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Percy French's 'The Mountains of Mourne' about 19th C London as seen from point of view of a labourer from near Mourne Mts, Co Down!🎶2 statues in Newcastle celebrate it. Percy also painted the Mournes!🎨🏔️ https://t.co/64xRyl2SfE https://t.co/roFwVlfmOP https://t.co/o8Rv5NNbfE

#Otd 1917: Death (70) in NYC of #Bailieborough Co #Cavan's Michael Francis O’Reilly/Brother Potamian. Took 1st x-ray in Ireland in De La Salle College, #Waterford city (discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen). Born 1847 in Famine so emigrated. Entered Jesuit Novitiate in Montreal, Canada.

Thread: DAMSELS IN CHARGE, POWERFUL PRINCESSES, WARRIOR WOMEN, ENCHANTING ENCHANTRESSES & other INTERESTING WOMEN! 🎨Ériu, Banba & Fódla ©Jane Brideson 🎨The Morrigan ©Ameluria ♀️ #Ireland #FairyTaleTuesday https://t.co/hibf9UWAB0

Robert Gibbings (23 March 1889 #Cork-19 Jan 1958 England). Raised #Kinsale.🧑‍🎓@UCCMedHealth @SladeSchool @csm_news. Wood engraver (major influence on it's revival, co-founder @woodengravers), sculptor, ✍️travel/natural history📚! Lecturer @UniofReading. https://t.co/fUiv4UfMJR

Caer, Irish goddess of dreams & prophecy was only human 1 day/year at Samhain (rest of time a swan)! Her husband, the god Óengus, became a swan too! They #sung music that put all #Ireland asleep for 3 days/nights! Flew to gods' home at Brú na Bóinne! 🎨? #MythologyMonday 🎶🦢

Sheila Tinney (née Power) RIA (15 Jan 1918 #Galway-27 March 2010 #Dublin).👩‍🎓@UCDMathStat @EdinUniMaths. 1st Irish♀️PhD Maths! Lecturer @UCDMathStat @DIAS_Dublin @the_IAS. 1st courses on quantum mechanics at UCD! Always encouraged♀️! https://t.co/Zg7TKVC7iO https://t.co/A7gkb7fiN8

#Otd 1798: Birth #Cork of Thomas Crofton Croker. Collector Irish poetry/folklore. Co-founded Percy Society & Camden Society. Fairy Legends & Traditions of the South of Ireland translated (German) by Brothers Grimm! Didn't like old annals! Member @RIAdawson https://t.co/8BHFMGQgqW

11 Jan: St Fidelma "the red" & St Ethna "the fair". Daughters of King of Connacht & gr-daughters of Niall of the Nine Hostages. St Patrick went to Croghan royal residence; baptised & died straight away (Colgan via @OmniumH). Only Fidelma listed on 11 Jan https://t.co/k31alL5bEs

#Otd 1779: Birth in #Newry, Co Armagh/Down of Julia Glover (left).🎭actress. Started as child. Competed for tragic parts with Dublin's Maria Ann Campion (right) so favoured comedy. Dad sold her in marriage. Unhappy 👰 & only 4 of 8 kids survived childhood. https://t.co/5oBINLW3sd

#Otd 1815: Death of #Dublin's Thomas Burke. Engraver & painter. Most of his work done using the mezzotint technique. Preferred to work for publishers. Best known work was a popular engraved print of Fuseli's, The Nightmare (right). https://t.co/Kamokq50WH
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