In 1917, during World War I, the townland of Collinstown was chosen as the site of a base for the British Royal Flying Corps. By April 1918, when the Flying Corps was renamed the Royal Air Force, Collinstown Aerodrome was more than 20% complete. The building was finished in 1919 when the Irish War of …
Identifying the capacity of the Jones’ Road sports ground a journalist and GAA member, Frank Dineen, borrowed much of the ₤ 3,250 asking rate and bought the ground in 1908. In 1913 the GAA entered special ownership of the plot when they purchased it from Dineen for ₤ 3,500. The ground was then renamed Croke …
Christ Church Cathedral (https://bathroomrenovationdublin.ie), more officially The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, is the cathedral of the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and the cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of the United Provinces of Dublin and Cashel in the (Anglican) Church of Ireland. It is located in Dublin, Ireland, and is the elder of …
