The Butler family lived for centuries in Kilkenny castle. They moved to London following an auction which raised £6,000 in 1935 On This Day

The Armistice brought an end to WW1 on the Western Front on the “11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month”. It began in 1918 On This Day

Essex whose great grandmother was Margaret Butler Kilkenny and who led a disastrous campaign in Ireland the 9 Years War born 1565 On This Day

Lt. Kevin Gleeson of Carlow was the first soldier to die on active service in the Congo in the Niemba Massacre in the year 1960 On This Day

Manufactured and installed by Thompsons of Carlow the Millennium bridge spanning the River Liffey Dublin officially opened 1999 On This Day