The man who changed the face of Ireland, County Laois's most famous son, William Dargan, was born near Killeshin, on Feb. 28th, 1799. He worked for some time as an apprentice to the pioneering Scottish engineer, Thomas Telford, and helped construct the London-Holyhead road across…
ContinueAdded by Brendan OByrne on May 22, 2015 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment
I recently came across the lovely and nostalgic promotional poster from Ireland's Midland Great Western Railway shown above. Although I live one of the areas formerly served by this grand old railroad, I didn't know much about the history thereof. I've shared the information…
ContinueAdded by Ryan O'Rourke on April 9, 2014 at 5:30am — 3 Comments
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