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Editorial x
Articles
Arthur Young's – A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 (Part two) by Denis Marnane 1
Boro Hill House Boro Lodge and..... Hill: Two Houses in One by Tom McDonald 13
George Berkeley (1685-1753) Travels and Tar Water by Marie Guillot 22
A History of Glasgow by Marie Davidson 31
The Role of Bread – Navan 1845-1848 by Sean Condon 39
Sapper's Mark at Ballyforan Bridge, Co. Roscommon by Albert Siggins 46
The Great War by Padraig Yeates 52
Historiography of Deel Castle, Co. Mayo by Declan Keenan 56
Tyrone Nationalists & Unionists – A Danger to the Empire 1912-14! by Johnny Dooher 68
Taghmon War Participants 1914-1918 81
The Harry Clarke Windows, St. Mary's Church, Ballinrobe by Averil Staunton 89
Ballina's Amazing Heartbeat by Terry Reilly 91
Roundwood Through the Centuries by Cathal MacOireachtaigh and Martin Timmons 95
John Hinde – The Man Who Transformed Colour Picture Postcards by James Scannell 101
Raymochy Abbey by Leonard Roarty 107
The Poet and the Plasterer by Jim Lacey 110
News & Views
The Olde Countess of Desmond by Kieran Groeger 112
A Walk Through Georgian Birr by Brian T. Kennedy 115
Pte. Thomas Devine, 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers by Hugh Farrell 118
Aughnacliffe Dolman Colmcille, County Longford by Hugh Farrell 119
North/South by Larry Breen 120
Society News
Ashbourne Historical Society by Ann Kavanagh 121
Athy Museum Society by David Boland 122
Ballinrobe Archaeological & Historical Society by Averil Staunton 123
Birr Historical Society by Brian Kennedy 124
Bray Cualann Historical Society by James Scannell 127
Carrick-on-Shannon & District Historical Society by Mary C. Dolan 129
Clontarf Historical & Raheny Heritage Society by Collette Gill 130
Cloyne Literary and Historical Survey Society, Co. Cork by Maire Guillot 131
Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society by James Scannell 133
Dunleer & District Historical Society by Muriel Sheils 134
Irish Labour History Society by Kevin Murphy 135
Co. Louth Archaeological & Historical Society by Seamus Bellew 136
Moate Museum by Enda Gallagher 137
Old Drogheda Society by Betty Quinn 138
Old Dublin Society by James Scannell 139
Rathmichael Historical Society by Dick Ryan 140
Roundwood & District Historical & Folklore Society by Cathal Mac Oireachtaigh 141
Skerries Historical Society by Stephanie Bourke 142
South East Galway Archaeological & Historical Society by Steve Dolan 143
Youghal Celebrates History by Kieran Groeger 143
Federation Events
AGM 2014 Clontarf – Minutes of Meeting and Chairman's Report 145
Social Media Seminar, Athlone 152
Federation Visit to Scotland 153
Autumn Seminar – World War I – Dundalk 155
List of Federation Members 157
Dates for Your Diary 162
Membership Application/Renewal Form 163