There’s something different about standing in front of stone that’s survived 800 years. Killeshin’s Romanesque doorway is one of those places. Simple. Quiet. Still here. 
Full video now on YouTube.
#CinematicIreland #IrishHistory #AncientIreland #Killeshin #FilmmakingIreland

Death of John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin John Charles McQuaid, C.S.Sp., the Catholic Primate of Ireland and Archbishop of Dublin between December 1940 and January 1972, dies in Loughlinstown, County…

Death of John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin, in Loughlinstown, County Dublin, on April 7, 1973 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/04/07/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3753

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 📚

Violet Gibson: The Irish woman who shot Mussolini Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini survived an assassination attempt in Rome on 7 April 1926, after he was shot by Anglo-Irish woman Violet Gibson.

100 years ago today, Violet Gibson tried to assassinate Italian dictator, Il Duce, Benito Mussolini
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Celtic House Blessing - Framed Digital Art Print 8" x 16"
Order here ift.tt/tw5D9Xs
#vikingheritage #dragonhorde #irishhistory #scotland #irishlove #dragonfire #celticblessings #welshhistory #mythicalworld #dragonhoard

Before grocery stores, survival meant women fighting the freezing tide.

🔗 Step into this world. Read the historical epic inspired by these true events: www.OurFallenWoman.com

#GalwayBay #WomensHistory #OurFallenWoman #IrishHistory #SurvivalStory #HistoricalEpic

Birth of Anna Haslam, Campaigner for Women’s Rights Anna Maria Haslam (née Fisher), a suffragist and a major figure in the 19th and early 20th century women’s movement in Ireland, is born in Youghal, County Cork, on April 6…

Birth of Anna Haslam, Campaigner for Women’s Rights, in Youghal, County Cork, on April 6, 1829 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/04/06/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3752

Fascinating look at what was making the news in Ireland on Easter Weekend 110 years ago, just as the Rising was about to begin
#SpéirGhorm #IrishNews #IrishHistory

"Thomas MacDonagh: Teacher, passionate nationalist, 15 men, court-martialed by British for organizing & operating 1916 Easter Rising. " #IrishHistory https://fefd.link/95rP6

Michael Collins just before the 1916 Easter Rising, in full uniform as staff Captain & aide-de-camp

Michael Collins in the #EasterRising
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#Irish #Ireland #IrishHistory #History #MichaelCollins
#IrishResearch

Death of Veronica Dunne, Operatic Soprano & Voice Teacher Veronica Dunne, Irish operatic soprano and voice teacher also known as Ronnie Dunne, who is described as “an Irish national treasure,” dies on April 5, 2021. Af…

Death of Veronica Dunne, Operatic Soprano & Voice Teacher, on April 5, 2021 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/04/05/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3751

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

Birth of Michael “Mouse” Morris, Racehorse Trainer & Jockey Michael Francis Leo Morris, Irish racehorse trainer and former amateur and professional jockey informally known as “Mouse” Morris, is born on April 4, 1951, in&…

Birth of Michael “Mouse” Morris, Racehorse Trainer & Jockey, on April 4, 1951, in Spiddal, County Galway | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/04/04/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3750

Comrades in Arms? The IRA and Soviet Russia | Irish History Podcast

#IrishHistory Podcast: Comrades in Arms? The IRA and Soviet Russia
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'It was very emotional' - Leinster take inspiration from trip to Kilmainham Gaol Flanker Josh van der Flier details a team excursion to a significant site in Irish history.

'It was very emotional' - Leinster take inspiration from trip to Kilmainham Gaol (✍️@rugby_ie) #Leinster #KilmainhamGaol #IrishHistory

An illustration of Charles Trevelyan during the Irish Famine, surrounded by suffering families, laborers, and stormy skies.

Charles #Trevelyan: The #controversial civil servant who shaped Ireland’s great #famine
A compelling look at Charles Trevelyan, the British civil servant
#IrishHistory #GreatFamine #CharlesTrevelyan #HistoricalFeature #WeekendRead #EuropeanHistory
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The Rocky Road to Dublin - Live The Dubliners · The Dubliners (Live) · Song · 1964

The fast, breathless pace of 'The Rocky Road to Dublin' mimics the gruelling, hurried walk of Irish emigration. For those fleeing famine either kept moving, or starved.

Listen now buff.ly/uJhYVt4

#OurFallenWoman #IrishFolkMusic #TradMusic #FolkTok #RebelSongs #IrishHistory #HistoricalFiction

17. Chapter 4: Introduction Chapter 4: Triangulation, limelight, human endurance and one of the “Ghosts” of Mountjoy, Thomas Drummond. How a hidden framework of measurement shaped the map of Ireland. Slieve Snaght…

Thank you, Professor Lilley. My next post, about the first triangulation behind the map of Ireland, is now online. Please see here: fromlimelighttosatellite.com/2026/04/03/1...

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#IrishHistory #Cartography #Surveying #Geodesy #SlieveSnaght #Donegal

Death of Walter Beckett, Composer & Music Critic Walter Beckett, Irish composer, teacher and music critic, dies in Dublin on April 3, 1996. He is a cousin of the writer Samuel Beckett. Beckett is born in Dublin on July 27, 1914. He studies organ …

Death of Walter Beckett, Composer & Music Critic, in Dublin on April 3, 1996 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/04/03/d... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3749

Thread. #IrishHistory

‘A strange thread of events’ that <br />links Gorey with the lost Caravaggio ‘The Taking of Christ’ by Caravaggio … bought by Dr Marie Lea-Wilson after her husband was murdered in Gorey, Co Wexford (National Gallery o...

The link between a famous masterpiece depicting Judas’ betrayal of Christ and an RIC Inspector executed in Wexford during the War of Independence
#SpéirGhorm #IrishHistory

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Birth of Graham Shillington, Northern Irish Police Officer Sir Robert Edward Graham Shillington CBE, a senior Northern Irish police officer, is born on April 2, 1911, in Portadown, County Armagh. He serves as Chief Constable of Royal Ulster Constabulary (R…

Birth of Graham Shillington, Northern Irish Police Officer, on April 2, 1911, in Portadown, County Armagh | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/04/02/b... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3748

Founding of North Tipperary County Council North Tipperary County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Thiobraid Árann Thuaidh) is established on April 1, 1899, under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for the administrative…

Founding of North Tipperary County Council on April 1, 1899, under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/04/01/f... via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3747

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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Looking forward to having my funny bone tickled by Paddy Cullivan as he takes on the life of Michael Collins next week at the New York Irish Center. Lots of other dates and locations available - see details below

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Looking forward to having my funny bone tickled by Paddy Cullivan as he takes on the life of Michael Collins next week at the New York Irish Center. Lots of other dates and locations available - see details below

#GlobalIrishNation #IrishTheater #IrishHistory #NYC

Well-known politician to deliver speech at Easter ceremony in Kildare town The event will commemorate seven Irish Republican Army rebels who were executed by the Irish Free State in 1922

Well-known politician to deliver speech at #Easter ceremony in #Kildare town

#KildareNews #IrishHistory #LocalPolitics #IrishPolitics #Kildaretown

Birth of Breeda Moynihan-Cronin, Former Labour Party Politician, in Cork, County Cork, on March 31, 1953 | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/03/31/bir… via @seamusdubhghaill.bsky.social | #IrishHistory #3746

The Malahide mystery: A family massacred and burned at home A gardener arrived to the ‘La Mancha’ house in 1926 and quickly saw things weren’t right

The mass killings in Co. Dublin 100 years ago
#SpeirGhorm #IrishHistory

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100 Years of Irish Radio Myles Dungan and guests explore how Irish radio began; how pirate stations thrived in the 1970s and 1980s; and the story of Irish language broadcasting.

The RTÉ History Show: 100 Years of Irish Radio #IrishHistory
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