19th Century History… Cork’s Workhouse Children Visit Rostellan, 1866-7 1 Jan 201814 Nov 2019 Rostellan Castle and demense were once among the best known "pleasure-gardens" in Cork. Through the 19th century it was a popular destination for visitors to the harbour, and was a…
19th Century History… The Children’s Christmas in Midleton Workhouse 24 Dec 201614 Nov 2019 Through the second half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century Christmas brought with it an expectation of charitable aid to the poor around the…
19th Century History… The Midleton and Cloyne Tramway, 1884 16 Apr 201614 Nov 2019 In the mid-1880s proposals were being put forward for the construction of a tramway between Midleton and Cloyne under the Tramways Act. While many local business people seem to have…
19th Century History… Portraits of Midleton People in New York Poorhouses, 1875-1915 9 Feb 201614 Nov 2019 The topic of Midleton people who emigrated away from the town and parish is one we have returned to a number of times. Many of those who left succeeded in improving…
19th Century History… Searching for Midleton’s Missing 19th Century Emigrants 29 Jan 201614 Nov 2019 In a previous post on the site (see here) we looked at advertisements placed in the New York Irish American Weekly newspaper seeking information about East Cork immigrants. In an era…
19th Century History… Searching for East Cork’s 19th Century Emigrants: New York ‘Information Wanted’ Ads 23 May 201514 Nov 2019 Modern technology means that today's East Cork emigrants can stay in almost constant contact with their families at home. Such was not the case in the 19th century. When people…
19th Century History… Yola: Ireland’s Forgotten Language 18 Nov 201114 Nov 2019 THIS POST FIRST APPEARED ON RUBICON'S HERITAGE'S KNOW THY PLACE PAGE. If your ancestors hail from Ireland then you most likely think that they spoke Irish or a form of…
