One of many Anglican churches built in Ireland during the ” First fruits” act. Catholics were expected to pay tithes for funding their building. It’s caused much resentment as these building occur at the same time as Catholic emancipation and this tithe tax was unfair. The Catholics eventually refused to pay. Lots of these abandoned […]
Read MoreCarlow (irish Ceatharlach) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, 84 km from Dublin. The M9 motorway means Carlow is about an hour’s drive from Dublin. From where comes name of Carlow? The name is an anglicisation of the Irish Ceatharlach. Historically, it was anglicised as Caherlagh, Caterlagh and Catherlagh, […]
Read MoreCounties Museums covers 13 objects throughout Ireland, their role is to collect, store, document and present the historical and cultural heritage of individual counties. Carlow County Museum is the newest County Museum in Ireland, opened in 2012. It is located in a former monastery in the very centre of Carlow Town. This museum was designated […]
Read MoreSaturday October 13th, as part of the Mensana Festival, took place a 2-hour walking tour of Carlow Town. That was a Historical Trail around Carlow Town for Mensana Fest, Carlow’s Mental Health Festival. This is the 10th year of Mensana organised by Carlow Mental Health Association (CMHA). This annual festival promotes positive mental health. Getting […]
Read MoreOn Friday, November 2nd, I took part in a special event as part of Carlow Scarefest 2018 called “Lucinda Sly Walking Tour”. This was organised by Scarefest Carlow and Carlow County Museum. Lucinda Sly tour followed the journey of the last woman to be publicly hanged in Carlow town. The guide from Carlow County Museum […]
Read MoreDzisiejszy wpis jest wyjątkowy ponieważ powstał w ramach Projektu nad Projektami Kubu Polki na Obczyźnie. Dokładnie rok temu, w sierpniu 2015 dołączyłam do Klubu Polki na Obczyźnie, który zrzesza Polki – Blogerki rozsiane po całym świecie, blogujące o podróżach, kulturze, językach, tradycjach i życiu na emigracji. W Klubie wspólnie tworzymy projekty o krajach, w których mieszkamy, […]
Read More22 sierpnia rozpoczął się w Irlandii National Heritage Week czyli Tydzień Dziedzictwa Narodowego. Obchody te odbywają się w ramach Europejskich Dni Dziedzictwa, w których udział bierze około 50 krajów. Pierwsza edycja Europejskich Dni Dziedzictwa odbyła się w 1985 roku, a od roku 1999 są one organizowane jako wspólna inicjatywa Komisji Europejskiej i Rady Europy. W […]
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