Reference: Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Society of Friends. Society of Friends, known as Quakers, Protestant denomination that arose in England in the mid-17th century. The movement began with radical English Puritans called Seekers, who rejected the Anglican church and other existing Protestant sects. They took their faith from itinerant … Read More

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_of_Connacht The Composition of Connacht, or Composition of Connaught and Thomond, was a 1585 agreement between, on the one hand, the Gaelic and Gaelicised chiefs of Connacht and Thomond and, on the other hand, the English Dublin Castle administration of the Kingdom of Ireland, which replaced the multiple existing levies with a single tax … Read More

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Wild_Geese Uniform and colonel’s flag of the Regiment of Hibernia in Spanish service, mid-eighteenth century Portumna castle. Wild Geese heritage museum. The Flight of the Wild Geese was the departure of an Irish Jacobite army under the command of Patrick Sarsfield from Ireland to France, as agreed in the Treaty of Limerick on 3 … Read More

Reference Wikipedia post: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Sarsfield,_1st_Earl_of_Lucan Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan (c. 1655 – August 1693) was an Irish army officer. Fatally wounded at the Battle of Landen on 29 July 1693 while serving in the French Royal Army, he died of his injuries several weeks later, and is now best remembered as an Irish patriot … Read More

Reference: THE BOURNE(s) FAMILIES OF IRELAND (1970) by Mary A. Strange, pages 4 – 10 It should be noted that Ireland’s history is exceedingly complicated, for throughout the centuries, religious, social andpolitical differences have prevailed. The country was frequently torn by strife and discord and beset by wars. Irish land exchanged hands many times from … Read More

Workplan – This chapter is to be written based upon my personal collection of Nolan-related history notes collected over many years (.txt files and paper notes), the information contained in the Millenium year Nolan book (O Nolan – the History of a People), past Nolan Clan newsletters (1997-2018) and research notes (e.g. the collection of 1916 Easter Rebellion Anecdotes ) contained in … Read More

Reference: Nolan Clan Newsletter, November 1998; extracts from an article about the Nolans of Ballykealy submitted by Kath Rogers, Sydney, Australia; editing for readability and accuracy by Roger Nowlan, December 2023 Introduction The Nolans being seated uninterruptedly on the Ballykealy townland in County Carlow, from the earliest periods of Irish history uninterruptedly down to about … Read More

1607 – Flight of the Earls In 1607, in the aftermath of a devastating loss by the Irish forces some 4 years earlier, the Gaelic leaders Hugh O’Neill and Rory O’Donnell fled to the Continent in the hope of returning to fight another day, under more favourable conditions. They were accompanied by ninety followers, many … Read More

The Irish Brigades in France (1690-1791) “The Irish Brigade (Irish: Briogáid Éireannach, French: Brigade irlandaise) was a brigade in the French Royal Army composed of Irish exiles, led by Lord Mountcashel. It was formed in May 1690 when five Jacobite regiments were sent from Ireland to France in exchange for a larger force of French infantry who were sent to fight in the Williamite War in Ireland. The … Read More