#OnThisDay 1922 Erskine Childers, the man who used his personal yacht, Asgard, to smuggle guns into Howth in 1914 was arrested by Free State soldiers for possession of a pistol. The gun was a gift from Michael Collins. Childers was executed two weeks later. #Ireland #History

In old Slavic and Celtic countryside tales, it was said: "Feed a crow, and it remembers. Feed it thrice, and you are kin." To honor this, crumble a bit of bread at the edge of a path or windowsill. Speak aloud: "For the black-feathered witness. For the sky's dever tongue."

Athanasios Psilopoulos has been working on the restoration of the Parthenon since 1995. Listen carefully to what he discovered: 'When we took down the last column from the pronaos (the porch at the front of the temple), we found an ancient wooden dowel that had been there for

Today is World Genocide Commemoration Day. An Gorta Mór. To call this period in Irish history a famine dishonours the pain and untold suffering our ancestors endured. British warships took the food of our land for profit while our people starved. It was genocide.

Another day, another British atrocity. Today marks the anniversary of the Rathcormac massacre in Cork, 1834. The spectre of Famine was beginning to lower itself over Ireland like a dark curtain. Long before the blight, the poor were hungry. Peasants were crushed by debt to

On the eve of execution, the condemned of Revolutionary France were often given paper, ink, and a few hours to say goodbye. No speeches were allowed. No appeals were heard. The blade would fall whether the words were written or not. And so bakers, seamstresses, priests, clerks,

⚠️If the shop is being used primarily as storage of large volumes of kegs, limited retail activity, it may be considered a material change of use from shop to storage/warehouse. This will likely can trigger a requirement for a Fire Safety Certificate and possible planning and

In Scotland, the Clearances are not considered genocide, but the Irish Famine is, which paved the way for the Highland and Lowland Clearances. The motive was the same: some 1,000 Highlanders were hunted and killed. Perhaps we should consider it genocide.

With the age-old argument, 'Derry or Londonderry' in the news again, it may be worth pointing out some history. The whole reason for London being prefixed to Derry was a colonial construct linked to London companies brought here to take land & extract wealth. See map:

The Church Street Disaster is one of the great forgotten tragedies that occured in the slums of Dublin in 1913. On the night of the 2nd of September tragedy struck. Two decrepit tenement houses, Numbers 66 and 67 Church Street, collapsed without warning, burying men, women, and

Happy Spring Equinox Eve 🇮🇪 Tomorrow Morning, March 20th, and for the following few days, the rising sun will shine through the entrance of Grianan Of Aileach in Donegal, literally cutting the monument in half. A Spectacle Of Celestial Worship 🗿

Here is a clear and jargon-free (coughs) description of the differences between, Britain, Great Britain, the U.K., Ireland, and the British Isles. 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪 Scotland, England, and Wales make up Britain (or Great Britain). This is the larger of the two islands. The United

Well. This is attracting some angry responses. Ireland doing trade and being involved in sophisticated networks in the early medieval period seems to drive some people mad with rage. Who knew?

OTD in 1849 in Mayo’s Doolough Valley hundreds of starving souls were forced into a 20mile death march to 'verify' their agony Refused relief because colonial officials were "at lunch”, families were left to die at the roadside with grass in their mouths Ná dearmad go deo 🕯️

A Chinese student created a website that maps British Museum artifacts to their countries of origin.

The fada is crucial in Irish. Cáca - means "cake" Caca - means "poop" Seán - a male name Sean - means “old”

Dating back over 4,000 years, the Lurgan Canoe stands as Ireland's oldest known boat—crafted around 2000 BCE and stretching an impressive 15 meters (49 feet). Discovered in 1901 within a bog in County Galway, its initially pale, ethereal surface quickly darkened when exposed to

Still amazes me that so many people don't know that Ireland has its own language, aside from English. This is probably one of the single greatest clips of our beautiful native tongue being used.

It's frustrating to see how dysfunctional Ireland has become. Here's one example: 19 & 21 Connaught Street, Phibsboro, is a pair of Victorian red-brick houses that have become a long-running symbol of dereliction in Dublin 7. Here is the timeline: 2009 — Both houses are first