Travellers’ Encampments on the Curragh

Cleanup after travellers have left encampment Anyone familiar with the Curragh will have noticed the increase in travellers’ encampments during the summer months in the past few years on the Curragh Plains. Seán Ó Fearghail T.D. recently asked a Parliamentary...

Rediscovering Medieval Ireland

‘Rediscovering Medieval Ireland’ Robin Frame A public lecture to mark the launch of a major new internet resource: CIRCLE: A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters, c.1244–1509 www.tcd.ie/chancery Thursday, 10 May 2012 at 6 pm Thomas Davis Lecture Theatre (Room 2043, Arts...

Yet More Damage to the Curragh

There appears to be a a process of tree cutting ongoing on the Curragh. Good in itself ,maybe, as trees are foreign to the Curragh Plains. However the cutting and removal of the trees is being done using heavy machinery while the soil is saturated. These photos were...