Turtle Bunbury

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  • Irish History
    • A History of Ireland in 500 Words
    • Tuatha De Danaan
    • Thoughts from Moone High Cross
    • Molana Abbey
    • Massacre of Mullaghmast of 1577
    • Sir Walter Raleigh
    • Thomas Harriot - The True Discoverer of the Potato
    • Essex & the Siege of Caher 1599
    • Richard Boyle's Munster
    • The Redlegs of Barbados
    • Men in Tights - Battle of the Boyne 1690
    • The Arrival of the Irish Palatines, 1709
    • The Butcher of Culloden & the Hell-Fire Club 1747
    • How they Voted for Act of Union 1799, 1800
    • The Irishmen who Liberated Chile, 1810
    • George IV's Royal Visit to Dublin, 1821
    • The Whiteboy Insurrection in Macroom, 1822
    • The Night of the Big Wind 1839
    • The San Patricios of Mexico 1847
    • The Assassination of John Lloyd, 1847
    • The Golden Circle of Victorian Ireland
    • The Golden Age of Irish Tennis
    • Ireland - A Land of Victorian Vampires
    • The Connaught Rangers
    • Knox D'Arcy - The Irish Oil Tycoon
    • Queen Victoria's Royal Visit to Dublin, 1900
    • Sam Maguire, Liam McCarthy and Michael Collins, 1909
    • Dr. Sigerson and Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon, 1911
    • Bachelor's Walk Massacre1914
    • The Flag of the Easter Rising 1916
    • Alcock & Brown’s Trans-Atlantic Crossing, 1919
    • Michael Keogh - The Man who Saved Hitler, 1919
    • Coolnacaheragh Ambush, 1921
    • The Burning of Knockcroghery, 1921
    • The Irish Sweepstake, 1930-1987
    • Operation Shamrock 1946-49
    • The Big Snows of 1947, 1963 & 1982
  • Write around Ireland
    • Donegal Catch
    • A Tour of Carlow, Wicklow and the Garden of Ireland
    • Follow me up to Carlow
    • Kilkenny 2006 - Cool for Cats
    • Rolling Around the Achill Sound
    • Spotlight on Belfast City - Mind, Body & Soul
  • Family histories
    • Click here to read about more families from Ireland, Britain, the USA, Australia, Russia and other places.
    • Click here to learn how to have 'Your History in a Book' by Turtle Bunbury.
  • House histories
    • Ballintemple: Dark Knights, Blue Bells
    • Ballyfin, Co. Laoise
    • Bishopscourt, Co. Monaghan
    • Chesterfield House, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
    • Finnstown House, Co. Dublin
    • Humewood Castle, Co. Wicklow
    • Huntington Castle, Co. Carlow
    • Rathsallagh: A Potted History of 5000 Years
    • Viewmount House, Co. Carlow
    • 29 Molesworth Street, Dublin
  • Heroes and Villains
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• Published Works
  • Books
    • Vanishing Ireland 3 - Recollections of Our Changing Times (2011)
    • The Kildare Hunt (2011)
    • Pure Irish History (2011)
    • The Remarkable Albums of Sylvia Drew (2011)
    • Sporting Legends of Ireland (2010)
    • Vanishing Ireland 2 - Further Chronicles of a Disappearing World (2009)
    • Dublin Docklands - An Urban Voyage (2009)
    • The Irish Pub (2008)
    • Vanishing Ireland - Volume 1 (2006)
    • Living in Sri Lanka (2006)
    • The Landed Gentry & Aristocracy of Co Wicklow (2005)
    • The Landed Gentry & Aristocracy of Co Kildare (2004)
  • Interiors
    • HOTELS & GUESTHOUSES
    • IRISH COUNTRY HOUSES
    • TOWNHOUSE & APARTMENTS
    • RURAL RETREATS
    • VILLAS
    • Czech Republic: Mikhail Treštík - Cubist Ceramics in Prague
    • Czech Republic: No 46 - The Best Place to Stay in Prague
    • Mexico: Andrea Valeria, Cuernavaca
    • Mexico: Casa Ken Scott, Cuernavaca - A House of Fabric
    • Mexico: Casa Leof - A Pre-Columban Sculpture Fantasia
    • Mexico: The Incredible Mrs Lambert - Casa Leon, Cuernavaca
    • Mexico: Mario Avila's Magical Cavern - Tepozteco
    • Northern Ireland: The Kilwarlin Estate in Hillsborough - Ulster says "Yes!"
    • South Africa: Libertas - A Cape Dutch Home of 18th Century Murals
    • Spain: Casa Alba – The Home of Candida Taylor
    • Spain: La Higuera - A Converted Olive Mill in Gaucin
    • Spain: Cider with Rosie - A Villa in Sotogrande
    • Spain: Majada del Lentiscus - The Melians of Sotogrande
    • Sri Lanka: The Dutch House, Galle
    • Sri Lanka: La Maison des Artes, Mount Lavinia
    • Sri Lanka: The Lighthouse Hotel, Galle
    • USA: Cape Cod & Pine Woods - Jaffrey, New Hampshire
    • Zimbabwe: Siyalima - Amid the Mavuradonna Wilderness
    • Zimbabwe: Soo Pierecy's Tannery - Awaiting the Inevitable
    • Ireland: Auburn House, Co Dublin
    • Ireland: A Tale of Two Houses, Blackrock & Sandymount
    • Ireland: Ballyhook House, Co. Tipperary
    • Ireland: Ballyvolane, Co. Cork
    • Ireland: Beacon Court, Sandyford, Co. Dublin
    • Ireland: Deirdre Mongey, Vale of Avoca
    • Ireland: The Elysium on Dublin's Leeson Street
    • Ireland: Emily House at Carton
    • Ireland: Grove Paddock, Blackrock - Renaissance in Co. Dublin
    • Ireland: Helnwein's Castle, County Tipperary
    • Ireland: Howth Head - A Slice of Frank Lloyd Wright
    • Ireland: Ladycastle at the K-Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare
    • Ireland: Lisnavagh House, Co Carlow
    • Loughcrew House, Co. Meath - Gilded Magnificence
    • Ireland: Lough Rhynn - Leitrim Retreat
    • Ireland: Mahaffy House, Dublin City - Restored Home of Oscar Wilde's Tutor
    • Ireland: Oak Lodge, Duleek, Co. Meath
    • Ireland: The Old Mill, Co. Kildare - Celtic Inspiration
    • Ireland: The Stables, Co Wicklow
    • Ireland: Rosie's Place, Co. Carlow - A Sculptress at Home
    • Ireland: Rowells of Leeson Street, Dublin City
    • Ireland: Sea Lodge, County Louth
    • Ireland: Skeaghyvagh, Co. Kildare - Lighting up the Fox's Den
    • Ireland: St. Ann's Apartments, Donnybrook - Rearranging the 70s
    • Ireland: Suzanne Freeman at Mount Juliet, Co. Kilkenny
    • Ireland: Tarquin Landseer, Co. Dublin - To the Canvas Born
    • Ireland: Temple Bar - The Heart of Dublin City
    • Ireland: Temple House, Co. Sligo - Atlantic Stronghold of Knights Templar
    • Ireland: Timber Frames in Greystones, Co. Wicklow
    • Ireland: Tritonville Road, Dublin - A Gutsy Renovation
    • Ireland: Tudor Hall, Monkstown, Dublin
    • Ireland: Wyvern, Bray
  • Travel
    • Big Houses, Hidden Ireland - Cara 2011
    • Literary Ireland - The Australian 2010
    • A Sculptural Tour of Ireland - The Australian 2010
    • Benone Strand - The Guardian, 2010
    • Big Bertha's Wake - The Guardian 2010
    • Gozo - The Australian 2010
    • Inis Mor 2010 - The Real Craggy Island
    • Belfast 2010: City of Joy
    • Italy: Aeolian Islands of Sicily
    • Nova Scotia: Land of Lobsters
    • Ireland: Co Clare - Shark Fishing
    • Cambodia: A Report by Hugo Jellet
    • Czech Republic: Head Above Water (2002)
    • Denmark: Royal Winks & Fairytales
    • France: Be-Bop-a-Lula in Paris!
    • France: Flirting with Alpine Gods
    • France: Marseilles & the Calanques
    • Hungary: Behind the Iron Curtain
    • Ireland: Waterford - The Unconquered City
    • Ireland: Kilkenny City - Cool for Cats
    • Jersey: An Island of Potatos & Cows
    • Mexico: Mision del Sol, Quatro Manos
    • Mexico: The Silver City of Taxco
    • Spain: Sotogrande, Paradise Reconstructed
    • Smoker's Holiday - An Abroad Spoof
    • Sri Lanka: Aman Resorts 2007
    • Sri Lanka 2002: Anyone for Tennis?
    • Sri Lanka 2005: Howzat!? - Winner of Travel Extra Longhaul Journalist of the Year Award 2005
    • Tenerife - Lost Arms & Comedy Seals
    • USA: Fishy Tales from Tampa, Florida (2001)
    • USA: Tennessee Sounds Good to Me
    • Zimbabwe 2000 - Another Annus Horibilis
    • Zimbabwe: Pamushana Safari Lodge - As Good as it Gets
  • Features
    • Walkbout in Daintree Rainforest - Dec 2011
    • Sir Richard Burton & the History of Sex - Nov 2011
    • The Bronte Family: Strangely Irish - Sept 2011
    • Sylvia Drew's Remarkable Albums - Sept 2011
    • Discovering my Roots - Aug 2011
    • Tenement Life on Dublin's Henrietta Street - Aug 2011
    • Spike Island & Australian Convicts of 1847 - July 2011
    • Obama's Irish Roots - May 2011
    • The Mystery of Guy Pinfield - March 2011
    • Final Call for the Fry Model Railway - Feb 2011
    • Big House Hospitality, Hidden Ireland - Feb 2011
    • Graham Greene's Achill Affair - Feb 2011
    • The Lost Letters of William Orpen - Jan 2011
    • Roger Casement in the Amazon - Dec 2010
    • The Ale that Made Vikings Roar - Oct 2010
    • Sam Maguire & Liam McCarthy - Sept 2010
    • Battle of the Boyne - June 2010
    • San Patricios - March 2010
    • The Incredible Mr Kavanagh - Jan 2010
    • The Big Snow of 1947 - Jan 2010
    • The Irish Sweepstake - Dec 2009
    • Dermot Morgan's Family History - Sept 2009
    • The Story of Arthur Guinness - Sept 2009
    • The Fastnet Tragedy - August 2009
    • Sad Demise of the Rural Pub - August 2009
    • The Bridges of Dublin City - August 2009
    • Lily Allen & the Artane Band - August 2009
    • Croke Park Rodeo of 1924 - July 2009
    • Bartholomew Mosse & the Rotunda - April 2009
    • Aill na Caillí – The Deserted Village
    • A Pint Sized History of the Irish Pub
    • A Word of Warning
    • Ballintemple: Ancient World, Ancient Fish
    • Ballroom Gloss
    • Bob Dylan - Kilkenny 2001
    • Brian Kennedy - Falls Road Boy
    • Castles in the Sky
    • Clobber Slobber! Is the Global Media Failing Us?
    • Croquet - The Forgotten Irish Sport
    • Gottfried Helnwein
    • Too Close to Closing Time for Irish Pub - Nov 2008
    • Ireland's Winegeese
    • Ireland in the Blood
    • Jasper Conran - A Crystal for All Seasons
    • Kilkenny City - Cool for Cats
    • Knox D'Arcy -Mayo's Oil Tycoon
    • Mrs. Lambert - The American who Conquered Europe
    • Vikings Ahoy!
    • Villages at a Crossroads
    • Waterford - The Unconquered City
  • Columns
    • Crested Apes [ITM, 08/08]
    • Chicken or Egg? [ITM, 08/08]
    • Hydrogen Man [ITM, 07/08]
    • A Wily Fox [ITM, 07/08]
    • Baltinglass Solstice [ITM, 06/08]
    • The Diving Bell [ITM, 06/08]
    • Picart's Ceremonies [ITM, 05/08]
    • Struwwelpeter [ITM, 04/08]
    • Ballroom Floor Gloss [Irish Times Magazine, 04/08]
    • Silence of The Bonfires [Dubliner, 02/01]
    • Vive la Difference! [Dubliner, 03/01]
    • Feudal Blues - In Praise of Betty Scott [Dubliner, 04/01]
    • A Sense of Purpose [Dubliner, 05/01]
    • Being Anglo-Irish - A Hyphenated Existence? [Dubliner, 06/01]
    • The Importance of Bunbury [Dubliner, 08/01]
    • My Father & Other Animals [Dubliner, 09/01]
    • An Ode to Pagan Days [Dubliner, 10/01]
    • The 'Emancipator of Jamaica' [Dubliner, 12/01]
    • Love & Marriage [The Dubliner, 02/02]
    • Hells Bells
    • Life is a Frying Pan [BC Magazine, 04/97]
    • The Pearly Gates [BC Mag, 05/97]
  • Book reviews
    • Birthright - The Story that Inspired Kidnapped, Roger Ekirch
    • Desmond Lesie - Biography of an Irish Gentleman, Robert O'Byrne
    • G.B Yeats & George Yeats - The Letters, Ann Saddlemeyer
      
    • Grattan's Failure, Danny Mansergh
    • Foley's Asia, Ronan Sheehan
    • From Cologne to Ballinlough, Herbert Remmel
    • Love's Civil War: Elizabeth Bowen & Charles Ritchie, Victoria Glendinning
    • Murder at Shandy Hall - The Coachford Poisoning, Michael Sheridan
    • The Castrato & His Wife, Helen Berry
    • The Irish Sweep, Marie Coleman
    • Yesterday We Were in America (The Alcock & Brown Story), Brendan Lynch
• Family
  • The Bunbury Family
    • Baron de St. Pierre
    • Bunburys in the Medieval Age
    • Ireland’s First Bunbury Connection?
    • Bunbury Isaac Family
    • Bunbury of Cranovonane
    • Bunbury of Kilfeacle
    • Bunbury of Johnstown
    • Bunburys of Virginia
    • Bunburys of Guyana
    • Major Thomas Bunbury of New Zealand
    • Versturme-Bunbury
  • The McClintocks
    • McClintocks & the House of Stuart
    • McClintock of Drumcar
    • McClintock of Dunmore
    • McClintock of Rathvinden
    • McClintock of Trintaugh
  • Lisnavagh
    • Benjamin Bunbury I (1642-1707)
    • William Bunbury I (1674-1710)
    • Thomas Bunbury I (1705-1774)
    • William Bunbury III (1744-1778)
    • Benjamin Bunbury II (1751-1823)
    • Thomas Bunbury II (d. 1846)
    • Captain William McClintock Bunbury (1800-1866)
    • Tom McClintock Bunbury - 2nd Baron Rathdonnell (1848-1929)
    • Hon. Jack Bunbury (1851-1893)
    • Hon. Billy Bunbury (1878-1900)
    • T. L. McClintock Bubury, 3rd Baron Rathdonnell (1881-1937)
    • W.R. McClintock Bunbury, 4th Baron Rathdonnell (1914-1959)
    • Major Hugh Massy (1914-1987)
    • Kinsellagh's Hill
    • Germaine's of Lisnavagh
    • Rathvilly School, Birmingham
  • Related Families
    • Sylvia Drew's Albums
    • Campbell of Drumsna
    • Colvin of Monkhams Hall
    • Drew of Westmorland
    • Clancarty of Ballinasloe
    • Foster of Collon & Dunleer
    • Gough of Gujerat & Woodstown
    • Ievers of Ceylon
    • Kane of Monaghan & Swords
    • Kane Smith of Moyle
    • Martin of Dublin & Virginia
    • Paget of the Samarang
    • Peart Robinson of Lancashire
    • Stronge of Tynan Abbey
  • General Tales
    • Being a Bunbury
• Interviews
  • Ireland

    Click here to see a full list of persons interviewed for the Vanishing Ireland project.
  • Arts and Design
    • Mrs. Evelyn Lambert
    • Gottfried Helnwein
  • Recollections
    • Brian Kennedy
  • Miscellaneous
    • Helga de Silva Perrera Blow
    • Dorothea Findalter (Wheeler Cuffe)
    • Bill Harrington
• Links
• Contact

HISTORY

HEROES AND VILLAINS

• St. Columba (521-592)

• William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke (1144-1219)

• Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (1565-1578)

• Thomas Radcliffe, Earl of Sussex, Lord Deputy of Ireland (1556-1565)

• Thomas Burgh of Oldtown (1670 - 1730)

• George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

• Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773)

• Bartholomew Mosse (1712-1759)

• William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65)

• Arthur Guinness (1724-1803)

• Abbe de Firmont (1745-1807)

• Charles Byrne, the Irish Giant (1761-1783)

• Michael Hayes (1767-1825)

• Michael Dwyer (1772-1825)

• Honest Tom Steele (1778-1848)

• Charles Bianconi (1786-1875)

• Dr. Barry O’Meara (1786-1836)

• Sir John Conroy (1786-1854)

• General Frederick Young (1786-1874)

• James Whiteside, Lord Chief Justice (1804-1876)

• Princess Penelope Smyth of Capua (1805-1882)

• John and Thomas Hickey - The Sculptor & the Artist

• John Sadlier (1813-1856)

• Charles Spencer Cowper (1816-1879)

• John Henry Foley (1817-1874)

• Sir William Gregory (1817-1892)

• Sir Joseph Neale McKenna (1819 –1906)

• Lola Montez (1821-1861)

• Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890)

• William Shaw (1823-1895)

• Father Patrick Lavelle (1825-1886)

• Charles Joseph Kickham (1828-1882)

• The Incredible Arthur Kavanagh (1831-1889)

• Baron Albert Grant (1831-1899)

• Nellie Clifden (c. 1840s - unknown)

• Jim Hand (1847-1876)

• Knox D'Arcy (1849-1917)

• Francis 'Frank' Dubedat (1851-1919)

• Louis Brennan (1852-1932)

• George Moore (1852-1933)

• Ned Kelly (c.1854 - 1880)

• Billy the Kid (1859-1881)

• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)

• Thomas St George MacCarthy (1862-1943)

• Water Tender John King (1862-1938)

• Henry Ford (1863 - 1947

• Jack Judge (1872-1938)

• Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922)

• Annie Moore (1874 - 1924)

• Sean O'Casey (1880-1964)

• Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz (1891-1980)

• Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973)

• Kevin Barry (1902-1920)

• George Plant (1904-1942)

• Lucia Joyce (1907-1982)

• Aideen O'Connor (1913-1950)

• Kick Kennedy (1920-1948)

• Desmond Leslie (1921-2001)

• Bill Harrington (1922-2009)

• Grace Kelly (1929-1982)

• Jimmy Bolger the Coalman

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