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
The origins of Combe Martin's tradition lie in the story that Hugh O'Neill - leader of Irish resistance to the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland - was shipwrecked in Devon en route to Spain, during the 'Flight of the Earls' in 1607 that followed England's victory at the Battle of Kinsale in 1601.
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The origins of Combe Martin's tradition lie in the story that Hugh O'Neill - leader of Irish resistance to the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland - was shipwrecked in Devon en route to Spain, during the 'Flight of the Earls' in 1607 that followed England's victory at the Battle of Kinsale in 1601.
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 9:53 AM
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)
How far we have travelled since the marathon negotiations that led to the Anglo-Irish Agreement
www.irishtimes.com/news/politic...
www.irishtimes.com/news/politic...
Anglo-Irish Agreement: How the deal was done
Against all the odds, the agreement showed that politics could actually work in the North
www.irishtimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
How far we have travelled since the marathon negotiations that led to the Anglo-Irish Agreement
www.irishtimes.com/news/politic...
www.irishtimes.com/news/politic...
OMG exactly my thought. We could do a duet
youtu.be/e80qhyovOnA?...
youtu.be/e80qhyovOnA?...
Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow ft. Maggie Reilly
YouTube video by MikeOldfieldVEVO
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November 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
OMG exactly my thought. We could do a duet
youtu.be/e80qhyovOnA?...
youtu.be/e80qhyovOnA?...
Now I'm remembering Q102's test transmissions of continuous music - no DJs, no ads.
Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive 😍
Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive 😍
November 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Now I'm remembering Q102's test transmissions of continuous music - no DJs, no ads.
Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive 😍
Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive 😍
Not a part of Ireland I know at all. GRMA for the tip!
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Not a part of Ireland I know at all. GRMA for the tip!
It's quite the story! Terence Dooley has written a fascinating book about the Big House burnings in Ireland
www.theirishstory.com/2022/09/28/r...
www.theirishstory.com/2022/09/28/r...
Review: Burning the Big House, the Story of the Irish Country house in Time of War and Revolution – The Irish Story
www.theirishstory.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
It's quite the story! Terence Dooley has written a fascinating book about the Big House burnings in Ireland
www.theirishstory.com/2022/09/28/r...
www.theirishstory.com/2022/09/28/r...