Broighter, Co.Derry – Treasure hoard unearthed 1896 #InThisPlace

On a cold February evening in 1896, on the banks of Lough Foyle, a huge collection of treasure was discovered by two farmers ploughing a field. The discovery was one of the largest and most signicant finds ever made on Irish soil. The two farmers, Tom Nicholl 28 (pictured below with his wife Maggie) and…

Birthplace of the Gobán Saor, Turvey, Co. Dublin 560AD #InThisPlace

The Gobán Saor was a highly skilled craftsman and stonemason, who history and legend accords, as having been responsible for building some of the early Christian monasteries in Ireland and even further afield. Born in Turvey near Donabate, Co. Dublin circa 560 AD, the son of Tuirbe Tragmar - 'the thrower of axes' and a…