This ebook is a history of the famous Power family of Wexford and Dublin who gave the world a unique product - Power's Whiskey. Read all about the family connections - especially with the Talbots, O'Reillys and Ryans. Learn about the magnificent Scarteen Hunt and its famous hunting pack 'The Black & Tans'. Peruse Frank O'Reilly's eyewitness account of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.

The first Irish Preston of note was Roger de Preston who was appointed a justice in the Court of Common Pleas in 1330 in the first year of the reign of Edward III. In the account roll of the priory of the Holy Trinity, Dublin 1337-1346 there is the following entry in 1346: 'Also in wine bought for the archdeacon of Dublin, Roger de Preston, Nicholas de Suyterbery, and their retinue, on Sunday (Oct. 1) next after the feast of St. Michael, after dinner, 6 1/2 pence.' From this we can assume ...

This book traces the history of the TISDALL FAMILY OF CHARLESFORT from about 1630 up to the present day. Charlefort was the name of the house built by the Tisdalls c. 1740 and replaced their old residence known as MOUNT TISDALL. Their estates were mainly in MARTRY, NEAR KELLS IN CO. MEATH. They came into possession of other smaller lots of lands in Co. Limerick and Co. Kilkenny over the centuries. Michael Tisdall, born in 1637, was the man who set the foundations for wealth. Because many o...

The Aylmers probably came to Ireland with the Norman conquerors and in the early 15th century rose to prominence after Richard Aylmer became the Keeper of the Peace for Dublin and Kildare during the reign of Henry VI. Their lot improved significantly when John Aylmer married an heiress at the close of the 15th century and thereby acquired the Lyons Estate. Sir Gerald Aylmer was Chief Justice of Ireland in the mid 16th century. (Anthony) Julian Aylmer, 14th Baron Aylmer (born 1951) is the c...

From a fantastical beginning amongst the pivotal battle of Saxon and Norman, the line of Jacques le Barbancon has continued to the present day. After several centuries of steady growth in Surrey and Leicestershire, the family fortunes blossomed when Henry VIII dispatched the Machiavellian Sir William Brabazon to Ireland as Vice-Treasurer. He established the family at Kilruddery and his grandson was created 1st Earl of Meath in 1627. Over the next three hundred years, the family consolidate...

This ebook contains a detailed history of the Briscoe & Conyngham families of Co. Meath, Ireland, from the time of their arrival in Ireland to the present day. There are also some delightful anecdotes relating to both families. The images used are generally originals.

This potted history of the Actons of Kilmacurragh, Co. Wicklow, traces the descent of the family from the late 17th century down to modern times. At sometime before the outbreak of the 1641 rebellion, these lands had been leased to Thomas Acton of Bog Hall, Ballygannonbeg, Glenealy by a Walter Byrne. However the lands were subsequently seized from Byrne and regranted to Hugh Montgomery and Sir Richard Parsons of Birr Castle, who became Viscount Rosse. According to the Hearth Roll of 1669, ...

The destiny of the Barton and Childers families became entwined in the 19th century when tragedy brought the children of the two houses together. The Bartons descended from the great wine-growing family of Straffan in Co. Kildare while the Childers hailed from England and were of a more intellectual bent. Their young were raised at Glendalough House, known to the family as Glan, sheltered beneath Djouce Mountain and close to the waters of Lough Dan. In the run up to independence, Bob Barto...

This ebook contains a detailed history of the Butler (Ormonde)Family of Co. Kilkenny, Ireland, from the time of their arrival in Ireland to the present day. There are also some delightful anecdotes relating to the family. The images used are generally originals.

This ebook contains a detailed history of the Fowler & Hamilton families of Co. Meath, Ireland, from the time of their arrival in Ireland to the present day. There are also some delightful anecdotes relating to all the families. The images used are generally originals.

This ebook contains a detailed history of the Preston, Taylour, Tisdall & Watson families of Co. Meath, Ireland, from the time of their arrival in Ireland to the present day. There are also some delightful anecdotes relating to all the families. The images used are generally originals.

This ebook contains a detailed history of the Plunkett of Killeen & Preston of Ardsallagh families of Co. Meath, Ireland, from the time of their arrival in Ireland to the present day. There are also some delightful anecdotes relating to the families. The images used are generally originals.