O.T.D. in 1170 Strongbow arrived in Ireland

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  1. Supposedly he said “by Hook or by Crook, I’ll take Waterford “.

    Hook in Wexford and Crook further up the river on the Waterford side.

    Although there’s lots of other people and places that that quote is attributed to.

  2. The book in the thumbnail by Anesnath Nicholson is a good read. Basically her diary when travelling through Ireland in the 1840’s.

    She was here pre and post famine, wrote a book each time. Its a great first hand account of the stark contrast over the course of a few years

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