Conway Mill Trust

Stone galleries which are narrower and shorter than the megalithic tombs are called “wedge tombs.”  They also differ from the megalithic stones in that they are oriented towards the setting sun.  They were types of shrines used by a group for sacrificial offerings to supernatural powers.  They were constructed about 2,500 BC and in later years used as Mass Rocks in Penal times.

Granard, Co Longford, with its high Norman motte and bailey—the highest in Ireland, is one of Longford’s most ancient places.  In the 5th Century it was the home of the son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, the High King of Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement got its inspiration from Martin Luther King.  As King favored non-violent marches, the youth in the North imitated them.  The marches were dealt with swiftly and cruelly by the authorities, leading to bloodshed.

The town of Donaghadee in Co Down was an important cross-channel port in the 19^th Century.  It has a famous lighthouse whose walls were painted by Brendan Behan when he worked for the Irish Lights Commission.

In 1923 Conor O’Brien became the first Irishman to sail around the world in a boat he designed and built himself.  It was titled ‘Saoirse’ and was the first boat to carry the Tricolor flag around the world.