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# Silver Branch Heritage

Silver Branch Heritage

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Snapshots](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/explore/)
- [Folk Belief in Changelings and the Death of Bridget Cleary](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/folk-belief-in-changelings-and-the-death-of-bridget-cleary/) - Exploring the 1895 burning of Bridget Cleary and folk belief in fairy changelings in Ireland. https://silverbranchheritage.ie/folk-belief-in-changelings-and-the-death-of-bridget-cleary/
- [Heads or harps: Penny traditions](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/heads-or-harps-penny-traditions/) - by Hilary Kiely Pennies are contradictory things. We don’t mind losing them or leaving them behind when we get change from a purchase. But we feel lucky when we find one. For something considered small and nearly valueless now, pennies have their own mythology attached to them. The Irish penny in particular is considered lucky.
- [The Battle of Cross](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/the-battle-of-cross/) - Revealing the secrets of the sand dunes of the Erris Peninsula and the Battle of Cross
- [An Tobar Cuana/ St. Cuana's Well, Collinamuck](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/an-tobar-cuana/) - by Hilary Kiely According to William Wilde’s Lough Corrib – It’s Shores and Islands, St. Cuana, or Coona, was born at the end of the sixth century. A son of Miodhorn, son of Dubhratha, son of Éanna, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, the great King of Ireland. His mother was Meda, or Finneda, daughter
- [The Shape of Killannin Parish](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/the-shape-of-killannin-paris/) - by Hilary Kiely Sir William Wilde, in his 1867 travelogue, Lough Corrib, Its Shores and Islands describes the parish of Killanin in this way: The parish of Killannin (is) of a most irregular form….It lies between Moycullen on the east and Kilcummin on the west and has a narrow strip of that parish, and a
- [Booleying in Buaile Beag](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/booleying-in-buaile-beag/) - by Hilary Kiely In Ireland there can be millennia and layers of meaning packed into a place name. The name can tell you about the landscape, the history, or local legends. It can sometimes be difficult to unpack those layers. Like family names, different spellings, anglicisations, and phonetic spellings can lead to confusion regarding the
- [Yeats and a sense of place](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/yeats-and-a-sense-of-place/) - by Hilary Kiely It was in November, 98 years ago in 1923, that William Butler Yeats received the Nobel Prize for Literature. His writings include essays, plays, folk tales, and poetry. Yeats and his many siblings were active participants in the Celtic Revival of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His sisters, Elizabeth and
- [The places marking the Pursuit of Diarmuid and Grainne](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/the-places-marking-the-pursuit-of-diarmuid-and-grainne/) - by Hilary Kiely Tóruigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne: Landscape, Literature, and Cultural Heritage The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne (Tóruigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne) is an epic romance that almost literally swept the nation. Believed to be the basis of the Arthurian story of Tristan and Iseult, it relates the tale of two star crossed lovers chased
- [Nollaig na mBan or Women's Christmas](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/nollaig-na-mban-or-womens-christmas/) - by Hilary Kiely The old year may technically end when the clock strikes midnight on the first day of January, the Christmas season does not officially end until six days later. Known variously as the Feast of the Epiphany, Three Kings Day, and Twelfth Night, in Ireland the 6th of January has also traditionally been
- [The Electrification of Rural Ireland](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/the-electrification-of-rural-ireland/) - by Hilary Kiely On the 15th of January in 1947, the lights went on for the first time in Old Town in County Dublin. This was the inaugural switching on of electricity to launch the Rural Electrification Scheme. Houses and industry alike depended on candles, rushlights, and lanterns. Urban dwellers had already been wired to
- [Brigid's Day/Imbolc](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/brigids-day-imbolc/) - by Hilary Kiely The first of February marks the beginning of Spring. It is known as Imbolc and is what’s called a cross-quarter day, falling as it does directly between the winter solstice and the vernal (spring) equinox. It is also the Feast Day of St Brigid. Brigid, patron saint of blacksmiths, mothers, and fire,
- [Call the archaeologist!](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/call-the-archaeologist/) - by Hilary Kiely Disclaimer: It is unlawful to use a metal detector in Ireland in proximity to any site with any known archaeological significance, unlicensed excavation is a crime, and all finds belong to Ireland and not to any individual land owner or finder. This week marks the anniversary of the discovery in 1980 of
- [Chalk Sunday and Salt Monday](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/chalk-sunday-and-salt-monday/) - by Hilary Kiely Traditionally, if you were to get married in Ireland, you would not or even could not do so during Lent. The Christian calendar marks this period leading up to Easter off as a time for reflection and penitence. Since around 325 A.D., after the Council of Nicea, Christians have observed varying levels
- [Lorica of St Patrick or The Deer's Cry](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/lorica-of-st-patrick-or-the-deers-cry/) - by Hilary Kiely St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated around the world wherever the Irish have travelled (which seems to be just about everywhere, with a diaspora estimated to number around 100 million people of Irish decent on the planet – outside of those on the island of Ireland itself!) The patron saint of Ireland, Patrick is
- [Saint Enda of Aran](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/saint-enda-of-aran/) - by Hilary Kiely The 21st of March is the Feast Day of Saint Enda of Aran. Tradition calls him the father of Irish monasticism. While this accolade may not immediately speak to some people of his importance, the early Christian and medieval monasteries are the foundation of Ireland’s reputation as the Island of Saints and
- [Women of the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/women-of-the-irish-arts-and-crafts-movement/) - by Hilary Kiely In the lead up to the Easter Rising of 1916, Ireland had been riding a growing wave of cultural nationalism, demonstrated by the Gaelic or Celtic Revival. The Revival included literary, language, and political movements, but the visual and applied arts also participated in this Celtic Renaissance of the mid-19th into early
- [Doolough Tragedy](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/doolough-tragedy/) - by Hilary Kiely 30th March, 1849, in the depth of An Gorta Mór (The Great Hunger) two officials of the Westport Poor Law Union arrived in Louisburgh to conduct an inspection and decide whether those in receipt of relief should continue to receive it. Poor Law Inspection For whatever reason, by caprice or invitation,
- [The Moycullen Cooperative](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/the-moycullen-cooperative/) - by Hilary Kiely The first time I came to Ireland, we drove through Moycullen village in County Galway on the way up from Shannon Airport out to Ross Cahill. There is one building in particular that made an impression on me on that first drive through. A fine stone building on the main road, empty
- [Mainie Jellett, Champion of Modern Art](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/mainie-jellett-champion-of-modern-art/) - by Hilary Kiely Mainie Jellet (Mary Harriett) was born on the 29th of April, 1897 in Dublin (d. 16 February 1944) She would be at the forefront of Modern Art, the first ever artist to have a Cubist painting exhibited in Ireland in 1923. Today she is recognised as having brought modernism to Ireland. Her
- [Patrick (Pádraig) Pearse in Rossmuck, Connemara](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/patrick-padraig-pearse-in-rossmuck-connemara/) - A glimpse into 1916 Leader Padraig Pearse's relationship with the Connemara Gaeltacht by Hilary Kiely Residing in the collection of Padraig Pearse’s papers in the National Library of Ireland is this small slip of paper. Small though it is, this invoice from O’Malley’s Grocer & Provision Merchant reveals something of Pearse’s relationship with Connemara and
- [The Serpent in the Churchyard](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/the-serpent-in-the-churchyard/) - The Serpent in the Churchyard by Hilary Kiely Exploring some local folklore around Lough Corrib and a corpse-eating eel. Here is an interesting tale, recorded at least as early as 1881 by folklorist G.H.Kinahan. We have a few versions in the 1937 Folklore Collection (available at duchas.ie) from school children in Oughterard of a serpent who comes

## Pages

- [Silver Branch Heritage](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/) - Silver Branch Heritage: connecting Ireland's cultural heritage to your family treeSilver Branch Heritage
- [Silver Branch Services](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/silver-branch-services/) - Silver Branch Heritage would like to help you find out more about your place in Ireland. This is not a genealogical service, although any stories about a specific person in your family tree that I discover will be included in your local profile! Rather than tracing your family tree, I look at the place where
- [About Silver Branch](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/about/) - About Silver Branch Heritage, exploring Ireland's stories
- [Contact](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/contact/) - If you would like to find out more about the place your family tree was planted, or more about the place you are planting your own new roots, please reach out by using the form below. And for a sample of the kinds of stories that may be found in your local area, please check
- [Local Profiles](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/local-profile-sample/) - Connect your family tree to the land where its roots are planted: a sample local profile featuring Léim, Co Mayo, Ireland

## Categories

- [Silver Branch Snapshots](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/category/silver-branch-snapshots/)
- [Places](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/category/silver-branch-snapshots/places-mapping-your-heritage/)
- [Folklore](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/category/silver-branch-snapshots/local-folklore/)
- [On this day](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/category/silver-branch-snapshots/on-this-day/)

## Tags

- [Collinamuck](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/collinamuck/)
- [Oughterard](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/oughterard/)
- [William Wilde](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/william-wilde/)
- [Holy Wells](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/holy-wells/)
- [Belmullet](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/belmullet/)
- [Cross Loop](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/cross-loop/)
- [Mayo](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/mayo/)
- [placenames](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/placenames/)
- [folklore](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/folklore/)
- [folksong](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/folksong/)
- [place](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/place/)
- [art](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/art/)
- [poetry](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/poetry/)
- [neolithic](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/neolithic/)
- [early literature](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/early-literature/)
- [Christmas traditions](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/christmas-traditions/)
- [Nollaig na mBan](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/nollaig-na-mban/)
- [Harry Clarke](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/harry-clarke/)
- [Pádraig Pearse](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/padraig-pearse/)
- [Rosmuc](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/rosmuc/)
- [ESB](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/esb/)
- [Rural Ireland](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/rural-ireland/)
- [Brigid](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/brigid/)
- [Imbolc](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/imbolc/)
- [archaeology](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/archaeology/)
- [silver hoard](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/silver-hoard/)
- [medieval church](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/medieval-church/)
- [#traditions #folklore #schoolscollection](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/traditions-folklore-schoolscollection/)
- [St Patrick. Paddy's Day](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/st-patrick-paddys-day/)
- [Lorica](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/lorica/)
- [Galway](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/galway/)
- [Enda](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/enda/)
- [Louth](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/louth/)
- [Limerick](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/limerick/)
- [Ulster](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/ulster/)
- [Honan Chapel](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/honan-chapel/)
- [Cork](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/cork/)
- [Arts and Crafts](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/arts-and-crafts/)
- [Great Hunger](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/great-hunger/)
- [Famine](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/famine/)
- [Doolough](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/doolough/)
- [Moycullen](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/moycullen/)
- [Butter](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/butter/)
- [Cooperative Societies](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/cooperative-societies/)
- [IAOS](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/iaos/)
- [emigration](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/emigration/)
- [Mna na hEireann](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/mna-na-heireann/)
- [Mainie Jellett](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/mainie-jellett/)
- [Modern Art](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/modern-art/)
- [Harry Clark](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/harry-clark/)
- [Celtic Art](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/celtic-art/)
- [#bookofkells #butter #coins #penny](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/bookofkells-butter-coins-penny/)
- [tipperary](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/tipperary/)
- [Bridget Cleary](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/bridget-cleary/)
- [Fairies](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/fairies/)
- [Changelings](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/changelings/)
- [Blacksmith](https://silverbranchheritage.ie/tag/blacksmith/)