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passed at 3pm on July 13th and they were executed at 3pm on July 14th at Newgate Prison, Green Street, Dublin. They were interred at St. Michan's Church, where they rest today. #shearesBros #1798Rebellion #irishhistory #StMichan's

They were tried for Treason on July 12th on the evidence of one spy, Capt. John Warnsford Armstrong of the King's Co. Militia. Conviction for Treason in England required two witnesses The trial ran non stop for 24 hours and the jury deliberated for 15 minutes. Sentence was

On this day, May 21st 1798, Henry & John Sheares were arrested as organisers of the 1798 Rebellion. Henry was arrested at his home at 128 Lower Baggot St. Dublin & John was arrested when he knocked on the door of Dr. Lawlor's home on French Street. #irishhistory

Fantastic piece of live footage in Dublin in 1897. #Dublin #irishhistory

🔴 BREAKING Hurling has just been inscribed on the #IntangibleHeritage List. Congratulations #Ireland🇮🇪! 👏  ℹ️ ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01263 #LivingHeritage

The dogs on the street were told they had a better chance of getting a ticket so have started to queue. Cilll Dara Abu #NewbridgeOrNowhere

This leaves Northern Ireland a complete outlier, with no same-sex marriage and a near-total abortion ban. Women prosecuted for procuring abortion pills in 2017 and 2016. Women with fatal foetal abnormality diagnoses travelling to Britain. It's unsustainable.

Modern Ireland is coming of age. #RepealedThe8th will be carried by more than 2 to 1. #YES twitter.com/irishpolmaps/s…

Dunluce Castle reconstruction suggestion. (Ireland) @irarchaeology @IRExperience Site now famous for Game of Thrones. Also Disney may be filming at Castle in June which will further increase interest in the site.

Day 14 #typography the art of arranging type to make text clear and engaging when displayed. One of the most colourful examples in the @NARIreland is this Land League poster. It was confiscated in 1881 by James Smyth, Superintendent of the DMP. (CSO/RP/1881/23530) #Archive30

Best wishes to all on board the LE Samuel Beckett on #OpSophia twitter.com/defenceforces/…

A few years ago for our @KnowThyPlace chart I researched the place of origin for all the #Titanic Irish dead so we could map it for our Titanic Chart. You can see that map below, and have a look at the chart here: knowthyplace.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/map…

Why do archive files on Britain’s colonial past keep going missing? The loss of these documents provides an apt metaphor for what colonialism means to many in Britain. Embarrassing facts are neatly filed away, labelled as “the past”... says @SiobhanFenton theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

RT this link if your interested in searching medieval shipping voyages thanks to Craig @Medievalmariner twitter.com/medievalmarine…

#Limerick in 1922, Graphic - Saturday 29 July 1922

That's two reasons but we know what you mean. @Donal_OKeeffe #ParadisePapers twitter.com/donal_okeeffe/…

@Cahirhousehotel Good luck @MauriceJCasey #RussianRevolution twitter.com/mauricejcasey/…

#Passchendaele100: #WIN a signed copy of @richardvanemden's The Road to Passchendaele just RT & follow to enter! (Closes 14 August)

#Passchendaele100 via @sommecourt's #WW1 Centenary Website buff.ly/2wdFNv4

Choctaw Chief to visit sculpture that commemorates his nation's generosity during Irish famine (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/3445847