Irish History Bitesize!さんのイラストまとめ

#Otd 1940: Death in France of #Castleplunket, Co #Roscommon's Roderic O'Conor.👨‍🎨! Loved France; much of later career in Paris, part of Pont-Aven movement. Mainly Post-Impressionist. Influenced by Van Gogh, & his friend Paul Gauguin! https://t.co/wNmqlLmd96 https://t.co/vMciOC4ChZ

18 March: St Fridianus (d 588). Ulster prince! Hermit on Mt Pisano near #Lucca/Pisa, #Italy. Pope John II persuaded him to become bishop of Lucca; Basilica of San Frediano dedicated to him & Florence churches! River Serchio often flooded so he saved Lucca from floods with rake!

#Otd 1853: Ossianic Society founded to preserve/publish MSs of Fionn cycle. Members inc John O'Daly, William Elliot Hudson, John Edward Pigot, Owen Connellan, John Windele, William Smith O'Brien, Standish Hayes O'Grady. 1860, 746 subscribers. 🎨Oisin @jimfitzpatrick @PJLynchArt

#Otd 1907: Death in Paris of #Tipperary's John O’Leary. Leading Fenian.👨‍🎓@tcdalumni (Law/Medicine); didn't take degree. IRB, so 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

#Otd 1936: Birth #Dublin Patrick Procktor RA.👨‍🎨! Moved to London as boy.👨‍🎓@highgate1565 @RoyalNavy @SladeSchool! Princess Margaret loved his work! "The Guardian Readers" cover @eltonofficial's 1976 album Blue Moves! Friend of David Hockney/Jimi Hendrix! https://t.co/VcKpwaIr8n

Thread: Our feathered friends! 🎨@jimfitzpatrick #birds #Ireland #FairyTaleTuesday 🐦🦢🪶https://t.co/fjeM58vj1F

#Otd 1806: Death #Cork's James Barry RA. Burke encouraged him to move to London & financed Continental visit! Grand history paintings in classical style eg 6 part The Progress of Human Culture in @theRSAorg, & 'King Lear weeping over the body of Cordelia'! https://t.co/aCGMZJT6Fm

Seán Ó Faoláin (22 or 27 Feb 1900 #Cork-20 April 1991 #Dublin). Saoi @Aosdana✍️novels, short stories, biographies, travel📚, translations, lit criticism (90x!)👨‍🎓@Cork_PBC @UCC @NUIMerrionSq @Harvard! '40-46 Editor The Bell. '56-59 Director @artscouncil_ie https://t.co/NJAz5frqci

Valentine Greatrakes (14 Feb 1628 #Affane Co #Waterford-28 Nov 1682). "Greatorex"/"The Stroker"! Toured England 1666; said he could cure people by the laying on of hands. Summoned to Whitehall by Charles II! Then went back to farming. Mentioned in Ulysses! https://t.co/f7UoCXvz7U

Here's how that badass Queen Medb met her end! No more stealing bulls for her! A piece of hard cheese from the slingshot of vengeful warrior Furbaide pierced her skull! He sought revenge for death of his mother! 🎨@jimfitzpatrick & copy of his in Belfast. #NationalCheddarDay 🧀