#Irishhistory

THREAD1/5Each of these fantastic #women warrants a post of her own, but this photograph, held by the @NLIreland, is too great not to post here. Look what great friends they
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#Otd 1691: The Battle of Aughrim, fought between Jacobite Irish Army & forces of William III near #Aughrim, Co #Galway. > 7,000 killed. Meant effective end of Jacobitism in Ireland
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THREADDeciding how #history is going to be represented and studied is an important tool that all sorts of governments use in their attempts to steer public thinking in a particular
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Today’s #toysoldieraday are a pair of 28mm Gallowglasses from Antedeluvian miniatures. Gallowglasses were Scots/Irish mercenaries who moved between Ireland and Scotland between 1200(ish) and 1602. #Warmongers #History #Irish #Irishhistory
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THREAD1/8Lizzie le Blond was born into a wealthy family, the Hawkins-Whitsheds, in 1860. She grew up in #Greystones, Co. #Wicklow. As a young woman, Lizzie spent time in #Switzerland, where
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The things one stumbles upon reading newspapers. Away from my office, I don't know whether account of a Repeal meeting I've read has been specifically covered by all of O'Connell's
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Maud Gonne, born #onThisDay in 1866. I want to honour her as a woman, revolutionary, activist, artist, and philanthropist. She spoke up for people who did not have a voice.
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THREAD1/9Maura Lynch was born in #Cork in 1938, into an #Irish-speaking family. Maura entered the convent of the Medical Missionaries of Mary just before her 18th birthday. #IrishWomenInHistory #NollaigNamBan #Gaelige
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