Marblehill Old News
Articles
Giants, Druids, and Marblehill, Ireland’s Ancient Landscape
Ancient Sites of Marblehill and Knockroe
This excerpt reprint from the Ordnance Survey Letters of Galway, written by T. O'Conor in November 1838, offers a glimpse into the fascinating archaeological heritage of County Galway, Ireland. Here, we discover two significant sites located near Marble Hill...
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Gunfire and Broken Windows. A Window into 1831 Ireland
A Look Back at a Tense Day in 1831
This excerpt from the April 9, 1831 edition of The Times newspaper paints a vivid picture...
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At Marble Hill, the seat of Sir John Burke, trees were...
A statistical and agricultural survey of the county of Galway : with observations on the means of improvement
Sir John Burke Of Marble Hill
Date: 1824
"At...
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Newspaper reports of the Burkes from 1909
Newspaper reports on Burke family from Ireland
Sir Henry George Burke, Baronet, J.P. and D.L. for the County Galway, was
born at Marble Hill in 1859,...
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Sir Henry Burke’s seat of Marblehill, as seen in the distance...
Sir Henry Burke's seat of Marblehill, as seen in the distance from the road
Date 1888
From that day to this no one has been brought...
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The Burke’s of Marblehill set up a successful contract haulier business...
Sir John Burke
Mr Isaac Weld
John Burke (1782-1847), 2nd baronet, Marblehill, Loughrea, County Galway, was a catholic landowner whose family had managed to retain their...
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Irish Papers – Distress Arising From The Famine
Irish Papers - Distress Arising From The Famine
John Burke found dead at Marblehill, loughrea, Co. Galway, Ireland
On the lands of Moyglas near Ballynakill John...
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