Dr Ciarán McDonnell
@drciaranmcdonnell.bsky.social
Historian: 18thC war & society (Jacobites, French Revolution & Napoleonic Wars), Irish in foreign armies (Wild Geese), Medieval history (Crusades).
Also interested in archaeology & heritage management.
https://ciaranmcdonnell.weebly.com/
Also interested in archaeology & heritage management.
https://ciaranmcdonnell.weebly.com/
Need Watford to move up next! 🐝 🐝 🐝
September 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Need Watford to move up next! 🐝 🐝 🐝
You're welcome, and thank you! I have, my very first article in fact was on the Brigade. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A ‘Fair Chance’? The Catholic Irish Brigade in the British Service, 1793–1798 - Ciarán McDonnell, 2016
The Irish Brigade in the British service, formed in the 1790s, was composed of Irish Catholic soldiers, who had recently regained official permission to serve i...
journals.sagepub.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
You're welcome, and thank you! I have, my very first article in fact was on the Brigade. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Really enjoyed your paper Joel, made me want to revisit the historiography debates!
September 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Really enjoyed your paper Joel, made me want to revisit the historiography debates!
Turas speisialta, 1977 leis an Cumann Caomhnaithe Iarnróid na hÉireann. www.steamtrainsireland.com/members/gall...
Boyne Valley Railtour (1977) - Whitehead Railway Museum
This was the first tour to start from two centres, No.186 coming from Dublin and No.171 from Bangor on 24th September 1977. They met at Drogheda and the joint train visited Tara Mines and Kingscourt.
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August 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Turas speisialta, 1977 leis an Cumann Caomhnaithe Iarnróid na hÉireann. www.steamtrainsireland.com/members/gall...
Good to see you Stephen!
August 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Good to see you Stephen!
I also have a soft spot for the wider family, especially Daniel's uncle, Daniel Charles O'Connell, who was part of the Irish Brigade in the French army and masterminded the Irish Brigade in the British Army. 2/2 #danieloconnell #derrynane #irishhistory #skystorians
August 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I also have a soft spot for the wider family, especially Daniel's uncle, Daniel Charles O'Connell, who was part of the Irish Brigade in the French army and masterminded the Irish Brigade in the British Army. 2/2 #danieloconnell #derrynane #irishhistory #skystorians