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Aughinish Tower

Aughinish Tower is a Martello tower at Aughinish, County Clare, Ireland. It was built as a signal and gun tower to defend Ireland against invasion by the French during the Napoleonic Wars. History The tower's construction dates back to March 1811 when 6 acres (2.4 ha) of land for the site was purchased from a Major Lynch. While the Aughinish Tower is the same design as the Finavarra Tower, its small ordnance storage building no longer exists. This structure was previously recorded as being located just west of the tower. The tower itself had accommodation for one officer and thirty-nine men on the first floor. It also contained a basement water tank, a magazine, cellar and store at ground level. An original twenty four pound cannon was still in place until 1992. In the 1950s, townspeople from Aughinish used the tower for dancing and Ceilidh. The parties were held on special occasions such as Christmas, Easter, and for local weddings. People from New Quay often rowed across the inlet to attend the gatherings. In 1960, a man named Duffy from Limerick purchased the tower from the Land Commission and sold the property in 1987 for an undisclosed amount of money. The current owner is from Galway and he has refurbished the tower as a residence. A steel stairway has been erected and secured to the outside of the tower. References External links National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Aula Maxima, Maynooth

Aula Maxima (Latin pronunciation: [ˈau̯la ˈmaksɪma]), officially the McMahon Hall, is a theatre building in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. It was built in 1893. Aula Maxima comes from Latin, meaning great hall. The building is also known simply as "The Aula". It is situated on the south campus of Maynooth University and St Patrick's College, Maynooth and is the main theatre for the university, college and surrounding area. It also serves as the conferring hall of the university where the annual graduations take place. The Aula was also used as a cinema for students of the college, with the Maynooth Students' Union screening films there. History Monsignor James McMahon of the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC originally gifted the building to St Patrick's College, his alma mater, and its construction was completed under the presidency of Bishop Robert Browne. The Aula Maxima, an exam hall, was completed between 1892 and 1893, and was renovated in the 1940s and again in the 1980s. Dramatic performances Maynooth University's Drama Society (also known as the Roscian Players) is the resident company of Aula Maxima. The venue has also hosted performances by St Patrick's College's dramatic society, Maynooth University Chamber Orchestra and Maynooth Community Players: Folklore There are numerous stories relating to the reputed presence of a ghost in Aula Maxima. Simply known as the Aula Ghost, he is reputed to be the spirit of a projectionist who fell to his death from the projectionist's box in the 1940s. A number of superstitions exist regarding the Aula Ghost, including one in which the ghost reputedly turns a chair, placed near the Aula Maxima's projection box, to face away from the stage if he does not like a performance or its staging. See also Irish theatre List of Irish theatres and theatre companies References
Austins (department store)

Austins was a department store in the Diamond area of Derry in Northern Ireland. Prior to its closure in 2016, it claimed to be the oldest department store in the world, although the original store, established in 1830, was modest in size. Architecture After its building on the Diamond was destroyed by fire, the business commissioned purpose-built accommodation, one of Northern Ireland's more notable examples of Edwardian architecture. The building measures 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) and is five stories high. The architecture is Neo-Baroque with Art Nouveau influences in the fenestration. It was designed in 1906 by MA Robinson. Closure The Austins Department store building in the Diamond was owned by the City Hotel Group, but the actual retail operation was leased to Hassonzender, which went into liquidation. The department store closed its doors to staff and the public without warning on 8 March 2016. The liquidators state that the unforeseen costs of dealing with asbestos, and the disruption to trading this would have entailed, proved to be a stumbling block to attracting investment and this led to the sudden closure. Derry City Council officials raised the issue of dealing with the asbestos following the introduction of new regulations, in the Spring of 2015. In March 2025, 9 years after it closed to the public and staff, the building was bought by Derry's Inner City Trust (ICT) for £1.2 million, which was funded by the Northern Ireland government in Stormont. The new owner indicated that it would begin restoration of the building. On 2 July 2025, it was announced by the Derry Journal that representatives of the Inner City Trust (ICT) were "hopeful" that they would have "good news" about the future development of Austins later in 2025. There is no official re-opening date, or no confirmation that Austins will reopen as a department store again. References
Aut Even Hospital

Aut Even Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Áit Aobhinn) is a private hospital in Kilkenny, Ireland. The name is anglicised from the Irish áit aoibhinn meaning beautiful place. The hospital was acquired by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) group in 2020, and renamed UPMC Aut Even Hospital. It is 3 km north of the city centre, on the R693 road. History Founded by Lady Desart in 1915, the hospital was taken over by the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God in 1933. It was next acquired by Harlequin Healthcare, a company controlled by Gerry Conlan who also owned St. Joseph's Hospital, Sligo, in March 2005. After Conlan acquired Mount Carmel Hospital in Dublin in 2006, his business evolved to become Mount Carmel Medical Group. In 2008, the hospital received Joint Commission accreditation. After Conlan's business got into financial difficulties, a receiver was appointed to dispose of the shareholding in Aut Even Hospital in 2014. Services The hospital has 102 in-patient beds, with a catchment area of over 450,000. It has a twin theatre 18-bed day surgery and endoscopy suite, and 4 main operating theatres. Specialities provided include general medicine, general surgery, ophthalmology, audiology, neurology, cardiology, rheumatology, gynaecology, otolaryngology (ENT), orthopaedics, dermatology, vascular surgery, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, urology, MRI and diagnostic imaging, and oral surgery. References
BBC Radio Foyle

BBC Radio Foyle is a BBC Northern Ireland local radio station, serving County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. It is named after the River Foyle which flows through Derry, the city where the station is based. It is an opt-out from BBC Radio's main Northern Ireland service, BBC Radio Ulster. Recent budget cuts saw some reduction in local programming, which now only airs during the week – currently airing between 8:00am and 4:00pm, along with some local evening programming. At all other times, and throughout the weekend, the station's frequencies carry BBC Radio Ulster. History BBC Radio Foyle started broadcasting on 11 September 1979; up until then, and especially during the Troubles, Derry had occasional opt-outs. As of March 1986, it broadcast for four hours a day (1–5pm), beginning with a 40-minute news service, which started with a relay of the 1pm bulletin from Radio 4. Broadcasting The station broadcasts from BBC's Northland Road studios on 93.1 FM in Derry. It was available on 792 kHz medium wave until 6 May 2021. There is also a small television studio based there used for interviews with the interviewee sitting in front of a CSO screen which normally has a live view of Derry. Since it broadcasts from a point close to the border between County Londonderry and County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, it includes some coverage of the latter county. Digital BBC Radio Foyle is available online and is carried on Freeview in Northern Ireland (occupying the slot held by BBC Radio nan Gàidheal in Scotland and by BBC Radio Cymru in Wales). It was not initially available on DAB digital radio, however; the Northern Ireland multiplex licence only requires carriage of Radio Ulster. In June 2010, the BBC announced a trial scheme under which Radio Foyle would be available on DAB as a part-time sidecar station to Radio Ulster, using a similar format as the part-time longwave-programming optouts of BBC Radio 4 on the BBC National DAB multiplex. During this trial, the bitrate of Radio Ulster would drop during Foyle's separate broadcast hours, with Foyle carried as a split audio stream in the remaining space; outside of split shows, the full bitrate would revert to Radio Ulster. When the Digital One ensemble commenced broadcasting in Northern Ireland certain stations that used Digital One in the rest of the UK left the Northern Ireland ensemble, leaving space for Radio Foyle to broadcast in stereo and without the need for the Radio Ulster capacity to be split. Following the closure of the medium wave services of BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle on 6 May 2021, the digital frequencies of BBC Radio Foyle have been used for split sports programming formerly broadcast on 1341 kHz and 792 kHz. References External links BBC Radio Foyle at BBC Online
BBC Radio Foyle

BBC Radio Foyle – brytyjska stacja radiowa należąca do publicznego nadawcy radiowo-telewizyjnego BBC i pełniąca w jego sieci rolę stacji lokalnej dla hrabstwa Londonderry w Irlandii Północnej. Jest jedyną stacją BBC nadającą poza Anglią o typowo lokalnym charakterze – pozostałe kanały radiowe tego nadawcy w Szkocji, Walii i Irlandii Północnej obejmują swoim zasięgiem całość danej części składowej Zjednoczonego Królestwa. Audycje własne stacji, realizowane w ośrodku BBC w Londonderry, nadawane są w paśmie ciągłym w dni powszednie w godzinach 7:30–17:00, a oprócz tego także w krótszych pasmach wieczorami i w weekendy. W pozostałym czasie stacja transmituje program BBC Radio Ulster, mającego status narodowej rozgłośni BBC dla Irlandii Północnej. Stacja została uruchomiona 11 września 1979 roku. Jej nazwa pochodzi od rzeki Foyle. Obecnie dostępna jest w naziemnym przekazie analogowym oraz w Internecie. Dodatkowo możliwość jej odbioru mają także północnoirlandzcy użytkownicy naziemnej telewizyjnej platformy cyfrowej Freeview. Bibliografia BBC Radio Foyle, mediauk.com (ang.) [dostęp 2013-05-17] Strona oficjalna (ang. • wal. • irl. • gael.)
Baily Lighthouse

p4 Baily Lighthouse (irisch Teach Solais Dhún Criofainn) ist ein Leuchtturm in Irland. Er steht etwa 15 km östlich der irischen Hauptstadt Dublin auf der Halbinsel Howth Head und markiert das südöstliche Ende der Halbinsel und zugleich die nördliche Begrenzung der Dublin Bay (irisch Cuan Bhaile Átha Cliath, deutsch Bucht von Dublin). Wie alle Leuchttürme und Schifffahrtszeichen in Irland und Nordirland sowie den vorgelagerten Inseln und angrenzenden Gewässern wird er durch die Behörde Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL, irisch Coimisinéirí Soilse na hÉireann, deutsch „Beauftragte für irische Leuchtfeuer“) unterhalten. Das originale Linsensystem des Leuchtturms, das seit 1902 seinen Dienst tat und 1972 bei der Modernisierung entfernt wurde, ist nun im National Maritime Museum of Ireland ausgestellt. Weblinks Baily Lighthouse bei Commissioners of Irish Lights (englisch), abgerufen am 13. März 2018. Einzelnachweise
Ballina GAA

Ballina GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club that plays hurling and Gaelic football. The club is located in the village of Ballina, County Tipperary in Ireland. The club plays in the North division of Tipperary GAA. History It was founded in 1885 and won its first championship - the North division Junior Hurling Championship - in 1932. The club has not won a senior county title in any code. Honours Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (0): (Runners-Up 2013) Munster Junior Club Football Championship Runners-Up 2021 Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2013 Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2022 North Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2013 North Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2004 Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (2): 1984, 1996 North Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (5): 1932, 1967, 1984, 1990, 1996 (Runners-up 1912) Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (2): 2003, 2021 North Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (5): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2020, 2021 Notable players Michael Breen References External links Club website (archived 2011) Tipperary GAA website (archived 2013)
Ballinacarriga Castle

Ballinacarriga Castle (auch Ballynacarriga Castle, irisch Caisleán Bhéal na Carraige, dt.: „Mund des Felsens“) ist ein Tower House aus dem 16. Jahrhundert, etwa neun Kilometer östlich von Dunmanway im Westen des irischen County Cork. Die Burg ist irisches National Monument mit der Nummer 425. Geschichte Ballynacarriga Castle soll 1585 durch Randal Hurley erbaut worden sein, was die Initialen „R.M. C.C.“ (Randal Murlihy Hurley und seine Frau Catherine Cullinane) inklusive der Jahreszahl in einem Fenstersims im obersten Geschoss belegen soll. Es wird aber angenommen, dass die Grundstrukturen älter sind und ursprünglich den Besitzern des umgebenden Townlands, den MacCarthys, gehörten. Die Anlage kam 1654 an die Familie Croft. Bis 1815 soll die Anlage dann gleichzeitig als Wohnsitz und als Kapelle gedient haben. Beschreibung Das etwa fünfzehn auf zwölf Meter breite vierstöckige Tower House auf einem Felsvorsprung war früher durch einen zusätzlichen Bawn wall (irisch: bábhún) mit vier runden Ecktürmen gesichert; Reste davon sind vor allem im Nordosten noch sichtbar. Besonders im obersten Stockwerk sind mehrfach feine geometrische Steinritzungen in Fenster und Torbögen erhalten. Im dritten Stockwerk sind gegenüberliegend zwei kleine Tourellen in das Tower House eingebaut. In der Nähe befindet sich heute eine Schule. Sheela Na Gig Die Burg besitzt eine Sheela Na Gig an ihrer Ostseite, etwa auf halber Höhe. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Castles of Ireland – Ballynacarriga Castle auf www.britainirelandcastles.com Ballinacarriga Castle auf www.castles.ancientireland.org Ballinacarriga Castle auf www.skibbereeneagle.ie
Ballinacarriga Castle

Ballinacarriga Castle (Béal na Carraige in Irish, meaning Mouth of the Rock) is a 16th-century tower house located in the village of Ballinacarriga, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the town of Dunmanway and 7.5 kilometres (4.7 miles) from the village of Ballineen. It is a ruin but in good structural condition. There is also a school nearby. History Ballinacarriga was built in the sixteenth century by the native Ó Muirthile (O’Hurley) family. Following the 1641 rebellion, which began as an attempt at a coup by the Irish Catholic gentry to take control of the administration of Ireland, then directed by the Kingdom of England, and to obtain greater concessions for Catholics, the Ó Muirthile family lost possession of the structure and their lands. It is thought that the castle passed into the hands of the McCarthy who controlled that area, then passed into the hands of the Hurley as the clans were friends by kin. In 1654, the Hurley lost the castle, which passed to the Protestant Crofts. For a time, a room in the tower was used for Roman Catholic worship, and it still bears some decoration from that usage. The building remains in good structural condition but is not open to the public. Architecture The castle features several defensive features such as bartizans, which are overhanging turrets that project from the walls of medieval fortifications and are often equipped with arrow slits. In addition, there is evidence that the castle once had a machicolation (an opening through which boiling liquids and stones were thrown at enemies) and, unusually, a portcullis. On the eastern side of the castle, about halfway up, there is also a Sheela Na Gig, a figurative sculpture of a naked woman displaying an exaggerated vulva. These sculptures are found throughout Europe, especially in Ireland, Great Britain, France and Spain, on cathedrals, castles and other buildings. Scholars do not agree on the origin of these figures. A popular theory is that the sculptures were used to ward off death, evil and demons. Other theories suggest that the figures represent a fertility goddess or pre-Christian mother. However, their origin and meaning remain uncertain. See also List of castles in Ireland References External links Irish Antiquities - Photographs of Ballinacarriga Castle and carvings
Замок Баллінакарріга

Замок Баллінакарріга (англ. Ballinacarriga Castle, ірл. Béal Átha na Carraige) — замок Бел Аха на Каррайге — один із замків Ірландії, розташований в графстві Корк. Нині замок є пам'яткою історії та культури Ірландії національного значення. Будівництво замку датують 1585 роком. Ця дата вирізьблена на одному з каменів замку. Але є припущення, що замок був збудований набагато раніше. Замок стояв на землях, якими здавна володів ірландський клан Мак Карті. Можливо, саме цей клан збудував його, перш ніж цей замок потрапив у володіння аристократичної родини Герлі (Харлі). Родина Герлі володіла землями на південь від цього замку — на землях Глоун. У 1654 році замок Баллінакарріга був конфіскований у родини Герлі урядом Англії за підтримку повстання за незалежність Ірландії 1641 року, яке було жорстоко придушене Олівером Кромвелем. Деякий час в замку розташовувався гарнізон англійської армії. Після цього замок перейшов у власність родини Ґрофт. Частина замку використовувалась як каплиця до 1815 року. У цьому році нову каплицю збудував пастор Джеймс Догені і замок був остаточно закинутий. Довгий час замок не використовувався як житло, тому прийшов у запустіння і руїну. У перекладі з ірландської назва замку означає «брід гирла річки біля скелі». Замок баштового типу, являє собою вежу. Стоїть біля однойменного селища Баллінакарріга в 9 км від селища Данмануй, що в західному Корку. Замок являє собою чотириповерхову вежу. На стінах замку є чисельні різьблення по каменю релігійного змісту, в тому числі розп'яття. Біля напису дати — 1585 є ініціали володарів замку — Рендала Мурлігі ((Герлі) та його дружини Кетрінн Куллінан. На протилежній стіні є зображення жінки з п'ятьма трояндами, що символізують Кетрінн та її п'ятеро дітей. На стіні замку є сакральне зображення, що в Ірландії називається Шела На Гіг (ірл. — Sheela Na Gig). Це скульптурне зображення, що прийшло в середньовічну культуру Ірландії та деяких інших народів Європи ще з поганських часів. Зображення являє собою фігуру оголеної жінки з розставленими ногами та руками і аномально збільшеною вагіною. Загалом в Ірландії виявлено 101 таку скульптурну фігуру в стінах замків та будинків. У середні віки вважалося, що таке зображення відлякує злі сили і злих духів. У замку зберігся давній камін. Про замок існує легенда, що в замку живе Пак — потойбічна істота, що являється людям в образі великого чорного пса. Замок відкритий для відвідувачів та туристів. Джерела National Monuments in County Cork «Ballinacarriga». Ireland Now — The Towers of Ireland. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
Ballinakill GAA

Ballinakill GAA is a hurling and Gaelic football club in Ballinakill, County Laois, Ireland. The club colours are maroon and white and the club grounds are in Ballinakill village near the border with County Kilkenny. History In 1888, the Ballinakill club won the first ever Laois Senior Football Championship but these days the club is more renowned as a hurling heartland. After two final defeats in 1941 and 1966, Ballinakill won its first ever hurling title in 1969 when they defeated Kyle in the final 2-7 to 1-5 to win the Laois Junior Hurling Championship. For the following four years, Ballinakill was defeated in four successive Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship finals before defeating Durrow in the 1974 final to qualify for senior ranks. Ballinakill also won three successive Laois Under 21 Hurling Championship titles in 1973, 1974 and 1975, two more in 2002 and 2003 as well as Laois Minor A Championship titles in 1970 and 1991. In 2000 and 2001, the Laois Minor Football Championship was won by St John Bosco Gaels, an area team with players from the Ballinakill and Crettyard clubs. 2007 saw the club victorious in the Laois Junior Football Championships with a win over St Joseph's in the final. The Harps relegated them with the last puck of the game in the 2022 Laois Senior Hurling Championship. Achievements Laois Senior Football Championships: (1) 1888 Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championships: (1) 2021 Laois Junior Hurling Championships: (1) 1969 Laois Intermediate Hurling Championships: (1) 1974 Laois Junior Football Championships: (1) 2007 Laois Under-21 Hurling Championships: (3) 1973, 1974, 1975 Laois Minor A Hurling Championships: (2) 1970, 1991 Laois Minor Football Championships: (2) 2000, 2001 (as St John Bosco Gaels (with Crettyard) Notable players Michael "Maggie" Walsh, one of the most decorated hurlers with Laois and with Ballinakill References External links Ballinakill GAA on the official GAA website Ballinakill GAA website
Castell de Ballinalacken

El Castell de Ballinalacken (en anglès: Ballinalacken Castle) és un castell-torre de dues alçades, del qual no se sap la data de construcció exacta, encara que el més probable és que fos edificat entre els segles xv o xvi. Es troba sobre un terreny de pedra calcària a la vora de la carretera que va de Lisdoonvarna a Fanore, al comtat de Clare, a la República d'Irlanda, als terrenys de Ballinalacken Castle Hotel, que va ser construït el 1840 com a llar de Lord O'Brien. El nom ve del del lloc en el qual es troba, segons la llengua original irlandesa Baile na Leacan, que significa «ciutat o terra de les lloses». Construcció Es creu que els fonaments del castell són del segle x, construïts per un altre famós clan irlandès: O'Connor, que governaven a l'oest de Corcomroe en aquells temps. La fortalesa va ser construïda finalment al segle xiv per Lochlan MacCon O'Connor. El 1564, el control del territori oest de Corcomroe va passar a O'Brien i anys més tard, el castell va pertànyer a Turlough O'Brien, un membre de la família que vivia a Ennistymon. Els O'Brien van ser una de les famílies més poderoses d'Irlanda en aquell temps i van construir molts castells, dels quals el de Ballinalacken és un dels més impressionants. Referències
Castillo de Ballinalacken

El Castillo de Ballinalacken (Inglés: Ballinalacken Castle; Irlandés: Baile na Leacan) es una torre de dos alturas de la que no se sabe la fecha de construcción, aunque lo más probable es que fuera construida en el siglo XV o XVI. Se encuentra sobre un afloramiento de piedra caliza cerca de la carretera que va de Lisdoonvarna a Fanore, en el condado de Clare, Irlanda, en los jardines del Ballinalacken Castle Hotel, que fue construido en 1840 como hogar de Lord O'Brien. El nombre viene del townland en el que se encuentra. El nombre irlandés original es Baile na Leacan, que significa "el pueblo de las baldosas". Se cree que los sótanos del castillo son del siglo X, construidos por otro famoso clan irlandés, los O'Connor,​ que gobernaban en el oeste de Corcomroe en aquellos tiempos. La fortaleza fue construida finalmente en el siglo XIV y Lochlan MacCon O'Connor realizó su primera reconstrucción. En 1564, el oeste de Corcomroe pasó a los O'Brien y años más tarde, el castillo pasó a manos de Turlough O'Brien, un miembro de la familia que vivía en Ennistymon.​ Los O'Brien de Ballinalacken son descendientes de Turlough Don, que murió en 1528, y de los O'Brien de Ennistymon, clan fundado por sir Donald O'Brien, del castillo de Dough, en 1579.​ Los O'Brien fueron una de las familias más poderosas de Irlanda en aquel tiempo y construyeron muchos castillos, de los que el de Ballinalacken es uno de los más impresionantes. Referencias