On the 27th April 1921 in Listowel, a proclamation was posted by the military stating that in future reprisals for any outbreak against the lives and property of officials would be taken against the property of selected persons without proof of their implication in the outrage.
Maud Gonne MacBride (Irish: Maud Nic Ghoinn Bean Mhic Giolla Bhríghde) died on 27 April 1953. She was an English-born Irish republican revolutionary, suffragette and actress. Of Anglo-Irish descent, she was won over to Irish nationalism by the plight of evicted people in the Land Wars. She actively agitated for Home Rule and then for the republic declared in 1916. She was long-time love interest of WB Yeats.
Prehistoric #rockart on the high slopes of the Ballaghbeama Gap, County Kerry, #Ireland. Sometimes called ‘Atlantic Rock Art’, similar designs were carved on rocks from #Portugal to the north of #Scotland. In Ireland, #prehistoric rock art like this probably dates back to the #Neolithic, though it may have been made into the #BronzeAge. Rough estimates would place it then between 3,200-2,000BC.
Ireland's ESC2023 entry Wild Youth is being targeted with massive online abuse after the band cut ties with its creative director due to his transphobia and anti-vax views.
Apparently the Twitter pile-on against Wild Youth is being orchestrated by high-profile transphobes, including the wizard author.
Whether or not a Eurovision fan, please show support for Wild Youth.
I admit I have mixed feelings about this, but let's be clear about one thing: folks like Berkeley, Hume, & Kant were not just repeating dominant cultural views of the time. They were creative contributors to the debates that shaped the racist ideologies of the 19th century.
Francis Sheehy Skeffington, a pacifist, was murdered by the British forces on 26th April 1916 after being apprehended whilst trying to stop looting during the Easter Uprising. He was a friend and schoolmate of James Joyce and the real-life model for a character in Joyce's novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
First cases of #Arcturus#COVID19 variant found in #Ireland. The only surprise is that it took this long. Expect a rise in infections and hospitalizations in the coming month or two. No, it won't be a surge to rival the worst of the pandemic, but please don't ignore the risks of severe and/or Long COVID. A mask could save you or someone you love a great deal of suffering. #WearAMask
I don't think people are realising the danger the Fediverse is in.
The only thing stopping corporations and VCs taking over this place is that the Fediverse is spread out on many different servers, which makes it very difficult to purchase.
If most of the Fediverse ends up on mastodon.social, which is now a strong possibility, there will be nothing to stop most of it being sold to Musk or Zuckerberg or whoever.
The bigger mastodon.social becomes, the more likely a buyout is to happen.
All I say is thank goodness for Enda Kenny, when he asked that question about EU membership & newly united #Ireland.
I can see #Scotland
being welcomed after any vote for independence. That is what the #EU is about after all - the rights of small nations.
I think the #Tories have to be destroyed before there can even be a suggestion of rejoining. They aren't ready for that debate considering they can't even acknowledge that #Brexit is a 💩 show!
I do not doubt that there will be problems for a newly united island, which will require help to slove. Thanks to #Brexit we know that America & the European Union will come to #Irelands aid. There will be tremendous goodwill towards the restoration of the natural order in #ireland
I think you should honestly pay attention to the polling in Ireland on this issue. It constantly shows support of reunification. Like with Scotland,
On Easter Monday, 24th April 1916, the Easter Uprising (Éirí Amach na Cásca) began. The Irish Volunteers and Citizen Army seized the General Post Office (GPO) and several key buildings in Dublin and demanded Irish sovereignty. Pádraig Pearse read out the Proclamation of Independence at 12:04pm from the steps of the building after his men had seized the GPO. 1/2
The first victim of the Easter Rising, Margaret Keogh, was shot and killed by British soldiers while rushing to attend to patients and the wounded at the South Dublin Union (now the site of St James’s Hospital). 2/2