One for you @tharchives.bsky.social - extract from a letter written by the Irish painter and social campaigner Sarah Cecilia Harrison (1863–1941) in the immediate aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising

📢 If you're interested in eyewitness accounts of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising and/or Irish artist Sarah Cecilia Harrison (1853-1941) - the first woman elected a Dublin city councillor - check out Lot 5268 in the 10 Mar Books & Ephemera sale at TWGaze Auctions /1 auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/lo...

15 October 1818: Irish novelist Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) writes from Hampstead to her stepmother in Ireland about her visit to the noted writer Anna Letitia Barbauld (1743-1825). Unfortunately Stoke Newington does not make a good impression - "What a dismal place!" #IrishLondonHistory ☘️

#IrishLondonHistory ☘️ 🧵

An unexpected Hackney connection found on a recent visit to the wonderful Maria Edgeworth Centre in Co. Longford, Ireland. Maria Edgeworth (1768-1848) - "the Irish Jane Austen" - was connected via her father’s 4th marriage to the Beaufort family & the inventor of the Beaufort Wind Scale /1

What a night 🖤🖤🖤 The extraordinary sound of @thediamandagalas.com in the beautiful setting of Braga's Theatro Circo where we had our own mini-box. And excellent merch too 🖤

🖤 TONIGHT! 🖤 The divine, haunting, bone-shaking music of Diamanda Galás at Braga's Theatro Circo. It's almost 9 years since her extraordinary voice had me pinned to my seat at the Barbican in London. Still can't quite believe we'll be hearing her again in just over 12 hours time 🖤🖤🖤

A nice find on Galway's Grattan Beach this morning - a mermaid's purse, the leathery egg case produced by some sharks and rays. Delighted to be able to record it with Marine Dimensions & Purse Search Ireland #CitizenScience marinedimensions.ie/what-is-a-me...

In 1918, The Representation of the People Act received royal assent. @emmapeplow.bsky.social explains how the Act gave the parliamentary vote to some women for the first time as well as millions of previously excluded working men.

'London' (commission for Great Western Railway, 1932) by Charles Pears (National Railway Museum)

A very poignant memorial to Ireland's Great Famine at Grattan Beach, Galway. The park is named after Celia Griffin, a 7 year old child whose death from starvation was the subject of a Galway inquest in 1847. Read more here: galwaycitymuseum.ie/blog/nationa... 1/2

More #IrishLondonHistory ☘️ prompted by a beautiful rendition of "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" by @thefourthchoir.bsky.social for James Joyce's "The Dead" at Wiltons Music Hall. Composed by Dublin-born Michael Balfe (1808-1870), famous across mid-19th century Britain, Ireland and Europe. 1/2

A big thank you - Go raibh míle maith agaibh - to Chadwell Heath Historical Society for the opportunity to talk about the #IrishLondonHistory ☘️ of women in Tower Hamlets over 500 years. Great chats afterwards about the Irish family connections of so many people in the room! 💚

I met the current Mr Donovan on an early morning guided tour of the New Spitalfields Market over twenty years ago. He was then the Chairman of the Market Traders' Association, and wore a splendid gong on a ribbon signifying this. The City loves its gongs.

For more on the #IrishLondonHistory ☘️ of the Donovan Bros #GhostSign in Spitalfields, check out this writeup by @blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/02/the-...

Tomorrow night Tues 20 Jan, I'm revisiting a favourite topic - '500 years of Irish Women in Tower Hamlets' - for the Chadwell Heath Historical Society. Close to the Irish migrant world of Ford Dagenham #PublicHistory #IrishLondonHistory ☘️ Tix on the door - only £3 www.facebook.com/events/13840...

'Donovan Bros - the noted home for Paper Bags' - more #IrishLondonHistory ☘️ in a #GhostSign at 46 Crispin Street, London E1. @thegentleauthor.bsky.social has recorded the company history, starting w Jeremiah O'Donovan migrating from Dublin to Aldgate in the 1830s spitalfieldslife.com/2010/10/05/j...

A piece of #IrishLondonHistory ☘️ at 50 Crispin Street by Spitalfields Market, London E1 Now student accommodation, this began as the Providence Row Night Refuge Home in 1868. Sisters of Mercy from #Wexford ☘️ ran this refuge for the homeless as the first non-sectarian shelter for East London's poor.

If you have an interest in the charity sector, this is well worth reading

Archer-Butler Luck Stone Originally owned by the Butler family of Garnavilla, near Cahir, Co. Tipperary & used to protect cattle from disease. Dipped in drinking water or hung from the neck of a cow. The crystal ball is 200g, frame ?17th century. (Hunt Museum, #Limerick)

A wonderful writeup here of the many sons & daughters of Chartists named after the Irish radical journalists, political agitators & Chartist leaders Fergus O'Connor (1796?–1855) and James Bronterre O'Brien (1804-1864) ☘️

The River Corrib in Galway looking especially lovely this morning

I'm delighted to be joining the Chadwell Heath Historical Society on Tues 20th Jan @ 7.30 pm to revisit the #herstory of 500 years of Irish women in Tower Hamlets #MnánahÉireann ☘️ Chadwell Heath Baptist Church Hall, High Road, Chadwell Heath RM6 6PP. Tix only £3 - no prebooking, just pay at venue 😀

Self Portrait of Mary Beale artist with Her Husband and Son, 1663-64 (The Geffrye, Museum of the Home )

Looking for a great view over London? Check out the bell tower of Westminster Cathedral 😃 Whizz up in the lift for fantastic views on all sides!

Henry Vincent, Chartist orator and editor of the Western Vindicator, died #OnThisDay 29 December 1878. He was buried at Abney Park Cemetery, on a day that was ‘bitterly cold, the frozen snow lying everywhere upon the grass and paths’. His story is in Chartist Lives www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y

Looking for some #speirghorm advice please. I'm scheduling a few LON-DUB flights and travelling on to Galway, same day or next day for a weekend. Then doing trip in reverse to fly DUB-LON on the Sun or Mon. Trying to decide on train or CityLink coach for Dublin/Galway travel. Any recommendations?

A little bit of Ireland on the Xmas tree in Stoke Newington 🎄☘️

The Irish/Gaeilge word for 'solstice' is 'grianstad' which can be translated literally as 'sun stop'. Which is very nice. Directly reflecting the Latin 'Solstitium' - 'sun stopped'. (17thC sun image - BM)

If you missed out on the Newgrange solstice livestream this morning you can find it here. Really worth it for the authoritative, evocative commentary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRgu...

Winter Solstice.....let's goooooo

Love the pre-Xmas tradition we have now of watching the #NewgrangeSolstice livestream from @opwireland.bsky.social The B/W photo shows Newgrange in the 1930s before archaeological restoration. We found it in the home of our aunt & uncle Maureen & Bill Cox (RIP) - taken by someone in Bill's family.

Something extraordinary about holding a book printed almost 350 years ago. "Tiomna Nuadh ar dTighearna agus ar Slanuigheora Iósa Criosd" (1681) - the New Testament printed for the first time using the old Irish alphabet. Printed on Ave Maria Lane, EC4 & now in St Bride Foundation #IrishLondonHistory

On Highgate Hill, London N6 - a plaque memorialising 17th century poet Andrew Marvell. Author of "An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland" (1650) "And now the Irish are asham’d To see themselves in one year tam’d; So much one man can do That does both act and know" #IrishLondonHistory ☘️

A joyous night at Shepherd's Bush Empire with Cork's finest - the Frank and Walters- supporting Derry's finest - The Undertones 😍☘️

Bringing some joy to the timeline 😍

Two sides of London seen around the Barbican tonight

An excellent daytrip to Huntingdon - an attractive Cambridgeshire market town where Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) was born & lived. Can highly recommend a visit to @cromwellmuseum.bsky.social where the curatorial approach seeks to answer "How do we deal with a figure who is deeply controversial?" /1

Very timely sighting. After a long time on the 'to do' list, I'm off to Huntingdon in the morning to visit the @cromwellmuseum.bsky.social

The New Testament was first published in Irish in London, 1681. The famous Irish scientist Robert Boyle (1627-1691) financed the casting of metal type for the Old Irish script by Joseph Moxon in London. The books were printed by Robert Everingham of Ave Maria Lane, London EC4 #IrishLondonHistory ☘️

Some wintry sun in Abney Park Cemetery this week really highlighted the intricate carvings by Irish monumental sculptor Edward O’Shea on the Celtic Cross grave memorial to the two sons of Hackney's first MP, Sir Charles Reed #IrishLondonHistory ☘️

I was teaching the history of racial discrimination in housing in Britain 1958-1981 to my wonderful cohort of 3rd year undergraduates. I showed them an example of the "no Irish, no Blacks, no Dogs" sign, and got the genuine question of why anti- Irish sentiment existed in 20thC Britain.

You might enjoy this @passportirish.bsky.social

If by any chance you're in London today, it's your last chance to see Ben Edge's fantastic exploration of Britain's rich folklore tradition - "Children of Albion" - in the glorious setting of Fitzrovia Chapel

🎵 If you're interested, all the songs this week came from a mammoth playlist I put together earlier this year of songs about and inspired by London 🎵 Over 18 hours for your listening pleasure. open.spotify.com/playlist/6sZ...

Early morning Mullaghmore

Sunrise over the Dartry Mountains as a hardy swimmer goes for an icy early morning dip at Mullaghmore

Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo richly illustrates how much history can be read from Ireland's landscapes. From Classiebawn Castle to the harbour designed by Alexander Nimmo, the physical traces of Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) - UK Prime Minister & absentee Irish landlord - remain visible today.

Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo richly illustrates how much history can be read from Ireland's landscapes. From Classiebawn Castle to the harbour designed by Alexander Nimmo, the physical traces of Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) - UK Prime Minister & absentee Irish landlord - remain visible today.

Early morning Mullaghmore. Watching the oystercatchers.