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FROM 1750 - 1830 > GATHERING PLACES |
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Malahide Castle The gentry ran great summer and hunt balls in their homes. Malahide Castle, owned by the famous Talbot family, held many of these great ... |
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St Mary’s Chapel St Mary’s Chapel was a modest place of worship built for only £170. It catered for Belfast’s growing population in the early 19th ... |
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Catholic Chapel at Ardglass, Co. Carlow, 1794 This 1794 engraving of a Co. Carlow chapel shows the roof in need of repair. By the second half of the 18th century the relaxation of ... |
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Catholic Festival, Co. Wicklow This popular religious festival (The Festival of St. Kevin) was held annually near Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. The entertainment and ... |
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Mass Rock When the Penal Laws were being strictly enforced in the mid 18th century, Catholics gathered in secret locations to celebrate mass. This ... |
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University Education Trinity College was the only university in Ireland at this time. Nearly all of its students came from wealthy Church of Ireland families. |
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Secondary Education Generally fees had to be paid in the province’s few grammar schools. They taught traditional subjects such as Maths, English and Latin. |
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Private Tutor This newspaper advert shows that a wealthy family could afford to pay a private tutor who would come to the family home. |
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Brown Street Sunday School Early Sunday schools were set up in the late 18th century and they provided lessons in spelling and reading for both adults and children ... |
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Linen Hall Library A new library organised by the Belfast Society for Promoting Knowledge was opened at the end of the 18th century. It provided a meeting ... |
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