Place: Baronscourt

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

New book takes a look at the life and times of the aristocracy in the Georgian houses of Ireland

IF THE past is a foreign country there are few places more alien than the aristocratic world of Ireland’s Georgian age, the decades from 1715 to 1840, when the ascendancy — in the words of historian Roy Foster — ‘laid ostentatious claim to the land’.

Sat, 23 Apr, 2016

Sika deer have an illustrious history here

It is rutting season for deer this month. Hillwalkers and strollers in Glendalough Valley have been struck by the piercing sound of sika stags making a shrill triple-whistle sound as they collect their hinds (females) and hold them in a harem while they maintain dominance among their male counterparts during rutting season. A pregnant hind will give birth next June, 33 weeks after ‘unity-day’ in October!

Fri, 16 Oct, 2015

Skydiver who cheated death flown home

A SKYDIVER who miraculously cheated death when he plummeted to the ground as he tried to land in the Californian desert was yesterday flown back to Northern Ireland by air ambulance.

Wed, 06 Aug, 2008