The Church That Jack Built

The Baron stands in front of the little church near Lough Talt at Mount Taaffe, said to have been built with funds donated by Jack Taaffe.

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Family Ties That Bind

June 8th 2006
This morning started out in a much more relaxed fashion than yesterday. Tim and I had a cuppa tea and some brown bread while we chatted with Kitty. Alfie had already headed off to work since he was planning to take off early in the afternoon to meet us in County Sligo and point us to an old cemetery where some Taaffes are buried. After a nice shower (the Deehans have better water pressure tha ... read more

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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more

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