Census 1926: The newly published Census of 1926 includes the extract for Kerry TD Austin Stack, who used his Irish name, Aibhistín de Staic and who was resident at Strand Road, Mount Merrion in Dublin with his wife Winifren (Úna) and a domestic servant at the time of the Census. #Census1926
Census 1926: Return for Éamon de Valera and family who were resident at Serpentine Avenue, Dublin.
De Valera's occupation is listed as Teachta Dála even though he remained an abstentionist TD.
A month after the Census was taken, de Valera founded a new political party, Fianna Fáil
#Census1926
The Census of 1926: my father-in-law Denis Patrick (Patie) O'Neill of Brookhill, Killorglin appears on the census return as a two-year-old. It's a fascinating resource and is very easy to search.
#Census1926
Check it out here:
nationalarchives.ie/collections/...
My north Kerry ancestors: the 1926 Census records are a remarkable resource in helping us learn about the past and trace our family histories. This extract is from Ardfert where my grandfather, James Crowley - later of the Spa, Tralee - was born.
nationalarchives.ie/collections/...
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Census return for the Flynn family of Castlemaine, County Kerry including John 'Jack' Flynn who was an IRA leader during the War of Independence and the Civil War and later Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry.
Newly released today as part of #Census1926
nationalarchives.ie/collections/...
Looking forward to Listowel Writers Week and joining the wonderful Catriona Crowe to discuss my research on politics in Kerry and Ireland in the years after the Civil War.
Bookings: shorturl.at/HG7Ra
Spotted today in a Kerry bookshop!
I kept the €1.50 in my pocket!
#Boris
Coming soon to a bookshelf near you: my biography of revolutionary leader Austin Stack which will be published later this year by Merrion Press
Thrilled to publish the remarkable story of this important figure and to share new archive material about his life and times
#irishhistory #books 📚
They were just so ... chocolatey!
Happy Easter! 🐣 🍫
The definitive account of the Easter Rising in Kerry and the men and women of the county who were involved in the dramatic events of 110 years ago
#EasterRising
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Thanks to Ireland's Own for including a piece I wrote on the early years of Fianna Fáil in Kerry in their special edition to mark the centenary of the foundation of the party in 1926.
Based on my recent book from @ucdpress.bsky.social on post-Civil War politics in Kerry
#irishhistory #speirgorm
De Valera and my exhibition on the early years of Fianna Fáil in Kerry are now back in my attic after six weeks on the road at Tralee and Killarney libraries.
It was almost as long and gruelling a campaign as the 1933 general election!
Thanks to Kerry Library for hosting
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🏰 The Leeson-Marshalls of Callinafercy
📖 Lecture by Dr John Knightly
📅 Thursday 2nd April at 8pm
🪑 Milltown Community Hall
🎟 Admission €10
www.milltownhistoryheritage.ie
Thanks to the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society for hosting my talk last night at Killarney Library on the early years of Fianna Fáil in Kerry.
Recording will be available in due course.
#irishhistory #centenaries
@ucdpress.bsky.social
On Thursday, 26th March at 7.00pm at Killarney Library, I will deliver a lecture on the foundation and early years of Fianna Fáil in Kerry, 1926-1933, hosted by the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
www.kerryhistory.ie
Fingers crossed for the second Triple Crown of the weekend
#COYBIG #SixNations2026 #U20SixNations
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Over 12,000 Irish women joined the Blueshirts in 1930s Ireland. Mná na Léinte Gorma uncovers their hidden story-of power, protest, and politics-in a time of turmoil.
I was pleased to contribute to this important documentary which you can now watch back on the TG4 Player:
shorturl.at/DSNPU
On beautiful days like today, it's an even greater privilege to live and work in The Kingdom
#Kerry #TheKingdom #Iveragh ☀️
"The exhibition is based on the renowned research of historian Owen O’Shea and profiles the seven men who served as Fianna Fáil TD in the party’s first years. How many of them would pass the Coalition’s purity test?"
From today's Sunday Independent:
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Congratulations to Michael Loughman on his new biography of James Ryan, minister in several governments.
Lovely to meet his great-grandson, arguably the more famous James Ryan 🏉
James Ryan Snr was married to Máirín Cregan from #Killorglin.
Lovely evening at Hodges Figgis adressed by Taoiseach
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Congratulations to my good friend @gerardshannon.bsky.social on the launch of his book on Rory O'Connor tonight at Chapters Bookshop. The first ever biography of O'Connor which was launched by Éamon Ó Cuiv and published by Merrion Press. And lovely as always to meet the wonderful Liz Gillis
Who benefits when history reduces Rory O’Connor to a single moment? Come to the launch & argue (politely): was O’Connor a doomed idealist, a strategic genius, or the one figure we still misunderstand most?
Pleased to have contributed to this upcoming TG4 documentary on the Blueblouses, the women's wing of the Blueshirts in the early 1930s in Ireland, which airs on Wednesday 4 March at 9.30pm on TG4
An important and timely documentary on a largely forgotten organisation
www.imdb.com/title/tt3974...
JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.
A recording of the recent opening by Taoiseach Micheál Martin of my exhibition on the early years of Fianna Fáil in Kerry
Running at Tralee Library to 28 February and Killarney Library from 10 to 31 March
Funded by @ria.ie
youtu.be/zKYitnHg7z8?...
On Monday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin opened 'The Soldiers of Destiny, Fianna Fáil in Kerry 1926–1933', a Centenary exhibition on Fianna Fáil in Kerry curated by UCD Press author Dr. Owen O'Shea.
🖼️ The exhibition will be on display from 16 to 28 Feb in Tralee and 10 to 31 March in Killarney.
It was an honour to welcome An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD today to officially open my new centenary exhibition on the early years of Fianna Fáil in Kerry.
Exhibition runs at Tralee Library until 28 February and at Killarney Library from 10 to 31 March. The exhibition is supported by the @ria.ie
A little sneak preview of my new exhibition on the early years of Fianna Fáil in Kerry which runs at Tralee Library from 16 to 28 February
The party is 100 years old in 2026
Funded by @ria.ie Commemorations Bursary
#history #kerry #politics #FiannaFail #elections
Thrilled to get a copy of this hugely important new biography of Rory O'Connor from my good friend and fellow historian @gerardshannon.bsky.social and published by @merrionpress.bsky.social
A vital addition to the historiography of the revolutionary period
#books #irishhistory
