Great to spot Spike Island on the shelf in Waterford Dubray

Over a dozen #deise characters appear in the book - soldiers, prisoners, Republicans and ‘the boy they made a murderer’, Stradbally’s Edmond Power

#Waterford #books

Have you picked up your copy of So Once Was I yet?

The ‘faithful departed’, as James Joyce referred to the cemetery’s population, are reanimated in this book through vivid re-tellings of their stories.

Available online & in all good bookshops!

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Soldiers, chaplains, prisoners, residents, Taoiseach, Prime Minsters and a Queen all appear in ‘Spike Island’

Oh, and Irish Confederates, Young Irelanders, Fenians, Republicans and every other incarnation of Irish opposition to overseas rule!

#Cork #ReaderCommunity #Read2024

Thanks to the Echo and these dynamic duo brothers for spreading the word on Spike Island

Looking good in Waterstones Cork

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A short picture journey on the lack of effort taken by those spouting unreferenced nonsense on Twitter

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Some fascinating facts from Spike Island include the sheer scale of the 1804 fortress & 1847 prison

Both were products of an Empire unbound by financial restraint

Seeking to consolidate its grip on Ireland & ascendency

It took until 1938 to end a 160 year military occupation

The first casualties of the Easter Rising were the unfortunate occupants of a crashed car

Con Keating, Charlie Monaghan & Martin Sheehan (elsewhere Donal) all drowned when their car plummeted off a pier in bad visibility

They were on the way to meet the gun running ship the Aud

Spike Island was home to the largest prison in the world in the 1850s, during the Irish famine. In its worst year, 12% of prisoners died, with 1300 deceased inmates lying in mass graves.

Learn more about Ireland's most storied historical site in Spike Island by John Crotty☘️

This amazing Pathe footage shows the handover of Spike Island from Britain to Ireland, 11th July 1938

A concession of the Anglo-Irish trade war, it marked another sun setting on a part of the Empire

British troops had held the island since 1779 #Cork

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Thanks to the Irish News for sharing the incredible history of 'Spike Island' and its links to northern Ireland

Hundreds of soldiers, prisoners and even residents made their way to Ireland's historic island, enduring or enjoying the islands shores

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Former SpikeIslandCork CEO John Crotty
Crotty writes about the defunct penal colony in Cork harbour, which once hosted famous inmates including Martin ‘The General’ Cahill and Bubbles the chimpanzee. It is now a popular tourist attraction.
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Thanks to the Examiner for covering the launch and stories from ‘Spike Island’

Pick up today’s copy to read stories of rebels, residents and crafty criminals

#Cork #history

Huge thanks to the Examiner for sharing stories from ‘Spike Island’.

Great support for local stories and publishing 👏🏻

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One of the coolest videos from the meteor yesterday in Portugal

Huge thanks to everyone for supporting a book of Irish history & stories to a great start.

We remain an island of stories & storytellers in our little island of Ireland! 🇮🇪 ☘️

“In this year fierce, foreboding omens came over the land of the Northumbrians, and the wretched people shook; there were excessive whirlwinds, lightning, and fiery dragons were seen flying in the sky,”

793AD was WILD according to the Anglo-Saxon chronicle.

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Former SpikeIslandCork CEO John Crotty Crotty writes about the defunct penal colony in Cork harbour, which once hosted famous inmates including Martin ‘The General’ Cahill and Bubbles the chimpanzee. It is now a popular tourist attraction.
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A penal legend

A momentous fortress

A remote monastery

An island home

Ireland’s historic island, Spike Island

#Cork #Ireland

I’m on a history hunt in Waterford City today, using an 1830’s map to settle a matter of national importance

Book 2 is well underway!

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