Liam Redmond was born on this day in Ballinacurra, Co. Limerick, 1913. He performed in 50 productions and directed 10 plays in the decade he spent with the Abbey Company, described by W.B Yeats as ‘the best Cuchullain I ever saw’. He would go on to star in several feature films.

Legendary #Irish musician Seamus Ennis performed at the Newport Folk Fest on July 23-26, 1964.  He played the #uilleannpipes, told stories + sang Irish songs.  Other performers that year were Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Phil Ochs, Pete Seeger and the Clancy Brothers + Tommy

This year’s James Connolly Lecture will feature the Belfast premiere of a powerful new documentary; We Only Want the Earth: The Life & Ideas of James Connolly. 📆Thursday 31st July, 7pm 📍St Mary’s University College 🔸Part of this year’s Féile an Phobhail No booking required

Penny farthing at St. Stephen's Green in Dublin, 1890 Photo: Lawrence Collection.

A famine ship sculpture made in Kilmainham by John Behan is to be put in place at the United Nations in New York. WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 2000 rte.ie/archives/2025/…

#OnThisDay 1809 General Sir Arthur Wellesley defeated the French at the Battle of Talavera. Among Wellesley's troops were the 83rd, 87th & 88th Foot (later the Royal Irish Rifles, Fusiliers &Connaught Rangers). He became Viscount Wellington after this win. #Ireland #History

WE ARE HIRING! ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH OFFICER The Linen Hall is seeking an Engagement and Outreach Officer for a fixed term role of 1 year. The Engagement and Outreach programme will explore project themes through the delivery of a programme of activities in-person, and

Happy 83 birthday to one of my favourite broadcaster, journalist & historianJohn Bowman. He has been a calm, questioning voice in public life for over half a century. Bowman Sunday on RTÉ Radio 1 is a treasure trove & brings life into archives. #JohnBowman #HappyBirthday

Peekaboo! A grumpy face peeking out from the initial M of this very rare York Missal, likely printed in Rouen in 1530

Thanks to Irish Times for this .. 🥹

All part of the weeks teaching at Belfast TradFest😆 🎶 Lesson 1 : No fiddles on floor 😱🙈👀🎻

We have the best collection of Dublin working class history in the city. A big collection of audio recordings, photos & tenement artefacts, collected 1970s. Sadly, all in storage. We have a fantastic history walking tour established. Hopefully, we will get our museum back open.

I can’t wait! Really looking forward to this.

We’re just going to leave this here … in case you needed a sign to start planning your County Donegal adventure. 💚 📍 Arlands, Burtonport, County Donegal 📸 Instagram: thewildatlantictraveller

Interested in digging into the Library’s collections? 📚 📆 Thursday, 14th August at 11am: nli.ie/exhibitions-ev… Join us for this online session introducing the National Library of Ireland as a source for research.

‘Nellie Gordon became an impressive speaker & got tremendous applause from the mill-girls who knew her as one of them’ A former mill-worker from East Belfast, Nellie Gordon along with James Connolly & Winifred Carney wrote the manifesto ‘To the Linen Slaves of Belfast’ in 1913✍🏼

#OnThisDay 1848 The Young Irelander Rising broke out. Lead by William Smith O'Brien, T. F. Meagher & others, the rebels surrounded the (R)IC in a widow's house for several hours but dispersed when police backup arrived. The leaders were exiled to Tasmania. #Ireland #History

D’Unbelieveables rescue The Stunning on the roadside. WATCH: ‘Gortnaclune’ broadcast #OnThisDay in 1994 Pat Shortt The Stunning rte.ie/archives/2024/…

Join us on this special tour at the GPO Museum as we explore the extraordinary life of Michael Collins. Booking is essential, as availability is limited. Tickets: Images courtesy of the NLI #irishhistory #irishhistoryandheritage

Folk on One Saturdays RTÉ Radio 1 10- 11pm This show presented by MuireannNicAmhlaoibh is one of the best shows on Radio. An hour of pure magic this is highly recommended. Music for the heart guaranteed. 😊🎶