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Sir Arthur Chichester, Lord Deputy of Ireland, (died 1624), by Joseph Francis Bigger M.R.I.A. (Ulster Journal of Archaeology, Vol X , Belfast, 1904) Part I

The action by which Chichester originally introduced himself to public notice was one that did not at first commend itself to the powers that be. He was compelled to make a very hasty retreat from his native place in Devonshire, … Continue reading

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Francis Joseph Bigger (1863 – 1926): Antiquarian and folklorist by Patrick Devlin

Francis Joseph Bigger was born 17 July 1863 in Little Donegall Street, Belfast. He was educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution, of which grandfather had been a founder 1810 and his father a governor. He studied law at Queens College … Continue reading

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