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Gunfire and Broken Windows. A Window into 1831 Ireland

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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