Death of Maeve Brennan, Writer & Journalist, in Arverne, Queens, New York City, on November 1, 1993 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/11/01/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3595
Death of Maeve Brennan, Writer & Journalist
Maeve Brennan, short story writer and journalist, dies in a nursing home in Arverne, Queens, New York City, on November 1, 1993. She is an important figure in both Irish diaspora&nbs…
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Those are entirely too cute; they were nightmare fuel!
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On This Day: Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, the Irish priest who saved thousands during WWII, died in 1963
Irish man Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty personally saved thousands of Jews and Allied prisoners of war in Rome during World War II.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Birth of Nora Twomey, Animator, Director & Screenwriter, on October 31, 1971, in Cork, County Cork | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/10/31/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3594
Birth of Nora Twomey, Animator, Director & Screenwriter
Nora Twomey, Irish animator, director, screenwriter, producer and voice actress, is born on October 31, 1971, in Cork, County Cork. She is best known as the co-founder of Cartoon Saloon, …
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October 31, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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They tried to
distill the blood
with distance
like temporal, spatial alchemists
but the dark magic
lingered in our DNA...
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distill the blood
with distance
like temporal, spatial alchemists
but the dark magic
lingered in our DNA...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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I think that is very much disputed today. De Valera’s economic isolationism is much scorned these days as is his perceived fealty to the Catholic Church
I for one prefer the Ireland which has emerged from a reversion of De Valera’s rule despite its shortcomings
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I for one prefer the Ireland which has emerged from a reversion of De Valera’s rule despite its shortcomings
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October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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2) In modern Ireland, that controversy would now be viewed as an absurdity.
During the first half of the 20th century, in a country dominated by regressive Catholicism, the specter of “illegitimacy” would likely have been a barrier to political success
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During the first half of the 20th century, in a country dominated by regressive Catholicism, the specter of “illegitimacy” would likely have been a barrier to political success
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October 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Confirming the, disputed-by-some, identity of Éamonn de Valera’s father could likely be solved by #GeneticGenealogy with assistance of family members. Rumors of out of wedlock birth stalked the man that dominated #irishpolitics for decades
In modern Ireland, that controversy would now be viewed […]
In modern Ireland, that controversy would now be viewed […]
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October 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Death of Terence O’Brien, Catholic Bishop of Emly, by hanging at Gallows Green on October 30, 1651 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/10/30/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3593
Death of Terence O’Brien, Catholic Bishop of Emly
Terence Albert O’Brien (Irish: Muiris Ó Briain Aradh), Irish priest of the Dominican Order and Roman Catholic Bishop of Emly, dies on October 30, 1651.…
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October 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Tomorrow! Join Professor Enda Delaney - Professor of Modern History - to find out more about his new book, 'Making Ireland Modern'. More information and ticket options: edin.ac/470Smgs
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October 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Heritage Ireland 2030 summit. Anne Cassin & Deirdre MacMathúna extolling the importance of History & how it encourages critical thinking. Music to my ears. #heritageireland #history #irishhistory #heritage #education #teachers
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Death of Jonathan Christian, Irish Judge, in Dublin on October 29, 1887 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/10/29/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3592
Death of Jonathan Christian, Irish Judge
Jonathan Christian, SL, QC, PC (I), Irish judge, dies in Dublin on October 29, 1887. He serves as Solicitor-General for Ireland from 1856 to 1858. He is a judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Irelan…
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October 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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The #History Show: The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective #IrishHistory
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The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective
At the West Cork History Festival, Myles speaks to Professor Sara Lodge about the real and imagined women who pioneered the detective story.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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The #History Show: Compassion and Care in 19th-Century Dublin #IrishHistory #Ireland
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Compassion and Care in 19th-Century Dublin
Ian Kenneally reports on the lives of sisters Sarah Atkinson and Anna Gaynor ('Sister Mary John), and their work helping the most vulnerable in Victorian Dublin.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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The #History Show: The Igoe Gang: The Secret War In Dublin 1920-21 #Ireland #IrishHistory
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The Igoe Gang: The Secret War In Dublin 1920-21
Ultan Courtney joins Myles to discuss the shadowy police unit that hunted Michael Collins and his men during the Irish War of Independence.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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I'm late to this, but the Think You Know The Presidents podcast series is very good.
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Think You Know... The Presidents?
If the walls of the Áras could talk, these are stories they would tell.There is so much tea you don’t know about Ireland’s Presidents.Which president go...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Birth of Helena Concannon, Historian, Writer & Politician, in Maghera, County Londonderry (Derry), on October 28, 1878 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/10/28/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3591
Birth of Helena Concannon, Historian, Writer & Politician
Helena Concannon (née Walsh), Irish historian, writer, language scholar and Fianna Fáil politician, is born in Maghera, County Londonderry, on October 28, 1878. Concannon i…
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October 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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We have a special Halloween edition of our free #MonumentMonday newsletter today!
Check your inbox as we visit three macabre monuments that have a supernatural story! 👻
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Check your inbox as we visit three macabre monuments that have a supernatural story! 👻
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October 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Inside the Irish ‘hell caves’ where Halloween was born. #halloween #irishhistory
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Inside the Irish ‘hell caves’ where Halloween was born - Joyce Rey | Luxury Beverly Hills Realtor
In the middle of a field in a lesser known part of Ireland is a large mound occupied by sheep. These livestock wander freely, chewing the grass beneath their feet. Yet, had they been in that same location 2,000 years ago, these animals probably would have been stiff with terror, held aloft by chanting, costumed […]
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October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Julia O'Faolain is part of a cohort of great 20th century Irish women #writers. She carved out her own distinct space separate from her father Seán. She passed away five years ago #onthisday
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Julia O'Faolain is part of a cohort of great 20th century Irish women #writers. She carved out her own distinct space seperate from her father Seán. She passed away five years ago #OnThisDay
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Julia O'Faolain (Jun 6, 1932 - Oct 27, 2020)
Julia O'Faolain novelist, short story writer, and memoirist was born in London on the 6th of June 1932 to acclaimed short story writer Sean O'Faolain and children's…
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Birth of Johnny Adair, Northern Irish Loyalist, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on October 27, 1963 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/10/27/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3590
Birth of Johnny Adair, Northern Irish Loyalist
Johnny Adair, leader of “C Company” of the Ulster Loyalist paramilitary organisation Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), a cover name of the Ulster Defence Association, is born in Belfast, N…
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October 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Muriel MacSwiney died 43 years ago #onthisday
One of #ireland's great revolutionary women who paid a ferocious price for her beliefs
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One of #ireland's great revolutionary women who paid a ferocious price for her beliefs
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October 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Muriel MacSwiney died 43 years ago #OnThisDay
One of #Ireland's great revolutionary women who paid a ferocious price for her beliefs
#GlobalIrishNation #IrishHistory #IrishBiography #HerStory #OthisDate #OTD #SpéirGhorm
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One of #Ireland's great revolutionary women who paid a ferocious price for her beliefs
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OTD: Muriel MacSwiney (Jun 8, 1892 - Oct 26, 1982)
Muriel Murphy MacSwiney, nationalist and left wing activist was born into a wealthy Irish brewing family in Cobh, Cork on the 8th of June 1892. Muriel had an uncomf…
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Death of Albert Morrow, Illustrator, Poster Designer & Cartoonist, at his home in West Sussex, England, on October 26, 1927 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2025/10/26/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3589
Death of Albert Morrow, Illustrator, Poster Designer & Cartoonist
Albert George Morrow, Irish illustrator, poster designer and cartoonist, dies at his home in West Sussex, England, on October 26, 1927. Morrow is born on April 26, 1863, in Comber, County Down, the…
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