Irish History Bitesize!さんのイラストまとめ

Phyllis E. M. Clinch (12 Sept 1901 #Rathgar #Dublin-19 Oct 1984).👩‍🎓@ucdalumni (Botany/Chemistry). PhD metabolism of conifer leaves🌲! Research plant virus diseases; potato🥔/sugar beet/tomato🍅! Prof @UCDSBES! VP @TheRDS scientific committee! VP @RIAdawson https://t.co/ipYEdkDYYX

10-13 Sept 1847: 50 hangings St Patrick's Battalion, Mexico. RC Irish immigrants/other Europeans fought in Mexican Army against US. Cited mistreatment Catholics as reason. John Riley who led them survived. https://t.co/Ak8NHPOeIU https://t.co/VXVfPofZQ1 https://t.co/RoRTZ9gCux

#Otd 2017: Death of JP Donleavy. Born NYC. Irish parents. Lived at Levington Park #Mullingar #Westmeath. Novelist/playwright.👨‍🎓@MicrobiologyTCD. The Ginger Man initially banned for obscenity. A Fairy Tale of New York gave song title! Hon DLitt @tcddublin. https://t.co/Uz37Cs4txD

Sadhbh, Fionn mac Cumhaill's wife turned into doe for refusing druid's love! Told if she set foot in the fort of the Fianna he wouldn't have any power over her! Lived happily as human until Fionn away! Turned back to a doe, Fionn never found her again! #Ireland #FairyTaleTuesday

#Otd 1752: Gregorian calendar adopted in Ireland/Britain, 170 years after mainland Europe! 2nd Sept followed by 14th! Changed from Julian so Easter date would be more accurate. Named for Pope Gregory XIII who commissioned it. 3rd📷detail from his tomb, celebrating it ©Rsuessbr

#Otd 1729: Death #Dublin's Sir Richard Steele. Writer, playwright & MP. Co-founder The Tatler (to echo coffee house conversations. Jonathan Swift contributed!), The Spectator & the Guardian. In household Prince George of Denmark, consort of Queen Anne!✍️🎭 https://t.co/wTrvRIZjCb

#Otd 1869: Death of #Ferbane, Co #Offaly's Mary Ward. née King. Naturalist (collected insects🪲from 3), astronomer🔭, microscopist🔬, author📚, artist👩‍🎨. 1 of only 3♀️on @RoyalAstroSoc 📨list! Cousin W Parsons built Leviathan @BirrCastle. 1st killed by🚗! https://t.co/L0IOVRVQXW

#Otd 2003: Death of #Dublin's Patrick Procktor RA. Moved to London as boy.👨‍🎓@highgate1565 @RoyalNavy @SladeSchool! Princess Margaret loved his work! "The Guardian Readers" cover, @eltonofficial's 1976 Blue Moves! Friend of David Hockney/Jimi Hendrix! https://t.co/cQ9ImA48qD

#Otd 1871: Birth in London of Jack Butler Yeats.👨‍🎨; 1924 Olympic silver medallist🥈; "The Liffey Swim"! Siblings: WB, Lily, Lolly! Father: artist John Butler! Painted landscapes/figures, mainly from west, esp boyhood home of #Sligo! https://t.co/1r50yBQebO https://t.co/A9QDRq35Ne

#Otd 1958: Death in #Bray of Paul Henry.👨‍🎨. Born #Belfast.👨‍🎓@mcbformerpupils @oldinstonians @BelfastSchArt, Paris. 9 yrs Achill island, Mayo; depicted post-impressionism. Dublin designed popular railway posters! Last 13 years blind. https://t.co/OqzBpm17dt https://t.co/TwqMbYouiT