Gunnera manicata
Gunnera Manicata Growing At Marble Hill
Just down the lane and round the corner from the main house there is an almost prehistoric look...
Posts by J.B
17
Jan
Old Irish Postcards 1800’s Nostalgic Past
Old Postcards Ireland
Here is a small collection of Old Irish Postcards that you can view or save.
Old Irish Postcards
Old Irish ...
16
Jan
Survey Of The Megalithic Tombs Marblehill
Survey Of The Megalithic Tombs Marblehill
This survey gives the exact dimensions of the tombs that are found today on the townland of M...
07
Nov
Fomorians
The Myth
"The tribe of the Fomorians was on the scene long before any other races came to Ireland. However, the Fomors lived mainly in ...
07
Nov
Marblehill House-A brief History
Marblehill House
The enigmatic ruins in the townland of Marblehill barely hint at the past importance of this once vast estate. In th...
07
Nov
Marblehill, Galway, Ireland is known by various names:
Marblehill, Galway, Ireland is known by various names: Marble Hill, Marblehill and the Irish name of Criogán, An Creigín or Creggaun,wh...
20
May
At Marble Hill, the seat of Sir John Burke, trees were planted in 1775
A statistical and agricultural survey of the county of Galway : with observations on the means of improvement
Sir John Burke Of Marble ...
20
May
Newspaper reports of the Burkes from 1909
Newspaper reports on Burke family from Ireland
Sir Henry George Burke, Baronet, J.P. and D.L. for the County Galway, was
born at Marble...
20
May
Sir Henry Burke’s seat of Marblehill, as seen in the distance from the road
Sir Henry Burke's seat of Marblehill, as seen in the distance from the road
Date 1888
From that day to this no one has been brought to...
20
May
The Burke’s of Marblehill set up a successful contract haulier business in the 1760s
Sir John Burke
Mr Isaac Weld
John Burke (1782-1847), 2nd baronet, Marblehill, Loughrea, County Galway, was a catholic landowner whose ...