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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...

These 2 small gold foil-covered lead bullae (amulet or pendant) were found inside a ceramic vessel. From Annaghbeg or Monasterredan, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Circa 800-700 BCE. (National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland...

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...

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...

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...

Letter from David Forman to William Livingston describing Colonel Tye's attacks in Monmouth County, 1780. Monmouth County Historical Association.

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...

Doolin Pier, Village of Doolin, County Clare, Ireland. From this point, ships would depart for the Aran Islands. A number of famous writers frequented Doolin and, among them, the great Irish writer John Millington Synge (best known for Playboy...

The round tower and surrounding cemetery of the 6th-century monastic community in Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland.

The Portal Tomb of Poulnabrone, County Clare, Ireland.