The O'Leary Castle of Inchigeelagh is the last remaining O'Leary Castle. Built in the 16th Century it stands beside the picturesque River Lee in a remote part of County Cork.
The Merriang Hotel vanished as did the township of Merriang. I am looking for an old photograph of the hotel when it was run by my GG Grandfather John CHANDLER between 1858 and 1865.
Richard Basil Moore (1887-1951) aka 'Deadshot Dick', the colourful character from Melbourne's bayside suburbs in the early 1900s remains invisible to his family. All photographs of him have either been destroyed or disappeared.
I'm Susan O’Leary and I'm a History Snoop. I started this blog in November 2018 after touring Ireland snooping around for information about my family’s Irish ancestors. Although I didn’t uncover much information I felt strangely connected…
A story of an Irish couple's emigration and pioneering days in country Victoria, Australia. Records are used where available but mainly their story is told within the social and historical context of the period, First written for a family…