Blarney Group L.D.F. 1942
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During its time in existence, St. Ann’s Hydropathic Establishment played host to countless members of royal families, statesmen, politicians, celebrities and wealthy families from across Europe, all wishing to partake of the waters of Doctor Richard Barter’s Hydropathic Establishment which was founded in 1843. Apart from the hotel section St. Ann’s had a number of very desirable residences which were rented at the location.
The Cost of Building Blarney
In September of 1776, Arthur Young visited S.J. Jeffery’s, Esq; at Blarney Castle.
Of whose great works in building a town at Blarney, I cannot give so particular an account as I wish to do; for I got there just as he and his family were on the point of setting out for France.
Oh! It was Blarney
I came from across the Irish Sea in 1953, to land in Dunleary, on a visit to Ireland wanting to see for myself what makes the Irish tick and see why they have attained such heights away from their homeland.
Establishing a Community of Nuns at Blarney
The village of Blarney, which fifty years ago (1832) was very unimportant, and would not have been known outside the county, but for the famous old castle and caves, and still more famous ‘kissing stone’, has now assumed a position which bodes well for its future.
Further Fatal Accidents In The Late 19th Century Involving The ‘Muskerry Tram’
In Issue Number 9 of ‘Old Blarney’, the Journal of the Blarney and District Historical Society (2013), the present author reported on two tragic accidents in 1912 and 1919 involving trains of the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Company or, as it was popularly known, the ‘Muskerry Tram’.
Death by Drowning November 1860
As sad an accident of this nature has occurred for a long time in or near the city, took place…
