The History of The Irish...Worldwide
Ryan O'Rourke's Blog – May 2014 Archive (2)
Magnificent Cromwell-Era Maps of Ireland Unveiled
Ireland in the 1650s lay in ruins. Twelve years of calamitous warfare had destroyed the country's infrastructure and resulted in the death of over 20% of the Irish population.
In August 1649 the New Model Army, led by Oliver Cromwell, went to Ireland to re-occupy the country following the Irish Rebellion of…
ContinueAdded by Ryan O'Rourke on May 26, 2014 at 3:00am — No Comments
Find Your Irish Family in the Late Middle Ages
Maps ... I love them. My grandfather instilled a tremendous appreciation for the art / science of cartography, and the essentiality of being proficient in geography. He was neither a professional cartographer nor an expert geographer, but he studied maps on a regular basis. I…
Added by Ryan O'Rourke on May 7, 2014 at 5:00am — 4 Comments
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