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Did Queen Derbforgaill (d.1193) cause the English invasion of Ireland? Was she one half of Ireland's hottest medieval power couple? Listen to The Medieval Irish History Podcast for all about this fascinating woman. Thank you Seán, for sharing your expertise! Early Irish Maynooth Maynooth University We are now Research Ireland

Like many women who took part in the 1916 Rising & fight for independence, Nellie Bushell's contribution has remained largely unacknowledged. Despite receiving the 1916 medal & service medal, the State awarded her the lowest possible pension. dib.ie/biography/bush… #DIBLives

This Sunday, to mark the 1,500th anniversary of her death, St Brigid’s relics will return to #Kildare – the place where she founded her monastic complex & her original burial place. More info: rb.gy/nc6ffj @brigid1500 Into Kildare #saintbrigid #stbrigid #brigid1500

#ThroughHerEyes We can tell the story of our lives in recipes. Or so it seems to me. I was giddy when I found a recipe, thought lost, tucked into 'All in the Cooking'. The authors, Josephine B Marnell, Nora M Breathnach, Ann A Martin and Mor Murnaghan, should be better known.

Don’t forget that tomorrow, St #Brigid is coming home! To mark the 1,500th anniversary of her death, a relic of the saint will be returned to #Kildare – the place where she founded her monastic complex and her original burial place. Details: rb.gy/nc6ffj #Brigid1500

Crois Bhríde, An Comhartha Beag, Co. Chiarraí duchas.ie/ga/cbe/9000234… Crois Bhríde é sin. Tá sé déanta de thráithníní. Théimis ar na portaigh á mbaint (na tráithníní) Oíche 'le Bríde - gan aon fhocal a labhairt lena chéile chun go dtagfaimís abhaile leo ach ag padireoireacht.

To mark the feast day tomorrow, we will be displaying a small selection of items from our collection relating to St Brigid. Please drop in to the Library in Academy House on Dawson Street for a few minutes and enjoy them! We are open from 10am-5pm. #StBrigidsDay (RIA MS 23 L 33)

I’m in Florence to speak at ‘Brigid in Europe’, an intercultural event btw Ireland & Italy & feeling like I’m following in the footsteps of Irish scholar Donatus, bishop of Fiesole in the 9th century & big fan of Brigid. 1/ Kildare Heritage Early Irish Maynooth brigid1500.ie/event/brigid-i…

For #StBrigidsDay, we’ve turned our attention to the customs observed on the saint’s feastday in Co. Kildare. In 1937–38, local schoolchildren vividly described making crosses & brídógs, visiting holy wells, and more: rb.gy/skvdvm #LáFhéileBríde #brigid1500 #kildare

Today 11 February is the feast day of St Gobnait, the patron saint of bees & beekeeping. The Murmur of Bees exhibition, National Museum of Ireland -CountryLife #Mayo celebrates the magic of Ireland’s bees and their vital role in nature. museum.ie/.../Exhibition…

Happy St Gobnait’s Day! In 1601, Pope Clement VIII granted a special indulgence of “ten years and quarantines to the faithful who would visit the parish church of Gobnet [at #Ballyvourney] on her feast-day,”. More: rb.gy/mvwnn4 #StGobnait #Cork #IrishHistory #Ireland

#OnThisDay 1974 Róisín Madigan O’Reilly passed away in Dingle, Kerry. In 1916 O'Reilly was the youngest member of Cumann na mBán at the age of 13!! Later in life Róisin worked on preservation of many Irish works like the Brehon Laws & stories of Peig Sayers. #Ireland #History

A fiery orator with a volatile temper but a kind nature. Mary Agnes Lee (b. #OTD 1821) is now recognised as one of the leading figures of the Australian suffrage movement. She once denounced the United Labor Party as ‘a lot of nincompoops’. dib.ie/biography/lee-… #DIBLives

Diagnosed with a cyst on her spine, Joan Horan (b.#OTD 1912) endured 6 years lying rigidly on her stomach & was paralysed by 1953. In 1960 she was Ireland's first Paralympian at the inaugural Paralympic games, winning gold in swimming & archery. dib.ie/biography/hora… #DIBLives

Born #Onthisday 1910 in #Cork Nora Herlihy-a founder of the Credit Union movement - check out this calendar shorturl.at/wDGMS & Clodagh Finn, now on Instagram x.com/FinnClodagh/st…

Happy Leap Day! 100 yrs ago, Ireland saw a surge in leap year balls and today, we revisit the lively leap year dance held in #Skibbereen, in Co. #Cork, in 1924: rb.gy/1yg8s6 #LeapDay #IrishHistory #Skibb Skibbereen Heritage Skibbereen Historical The Skibbereen Eagle - Орел Скібберін Skibbereen skibb

Happy #LeapDay! In December 1923 while a Civil War prisoner in Kilmainham Gaol, Joe McHenry received a letter from his friend Lizzie. She wrote that she'd be 21 that year and 'dickens of a sign of a man. However as this is "Leap Year" we'll live in hope + do a bit of proposing'

Most Leap Day lore revolves around marriage proposals performed by women. So for the day that’s in it, #LeapDay, we’re examining the value of marriage settlements for Irish family history researchers: shorturl.at/hCZ46 #IrishGenealogy #IrishHeritage #FamilyHistory #Irish

The featured biographies on our home page celebrate #InternationalWomensDay Visit: dib.ie to read more on these influential women. #DIBLives

Happy International Women’s Day! For the day that’s in it, we remember Beezie Gallagher, “the Lady of the Lake”, who lived and died alone on Cottage Island: irishheritagenews.ie/lady-of-the-la… #IWD2024 #InternationalWomensDay #Beezie #Sligo #LoughGill #IrishHistory #IrishHeritage #Ireland