#OTD 1728 Death of Esther Johnson(Stella), beloved friend of Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's Dublin. Consumed by grief & illness he couldn't bring himself to attend funeralThere were rumours they had secretly married, & are buried beside each other in St. Patrick's #Ireland
Jeffrey Roe is running a workshop at the TOG Hackerspace in Blackpitts next month, for those interested in making their own sensors to track air pollution in their neighbourhoods.
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1913 photo of Engine Alley(formerly Indian Alley) in the Liberties by John Cooke taken to illustrate tenement conditions after Church St. house collapse. Photos published in Commission report 1914. #Ireland
1835 Grand Canal Harbour area Ordinance Survey map v how it could have looked today. More info: https://t.co/9BryhRFbQF @libertiesdublin @arranqh@Dublin_Streets
849 years ago today St Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral. The Abbey of St Thomas in Dublin was dedicated to him. I still have copies of my book on the abbey available for €20/£20/$25. DM or email me at [email protected] if interested. #medieval#thomasbecket
Map of the sites of the 16 original Martello Towers and gun batteries between Bray and Sandymount and their 1600m arcs of fire. Built from September 1804 to February 1805 to defend Dublin from French invasion they formed a closely knit cohesive and formidable defensive barrier.
A “dry run” of Kiearan Rose’s walk on Cork Street is done and Sam from #UrbanPlantLife kindly showed us “Spence’s “Foundry&Engineering Works” buildings, our walk will also include @sophia_housing and it’s beautiful church and more!
This Sunday, (see earlier poster)
1/2We are delighted to be involved in the Bram Stoker festival once again this year! We will be open to the public for free on Friday October 25th and Saturday October 26th from 10-5 both days with staff on had to tell you some of our spooky stories. #BiteMeDublin#Fiaclafola
Pot shot paints, melting ice and tennis balls all form part of an exhibition of modern Irish sculpture
WATCH: @RTENews reports #OnThisDay in 1979 https://t.co/RZbrnaVGpB
People will love this! I was in @NohoDublin offices once, got a sneak preview of the GPO virtual experience, using their 3D headset.
I “went up” Nelson’s Pillar, in 1916. And up onto the GPO roof, during the Easter Rising. Got Vertigo, both times! Don’t miss this folks.
#OnThisDay 35 years ago, the Dublin Area Rapid Transport (DART) began running between Bray and Howth.
WATCH: Take a trip along Dublin's coast with 'Anything Goes' in 1984 https://t.co/gsFz1Owh7f
WATCH📽️: Great piece by Pat McGrath for @rtenews on the new exhibition @NMIreland of Country Life, curated by NCAD Visual Culture lecturer, Dr Sorcha O'Brien, which focuses on the experiences of Irish women during the rural electrification programme in the mid 20th Century.