

Curator: Liam
October 25, 2016
8 Pages
School: Scoil Fionnbarra

This story shows some of the historical monuments local to Ballingeary, West Cork (Beal Atha Ghaorthaidh, Co Chorcai).

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Liam Ó Tuama

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Irish War Memorials - www.irishwarmemorials.ie, Cumann Staire Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh, Twomey Family

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The Community

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Local Monuments

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Changing Environment

Curator: AdamL
September 28, 2016
5 Pages
School: Our Lady Of Wayside N S

Climate Change, urbanisation, and other factors are starting to have an effect on our natural world in 2016. This story covers elements of our natural environment, that we know are under threat and records them for revie ...