New (but not young!) Masters student in Irish Regional History at Carlow College, St. Patrick’s, 2022. Based in South Kilkenny. How much more can I fit in here?
My interests are early 20th century, modern Ireland (politics) and Northern Ireland as well as Norman and Gaelic castles;
So I’ll probably end up doing my thesis on something like Cholera or TB in the 1830’s or something similar!
#Otd 2000: The censor lifts a ban on more than 2/3s, or 400, of prohibited books following an appeal by the Labour Party.
Only 187 books & about 270 magazines & newspapers now remain on the banned list. (@Stairnahireann). 📷& article in link: @DIB_RIA. https://t.co/3LaJynFF0C
The parallels between the Newfoundland accent and South Kilkenny/South Tipperary/Waterford accent will never cease to amaze me… From ‘yes by’ to ‘yesss baiii’. We love it. Like why do imagine this man lives in a thatched cottage in Carrigeen?! https://t.co/5cIeTNNn0N
We are thrilled to be able to announce a new feature on our website! Search by keyword, name or ref code to explore the collections of the 1st (1919-1921) & 2nd (1921-1922) Dáil Eireann. https://t.co/0YBc8wGxC6 We found a map for today's #EYAMaps#ExploreYourArchives@ARAIreland
‘An affable member of staff’ is in fact Lady Hale, the first woman to have ever been appointed the President of the Supreme Court…Ladies, I would love to hear your stories of (inevitably) men assuming you’re far less senior than you really are…
The small city of Lugo in northern Spain has a special secret.
It is the *only* place in the world to have a complete set of intact Roman walls. They were built 2,000 years ago and surround the entire old town.
But how did they survive? That's where it gets interesting...
Watch President Higgins' keynote address from Machnamh VI: Memory, History and Imagination. The full seminar, the last in the President's Machnamh 100 series on the seminal events of a century ago, is available now on @RTEplayer https://t.co/7ss0QTOzzj