5. Colley of Corkagh
The Corkagh History Podcast with Turtle Bunbury
In this final episode, Turtle Bunbury looks at the Colley family who ran Corkagh from World War One to 1960, including their connections to the Titanic, Elizabeth Bowen, Ralph Fiennes and the Corkagh Dairy.
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4. Finlay of Corkagh
The Corkagh History Podcast with Turtle Bunbury
In this episode, Turtle Bunbury talks about the Finlay family, who lived at Corkagh for two hundred years, tracing their origins back to Scotland where Macbeth and Mary, Queen of Scots both played a part ... the story takes in a Swedish iron tycoon, the 1798 Rebellion, a tragic World War One and Jonathan Swift's wish to have all bankers strung up.
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3. Gunpowder
The Corkagh History Podcast with Turtle Bunbury
In this episode, Turtle Bunbury homes in on the role played by the gunpowder mills at Corkagh in helping the British Empire secure global dominance in the 18th century, with a few very loud explosions along the way ...
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2. The French Connection
The Corkagh History Podcast with Turtle Bunbury
In this episode, Turtle turns his focus on a specific group of French families who lived in and around Corkagh during the 18th and early 19th century - the families of Arabin, Chaigneau, Chenevix, Desbrisay and Des Grangues.
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1. Origins
The Corkagh History Podcast with Turtle Bunbury
In this opening episode, historian Turtle Bunbury talks about the origins of the landscape in and around present-day Corkagh Park and brings us through the high drama of the Viking, Norman, Tudor and Cromwellian era before we reach William of Orange's victory at the Boyne in 1690. The Corkagh History Podcast is brought to you by South Dublin County Council and the Heritage Council.
info_outlineIn this episode, Turtle turns his focus on a specific group of French families who lived in and around Corkagh during the 18th and early 19th century - the families of Arabin, Chaigneau, Chenevix, Desbrisay and Des Grangues.