Art
&
Literature

Literature

Benedict Kiely
John O'Meara
Lady Portarlington Letters
Fr.Matthias Bodkin
Fr.E.O'Donnell

Art

Fisher
Batoni
Art in House
Vases at Emo Court

Coade Stone
Coolbanagher Church
St.Peters Portlaoise
Temple
Back Facade
Local Architectural Heritage
Diary Extract

Wellingtonia
Sequoyah
Clucker Trees
Ha-Ha
Trees in the Vista

Family History
Coat of Arms
Lady Caroline Dawson
Aline,Countess of Portarlington 4,(a) her Funeral Expenses
Viscount Carlow
Names of Servants and Labourers at Emo Court 1787-1920
Earls of Portarlington Timeline
Third Earl and the Order of St.Patrick

Food at Emo Court (Introduction)
A list of key dining moments at Emo
Menus and Ingredients
Food Storage
In the Kitchen: - Cooks, Recipe Books, and Foreign Influences on Irish Menus
Mealtimes in the Irish Country House
Dinner
Setting and Decorating the Victorian Dinner Table
A Selection of Recipes eaten in Irish Country Houses
A Selection of Medicinal and Cosmetic Recipes
Food for Children
Food in the Servants' Hall
Food for the Poor
Prices of Miscellaneous Food and Drink Items from Abbeyleix House
Grocery Shops in Portarlington in the 19th and Early 20th Century

Statues at Emo Court
Trees at Emo Court
Earls of Portarlington(Courtesy of 7th Earl of Portarlington)
Gamestore
Stables
Fr.Browne Pictures
Coolbanagher Church
Outbuildings

School Life in 19th Century Ireland
Schools supported by the Earls of Portarlington
Entertainments for schoolchildren
Private Schools in Portarlington, 18th and 19th Century
The school books of Mary Armstrong, pupil of Miss Dunne's School in Portarlington, 1859
Visit of the Duchess of Marlborough to Coolbanagher National School
Nannies & Nursemaids
Governess

Bacchus
Ceres
Polyhymnia
The Huntsman
Four Seasons

Files from National Archives
Bibliographical Resources available at Laois Education Centre(PDF)
Leinster Express Archive Files(List)
Leinster Express Reports
Viscount Carlow's diary(PDF)
Booklet on Emo Court (PDF:2.7mb)

Resource CD
Website (www.emocourt.net)
Project Workbook(PDF)
Worksheet Workbook(PDF)
Worksheets
Photo Galleries

Strand Unit: Buildings(Curriculum)

Strand Unit:Past Life(Curriculum)

Pictures and Photographs(History Guidelines)

Strand Unit : Buildings, Sites or Ruins in My Locality(Guidelines)

Trails(Guidelines)

Using Artefacts(Guidelines)

Local History References and Sources