#IrishResistance When we wrote 'The Irish in the Resistance', we hoped other people's uncelebrated bravery would come to light. We just didn't expect it to happen so quickly. Meet Angela 'Ciss' O'Mahony, the overlooked West Cork woman whose intelligence-gathering in France

#IrishResistance Thank you very much Paul Whitington for capturing the essence of The Irish in the Resistance so well in this review in Irish Independent 'This book is full of stirring exploits by unsung Irish heroes...WW2 was not a conflict from which Ireland emerged with much

Feature on my aunt and her siblings in today's Irish Examiner.

#IrishResistance An enormous thank you to every single person who helped to put us in this week's bestsellers' list. 🙏 It is thanks to you - your interest and your generosity - that we are able to do this kind of work.

So looking forward to hearing tonight’s ⁦RTE History Show⁩ when the below pictured book will be discussed! It’s an absolute cracking read, highly recommend. #History

Surviving fragments of 'Plough Song', a Scottish folk song, recycled in the binding of a book printed in Aberdeen in 1668. Look closely & you can see the sewing holes! #Ploughing24 #Fragments

#IrishResistance #ParisTrip I'm passing through Drancy now, the abhorrent detention station for those bound for Auschwitz during WWll. I'm thinking of Paul Léon, philosopher, translator, writer and friend of James Joyce and Samuel Beckett. He was arrested by the Gestapo on 21

change.org/p/red-de-oplei… Please help us save Celtic Studies at Utrecht University by signing our petition!

Today, the Tánaiste, in partnership with Trinity College Dublin & BBAW, announced support for the restoration a biography of St Patrick by renowned German Celticist Heinrich Zimmer. Damaged by fire in 1903, the manuscript will once more be available for research. gov.ie/en/press-relea…

what is the oldest #chant fragment on Fragmentarium ? this page was probably written in 8th c. Ireland, but has 11th c. German-style neumes. to top off its multinational story, it has been in France since at least the 19th c. #fragmentfriday fragmentarium.ms/view/page/F-km…

Very sad if the rumours tonight are true that the great Cistercian Abbey at #MountMelleray will close early in 2025 with the remaining monks transferred to Mount St Joseph's, Roscrea

On the Panthéonisation (love that the French have an actual word for that...) of Marc Bloch: this moving thread.

Now in Paris. President Macron is doing his last site inspection of #NotreDame. The man waiting for him in the nave is the architect in chief, Philippe Villeneuve, who the night of the fire said: « that night, I died. »

Another pronunciatiom gaffe from RTÉ News 'Notre Dame' Cathedral referred to with pronunciation of a US university of the same name. So sad.

Over almost 2 centuries, Mount Melleray Abbey gave comfort to many distressed souls and fed thousands during the Famine, so its presence will be sadly missed. Was asked by the Irish Catholic newspaper to write a farewell for this great abbey. It is published in this week's paper.

Paul De Livron suffered a tragic accident when he was out hiking at age 21. In a wheelchair for the rest of his life, he chose not to despair and count his blessings. Today, he has devoted his life to hand carving these incredibly beautiful wooden wheelchairs to uplift other

The beautiful sound of the Notre Dame ‘Worker’s Choir’ rehearsing. More than 80 engineers, architects, carpenters, crane operators, construction workers… who all worked on the Cathedral’s restoration have formed a choir that will perform inside Notre Dame next week.

📢 Part One and Part Two of my BBC documentary about the rebuilding of NotreDame are now available to listen here 👇 wspartners.bbc.com/episode/w3ct5t… wspartners.bbc.com/episode/w3ct5t… Producer: Andrea Kidd Picture: Hannah Starkey

Our study of the humanities informs us that injustice is at the root of our problems. If we want peace, we have to want justice. To be a peacemaker is to challenge injustices. Peace takes a lot of faith, and hope and courage and commitment.

Feeling v aggrieved. Write letter to The Irish Times supporting campaign for Maud Gonne statue, responding to letter by Prof Ferriter. I’ve written well regarded biography of Gonne & suggested location, based on her campaigning work. IT publishes 2 letters from men, both objecting.