Landed in Van Diemen’s Land
Van Diemen’s Land was set up as a penal colony in 1803 by the British Empire. It is estimated that some 75,000 convicts were shipped
Trouble at the Fish Market in Sligo
In the nineteenth-century, police constables were discouraged from interacting or becoming too friendly with their fellow citizens; least they might be unduly influenced, a professional
Merchants of Sligo – Higgins & Keighron
Higgins & Keighron flagon – Source – B. Higgins Irish Antique Bottle Collectors Club Facebook group A whiskey flagon from Higgins & Keighron Ltd, Wholesale
Irish Harvesters
In nineteenth-century, it was the practice of many poor tenant labourers to go to England and Scotland each year for the purpose of harvest work.
Christmas in Sligo Gaol
In 1919, Bridget O’Mullane, an official Organiser in Cumann na mBan was convicted and sentenced to two months’ hard labour for giving a speech encouraging
Cabbages – A Halloween custom
One Halloween night in 1879, several young boys sat huddled together in a field.They had lit a small fire to keep themselves warm from the