A promotional image for Amplify Archaeology Podcast featuring the ruins of a medieval priory at Clontuskert

We have a new episode of Amplify Archaeology Podcast out today!

I was delighted to be joined by Dr Daniel Curley as we discussed the Uí Chellaig lords of Uí Maine and Tír Maine, and the landscapes of Medieval Gaelic Ireland.

#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Archaeology 🏺 #IrishHistory #IrishPodcasts

Death of Charles Villiers Stanford, Composer & Conductor Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, composer, music teacher, and conductor, dies at his home in London on March 29, 1924, following a stroke almost two weeks earlier. Stanford is bor…

Death of Charles Villiers Stanford, Composer & Conductor, at his home in London on March 29, 1924 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/03/29/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3744

The IRA & the Battle for America | Irish History Podcast

#IrishHistory Podcast: The IRA & the Battle for America
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Death of Katherine Wilmot, Irish Traveler & Diarist Katherine Wilmot, Irish traveler and diarist, dies in Paris, France, on March 28, 1824. She makes a Grand Tour from 1801 to 1803 and documents her experiences through letters, i…

Death of Katherine Wilmot, Irish Traveler & Diarist, in Paris, France, on March 28, 1824 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/03/28/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3743

Birth of Michael Holohan, Irish Composer Irish composer Michael Holohan is born on March 27, 1956, in Drumcondra, Dublin. Holohan receives his primary and secondary education at the O’Connell School on North Richmond …

Birth of Michael Holohan, Irish Composer, on March 27, 1956, in Drumcondra, Dublin | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/03/27/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3742

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

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World War II in Ireland: What was it really like? | Irish History Podcast

#IrishHistory Podcast: World War II in Ireland: What was it really like?
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A low-angle shot looking through two large, weathered grey standing stones in the foreground toward a massive, steep hill made of loose grey rocks (a cairn). The foreground stones are mottled with white lichen and green moss. Patches of vibrant green grass grow at the base of the stones. The background cairn rises toward a clear, bright blue sky, with some dried yellow grass peeking through the stones at the crest. The lighting is bright and natural.

My Word of the Day today is AEVITERNAL. Read the definition at 👉 https://www.pocket-ireland.com/words

Share your words to describe this picture in the comments!

#WordOfTheDay #PocketIreland #Photography #vocabulary #IrishHistory

Birth of Hugh Hamilton, Church of Ireland Bishop Hugh Hamilton FRS, mathematician, natural philosopher (scientist) and professor at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), and later a Church of Ireland bishop, Bishop of Clonfe…

Birth of Hugh Hamilton, Church of Ireland Bishop, at Knock, near Balrothery in Fingal, County Dublin, on March 26, 1729 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/03/26/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3741

Today marks the birthday of Irish radical republican Michael Davitt (1846–1906), founder of the National Land League and lifelong defender of workers’ rights.

📚 Learn more about Davitt with a selection of books from UCD Press at www.ucdpress.ie

#IrishHistory #MichaelDavitt #LabourHistory

Birth of Sir Ronald Flanagan, Northern Irish Police Officer Sir Ronald Flanagan, a retired senior Northern Irish police officer, is born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on March 25, 1949. He is the Home Office (HO) Chief Inspector of …

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Historical image of Wolfe Tone

Revolutionary ideals sparked uprisings within enemy borders. The 1798 Irish Rebellion, supported by France, aimed to overthrow British rule. It was brutally suppressed, leading directly to the Acts of Union. #IrishHistory

A tall, tapered stone tower known as a folly, featuring a unique external corkscrew staircase winding around its exterior. The lower section is clad in grey slate tiles, while the upper section is pale, weathered render. Small triangular and circular windows are dotted along the walls. The structure sits behind a low stone wall under a soft, blue sky with wispy clouds. A large, bare winter tree stands to the left, adding a rustic, historic feel to the scene.

Stepping back in time at The Wonderful Barn in Leixlip. This 18th-century corkscrew folly was built to provide local employment during a famine. Such a unique piece of Irish heritage! 🏰✨

#photography #EastCoastKin #TeamPixel #Ireland #Kildare #Heritage #Architecture #Leixlip #Folly #IrishHistory

Episode 81 - Eamon de Valera during the Irish War of Independence | Resisting Empire Get more from Resisting Empire on Patreon

Just published my podcast episode on Eamon de Valera during the Irish War of Independence on my Patreon #irishhistory

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The 1926 Census of Ireland Myles Dungan and guests preview the upcoming release of the 1926 Irish census from the National Archives. With Orlaith McBride, Ida Milne, Gregory Walls, Patrick O'Donovan, Zoe Reid and John Gibney.

The RTÉ History Show: The 1926 Census of Ireland #IrishHistory
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Birth of Martin McAleese, Politician, Dentist & Accountant Martin McAleese, Irish politician, dentist and accountant who has served as the Chancellor of Dublin City University (DCU) since August 2011, is born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on…

Birth of Martin McAleese, Politician, Dentist & Accountant, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on March 24, 1951 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/03/24/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3739

Repost if you love #ZohranMamdani #NewYork #ILNY #Mamdani #RealLeadership #WalkTheWalk #OnTheGround #PeoplePower #Backbone #LeadByExample #Solidarity #CommunityFirst #Authenticity #Ireland #Irish #irishhistory #DerryGirls 🇮🇪😍♥️🔄

16th C galloglass armed w ‘twahondit’ sword #irishhistory #archaeology #reconstruction

The Clogheen Ambush The Clogheen Ambush takes place in the early morning of March 23, 1921, as six members of “C” Company, First Battalion, 1st Cork Brigade of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) are shot by a party of Bl…

The Clogheen Ambush takes place in the early morning of March 23, 1921, at a farm at Ballycannon, Clogheen, just outside Cork, County Cork | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/03/23/t... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3738

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We're truly fucking glorious humans too! #Irish #Ireland #irishhistory #DerryGirls #Derry #derrycity repost if you agree 🔄 🇮🇪

The Smugglers & Gun Runners: Who armed the IRA? | Irish History Podcast

#IrishHistory Podcast: The Smugglers & Gun Runners: Who armed the IRA?
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Birth of Fionnuala Mary Jay-O’Boyle, Lobbyist & Charity Trustee Dame Fionnuala Mary Jay-O’Boyle, DBEDStJ, a British lobbyist, charity trustee, and public official, is born in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on March 22, 1960. She is the …

Birth of Fionnuala Mary Jay-O'Boyle, Lobbyist & Charity Trustee, in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on March 22, 1960 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/03/22/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3737

Enactment of the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act of 1881 On March 21, 1881, the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act of 1881, a significant piece of legislation, is enacted by the British Parliament, led by Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, during a pe…

Enactment of the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act of 1881 by the British Parliament on March 21, 1881 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/03/21/e... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3736

Late, great Irish historian & teacher, Johnathan Bardon, had an amazing gift for creating accessible, crisp narratives spanning centuries of Ireland's layered past. 📚

#IrishHistory #BookRecommendations

Death of John Mitchel, Nationalist Activist & Journalist John Mitchel, Irish nationalist activist, author, and political journalist, dies at Drumalane, his parents’ house in Newry, County Down, on March 20, 1875. Mitchel is born in Camnish, near Du…

Death of John Mitchel, Nationalist Activist & Journalist, in Newry, County Down, on March 20, 1875 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/03/20/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3735

Irish history titles added in the last few days, including these two vintage editions of Guerilla Days in Ireland (the older edition on the right is by far the better design) IMHO #speirgorm #irishhistory

Death of Máirtín Ó Direáin, Irish Poet Máirtín Ó Direáin, Irish poet, dies in Dublin on March 19, 1988. Ó Direáin is born on November 26, 1910, in Inis Mór, Aran Islands, County Galway, the eldest of the three sons and one daughter of S…

Death of Máirtín Ó Direáin, Irish Poet, in Dublin on March 19, 1988 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/03/19/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3734

Liverpool Irish Famine Trail: Introductory Tours - Liverpool Irish Festival Join Liverpool Irish Festival's John Maguire on an introductory tour to the Liverpool Irish Famine Trail. Monthly tours March to July.

🚶Reminder! Liverpool Irish Famine Trail tours

Explore how the Great Irish Famine shaped Liverpool on a guided walk led by historian John Maguire.

📅 Mar–Jul | 🎟 Limited places
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#LivIrishFest #LiverpoolHistory #IrishHistory

Release of the 1926 census Orlaith McBride, Director of the National Archive

Just a month to go until the first census of the Irish Free State in 1926 is released.
I can’t wait to see what information I can discover on my ancestors, my grandparents and their families
#SpéirGhorm #IrishHistory #IrishGeneology
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Birth of Margaret Dockrell, Suffragist, Philanthropist & Councillor Margaret Sarah Dockrell (née Shannon), Irish suffragist, philanthropist, and councillor, is born on March 18, 1849, at 18 Charlotte Street, Dublin. Shannon is the eldest child of solicitor George W…

Birth of Margaret Dockrell, Suffragist, Philanthropist & Councillor, on March 18, 1849, at 18 Charlotte Street, Dublin | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/03/18/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3733