In an Irish context this was called ‘felon setting’; a favourite tactic of Dublin Castle to punish via RIC/DMP visits to employers & landlords. But after #EasterRising Irish Times eagerly leaped to print detailed lists leaked to them, not realising how this would soon be a roll of honour #spéirgorm
January 27, 2026 at 8:22 PM
In an Irish context this was called ‘felon setting’; a favourite tactic of Dublin Castle to punish via RIC/DMP visits to employers & landlords. But after #EasterRising Irish Times eagerly leaped to print detailed lists leaked to them, not realising how this would soon be a roll of honour #spéirgorm
Executed #Onthisday 1916 for their part in the #EasterRising Willie Pearse, Ned Daly, Michael O'Hanrahan & Joseph Plunkett
May 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Executed #Onthisday 1916 for their part in the #EasterRising Willie Pearse, Ned Daly, Michael O'Hanrahan & Joseph Plunkett
September 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
#ThomasAshe, a veteran of the #EasterRising against the British, was killed in #MountjoyPrison in 1917 on #ThisDayInHistory. His boots and bed had been confiscated, and he was on #HungerStrike to demand #PrisonerOfWar status. He died of complications from barbaric #ForceFeeding.
September 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
#ThomasAshe, a veteran of the #EasterRising against the British, was killed in #MountjoyPrison in 1917 on #ThisDayInHistory. His boots and bed had been confiscated, and he was on #HungerStrike to demand #PrisonerOfWar status. He died of complications from barbaric #ForceFeeding.
🇮🇪 Commemorating Ireland’s Path to Freedom 🇮🇪
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#IrishHistory #Philately #IrishStamps #EasterRising
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#IrishHistory #Philately #IrishStamps #EasterRising
December 6, 2024 at 8:28 PM
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At today’s #EasterRising Commemoration outside the GPO today with @lauraharmon.bsky.social
A very moving event - despite the hailstones…
A very moving event - despite the hailstones…
April 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
At today’s #EasterRising Commemoration outside the GPO today with @lauraharmon.bsky.social
A very moving event - despite the hailstones…
A very moving event - despite the hailstones…
Born #Onthisday 1885 nurse Aoife de Búrca who treated the injured (including James Connolly) during the #EasterRising at the Hibernian Hotel & the GPO & carried messages through the chaos. She returned to nursing for #Dublin Corporation, dedicating her life to care.
October 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Born #Onthisday 1885 nurse Aoife de Búrca who treated the injured (including James Connolly) during the #EasterRising at the Hibernian Hotel & the GPO & carried messages through the chaos. She returned to nursing for #Dublin Corporation, dedicating her life to care.
Executed #Onthisday 1916 for their part in the #EasterRising Eamonn Ceannt, Michael Mallin, Sean Heuston & Con Colbert #IrishRevolution
May 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Executed #Onthisday 1916 for their part in the #EasterRising Eamonn Ceannt, Michael Mallin, Sean Heuston & Con Colbert #IrishRevolution
Born #OnThisDay 1881 in #Galway Éamonn Ceannt executed for his part in the #EasterRising aged 34 - this is him with his family c.1912 Back: William, Richard, Michael, Éamonn, Áine Brennan Front: James, Elizabeth Cummins, James Snr, Nell & Jack Casey #IrishRevolution
September 21, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Born #OnThisDay 1881 in #Galway Éamonn Ceannt executed for his part in the #EasterRising aged 34 - this is him with his family c.1912 Back: William, Richard, Michael, Éamonn, Áine Brennan Front: James, Elizabeth Cummins, James Snr, Nell & Jack Casey #IrishRevolution
She had given away the last of her wealth, and died in a public ward "among the poor where she wanted to be".
She was refused a state funeral by the Free State government. 3/3
#Ireland #IrishHistory #CountessMarkievicz #EasterRising #OnThisDay
She was refused a state funeral by the Free State government. 3/3
#Ireland #IrishHistory #CountessMarkievicz #EasterRising #OnThisDay
July 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
She had given away the last of her wealth, and died in a public ward "among the poor where she wanted to be".
She was refused a state funeral by the Free State government. 3/3
#Ireland #IrishHistory #CountessMarkievicz #EasterRising #OnThisDay
She was refused a state funeral by the Free State government. 3/3
#Ireland #IrishHistory #CountessMarkievicz #EasterRising #OnThisDay
#Onthisday 1916 the executions in the aftermath of the #EasterRising began on the morning of 3 May with Patrick Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh being shot by firing squad at the Stonebreaker’s Yard in Kilmainham Gaol.
May 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
#Onthisday 1916 the executions in the aftermath of the #EasterRising began on the morning of 3 May with Patrick Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh being shot by firing squad at the Stonebreaker’s Yard in Kilmainham Gaol.
Beautiful ballad, this is my favourite version
#grace #jimmccann #josephmaryplunkett #gracegifford #easterrising #KilmainhamGaol
#speirgorm #SpéirGhorm
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#grace #jimmccann #josephmaryplunkett #gracegifford #easterrising #KilmainhamGaol
#speirgorm #SpéirGhorm
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May 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Beautiful ballad, this is my favourite version
#grace #jimmccann #josephmaryplunkett #gracegifford #easterrising #KilmainhamGaol
#speirgorm #SpéirGhorm
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#grace #jimmccann #josephmaryplunkett #gracegifford #easterrising #KilmainhamGaol
#speirgorm #SpéirGhorm
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"Michael Collins monument, Grand Parade Cork"
#michaelcollins #monument #statue #history #memory #memorykeeping #grandparade #grandparadecork #cork #corkcity #ireland #easterrising #easterrising1916 #sunnyday #photooftheday #onpassing #quickshot #urban #city #street #streetphotography #ciudad
#michaelcollins #monument #statue #history #memory #memorykeeping #grandparade #grandparadecork #cork #corkcity #ireland #easterrising #easterrising1916 #sunnyday #photooftheday #onpassing #quickshot #urban #city #street #streetphotography #ciudad
July 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"Michael Collins monument, Grand Parade Cork"
#michaelcollins #monument #statue #history #memory #memorykeeping #grandparade #grandparadecork #cork #corkcity #ireland #easterrising #easterrising1916 #sunnyday #photooftheday #onpassing #quickshot #urban #city #street #streetphotography #ciudad
#michaelcollins #monument #statue #history #memory #memorykeeping #grandparade #grandparadecork #cork #corkcity #ireland #easterrising #easterrising1916 #sunnyday #photooftheday #onpassing #quickshot #urban #city #street #streetphotography #ciudad
'I die for my country' #OnThisDay 110 yrs ago Roger Casement was hanged at Pentonville Prison in London convicted for high treason for his part in the #EasterRising #IrishRevolution www.rte.ie/centuryirela...
August 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
'I die for my country' #OnThisDay 110 yrs ago Roger Casement was hanged at Pentonville Prison in London convicted for high treason for his part in the #EasterRising #IrishRevolution www.rte.ie/centuryirela...
Fuair siad bás ar son Saoirse na hÉireann. 3/3
#Ireland #IrishHistory #EasterRising #ÉiríAmachnaCásca #Dublin #JamesConnolly #SeánMacDiarmada #OnThisDay
#Ireland #IrishHistory #EasterRising #ÉiríAmachnaCásca #Dublin #JamesConnolly #SeánMacDiarmada #OnThisDay
May 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Fuair siad bás ar son Saoirse na hÉireann. 3/3
#Ireland #IrishHistory #EasterRising #ÉiríAmachnaCásca #Dublin #JamesConnolly #SeánMacDiarmada #OnThisDay
#Ireland #IrishHistory #EasterRising #ÉiríAmachnaCásca #Dublin #JamesConnolly #SeánMacDiarmada #OnThisDay
#Onthisday 1916 a decision was made to delay the #EasterRising. The Proclamation was printed but the type-setting & printing was done in two stages partly accounting for the different densities of ink on the upper & lower halves of the document www.nli.ie/1916/exhibit...
April 23, 2026 at 8:57 AM
#Onthisday 1916 a decision was made to delay the #EasterRising. The Proclamation was printed but the type-setting & printing was done in two stages partly accounting for the different densities of ink on the upper & lower halves of the document www.nli.ie/1916/exhibit...
Born #OnThisDay 1878 in #Limerick Kathleen Clarke 1st female @LordMayorDublin wife of Tom & sister of Ned Daly executed #EasterRising On her election 1939 she refused to wear the Lord Mayor’s Chain as it had a bust of King William III on the medal B&W📸NLI www.irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation
April 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Born #OnThisDay 1878 in #Limerick Kathleen Clarke 1st female @LordMayorDublin wife of Tom & sister of Ned Daly executed #EasterRising On her election 1939 she refused to wear the Lord Mayor’s Chain as it had a bust of King William III on the medal B&W📸NLI www.irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation
On 24 December 1916 the 1,800 Irish republican prisoners interned at the Frongoch internment camp, Merionethshire, Wales, including Michael Collins, were released. Later the camp became known as ollscoil na réabhlóide, the "University of Revolution".
#Ireland #IrishHistory #EasterRising #Frongoch
#Ireland #IrishHistory #EasterRising #Frongoch
December 24, 2024 at 10:35 AM
On 24 December 1916 the 1,800 Irish republican prisoners interned at the Frongoch internment camp, Merionethshire, Wales, including Michael Collins, were released. Later the camp became known as ollscoil na réabhlóide, the "University of Revolution".
#Ireland #IrishHistory #EasterRising #Frongoch
#Ireland #IrishHistory #EasterRising #Frongoch
December 2, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Amid the turmoil of Ireland’s struggle for independence, a single Dublin studio quietly documented history—preserving, through portraiture, the visages of those who shaped a nation.
#EasterRising #1916 #irishhistory
#EasterRising #1916 #irishhistory
Lafayette Photography and Ireland’s Revolutionary Leaders: A Legacy in Portraiture | Lafayette Photography
Lafayette Photography and Ireland’s Revolutionary Leaders: A Legacy in Portraiture
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April 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Amid the turmoil of Ireland’s struggle for independence, a single Dublin studio quietly documented history—preserving, through portraiture, the visages of those who shaped a nation.
#EasterRising #1916 #irishhistory
#EasterRising #1916 #irishhistory
John Crawley delivers an oration in commemoration of the 109th anniversary of the Easter Rising #Ireland #IRA #EasterRising #TheYank
March 11, 2026 at 6:33 PM
John Crawley delivers an oration in commemoration of the 109th anniversary of the Easter Rising #Ireland #IRA #EasterRising #TheYank
Born #Onthisday 1868 in #Edinburgh James Connolly executed #EasterRising leader - fascinating post ' What Did James Connolly Have in his Pockets after the Easter Rising?' dublincastle.ie/what-did-jam...
June 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Born #Onthisday 1868 in #Edinburgh James Connolly executed #EasterRising leader - fascinating post ' What Did James Connolly Have in his Pockets after the Easter Rising?' dublincastle.ie/what-did-jam...
Great to see Angus Mitchell’s new edition of his biography of #RogerCasement out now. If you read one book on #Casement, read this new edition. #IrishHistory #EasterRising #treason
March 30, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Great to see Angus Mitchell’s new edition of his biography of #RogerCasement out now. If you read one book on #Casement, read this new edition. #IrishHistory #EasterRising #treason