Irish History Head

Irish History Head is a blog for anyone interested in Irish history snippets, stories and legends.
Irish History Head is updated by David Broderick.

[Irish History Head @irish_head]

Really looking forward to this conference at @IrishWorkhouseC

[Museum @ The Irish Workhouse Centre @MuseumTheIrish1]

Yesterday was a very exciting day, our new holographic projection system was installed🙏. Come witness Ogle and Donnellan renew their long lasting rivalry...
Our sincere thanks to the Heritage Council of Ireland for funding👏
@HeritageHubIRE
@Failte_Ireland
@visit_galway

[Irish Workhouse Centre Portumna @IrishWorkhouseC]

Our speakers for May 21st conference to commemorate the 175th anniversary of Black '47, first up: John Cunningham, lecturer in History at @nuigalway @historyatgalway:
"We won’t allow one grain of corn to leave the country:
Protest & resistance, 1846-47"
https://t.co/h1NVE3iBPU

[Museum @ The Irish Workhouse Centre @MuseumTheIrish1]

Important Conference coming soon.
To secure your place contact the IWC @ [email protected]
@HistIreHedge
@GalwayCoCo
@HeritageHubIRE
@heritageireland
@FamineEviction
@DunbrodyShip
@Archaeology_Irl
#black47

[BetVictor @BetVictor]

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[The Lion and the Shamrock @LionShamrock]

William Byrne - A Corkman who was gassed twice, but lived https://t.co/5INKBHRzPE #ww1 #fww @I_W_M @CWGC @UCCHistory @UCC @irish_head @MilHistNow @CurraghMuseum @savecorkcity

[Irish History Head @irish_head]

The Stirabout Window
Ardcroney Co. Tipperary, an important piece of local history, are there similar sites throughout Ireland?
@HistIreHedge
@discoverirl
@Failte_Ireland
@VisitTipp
@tipperarymuseum
@TippStudies
@lorraineelizab6
@an_gorta_mor

[Irish History Head @irish_head]

Dates for the diary
@IrelandXO
@UCCHistory
@MaynoothHist
@ucddublin
@historyatgalway
#2022history
#historyconference

[Dr Rachel Murphy @rachelmurphy]

Just spotted this - may be worth reversing the surname and forename order in your search if someone has gone missing... #Census #FamilyHistory #Genealogy:

[Irish History Head @irish_head]

Is there any better feeling in Ireland than earning a big creamy pint after crawling up Croagh Patrick? 😜🌄
@Failte_Ireland
@wildatlanticway
@discoverirl
@culture_ireland

[Irish History Head @irish_head]

@HistIreHedge
@BostonIrishRptr
@newyork_irish
@AIHSNYC

[Museum @ The Irish Workhouse Centre @MuseumTheIrish1]

Our next Zoom lecture is on the traditions and folklore of emigration from Ireland. Registeration €5 @ https://t.co/ieYYCPHS4E

@DCIRISHMUSEUM
@AIHSNYC
@EPICMuseumCHQ
@TitanicCobh

[Irish History Head @irish_head]

Fish n Chips by Dursey Island, life is good🐳☀️🐬
@wildatlanticway
@Failte_Ireland
@VisitCork_ie
@discoverirl
@FoodIrelandCo

[Irish History Head @irish_head]

@PublicHistoryUL
@rachelmurphy

[David Broderick @Heritagehead]

'There was usually a point in the landscape where the emigrant would stop and wave good bye to their families they might never meet again. An example from Donegal is known as the Bridge of Tears'.
#emigration
@AIHSNYC
@TheBostonIrish
@IrishAmericaMus
@EmigrantTrails

[Irish History Head @irish_head]

Beautiful Lackeen Castle, Lorrha Co. Tipperary, home to the O'Kennedy Fionn, the Stowe Missal and the legendary Pooka.
@CastlesOfEurope
@KingdomsCastles

[Museum @ The Irish Workhouse Centre @MuseumTheIrish1]

Does anyone remember these plates from the Irish Freedom from Hunger Campaign?
#famine
#greathunger
#commeration
@DunbrodyShip
@an_gorta_mor
@FamineEviction
@strokestownpark
@irishhistory

[Museum @ The Irish Workhouse Centre @MuseumTheIrish1]

Have we evidence of the children having toys at Portumna Workhouse?
Some of these recently found marbles look quite old, can anyone date them please?
#workhouse
#vintagetoys
#mudlark
@museumofci
@museumofchild
@detiemii
@mudlarkanna
@TideLineArt
@Rothersman

[Irish History Head @irish_head]

The Irish Workhouse Centre is a must visit this summer

[Museum @ The Irish Workhouse Centre @MuseumTheIrish1]

Great news
We have been successful in our application to the Heritage Council (Community Heritage Grant Scheme).
These much needed funds will help to further upgrade our workhouse museum.
New display cabinets and story boards on the way ! 🙏😃
@HeritageHubIRE
@IrishWorkhouseC

[Irish History Head @irish_head]

@PublicHistoryUL
@HistoryCompr

[Museum @ The Irish Workhouse Centre @MuseumTheIrish1]

A military button from a different layer of Portumna Workhouse history, another object with it's own story to tell 🤔.
@CurraghMuseum
@dfarchives
@HistIreHedge

[Museum @ The Irish Workhouse Centre @MuseumTheIrish1]

Welcome to our museum Twitter page🙂.
This is our first tweet, and it's an enamel cup found at Portumna Workhouse, what stories could it tell? @
#workhouse #irishfamine
#Ireland #exhibition

[David Broderick @Heritagehead]

Making a Museum at Portumna Workhouse.🧐 The Connaught Tribune today.
@IrishWorkhouseC
@PublicHistoryUL
@glaragy_history
@ciaranjreilly
@Workhouses
@Archaeology_Irl