Even in death, Emma Mhic Mhathúna would not be silenced.

While George Du Noyer’s pictures were created for the Ordnance Survey, they gives us a glimpse into what the country looked like in the 19th century, writes Niall Murray.

BAILE na nGall means the foreigners’ town, referring to a 9th century Viking settlement at Smerwick, a Norse name meaning the butter harbour.