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Rathcroghan And Carnfree By Michael Herity

Rathcroghan And Carnfree By Michael Herity

10.00

Rathcroghan and Carnfree (Celtic Royal Sites in Roscommon), by Prof. Michael Herity. This guide is based on a survey of the antiquities in an area of 100 square kilometres around Cruachain and Carnfree begun before 1980.

The results of the survey have been published in four articles in the Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1983, 1984, 1987, 1988).

The History and Topography of Ireland – Gerald of Wales (trans. John J. O’Meara)

12.00

Gerald of Wales was among the most dynamic and fascinating churchmen of the twelfth century. A member of one of the leading Norman families involved in the invasion of Ireland, he first visited there in 1183 and later returned in the entourage of Henry II. The resulting Topographia Hiberniae is an extraordinary account of his travels.

This accessible translation preserves the directness and lively storytelling of the original and includes maps, illustrations and notes.

Festival Pin Set

38.00

Festival Pin Set –

Mark Ireland’s Cross Quarter Festivals with these colourful enamel pin gift sets representing Imbolc, Bealtaine, Lúnasa and Samhain. Beautifully illustrated by Catherine Geaney of Nine Arrow, each pin is 32mm x 32mm, with silver plating and a metal clutch.

The Mórrígán Enamel Pin

15.00

Hard enamel pin depicting the Mórrígán, the Irish goddess of war whose fit abode was the Cave of Oweynagat.
Size: 45mm, packaged in cellophane on a backing card. Designed and produced by the artist, Friz.

BRIGID OF FAUGHART ENAMEL PIN

12.00

Hard enamel pin based on artist Marian Noone’s (Friz) mural artwork in Dundalk titled, Brigid of Faughart. Both aspects of Brigid are depicted, the Christian Saint Brigid and the Goddess Brigid with elements that reflect the medieval illuminated text, the Book of Kells.
Size: 50mm x 35mm, packaged in cellophane on a backing card.

BRIGID OF FAUGHART FABRIC WALL HANGING

20.00

Fabric Wall Hanging based on artist Marian Noone’s (Friz) mural artwork in Dundalk titled, Brigid of Faughart. Both aspects of Brigid are depicted, the Christian Saint Brigid and the Goddess Brigid with elements that reflect the medieval illuminated text, the Book of Kells.
Size: 700mm x 480mm (approx.)

Festival Pin – Bealtaine

10.00

Festival Pin – Imbolc

Colourful, Solar Cross pin, marking the Summer festival of Bealtaine.

Each pin is 32mm x 32mm, with silver plating and a metal clutch.

Festival Pin – Lúnasa

10.00

Festival Pin – Lúnasa

Colourful,decorative pin, marking the harvest festival of Lúnasa.

Each pin is 32mm x 32mm, with gold plating and a metal clutch.

Festival Pin – Imbolc

10.00

Festival Pin – Imbolc

Colourful, Solar Cross pin, marking the Spring festival of Imbolc.

Each pin is 32mm x 32mm, with silver plating and a metal clutch.

Festival Pin – Samhain

10.00

Festival Pin – Samhain

Beautiful image of the Cailleach, to represent the Winter months.
Each pin is 32mm x 32mm, with silver plating and a metal clutch.

The Burning of Knockcroghery by AnnMarie Murray

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The Burning of Knockcroghery

Written and Illustrated by AnnMarie Murray

This colourful children’s book brings to life the story of the burning of Knockcroghery in 1921 by the Black and Tans and the resilience of the local community as they deal with the aftermath of their destroyed village. Told through the eyes of young Sally Finnegan, it is vividly illustrated and contains interesting facts on the Crofton estate at Mote Park, the Clay Pipe industry and the backdrop of revolutionary Ireland. 

The Burning of Knockcroghery Village, Co. Roscommon, 1921 – Regina Donlon

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The Burning of Knockcroghery Village, Co. Roscommon, 1921


Regina Donlon

On the evening of 20 June 1921, Colonel-Commandant Thomas Stanton Lambert was assassinated at Benown near Glasson in Co. Westmeath. Hours later, the small village of Knockcroghery in south Co. Roscommon was set ablaze by the British forces, seemingly in an act of retribution for Lambert’s murder. The burning was an unfortunate case of mistaken identity, however, that ultimately resulted in the decimation of the local economy and heralded the end of clay-pipe production in the area. This study explores the complex world of rural Ireland against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, while demonstrating how local communities were impacted by evolving national narratives. Although it later emerged that the Knockcroghery company of the Irish Republican Army was not involved in Lambert’s killing, this study examines how the social and economic fabric of that community was altered as a result.