
What is recorded here
Stokes House in County Antrim carries a blue plaque for Robert Shipboy McAdam, an antiquarian and Gaelic scholar who lived there from 1808 to 1895. The Ulster History Circle recorded the marker, preserving his name on the site where he walked. A house becomes a chamber of memory when it holds the shape of a life spent recovering what others forgot.
This blue commemorative plaque records: Robert Shipboy McAdam antiquarian and Gaelic scholar 1808-1895 lived in a house on this site Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.
Robert Shipboy McAdam was an antiquarian and Gaelic scholar known for his contributions to the study of Scottish history and language; he resided in a house on this site from 1808 to 1895.
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