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Donegal Antiquities

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The Inishowen peninsular, Co. Donegal, contains a series of early crosses and slabs ; those at Carndonagh and Fahan are also worthy of study

The Inishowen peninsular, Co. Donegal, contains a series of early crosses and slabs ; those at Carndonagh and Fahan are also worthy of study Read More

Donegal Architecture

Categories: Architecture

The Purgatory is mentioned by Matthew of Paris in his history, and early found its way into Italian literature. It became a well-known subject for popular books in Spain and France. Numerous pilgrims from various parts of Europe, many of high rank, visited the Purgatory. In 1497 the cave was closed by the order of [...]

The Purgatory is mentioned by Matthew of Paris in his history, and early found its way into Italian literature. It became a well-known subject for popular books in Spain and France. Numerous pilgrims from various parts of Europe, many of high rank, visited the Purgatory. In 1497 the cave was closed by the order of the Pope, who had received a hostile account of it from a Dutch monk. But pilgrims continued to flock to the cave from all parts of Europe ... Read More

History In Donegal

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The Anglo-Normans entered county Kerry in the 1200s, although the authoritary position of the indigenous Gaelic inhabitants wasn’t compromised until the late 1500s to early 1600s, when the political borders of modern Kerry were established. Even after foreign dominance was thoroughly implemented, the Gaelic people of Kerry maintained their cultural integrity, as is evidenced by [...]

The Anglo-Normans entered county Kerry in the 1200s, although the authoritary position of the indigenous Gaelic inhabitants wasn't compromised until the late 1500s to early 1600s, when the political borders of modern Kerry were established. Even after foreign dominance was thoroughly implemented, the Gaelic people of Kerry maintained their cultural integrity, as is evidenced by the Irish language, which is still spoken there. Co. Kerry The wildest and most diversified county in Ireland, on account of its long, fiord-like sea-inlets, its high mountain ranges, ... Read More

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