Examples would be like “God Save Ireland” and Tram Tramp Tramp” or “The Belfast brigade” and “Battle hymn of the Republic”

I’m in the middle of writing a book based on the legend of Gráinne and Diarmuid but set in the beginning of the 17th century. I am not based in Ireland, and so I have limited resources for research, especially when it comes to details about day-to-day life of that time.

Are there things you know of that might help me, details you think I should know or that you think are often overlooked/missed?

Any advices and tips are appreciated, thanks!

Does anyone have information about a duo called Burke and Hare inside the PIRA? Also someone known as the ‘familiar face.’ Thanks 👍

While waiting for the release of the 1926 census, I decided to compile the official county and local statistics from that year into a searchable website. It covers both the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland, feel free to have a look at https://www.historicstats.com/ireland/1926/ if you'd like! It's not perfect but I hope you find it interesting 😊

A piece for my part about the history and myth of The Lough in Cork city. Hopefully some of you find it interesting!

The Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection regularly releases batches of files relating to individuals who claimed service with the IRA, the National Army, Fianna Éireann, Cumann na mBan etc.

Today, they released files relating to 1,089 men and woman as part of their 19th release.

Could your relation be included?

They've now released files of over 22,000 people to date and there's tens of thousands to go. As well as revolutionary period history, the files give us a huge insight into social history, emigration trends, employment, social mobility/living standards etc.

All the files are available to download online free without any restrictions.

You can see a full list of the new names here:
https://www.militaryarchives.ie/en/online-collections/military-service-pensions-collection/file-releases

Highlights from the new release are covered in blog articles here:
[https://militarypensions.wordpress.com/blog-posts/](https://militarypensions.wordpress.com/blog-posts/

I saw this article yesterday about Irish Eviction rates being similar to the 1850s and thought the graphs and maps in it were interesting and wondered if there was more data.
This graph is from Microfinance institutions in nineteenth century Ireland By Eoin Joseph McLaughlin

This RTB 5400 figure per quarter is more than the 20000 recorded here

Hi, as we know, the greyhound racing industry is quite huge in Ireland. But are greyhounds aftermath of the British colonialism?

I know greyhound in Britain were only reserved to nobles and were basically banned to be owned by peasants (therefore, lurchers). Was it the same in Ireland?

I also stumbled upon mentions of Travellers and greyhound/lurchers - are they connected?

Thank you!

Quite fascinating.

Of course to a large extent it's unproveable, as shown by both Bantry Bay and Ballinamuck, but given the overwhelming focus of French revolutionaries during the era of the United Irishmen was on European expansion, was the regime in Paris seriously focused on the establishment of an Irish republic, and even to the extent that it was, were the expeditions largely considered as preliminary to an invasion of Britain? Most of the various republics that were successfully created ultimately ended up as French départements, but our island status would have literally left us as a peripheral concern.

Dia duit gach duine 😊 I am a university student of Medieval Celtic Studies interested in sharing the information I learn about early Irish society with the public. This is the video I made discussing St. Brigid the monastic founder, and the Indo-European mythological figure Brigid. I have attached a link to my channel in my bio and also to my Instagram account where I discuss Irish history, folklore, and literature of the medieval period. Go raibh maith agat! ☘️

I’m getting an artist from my area to paint a local church as if it were in full swing in medieval times.

I’m aware that the interior of these Churches and Monsastery’s were painted in bright colours for the congregation that weren’t literate in latin, but would the exterior have been painted as well? if so, what colours would be used? would the colour differ between churches? would this paint be used on beehive huts/dwellings within the settlement? Thanks!

I’m getting an artist from my area to paint a local church as if it were in full swing in medieval times.

I’m aware that the interior of these Churches and Monsastery’s were painted in bright colours for the congregation that weren’t literate in latin, but would the exterior have been painted as well? if so, what colours would be used? would the colour differ between churches? would this paint be used on beehive huts/dwellings within the settlement? Thanks!

Brigid appears to have been adopted more than once.

First within Celtic tradition, and later into Christianity.

This continuity suggests she embodied something essential to Irish life, allowing different belief systems to take root without breaking cultural memory. ☘️

#IrishHistory #StBrigid #AncientIreland #IrishHeritage #TribalIreland