Category: Echo Rewind

Rewind: Belgard Castle

By Danielle Walsh Ronan A border fortress of the Pale and a ground which experienced many battles, Belgard Castle was a structure which ...

Rewind: The murder of Lord Kilwarden

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By Danielle Walsh Ronan Murdered in the midst of rebellion, Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden, was the target for some Irish rebels on ...

Rewind – Local Holy Wells: Religion and Remedy

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By Danielle Walsh Ronan Holy wells have a long tradition in Ireland, not just as religious sites but as important pieces of Irish ...

Rewind: Attacks on Local RIC Barracks

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By Danielle Walsh Ronan From ambushes to arson attacks, the history of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) during the Irish revolutionary period is ...

Echo Rewind – 10 years since UCI closed its doors

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By Mary Dennehy THIS week ten years ago saw the final film reel run at UCI cinemas in The Square shopping centre. On ...

Rewind – Lucan man shot by British Soldiers in Park ‘Mystery’

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By Danielle Walsh Ronan Labelled a ‘Park Mystery’ in the press, the circumstances surrounding the death of a Lucan man and a British ...

Rewind – The repatriation of Roger Casement’s remains

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By Danielle Walsh Ronan When an Aer Lingus plane touched down at Baldonnel Aerodrome on February 23, 1965 with the remains of the ...

Rewind – The RDS Dublin International horse show

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By Sean Heffernan For this week’s piece we are walking from the John Barry statue in Wexford Town and up to the train ...

Rewind – Commodore John Barry

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By Sean Heffernan For this week’s piece we are hopping on the No 2 Bus Éireann route from Enniscorthy to the bus stop ...

Rewind – Enniscorthy Castle

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By Sean Heffernan This week we are walking out of Johnstown Castle Estate (also known as the “Irish Agricultural Museum”), and here ...