Irish History Bitesize!さんのイラストまとめ

5 Aug: St Oswald (d. 641/2), king of #Northumbria. Youth exiled in Dál Riata. Fought in Ireland in this time? 1 of 3 Saxon princes mentioned in Irish poem Togail Bruidne Dá Derga; 'Osalt'? Later promoted spread of Christianity in Northumbria. 8 year reign. d. Battle of Maserfield

Thread: DAMSELS IN CHARGE!✨Warrior women, brave princesses, Strong Enchantresses & More! 🎨Ériu, Banba & Fódla ©Jane Brideson 🎨The Morrigan ©Ameluria ♀️ #Ireland #FairyTaleFlash #FairyTaleTuesday https://t.co/hibf9UWAB0

#Otd 1820: Birth #Leighlinbridge #Carlow John Tyndall. Proved CO2/Greenhouse Effect link. Explained why sky is blue in day & red at sunset; "Tyndall Effect"! >12 science books; brought physics to wide audience. Prof Physics @Ri_Science. Keen climber Alps https://t.co/I5zSUKZWNM

At Samhain, Fand flying as a sea bird with her sister Lí Ban, when Cú Chulainn threw stones at them! Return as otherworldly women & beat him with horsewhips until he fell ill & bed bound for year! Eventually recovers & agrees to help her fight! Even become lovers! #FaustianFriday

#Otd 1818: Birth in Thornton, Yorkshire of Emily Brontë. Dad from #Down. Novelist/poet (as Ellis Bell); Wuthering Heights! Animal lover, known for befriending stray dogs! Teacher briefly. Close to sister Anne https://t.co/AfM4oTjS4T https://t.co/N7L5NBm0QT https://t.co/T44yFGFKQW

#Otd 1710: George Carpenter, former MP Newtownards, Down wounded at Battle of Almenar, near Balaguer, Spain; War of Spanish Succession. Prisoner/exchanged. 1719, made Baron Carpenter of Killaghy, Kilkenny. Before, Williamite War in Ireland for William III https://t.co/kvSOWol5Ff

#Otd 1662: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond @tcdalumni arrived to take up role Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Previously held post various times since 1643 but 1650s lived in exile with Charles II. Upon restoration Charles to throne 1660, became major figure! https://t.co/nR663QrGGJ

#Otd 1820: Birth #Waterford of Michael Angelo Hayes. Artist👨‍🎨horses & military subjects. 1842, Military Painter-in-ordinary to Lord Lieutenant, London. 1856, Secretary of Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin (exhibited from age 16/17!); arguments at times!🐎⚔️ https://t.co/YA8rHPSHUS

#Otd 1830: Birth in #Tipperary of John O’Leary. Lead Fenian.👨‍🎓@tcdalumni (law/medicine) but didn't take degree. In IRB; sentence 20 years penal servitude. In exile lived mainly in Paris & visited US. "Beautiful lofty things: O'Leary's noble head;" WB Yeats https://t.co/wa1LtQkuz2

Lt-Gen James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond (19 Oct 1610 London-21 July 1688 @NTKingstonLacy).👨‍🎓@tcdalumni. Lord Lieutenant Ireland. 1649-50 leading commander Royalist forces V Cromwellian. 1650s in exile with Charles II. Restoration; major figure! 🪦@wabbey. https://t.co/HjwUFMTSR1