James G. R. Cronin
@jamesgrcronin.bsky.social
College Lecturer (A/B) @ucc.bsky.social University College Cork, Ireland 🇮🇪 educated and interested in … iconography, history (ancient, medieval and modern), literature, media, and emancipatory pedagogies. #Skystorians #EduSky
“The only clue to what man can do is what man has done”
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November 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
“The only clue to what man can do is what man has done”
R.G. Collingwood
R.G. Collingwood
22 November 1963. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. Texas Governor John B. Connally was seriously wounded in the same shooting. www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/...
Ex-CIA whistleblower claims agency misled Congress on Kennedy’s assassination: Report
Thomas L. Pearcy says agency sanitized records on assassin, misleading Congress on JFK case - Anadolu Ajansı
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November 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
22 November 1963. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. Texas Governor John B. Connally was seriously wounded in the same shooting. www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/...
21 November 2024. Archaeologists presented evidence for what they believe to be the oldest alphabet on four clay cylinders, dating to around 2400 BCE, from tombs in Umm el-Marra, Syria. sciencevega.com/social-scien...
Oldest known alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city - ScienceVega
Archaeological findings in an ancient Syrian city suggest alphabet writing is some 500 years older than previously thought.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
21 November 2024. Archaeologists presented evidence for what they believe to be the oldest alphabet on four clay cylinders, dating to around 2400 BCE, from tombs in Umm el-Marra, Syria. sciencevega.com/social-scien...
20 November 1945. 80 years since the start of the Nuremberg Trials. American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley concluded in 1947 that the Nazis were not "spectacular types," but were common in their ambition, low ethical standards, and nationalism, which he believed could be found in many places.
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
20 November 1945. 80 years since the start of the Nuremberg Trials. American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley concluded in 1947 that the Nazis were not "spectacular types," but were common in their ambition, low ethical standards, and nationalism, which he believed could be found in many places.
“If we assume from the start that everything mental must be reducible to something physical, then we close the possibility of understanding the mind on its own terms," writes Victoria Trumball.
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Memory is not stored in the brain
A philosophical critique of the neuroscientific “storage” metaphor, exploring why memories may not be physically stored in the brain and how this challenges materialist views of mind and consciousness...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“If we assume from the start that everything mental must be reducible to something physical, then we close the possibility of understanding the mind on its own terms," writes Victoria Trumball.
Tap the link now to read more: iai.tv/articles/mem...
Tap the link now to read more: iai.tv/articles/mem...
16 November 1914. Benedict XV issued his first major public statement, Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum www.vatican.va/content/bene... which appealed for peace and urged the warring nations to negotiate. His initial calls were ignored by the belligerents. He appealed for a Christmas Truce on 7 Dec 1914.
November 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
16 November 1914. Benedict XV issued his first major public statement, Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum www.vatican.va/content/bene... which appealed for peace and urged the warring nations to negotiate. His initial calls were ignored by the belligerents. He appealed for a Christmas Truce on 7 Dec 1914.
The refurbished Shackleton Experience shackletonexperience.ie recently reopened to the public in Shackleton’s birthplace in Kildare, Ireland.
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The refurbished Shackleton Experience shackletonexperience.ie recently reopened to the public in Shackleton’s birthplace in Kildare, Ireland.
Remembering the great raconteur Richard Burton (1925-84) on the centenary of his birth.
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Burton Hamlet Churchill Jack Parr
YouTube video by Terry Mokihana
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November 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Remembering the great raconteur Richard Burton (1925-84) on the centenary of his birth.
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14 November 1925. The first live test transmission of Ireland’s new radio station, 2RN, crackled across the airwaves. Read Dr. Finola Doyle-O’Neill’s RTÉ Brainstorm article: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
'Sé seo stáisiún 2RN ag triail': the birth of Irish radio in 1925
History was made on November 14th 1925 when Ireland's first radio transmissions crackled into life
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November 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
14 November 1925. The first live test transmission of Ireland’s new radio station, 2RN, crackled across the airwaves. Read Dr. Finola Doyle-O’Neill’s RTÉ Brainstorm article: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
The Emergency, which was Ireland’s neutrality during World War II. The medal recognises service of at least 365 days between 3 September 1939, and 31 March 1946. It is a bronze medal with a specific reverse design denoting the recipient’s branch of the Defence Forces.
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The Emergency, which was Ireland’s neutrality during World War II. The medal recognises service of at least 365 days between 3 September 1939, and 31 March 1946. It is a bronze medal with a specific reverse design denoting the recipient’s branch of the Defence Forces.
The National Firefighters Memorial (pictured) depicting firefighters in action at the height of the Blitz. It is located south of St Paul's Cathedral in London. Remembering all the brave firefighters in the Blitz and in all wars.
#LestWeForget
#LestWeForget
November 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The National Firefighters Memorial (pictured) depicting firefighters in action at the height of the Blitz. It is located south of St Paul's Cathedral in London. Remembering all the brave firefighters in the Blitz and in all wars.
#LestWeForget
#LestWeForget
Buckingham Palace has now confirmed that King Charles has agreed to his brother retaining the South Atlantic medal, as operational medals are not honours. www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family...
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Buckingham Palace has now confirmed that King Charles has agreed to his brother retaining the South Atlantic medal, as operational medals are not honours. www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family...
6 November 1860. Former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected president of the United States as he defeated John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
6 November 1860. Former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected president of the United States as he defeated John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
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When you inherit an object, you inherit its story.
How did a photo of JFK’s temporary grave get into a box of photos in West Cork?
A date or personal significance written on the back might be all that’s needed!
Ask older family to write a memory (two or three words) on reverse for posterity.
How did a photo of JFK’s temporary grave get into a box of photos in West Cork?
A date or personal significance written on the back might be all that’s needed!
Ask older family to write a memory (two or three words) on reverse for posterity.
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
When you inherit an object, you inherit its story.
How did a photo of JFK’s temporary grave get into a box of photos in West Cork?
A date or personal significance written on the back might be all that’s needed!
Ask older family to write a memory (two or three words) on reverse for posterity.
How did a photo of JFK’s temporary grave get into a box of photos in West Cork?
A date or personal significance written on the back might be all that’s needed!
Ask older family to write a memory (two or three words) on reverse for posterity.
Plunkett was the first Irish-born saint in nearly seven centuries when canonised in 1975.
November 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Plunkett was the first Irish-born saint in nearly seven centuries when canonised in 1975.
1 November 1625. 400th anniversary of the birth of Archbishop St. Oliver Plunkett.
November 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
1 November 1625. 400th anniversary of the birth of Archbishop St. Oliver Plunkett.
Edwardian (1901-10) postcard of a Sunday afternoon ride out, Double House (1890s), Port Stephens, West Falkland, recently recreated by Falkland Islanders in the original location of the Edwardian postcard. Thanks to Janie Rowlands, Kevin Jones & Dion Robertson, #Falklands
October 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Edwardian (1901-10) postcard of a Sunday afternoon ride out, Double House (1890s), Port Stephens, West Falkland, recently recreated by Falkland Islanders in the original location of the Edwardian postcard. Thanks to Janie Rowlands, Kevin Jones & Dion Robertson, #Falklands
Next year marks the 130th anniversary of the development of the travelling teacher system in the rural areas of East and West Falkland, first proposed by Governor Callahan who was born in Midleton in County Cork.
October 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Next year marks the 130th anniversary of the development of the travelling teacher system in the rural areas of East and West Falkland, first proposed by Governor Callahan who was born in Midleton in County Cork.
26 October 1529. Thomas More was appointed Lord Chancellor of England, succeeding Cardinal Wolsey. This appointment marked the peak of his political career, placing him in the highest position of authority after the king, but it also put him at the center of the conflict over Henry VIII’s divorce.
October 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
26 October 1529. Thomas More was appointed Lord Chancellor of England, succeeding Cardinal Wolsey. This appointment marked the peak of his political career, placing him in the highest position of authority after the king, but it also put him at the center of the conflict over Henry VIII’s divorce.
25 October 1415. Battle of Agincourt: Henry V's forces defeat a larger French army as the longbow overcomes the armoured knight at Agincourt, France.
October 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
25 October 1415. Battle of Agincourt: Henry V's forces defeat a larger French army as the longbow overcomes the armoured knight at Agincourt, France.
24 October 1981. Pablo Picasso's 1937 painting Guernica goes on display in Madrid, Spain, to celebrate the centenary of the artist's birth.
October 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
24 October 1981. Pablo Picasso's 1937 painting Guernica goes on display in Madrid, Spain, to celebrate the centenary of the artist's birth.
23 October 1679. Meal Tub Plot against James Duke of York (future James II of England).
The plot was a secondary event during the heightened anti-Catholic sentiment of the Popish Plot era and was used to fuel further public fear and pamphlet production.
The plot was a secondary event during the heightened anti-Catholic sentiment of the Popish Plot era and was used to fuel further public fear and pamphlet production.
October 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
23 October 1679. Meal Tub Plot against James Duke of York (future James II of England).
The plot was a secondary event during the heightened anti-Catholic sentiment of the Popish Plot era and was used to fuel further public fear and pamphlet production.
The plot was a secondary event during the heightened anti-Catholic sentiment of the Popish Plot era and was used to fuel further public fear and pamphlet production.