1906, Irish Antelope Waterford's Peter O’Connor won gold & silver in the 1906 games. A Union Jack was raised at the medal ceremony, so he scaled the flagpole & hoisted likely the first Irish flag seen at a international sporting event. 📷 Wikimedia #Waterford #Sport #Olympics

Anastasia (Anice Keating), one of #Ardmore's first Cumann na mBan recruits aged 16 in 1917 & mother of author Tommy Mooney, assisted in caring for Liam Lynch on the 8th of Sept 1919. Lynch had been wounded at Fermoy & Anice kept watch with the police barracks just 200 yrd away.

Remembering Phil Lynott who would have been 75 today

Looking forward to the Sept release of this documentary an inspiring portrayal of the trauma & aftermath of the War of Independence & Civil War on the Waterford men & women involved. It was an honor to contribute to sharing the stories of the women Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland 🇮🇪 The Irish at War

Fateful words spoken on a fateful day "Yerra, they'll never shoot my in my own county" Poignant words spoken by Michael Collins on the morning of his death at Beál na Bláth, 102 years ago today. Ar dheis dé go raibh a anam 🙏🏻 orlaovisual.ie/blank-2/michae… #michaelcollins #Irish

Ireland 1845-52 | Thomas Gallagher - “If the driver of a car felt a bump at night he knew he had ridden over a body stricken on the highway.”Taken from the book ‘The Truth Behind The Irish Famine: 72 paintings, 472 eyewitness quotes: jerrymulvihill.com

Launching very soon… the stories of the women and men involved & interestingly in the decades after the Civil War 🇮🇪 Well done John Foley The Irish at War Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland 🇮🇪 The Wild Gees

Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland 🇮🇪 a chara we are putting together a 30th Anniversary commemoration here, please consider following and helping by reposting our info. Thank You

Shane McGowan is looking wonderful in Nenagh. We won't ever forget him Siobhan MacGowan david williams Denny Ryan Spider Stacy

#IrishResistance Meet Catherine Crean of number 8 Moore Street, Dublin and, later, Brussels where she helped Allied airmen get to safety during WWll. This is the very first time a photograph of her has been published. We thought it fitting to introduce her today, as we launch

After 12 months and 35 interviews THE AFTERMATH will have a premiere for cast crew and invited guests in the next few weeks. Thanks to Centenaries@HistIrl and Waterford City & County Council for supporting this project. Waterford History News Chrissy Knight-O’Connor The Irish at War Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland 🇮🇪 The Wild Gees

Large mural in Grange (Ireland) paying tribute to the soldiers and sailors who died on the Irish coast after the shipwreck of 25 ships of the Spanish Armada in 1588 due to a storm. 🇪🇸 🤝 🇮🇪

On this day, 15 September 1927 #OTD Second general election of 1927 takes place Fianna Fáil win four seats in #Kerry: Fred Crowley, Tom McEllistrim, William O’Leary, Thomas O’Reilly (pic) Cumann na nGaedheal hold three: Fionán Lynch, John M. O’Sullivan, James Crowley (pic)