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Thomas Kent, from Castlelyons, Co Cork was shot by firing squad #Onthisday 1916 at #Cork Detention Barracks, the only execution carried out outside #Dublin during the #EasterRising. More about the circumstances of his arrest, charge & death nli.ie/1916/exhibitio…

Beltane or Bealtaine was a Celtic/Gaelic festival held on the 1st May to mark the beginning of summer. One of the key parts of the festival (alongside massive bonfires, feasting & making merry with beer 👀) was the exchange of posies to bring good luck. Here's a Beltane posy for you from my garden, including cow parsley, red campion, borage & forget me not (I made the jug in pottery class)🌿

At Belgrave Place, off Patrick's Hill - the school run by the MacSwiney sisters.... rebelstreetscork1919-1923.blogspot.com/2019/03/4-belg…

#OnThisDay 1949 At midnight twenty-six counties of Ireland officially left the British Commonwealth and became a republic on the 18th. Crowds packed on to O'Connell Street bridge to see a 21 gun salute. It was 3 minutes late due to the massive crowds. #Ireland #History

#Onthisday 1949, the Republic of Ireland Act officially came into force, formally declaring Ireland a republic & severing its final constitutional ties with the British Commonwealth rte.ie/archives/2024/…

Did you know most Irish place names describe the land around them? Almost 90% come from the Irish language. So if you live in a Bally, Cnoc, Cill or Carrick, your town name might literally describe a hill, church, townland or rock. Here’s a quick guide with Oisín Ó Cuilleanáin to the meanings behind Irish place names. #StPatricksDay #SeachtainNaGaeilge

Born #Onthisday 1923 in #Cork (at 22 Quaker Road) actor Edward Mulhare. The Mon boy featured in Knight Rider, Von Ryan's Express & many more. He died in 1997 in California & is buried in St Joseph's Cemetery #Cork #LoveCork #CorkLike corkbeo.ie/news/history/f…

On this day in 1924 @GaaPres and the North Monastery clashed at the old Cork Athletic Grounds in the Semi-Final of the Dr. Harty Cup, the sides could not be separated at the final whistle, with both teams scoring 1-01 #corkhurlinghistory

#InternationalWomensDay #Cork

A very small number of book suggestions for International Women's Day! Just some of my books; some great ones missing as they are at my mum's house!!! Happy reading! And have a lovely day, men & women! #books #herstory #WomensHistory #IWD #IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay 📚♀️📖

Marking International Women's Day at the blog with a Litany of Irish female saints preserved in the 12th c. Book of Leinster. 28 of our medieval holy women, famous and obscure, feature in this lorica: omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2026/03/08/a-l… @catholicheritag @lorraineelizab6

📷Keogh Brothers Ltd @NLIreland 📷Mary (left) and her sister-in-law Muriel MacSwiney while campaigning in the USA in 1920. @NLIreland 🪦© @NorthMonHistory. *disagreement among scholars on whether she was born in London or Cork. 📽️🖇️Dr Mary McAuliffe speaking. @CenturyIRL video.

Mary MacSwiney (27 March 1872 London-8 March 1942 #Cork). Brother=Terence. Teacher! @CnaG, Inghinidhe na hÉireann & co-founder C na mB; VP! Imprisoned for Rising! Refounded Scoil Íte! 1927 led Sinn Féin after de Valera 🪦St Joseph’s dib.ie/biography/macs… youtube.com/watch?v=L_wzi9…

#OnThisDay 1888 Grace Gifford was born in Rathmines, Dublin. Gifford was a cartoonist & artist as well as an Irish Nationalist&Sinn Fein Executive member. She used her art to promote Sinn Fein policy. She was Anti-Treaty&spent time in jail during the Civil War. #Ireland #History

#Onthisday 1939, Taoiseach Éamon de Valera announced that the Irish Free State would be neutral if war broke out. When Britain & France declared war on Germany on 3 Sept, he made this radio broadcast, affirming the policy of neutrality rte.ie/archives/2014/…

Born #Onthisday 1893 Kathleen Balfe-founder member of Cumann na mBan in Drogheda & in 1967 the 1st woman member of the Drogheda corporation. During the #IrishWarofIndependence she delivered intelligence & hid a machine gun under her coat for an attack on the RIC barracks in Ardee

#GouganeBarra #Cork 1945 @gouganebarra B&W📸Capuchins irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

Timewarp photo of Bridge St #Cork 1950s & 2019 #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike #TimewarpCork irishfamilydetective.ie/timewarp

Died #Onthisday 2011 in #Dublin obstetrician Dr Lily Troy. During #WW2, she served in the RAF as medical officer. Later she became Asst Master at the Coombe the 1st woman to hold such a post in Ireland & was appt'd a consultant in 1956 (apparently Ireland's 1st female consultant)

Today is the feast of St Gobnait who built her church at #Ballyvourney #Cork 'having seen there the nine white deer she was seeking as a sign to build her church. There also she is buried near the gate of the graveyard adjoining the old church' duchas.ie/en/cbes/492169…