20th Century History… Mapping the Irish Lost in the Titanic Disaster 26 Mar 201214 Nov 2019 THIS POST FIRST APPEARED ON RUBICON'S HERITAGE'S KNOW THY PLACE PAGE. After extensive research and hard graft from all the team at Know Thy Place, we are delighted to say…
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…
Know Thy Place… Hillforts, Ringforts & Hoards: The Archaeology of Ardagh, Co. Limerick 13 Sep 201114 Nov 2019 Know Thy Place Director Damian Shiels recently took the opportunity to explore some of the archaeology of the place where he grew up, near the village of Ardagh, Co. Limerick.…
18th Century History… John Dunlap and the U.S. Declaration of Independence 5 Jul 201114 Nov 2019 THIS POST FIRST APPEARED ON RUBICON'S HERITAGE'S KNOW THY PLACE PAGE. The United States celebrates it Independence Day on the 4th July. The date commemorates the Declaration of Independence, a…
19th Century Military History… The American Civil War Sesquicentennial and Patrick Cleburne’s Place 24 Apr 201114 Nov 2019 THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON RUBICON HERITAGE'S KNOW THY PLACE PAGE 150 years ago this April the first guns of the American Civil War sounded at Fort Sumter, South Carolina.…