#OTD in 1849 – Death of Young Irelander, James Fintan Lalor. Read more | wp.me/p3XCMr-hbo

This day 36 years ago – 4 January 1986 – Phil Lynott died, aged 36. After a requiem mass at Howth Parish Church, Lynott was buried in St. Fintan's Cemetery. His memorial stone was inscribed with the words, “Go dtuga Dia suaimhneas da anam (May God give peace to his soul)”.

#OTD in 1871 – Thirty Fenian prisoners are released by the British in a general amnesty. British authorities release over thirty Fenian prisoners including John Devoy and Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. Read more | wp.me/p3XCMr-hdD

If you missed last nights #RTENationwide looking back on two events of 1921 in Kerry and Mayo as the War of Independence was drawing to a close - Go to bit.ly/3G1NCZc now! History Matters 365 🇺🇦 The Irish at War History Ireland Old Ireland Irish History Links The Heritage Council Kerry Hour RT

#OTD in 1915 – The Infamous Sabotage Order Against The U.S. and Roger Casement. This order specified three members of the Irish resistance movement in the United States as resources for contracting sabotage agents. Read more | wp.me/p3XCMr-hef

#OTD in 1822 – Birth of Fenian, Thomas Clarke Luby, in Dublin. He joined the Young Ireland movement and, together with James Fintan Lalor and John O’Leary organized the 1849 Young Ireland Rising at Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.  Read more | wp.me/p3XCMr-hkO

#OTD in 1897 – Birth of trade union activist, lecturer, leader, Lily Kempson, the last surviving participant in the Easter Rising, in Co Wicklow. Read more | wp.me/p3XCMr-hl6

#OTD in 1973 – A car bomb exploded in Sackville Place, Dublin, and killed one person and injured 17 others. Read more | wp.me/p3XCMr-hn1

#OTD in 1972 – Éamon ‘Ned’ Broy, agent for Michael Collins, and later Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, passed away. Read more | wp.me/p3XCMr-hok

#OTD in 1764 – United Irishman, William Sampson is born the son of a Presbyterian clergyman in Derry. Read more | wp.me/p3XCMr-hrL

#OnThisDay 50 years ago in Derry: British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march against internment without trial. Fourteen people died. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Su… #BloodySunday50

We'll never forget the tragic fire at the #Stardust nightclub in the early hours of #ValentinesDay 1981. The families, friends, survivors & community are foremost at this sad time of remembrance

Gavin Foster is a historian in the School of Irish Studies at Concordia, and presents his work on the Irish Civil War upon the centenary of its commencement. Gavin has authored The Irish Civil War and Society: Politics, Class, and Conflict (2015). School of Irish Studies, Concordia University CAIS - Irish Studies

New research guide now available, pointing to our collections relating to Irish history before 1921 archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/collections/re… #irishhistory #exploreyourarchive Explore Your Archive Irish History Podcast (Fin) National Museum of Ireland TheIrishHistoryShow Irish History Links Modern Irish History Modern Irish History Irish History The Irish Story

#OTD 1798 Fr John Murphy took part in one of Ireland's last & largest field battles at Vinegar Hill. Although the Irish forces were defeated, Murphy led a division of the survivors through Co’s Wexford, Carlow & Kilkenny to attack Castlecomer. dib.ie/biography/murp… #DIBLives

Today, July 31st, the 47th anniversary of The Miami Showband Massacre, the way we were. #MiamiShowband #ForeverYoung

@DeptCulturelRL #decadeofcentenaries Bursary Looking forward to Darach MacDonald’s research 'On Edge: Chaos, Confusion and Change in Four Cross-border Parishes 1921-1925' examining the impact on people living in Monaghan & Fermanagh parishes during partition bit.ly/DoCGrant

Erskine Childers RTÉ Player 100 yrs ago; yr great grandfather, my grandfather was his counsel, a case lost while on appeal, shot by their own, awful civil war. Thanks for sharing Erskine. Irish History Links Irish Legal History Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland 🇮🇪 White House History Ireland free from colonial empire; except for 4th Green Field

Learn about the American Civil War, a war that some 200,000 Irish took part & hear some of their stories on #RTENationwide this evening, Monday 9th January on RTÉ One at 7pm & RTE1+1 at 8pm RTÉ History Ireland RT

Today, July 31st, is the 48th anniversary of The Miami Showband Massacre. “The Day The Music Refused To Die”