foylelocalhistory

#LocalHistory of the Derry/Londonderry/Inishowen area. Also tweeting links, photos and events of interest to all #history geeks.

[IGRS @IGRS_1936]

IGRS Top Research Tip #148: Want to know how to use the National Archives of Ireland’s online and hard copy catalogues? The new website includes a helpful brief guide: https://t.co/A2LXc10I68

[foylelocalhistory @foylelocalhist]

Did you also know that Derry is on this map?

[Irish Embassy Athens @IrlEmbAthens]

Did you know that the first known geographer to mention Ireland was the Greek explorer, Pytheas of Massilia, and that Ireland’s landscape was first described by a Greek geographer, Claudius Ptolemy, writing in Alexandria in the second century AD?

#IreGre50 @dfatirl @GreeceMFA

[foylelocalhistory @foylelocalhist]

... you could just look him up yourself. But careful! He has as many names as the city he loved.

[foylelocalhistory @foylelocalhist]

Happy birthday to
#StColumba born
#OTD in Gartan Co #Donegal though he fell in love with #Derry and became our patron saint. Even though he didn't found the city, as the legend has it, he loved it and you'll find him all over the city, from churches to holy wells to statues to-

[foylelocalhistory @foylelocalhist]

You could take a look at the Northern Antiquarian who has some interesting articles about the various sites associated with him in Derry and beyond. Or ... https://t.co/h5vC5VkqC3

[foylelocalhistory @foylelocalhist]

@AidanOSulliva15 @CaitrionaMullan You should also make sure to visit Derry man Liam McCormick's beautiful St Aengus chapel at the bottom of the hill. It won the prestigious RIAI Triennial Gold Medal in 1971 and was named Ireland’s ‘Building of the Century’ in 1999 https://t.co/hMuun95CNi

[foylelocalhistory @foylelocalhist]

@AidanOSulliva15 @CaitrionaMullan You won't be disappointed! Took relatives up there recently and they were blown away (happily not literally as it was a beautiful day!) #Inishowen #Donegal #Derry

[foylelocalhistory @foylelocalhist]

The chocolate orange ones were particular favourites!

[Donegal County Museum @Donegalcomuseum]

#museum30 Do you remember the iconic Emerald sweets that were handmade by Oatfield Confectionary Company?
Those produced in Letterkenny for 77yrs had a secret ingredient! #green @magnifyzoology

[Cork Historical and Archaeological Society @CorkHistArchSoc]

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See our 2024-2025 Winter Lecture Series Line-up here.

Thanks to @corkcitycouncil & @HeritageHubIRE for their support helping us to run an in-person and online options for our talks giving our international friends the chance to join us 🌎🌏🌍

[Ruth Cannon @RuthCan75563366]

Mid 19c Irish barristers, particularly on the Connaught Circuit, still continued to challenge one another to duels when 'anger or resentment or real or fancied insult blinded their judgment.' However, as the risk of prosecution for the survivor increased, so did the likelihood of these challenges ending peaceably. Read about some such incidents, recorded by George Orme Malley QC in his article 'Anecdotes of the Connaught Circuit', here.
https://t.co/fTFnJPgtUg

[Ulster Architectural Heritage @ulsterahs]

Ahead of the new UAH publication "Built to Last: restoration and reuse of buildings at risk ", UAH is calling on our members, supporters and followers to nominate the buildings they believe to be most at risk across NI.

Click here to submit your entry: https://t.co/h2tKxti9xk

[James O'Driscoll @JODarchaeology]

If you like prehistory, then our new book on the Baltinglass landscape has it all - irelands largest causewayed enclosures, largest group of cursus monuments, earliest and largest hillforts, incredible stone circles, burials monuments…it goes on and on! Out the end of this week!

[The Heritage Council @HeritageHubIRE]

Some really exciting news today! All local authorities are set to employ archivists, archaeologists and architectural conservation officers by 2026. A gamechanger for heritage protection in Ireland @CCMALocalGov @noonan_malcolm

Read more here: https://t.co/yGSuA8MmtW

[Visit Derry @Derryvisitor]

#DerryHalloween 2024 has officially started 👻

Join us again tomorrow for more spookiness 💀

#HomeOfHalloween #IrelandsHalloweenCapital

[Heritage Houses Of Ireland @heritage_houses]

Building Of The Month: September Culdaff, Inishowen, County Donegal

A wonderful little roped house that incorporates a bed outshot/cailleach.
Features Donegal dwellings share with houses found on Scotland's western isles.

#vernacular #heritage #Ireland #Irish #Scotland

[Patryk Sadowski @PatrykSadowski_]

Redcastle Tree & Aurora

Yesterday I had the opportunity to photograph this famous Donegal landmark at night for the first time. As I was nearby and the statistics showed that the Land of Aurora could be visible, I couldn't pass up such an opportunity.

[National Museum of Ireland @NMIreland]

Are you part of a local history or heritage group? The Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN), in collaboration with @HeritageHubIRE, local authorities, and community groups across Ireland, has created a guide to help such groups plan for the future.
https://t.co/YDlBB3k3Wm

[Eric Luke @EricLuke2]

As we get older we realise the importance of photographing every day life. A moment in time can be magnifique (1977)…A long term project photographing Ireland’s most remote inhabited island for almost 50 years #35mmfilm #documentary #photography #Donegal #Ireland