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"Sweet Liberty, Free Palestine

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October 29, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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The c.16th century effigy of James Tallon and his wife Joanna Skelton at Castledermot, Kildare.

Joanna is shown well covered by a shroud, with only ribs and pelvis visible, while James’ skeleton is fully exposed.

A case of hogging the duvet for eternity!

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The medieval 'cadaver effigy' of James Tallon and Joanna Skelton in the friary at Castledermot Kildare
October 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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📷: Irish Times
October 22, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Brilliant book! Very worth your vote! #IrishHistory #books #authors #Ireland
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We are delighted to see 'A History of Ireland in 100 Stamps' by Max Barrett in the shortlist for this year’s Irish Book Awards in the History Book of the Year category.

Congratulations, Max!

Vote now!

www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/

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book cover on blue and green background with white and green text
October 24, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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📷: Universe Today
A full moon sitting slightly above the tree line
October 22, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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Michael Collins won a spy war with clerks, police, and postal workers. They fed him secrets. His Squad did the rest.
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The Squad Book Review: Collins and the Dublin Spy War
This The Squad book review shows how Collins used spies and gunmen to win Dublin’s secret war.
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October 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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📷: My Irish Jeweller
A piece of barmbrack with a ring in the middle
October 22, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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Would you have been happy to receive fruit and nuts?

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October 22, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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In this 1922 article, Herbert Thurston challenges the theories of Margaret Murray on the origins of witchcraft, questioning the evidence behind claims of a surviving pagan religion and highlighting the role of fear and superstition in the European witch trials.
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October 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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October 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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A big thank-you to my friend in Waxhaw, North Carolina, for purchasing this iconic framed print of the Battle of Clontarf, the historic 1014 Irish battle. Explore the artwork here: buff.ly/oQrCJda #IrishArt #IrishHistory
October 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Sounding Ireland: Radio and the Making of Us by Clíodhna Ní Anluain explores 100 years of RTÉ Radio, the voices, moments and shared experiences that have shaped a nation.📻 #SoundingIreland #RTERadio #RTE100 #IrishHistory #IrishCulture
October 23, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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Founding of the Leinster Football Association on October 27, 1892, at the Wicklow Hotel in Dublin | seamusdubhghaill.com/2026/10/27/founding-of-the-leinster-football-association/ via @jdoyle916 | #IrishHistory #3956
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October 27, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Goodbye and thank you!

It has been brilliant sharing Irish folklore, traditions and spooky history with you this week! Thank you for your interactions 🎃❤️

What has been your favourite post?

Have a safe and happy Halloween!! 😊

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Happy Halloween! Dancing Skeletons
Alt: Happy Halloween! Dancing Skeletons
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October 23, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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The Assassination of #MichaelCollins goo.gl/a0tgOr “..removed the one [pro-Treaty] leader.. who consistently made partition & northern nationalists priority.”
What Happened at Béal na mBláth?
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October 26, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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Penned by the coloniser's hand
They blamed our deaths on the land
Know that pen bore a lie
It wasn't a famine, it was genocide
The Famine by Dàwna is 0ut Now ☘️🇮🇪💚 #irish #irishfolkmusic #gaeilge #irishmusic #IrishHistory
YouTube video by Dàwna
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October 25, 2026 at 5:41 AM
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Yew Won’t Believe This Place

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A wide-angle, upward-looking shot from the floor of a square, roofless medieval stone courtyard. Directly in the centre stands an enormous, ancient yew tree with a thick, deeply grooved and twisted brown trunk rising from a carpet of fallen brown leaves. Surrounding the tree on all four sides are weathered grey stone walls lined with dark, vaulted gothic arches along the ground floor and narrow rectangular window slits above. The tree's heavy, moss-covered branches spread wide at the top, filling the open square of sky with a dense canopy of dark green leaves illuminated by soft, diffused daylight.
October 24, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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Until then I'm here, watching that lighthouse. It means more to me than I can say. I'll tell you why — slowly. #Chevaun #TimeTraveler #IrishHistory
October 24, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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Have you heard of other Halloween folklore stories?

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📷: Wikipedia
October 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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I personally hate anything scary! My favourite Halloween movies are The Nightmare Before Christmas and Sleepy Hallow. ☠️

Tell me your favourites below!
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📷: IMDB
Headless Horseman Halloween
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October 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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New video out tonight at 7pm on the history of Samhain and Halloween. It is that time of year again and here come loads of bad history and fake myths
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October 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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Today fire works and fire shows can add a modern spectacle to the season.

Did your neighbourhood have a Halloween bonfire when you were growing up?

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📷: Dublin Live
a very large bonfire in the middle of a green in a housing estate
October 23, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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The name Halloween comes from it being the evening before the Feast of All Saints. All Hallows Eve = Hallowe'en

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Happy Hallows Eve: Cat in Pumpkin Costume
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October 21, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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🧵 Fortune has fins. Wisdom has scales.

A golden fish glides thru a blue wave, bringing wisdom & good fortune. Signed, original ink drawing. A3 (29.7X42cm/11.7X16.5”). More here: robertbohan.etsy.com/listing/4583...
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October 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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By the 20th century, haunted attractions were becoming part of Halloween entertainment.🏠👻
Are you a fan of haunted houses? I personally stay very far away from them. 🤣🎃

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📷: Queen City News
A haunted house with a gate infront of it
October 21, 2026 at 1:13 PM