In Ireland, 1 February marks the first day of spring and the celebration of Lá Fhéile Bríde, St Brigid’s Day.
Watch as we honour the extraordinary contributions Irish women have made at home and around the world.
Come join a vibrant, dynamic and extremely passionate History Department which has helped the study of History become one of the most popular and successful subjects in the school. The Application process for this Full Time post @MyStJos closes this Friday.
Scrolling through John Tenniel’s cartoons from Punch magazine is both addictive and therapeutic. His 1886/1893 Home Rule depictions of Gladstone are especially brilliant!
UK friends! This year’s All-Ireland Hurling Final will be live on BBC iPlayer on Sunday afternoon 3.30pm. It’ll be Limerick v Kilkenny, a repeat of last year’s final and it might be a classic. You will certainly see why I keep going on about Hurling here…
@HistoryRichK @McwilliamRohan@aru_history@AngliaRuskin This has me totally tearing up!! 🥺❤️Well done Sophie ! And congratulations Rich and Sharon on bringing up such a super star 🥰🥰
@john_mccavitt Hi John, I’d like to find out more about Newry, South Down and South Armagh during the events of 1798, could you suggest any articles / book?
As I approach the end of the towering masterpiece of the Aubrey-Maturin cycle, I devotedly follow the advice of @holland_tom that this is the greatest historical novel ever…