When Anna Haslam was about 25 she came to live in the parish of Inislaunact in Clonmel. She was reputed to have been a gentle, refined person. Yet, she became an important figure and indeed a revolutionary in the campaign for women’s rights.
Richard Crosbie came from Crosbie Park, near Baltinglass in Co. Wicklow. Born in 1755, he grew up to be a big man of six feet three inches. He attended Trinity College and his colleagues described him as ‘a most ingenious mechanic.’
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the death John B. Keane. He was born on 30th May 1928 in Listowel, County Kerry and it was here that he spent his literary career, running a pub which provided him with inspiration for his characters and ideas.
