#OTD in 1964 – Death of novelist Maurice Walsh, author of the original story of The Quiet Man.
Maurice Walsh was born in Ballydonoghue, near Listowel, Co Kerry,…
#OTD in 1366 – The Statutes of Kilkenny are passed in an attempt to prevent Norman settlers becoming ‘more Irish than the Irish themselves’.
The Anglo-Irish parliament met in Kilkenny and produced a body…
#OTD in 1978 – La Mon Restaurant Bombing | Twelve people, all Protestant civilians, were killed and 23 seriously injured when an incendiary bomb exploded at the restaurant of the La Mon House Hotel, Gransha, near Belfast.
The La Mon restaurant bombing was an incendiary bomb attack…
📍Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry 📸 @lemonlimod
Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry @lemonlimod By: Stair na hÉireannTitle: 📍Dingle…
#OTD in 2002 – The film ‘Bloody Sunday’, directed and written by Paul Greengrass, won the coveted Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival.
Ten international judges praised the British-Irish co-production, which drew cheers…
#OTD in 1980 – The Derrynaflan Chalice and other ancient silver and bronze pre-Christian antiquities are discovered in Co Tipperary.
The Derrynaflan Chalice is part of a hoard of altar vessels…
📍Windy Gap, Co Down 📸 @monika.prorokova.photography
Windy Gap, Co Down @monika.prorokova.photography By: Stair na hÉireannTitle: 📍Windy…
📍Benbulben, Co Sligo 📸 @scenic_pics_ireland
Benbulben, Co Sligo @scenic_pics_ireland By: Stair na hÉireannTitle: 📍Benbulben, Co…
📍Burtonport, Co Donegal 📸 @conorcorbett
Burtonport, Co Donegal @conorcorbett By: Stair na hÉireannTitle: 📍Burtonport, Co…
The Galway Girl – The Kilkennys + Lyrics
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#OTD in 1848 – John Mitchel publishes first United Irishmen.
John Mitchel was one of the great propagandists of his…
#OTD in 1976 – Frank Stagg, a member of the IRA, died after 61 days on hunger strike in Wakefield Prison, Yorkshire, England.
‘We are the risen people, this time we must not…
#OTD in 1989 – Belfast solicitor, Patrick Finucane is murdered by Unionist assassins.
Pat Finucane, who acted as solicitor for republican hunger striker,…
#OTD in 1847 – Eyewitness report on An Gorta Mór by James Mahoney in The Illustrated London News.
‘I started from Cork… for Skibbereen and saw little until…
#OTD in 1847 – An ailing Daniel O’Connell makes his final speech to House of Commons pleading for help for a starving Ireland.
‘She is in your hands — in your power. If…
#OTD in 1923 – The Father of Government minister Kevin O’Higgins is shot dead by Republicans at the family home in Stradbally, Co Laois.
When the Irish Civil War broke out in June 1922,…
#OTD in 1926 – Rioting greets the Abbey Theatre performance of Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars because of what is viewed as anti-Irish sentiment.
When Seán O’Casey took his seat for the fourth night…
#OTD in 1936 – The Daunt Rock Rescue.
The Ballycotton lifeboat ‘Mary Stanford’ returns to its home port…
#OTD in 1923 – The Free State suspends executions until 18 February, offering an amnesty to anyone who surrendered before that day.
‘During the Irish Civil War the National Army executed more…
The Leabhar na hAiséirghe | Book of Resurrection
The Leabhar na hAiséirghe, or Book of Resurrection, is an…
#OTD in 1844 – Daniel O’Connell was convicted of ‘conspiracy’, fined £2,000 and sentenced to 12 months in prison.
Once Catholic emancipation was achieved, Daniel O’Connell campaigned for repeal…
#OTD in 1923 – Republican officer Tom Barry, after contacts with some former IRA comrades on the Free State side, proposes that the Anti-Treaty IRA call a truce. Liam Lynch turns down the idea.
Tom Barry was born in Killorglin, Co Kerry, the son…
Bechbretha | Brehon Law on Beekeeping
In ancient Ireland, beekeeping was so important that there was…
#OTD in 1880 – Birth of economist, journalist, barrister, writer, poet, soldier and Home Rule politician, Tom Kettle, in Artane, Co Dublin.
Tom Kettle was a journalist, barrister, writer, poet, soldier, economist…
#OTD in 1921 – Drumcondra Murders | Republican activists James Murphy and Patrick Kennedy were arrested by Auxiliaries in Dublin.
James Murphy and Patrick Kennedy were arrested by Auxiliaries in…
#OTD in 1923 – Birth of poet and playwright, Brendan Behan, in Dublin.
Much of Brendan Behan’s work was autobiographical, showcasing working class,…
Cavan Girl- the high Kings- Video of Ireland
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“Through:” The Emigrant Hamiltons of Tyrone. Part 3. “Persons Exposed”
On October 15th, 1861, as the young Army of the…
An Old Soup Kitchen in Skibbereen, Co Cork
In 1847, with the world’s eyes now watching, the government…
#OTD in 1820 – Death of physician, poet, educator and political radical, William Drennan, one of the chief architects of the Society of United Irishmen.
William Drennan’s poetic output included some powerful and moving pieces….
#OTD in Irish History | 5 February:
1703 – Birth of Gilbert Tennent, a pietistic Protestant evangelist…
The Parting Glass [Official Face Vocal Band Rendition]
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#OTD in 1797 – The US ($) sign is first published in an accountancy textbook – invented by Oliver Pollock.
The cause of the American Revolution was frequently short of…
Galway Girl – Sharon Shannon, Mundy & Galway City
By: KamilFilmsTitle: Galway Girl – Sharon Shannon, Mundy & Galway…
📍Inishowen, Co Donegal 📸 @garethwrayphotography
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The High Kings, Rocky Road to Dublin
By: the High Kigngs unofficialTitle: The High Kings, Rocky Road…
#OTD in 1649 – King Charles I is beheaded for treason.
When Richard Brandon, Executioner for the City of London refused…
The Irish Pub Song (The High Kings) Music Video Lip Sync
By: John MartinTitle: The Irish Pub Song (The High Kings)…
📍Keem Bay, Achill Island, Co Mayo 📸 @upintheeire
Keem Bay, Achill Island, Co Mayo @upintheeire By: Stair na…
Irish Wolfhounds | “Gentle when stroked, fierce when provoked”
Irish Wolfhounds are one of the oldest breeds of dogs…
📍Gap of Dunloe, Co Kerry 📸 @wanderingirishcailin
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#OTD in 2001 – Irish soil is sprinkled over the casket of Sister Theresa Egan as more than 2,000 mourners attend her funeral in St Lucia.
Irish soil is sprinkled over the casket of Sr Theresa…
#OTD in 1922 – Dáil Éireann votes 64 to 57 to accept the Anglo-Irish Treaty, creating the Irish Free State, setting the scene for the Irish Civil War.
Possibly the saddest day in Irish history when a vote…
#OTD in 1839 – The Night Of The Big Wind or Oíche na Gaoithe Moire takes place; the most damaging storm in Irish history, some winds are estimated in excess of 130 mph.
One of the worst storms in Irish history took place…
#OTD in 1915 – Roger Casement visits Limburg after the full contingent of prisoners had reached the camp.
Casement is now doubtful as to whether the Brigade would…
📍Mussenden Temple, Co Derry 📸 @scenic_pics_ireland
Mussenden Temple, Co Derry @scenic_pics_ireland By: Stair na hÉireannTitle: 📍Mussenden…
#OTD in Irish History | 6 January:
In the Liturgical Calendar, today is Epiphany and Little Christmas…
#OTD in 1871 – Thirty Fenian prisoners are released by the British in a general amnesty.
British authorities release over thirty Fenian prisoners including John Devoy…
#OTD in 1941 – Jennie Wyse Power, Irish patriot and women’s rights activist, dies in Dublin.
Jennie Wyse Power, born Jane O’Toole, in Baltinglass, Co Wicklow…
📍Errigal Mountain, Co Donegal 📸 @garethwrayphotography
Errigal Mountain, Co Donegal @garethwrayphotography By: Stair na hÉireannTitle: 📍Errigal…
#OTD in 1986 – Death of singer, bassist, instrumentalist, and songwriter, Phil Lynott.
Irish rock star, bassist, singer and founder of Thin Lizzy,…
#OTD in 1925 – Nellie Cashman known variously as the ‘Angel of the Yukon’ and ‘Angel of the mining camp’ dies in Victoria, British Columbia aged seventy-nine.
Nellie was born in the farming village of Midleton a…
#OTD in 1581 – Birth of prolific scholar and church leader, James Ussher, in Dublin.
James Ussher and His Chronology by Jerry Bergman, Ph.D. …
#OTD in 1921 – Martial law is extended to counties Clare, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford from this date.
During the Easter Rising in 1916, Lord Wimborne, a cousin…
📍Mayo 📸 @upintheeire
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📍O’Briens Tower, Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare 📸 @magdainireland7
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📍 Near Long Strand, Castlefreke, Co Cork 📸 @lemonlimod
Near Long Strand, Castlefreke, Co Cork @lemonlimod By: Stair na…
#OTD in 2007 – Death of entertainer, recorder and singer, Joe Dolan, of a brain haemorrhage.
Born in Co Westmeath, in a career which spanned almost…
#OTD in 1821 – Lady Jane Francesca Wilde is born in Co Wexford. Author, poet and the mother of Oscar Wilde, she is also known as Sperenza.
Jane Francesca Agnes Elgee, later Lady Wilde and mother of…
#OTD in 1601 – Red Hugh O’Donnell leaves Ireland in search of Spanish aid, never to return home.
After the crushing defeat at Kinsale and most of his…
#OTD in 1870 – Philanthropist and founder and director of homes for poor children, Thomas Barnardo, founded a boys’ orphanage at Stepney Causeway, in London.
Thomas John Barnardo was an Irish philanthropist and founder and…
#OTD in 1820 – Birth of author, Mary Anne Sadlier, in Cootehill, Co Cavan.
Born Mary Anne Madden in Cootehill, Co Cavan, Sadlier published…
Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh! Happy New Year from Stair na hÉireann!
As New Year dawns may it lead you to the…
📍Miners Way, Co Wicklow 📸 @mark_mcguire_photography
Miners Way, Co Wicklow @mark_mcguire_photography By: Stair na hÉireannTitle: 📍Miners…
#OTD in 1937 – The new Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) repealed the 1922 Constitution, and came into effect on this date.
The Irish Constitution, accepted by national vote in July became…
#OTD in 1972 – President of Sinn Féin, Ruairi Ó Bradaigh, is arrested and held under legislation in the Republic of Ireland.
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (1932–2013), republican and political activist, was born…
📍 Ballysaggartmore Towers, Co Waterford 📸 @mcburneyphotography
Ballysaggartmore Towers, Co Waterford @mcburneyphotography By: Stair na hÉireannTitle: 📍…
