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View from the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
View from a stretch of the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland.
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The Blind Piper Pub, County Kerry, Ireland
The Blind Piper Pub in Cathair Donall (Caherdaniel), County Kerry, Ireland. A very popular local pub.
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The Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland
The Cliffs of Moher are on the west coast of Ireland and reach 214m (702 feet) at their highest point. On a clear day one can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, the Twelve Pins, the Maum Turk mountains in Connemara, and the Dingle Peninsula...
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Poulnabrone
Poulnabrone is a portal tomb in the region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland and the oldest dated megalithic monument in the land. The name means "Hole of the Quern Stones", but the site is also commonly referred to as...
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Crusader States
The Crusader States (aka the Latin East or Outremer) were created after the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE) in order to keep hold of the territorial gains made by Christian armies in the Middle East. The four small states were the Kingdom of...
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Colonel Tye
Colonel Tye (c. 1753-1780) was an African-American Loyalist leader who commanded one of the most effective guerilla forces of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Born into slavery, he escaped in 1775 and joined the British cause...
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Lunula
Gold, 2400-2000 BCE. Mangerton, Kerry, Ireland. Though we assume this gold lunula (little moon in Latin) was a piece of jewellery, little is known about who would have worn it. Lunulae were made in Ireland and Britain during the Bronze...
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Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry (1736-1799) was a Virginian lawyer and politician who played a vital role in the American Revolution (c. 1765-1789). Known for his brilliant oration, including the famous Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death speech, Henry served...
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Letter Describing Colonel Tye's Attacks in Monmouth County
Letter from David Forman to William Livingston describing Colonel Tye's attacks in Monmouth County, 1780.
Monmouth County Historical Association.
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Kindred Spirits Sculpture, County Cork, Ireland
The Kindred Spirits sculpture in the town of Midleton, County Cork, Ireland. The sculpture was unveiled in June 2017 and celebrates the "kindred spirits" of the people of Ireland and the North American Native Choctaw Nation, who, in 1847...