#OTD in 1941 – German bombs fall on North Strand, Dublin | 34 people are killed and 90 are injured.
#OTD in 1941 – German bombs fall on North Strand, Dublin | 34 people are killed and 90 are injured.
On the night of 31 May 1941, four high-explosive bombs were dropped by German aircraft on the North Strand area of Dublin City. The casualties were many: 28 dead and 90 injured, with 300 houses damaged or destroyed. This bombing was interpreted either as a deliberate ploy by Hitler’s government to force neutral Ireland into the war or as a reprisal for the assistance given by Dublin Fire Brigade…
#OTD in 1798 – United Irishmen Rebellion | The Battle of Three Rocks | Rebels capture Enniscorthy and Wexford town.
#OTD in 1798 – United Irishmen Rebellion | The Battle of Three Rocks | Rebels capture Enniscorthy and Wexford town.
Rebellion continues with victory for Irish forces in Wexford. At Three Rocks, just outside Wexford town, 70 English militia are killed in a carefully planned ambush by Irish forces. In response to this and other action, English troops abandon Wexford town. At this stage, almost all of Wexford is in the hands of Irish forces. A letter written at this time to a Mr. Addington by Dr. Butson, Dean of…
1630 – Birth of Charles Stuart who will become Charles II of Great Britain and Ireland. 1784 – Belfast’s first Catholic church, St. Mary’s, opens for public worship. 1798 – United Irishmen Rebellion: The Battle of Three Rocks – Rebels capture Enniscorthy and Wexford town. 1807 – During the election for Co Wexford, two of the candidates, William Congreve Alcock and John Colclough, fight a duel in…
Asenath Nicholson “When I stood in the burying-ground, I saw the brown silken hair of a young girl, waving gently through a little cleft of stones, that lay loosely upon her young breast. They had not room to put her beneath the surface, but slightly, and a little green grass was pulled and spread over, and then covered with stones. I never shall forget it.” Taken from The Truth Behind The Irish…
#OTD in 1205 – King John makes Hugh de Lacy Earl of Ulster.
#OTD in 1205 – King John makes Hugh de Lacy Earl of Ulster.
King John of England appoints Hugh de Lacy, a leading figure in the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century, as the 1st Earl of Ulster on 29 May 1205.
Circa 1189 de Lacy is appointed Viceroy of Ireland, a position previously held by his father, Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath. He is replaced in 1190 by Guillaume le Petil. He is later reappointed to serve as viceroy from 1205 to 1210.
#OTD in 1972 – The Official IRA announced a ceasefire. This marked the end of the Official IRA’s military campaign.
#OTD in 1972 – The Official IRA announced a ceasefire. This marked the end of the Official IRA’s military campaign.
The official wing of the IRA in Northern Ireland announced a ceasefire, reserving the right of self-defence against attacks by the British Army and sectarian groups. However the Provisional IRA dismissed the truce as having “little effect” on the situation.
The Northern Ireland Secretary, William Whitelaw, welcomed the move and a spokesperson said it was “a step in the right direction”.
1205 – King John makes Hugh de Lacy Earl of Ulster. 1660 – English Restoration | Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. 1666 – The Act of Uniformity confirms Guy…
St. Gall Gospel, The Crucifixion. Illuminated by Irish monks around 750 AD it is now preserved in the Library of the Monastery of St. Gallen in Switzerland
Monasticism out here is just [prays] [bakes bread] [reads a Psalm] [prays] [illuminates a gospel] [complains in Ogham in the margins] [pets a cat] [prays] [gets attacked by Vikings] [prays]
What’s a viking?
You know, the DubgentiandFinngenti? They keep stealing our stuff and enslaving our people and we’re all kinda done with it.
I used to think that medieval monks drawing cats had never actually seen a cat. It was only later in life that I realized: maybe it was I who had never truly seen a cat.
Monasticism out here is just [prays] [bakes bread] [reads a Psalm] [prays] [illuminates a gospel] [complains in Ogham in the margins] [pets a cat] [prays] [gets attacked by Vikings] [prays]
