N16Breda Corish
@n16breda.bsky.social
Post-Public History MA at UCL 2023-24 & "Finding Ireland in the History of London" is my thing ☘️ https://www.irishlondonhistory.com/
Irish in Hackney & Stoke Newington - used to be @N16Breda on Twitter
Irish in Hackney & Stoke Newington - used to be @N16Breda on Twitter
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I was teaching the history of racial discrimination in housing in Britain 1958-1981 to my wonderful cohort of 3rd year undergraduates.
I showed them an example of the "no Irish, no Blacks, no Dogs" sign, and got the genuine question of why anti- Irish sentiment existed in 20thC Britain.
I showed them an example of the "no Irish, no Blacks, no Dogs" sign, and got the genuine question of why anti- Irish sentiment existed in 20thC Britain.
Lots of British racists don’t really consider Eastern Europeans to be white. If you go back a ways in UK history you get people considering Irish as not quite white
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I was teaching the history of racial discrimination in housing in Britain 1958-1981 to my wonderful cohort of 3rd year undergraduates.
I showed them an example of the "no Irish, no Blacks, no Dogs" sign, and got the genuine question of why anti- Irish sentiment existed in 20thC Britain.
I showed them an example of the "no Irish, no Blacks, no Dogs" sign, and got the genuine question of why anti- Irish sentiment existed in 20thC Britain.
You might enjoy this @passportirish.bsky.social
The beautiful companion book by Bed Edge - "Folklore Rising: An Artist's Journey through the British Ritual Year" - includes a chapter on the ritual in Combe Martin, Devon of 'Hunting the Earl of Rone' - aka the Earl of Tyrone Hugh O'Neill / Aodh Mór Ó Néill (c.1550-1616)
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
You might enjoy this @passportirish.bsky.social
If by any chance you're in London today, it's your last chance to see Ben Edge's fantastic exploration of Britain's rich folklore tradition - "Children of Albion" - in the glorious setting of Fitzrovia Chapel
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
If by any chance you're in London today, it's your last chance to see Ben Edge's fantastic exploration of Britain's rich folklore tradition - "Children of Albion" - in the glorious setting of Fitzrovia Chapel
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🎵 If you're interested, all the songs this week came from a mammoth playlist I put together earlier this year of songs about and inspired by London 🎵
Over 18 hours for your listening pleasure.
open.spotify.com/playlist/6sZ...
Over 18 hours for your listening pleasure.
open.spotify.com/playlist/6sZ...
Songs of London
open.spotify.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🎵 If you're interested, all the songs this week came from a mammoth playlist I put together earlier this year of songs about and inspired by London 🎵
Over 18 hours for your listening pleasure.
open.spotify.com/playlist/6sZ...
Over 18 hours for your listening pleasure.
open.spotify.com/playlist/6sZ...
Early morning Mullaghmore
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Early morning Mullaghmore
Sunrise over the Dartry Mountains as a hardy swimmer goes for an icy early morning dip at Mullaghmore
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Sunrise over the Dartry Mountains as a hardy swimmer goes for an icy early morning dip at Mullaghmore
Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo richly illustrates how much history can be read from Ireland's landscapes.
From Classiebawn Castle to the harbour designed by Alexander Nimmo, the physical traces of Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) - UK Prime Minister & absentee Irish landlord - remain visible today.
From Classiebawn Castle to the harbour designed by Alexander Nimmo, the physical traces of Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) - UK Prime Minister & absentee Irish landlord - remain visible today.
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo richly illustrates how much history can be read from Ireland's landscapes.
From Classiebawn Castle to the harbour designed by Alexander Nimmo, the physical traces of Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) - UK Prime Minister & absentee Irish landlord - remain visible today.
From Classiebawn Castle to the harbour designed by Alexander Nimmo, the physical traces of Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) - UK Prime Minister & absentee Irish landlord - remain visible today.
Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo richly illustrates how much history can be read from Ireland's landscapes.
From Classiebawn Castle to the harbour designed by Alexander Nimmo, the physical traces of Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) - UK Prime Minister & absentee Irish landlord - remain visible today.
From Classiebawn Castle to the harbour designed by Alexander Nimmo, the physical traces of Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) - UK Prime Minister & absentee Irish landlord - remain visible today.
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo richly illustrates how much history can be read from Ireland's landscapes.
From Classiebawn Castle to the harbour designed by Alexander Nimmo, the physical traces of Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) - UK Prime Minister & absentee Irish landlord - remain visible today.
From Classiebawn Castle to the harbour designed by Alexander Nimmo, the physical traces of Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) - UK Prime Minister & absentee Irish landlord - remain visible today.
Early morning Mullaghmore. Watching the oystercatchers.
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Early morning Mullaghmore. Watching the oystercatchers.
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Irish literature expert Máirín Nic Eoin takes us through memoirs, stories, poems and songs about stories of people departing Ireland over the years - and what we can learn from them about understanding the immigrant experience in Ireland today.
jrnl.ie/6878828
jrnl.ie/6878828
Irish literature: What our own stories of emigration teach us about today's immigrants
Irish literature expert Máirín Nic Eoin takes us through memoirs, stories, poems and songs about stories of people departing Ireland over the years.
jrnl.ie
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Irish literature expert Máirín Nic Eoin takes us through memoirs, stories, poems and songs about stories of people departing Ireland over the years - and what we can learn from them about understanding the immigrant experience in Ireland today.
jrnl.ie/6878828
jrnl.ie/6878828
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The Bethnal Green rhinocerous, of which there were hordes, in some warmer epoch. Or so the Eastern Argus alleged (4 April 1885)
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Bethnal Green rhinocerous, of which there were hordes, in some warmer epoch. Or so the Eastern Argus alleged (4 April 1885)
Sorry to have to miss what looks like a fascinating & sobering look at England's version of Ireland's 'architecture of containment'
If you’re around, I’ll be talking at the Highgate Lit & Sci on Monday (17th) 2pm, about my latest book. The Undesirables tells the story of the lives impacted by a terrible piece of UK legislation (which operated for 46 years)
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
November 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Sorry to have to miss what looks like a fascinating & sobering look at England's version of Ireland's 'architecture of containment'
Fascinating interview here by @markhennessy.bsky.social with retired diplomat Noel Dorr - the Irish Ambassador in London at the time of the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985. #IrishLondonHistory ☘️
Noel Dorr: ‘To understand the Troubles, you must go back much further’
Noel Dorr: ‘To understand the Troubles, you must go back much further’
Forty years after the Anglo-Irish Agreement, the former diplomat still sees Sunningdale as the peace deal that got way
www.irishtimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Fascinating interview here by @markhennessy.bsky.social with retired diplomat Noel Dorr - the Irish Ambassador in London at the time of the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985. #IrishLondonHistory ☘️
Extreme flashbacks happening now
Love of the common people: check out all of Ireland's chart-topping singles of 1983 at Irish Number Ones. Content warning: Phil Collins irishnumberones.com/by-date/#1983
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Extreme flashbacks happening now
A foggy day in London town
November 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A foggy day in London town
Go hiontach ar fad! 👏 This is a great exploration of how Irish identity was/wasn't/maybe conceptualised in the early Middle Ages. And how that's been interpreted by later scholars
Did an Irish 'nation' ever exist? Who were the Scotti? The Féni? The Gaels? Dr Patrick Wadden, DCU & Belmont Abbey College, provides a masterclass on the written sources and how Irish authors conceptualised Irishness in the early Middle Ages. @maynoothuniversity.ie open.spotify.com/episode/40rP...
Irish national identity in the early Middle Ages with Dr Patrick Wadden
open.spotify.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Go hiontach ar fad! 👏 This is a great exploration of how Irish identity was/wasn't/maybe conceptualised in the early Middle Ages. And how that's been interpreted by later scholars
Some #IrishLondonHistory ☘️for the Monaghan people here #spéirghorm
Castleshane House, the ancestral home of Edward Lucas MP, burned down in 1920 - accident or one of the Big House burnings of Ireland's War of Independence? Here's Terence Dooley's account: cshihe.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/i...
Castleshane House, the ancestral home of Edward Lucas MP, burned down in 1920 - accident or one of the Big House burnings of Ireland's War of Independence? Here's Terence Dooley's account: cshihe.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/i...
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Some #IrishLondonHistory ☘️for the Monaghan people here #spéirghorm
Castleshane House, the ancestral home of Edward Lucas MP, burned down in 1920 - accident or one of the Big House burnings of Ireland's War of Independence? Here's Terence Dooley's account: cshihe.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/i...
Castleshane House, the ancestral home of Edward Lucas MP, burned down in 1920 - accident or one of the Big House burnings of Ireland's War of Independence? Here's Terence Dooley's account: cshihe.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/i...
St Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle looking fabulous this morning for Catherine Connolly's inauguration as the President of Ireland 💚
In contrast to the "very dilapidated condition" bemoaned in the Westminster Parliament in 1883!
#IrishLondonHistory ☘️
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1883...
In contrast to the "very dilapidated condition" bemoaned in the Westminster Parliament in 1883!
#IrishLondonHistory ☘️
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1883...
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
St Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle looking fabulous this morning for Catherine Connolly's inauguration as the President of Ireland 💚
In contrast to the "very dilapidated condition" bemoaned in the Westminster Parliament in 1883!
#IrishLondonHistory ☘️
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1883...
In contrast to the "very dilapidated condition" bemoaned in the Westminster Parliament in 1883!
#IrishLondonHistory ☘️
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1883...
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It was lovely to be outside Dublin castle this morning watching the preparations, doing a small segment on morning Ireland on the inauguration of President elect Catherine Connolly. The rain even held off for a few minutes. It’s a historic moment -the 10th President and 3rd woman. #speirgorm #aras25
November 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
It was lovely to be outside Dublin castle this morning watching the preparations, doing a small segment on morning Ireland on the inauguration of President elect Catherine Connolly. The rain even held off for a few minutes. It’s a historic moment -the 10th President and 3rd woman. #speirgorm #aras25
Back in 2019, Bertolt Brecht songs at the National Concert Hall in Dublin. Who should be in the audience only #MichaelDHiggins 😍 Here I am *bursting* with joy after wibbling on about how much his time as @president.ie meant to so many of us Irish living abroad.
GRMA Michael D, Sabina and the dogs! 💚
GRMA Michael D, Sabina and the dogs! 💚
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Back in 2019, Bertolt Brecht songs at the National Concert Hall in Dublin. Who should be in the audience only #MichaelDHiggins 😍 Here I am *bursting* with joy after wibbling on about how much his time as @president.ie meant to so many of us Irish living abroad.
GRMA Michael D, Sabina and the dogs! 💚
GRMA Michael D, Sabina and the dogs! 💚
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November 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Closing time at St Paul's Cathedral
November 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Closing time at St Paul's Cathedral
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Last night I went to the Puca Festival in Trim, Ireland.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Last night I went to the Puca Festival in Trim, Ireland.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
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Echoes of an Irish Lifetime: a beautiful short film by Frances Maguire on her late Uncle, Owney McGoldrick
He lived in same Donegal home for 94 years & said
"Live while you can, love while you can & leave the world a little tenderer than you found it"
https://youtu.be/kwjRoUmZH7Q?si=muA9HLHTBAAcjZeK
He lived in same Donegal home for 94 years & said
"Live while you can, love while you can & leave the world a little tenderer than you found it"
https://youtu.be/kwjRoUmZH7Q?si=muA9HLHTBAAcjZeK
November 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Echoes of an Irish Lifetime: a beautiful short film by Frances Maguire on her late Uncle, Owney McGoldrick
He lived in same Donegal home for 94 years & said
"Live while you can, love while you can & leave the world a little tenderer than you found it"
https://youtu.be/kwjRoUmZH7Q?si=muA9HLHTBAAcjZeK
He lived in same Donegal home for 94 years & said
"Live while you can, love while you can & leave the world a little tenderer than you found it"
https://youtu.be/kwjRoUmZH7Q?si=muA9HLHTBAAcjZeK