Irish History Bitesize!さんのイラストまとめ

Charlotte Grace O’Brien (23 Nov 1845 #Cahirmoyle #Limerick-3/4 June 1909 #Foynes).✍️, philanthropist, activist in nationalist causes & protection♀️emigrants (went to US), plant collector! Dad=Young Irelander, William Smith O’Brien sent to Van Diemen’s Land https://t.co/VZqtINpJSX

Sinéad de Valera wrote >30 books! Reading her 'The Enchanted Lake: Classic Irish Fairy Stories'. Publisher @CurrachBooks. Illustrations: Alexis Sierra. 8 wonderful stories! Witches, mermaids, giants, princesses; what everyone needs! https://t.co/C7nPsmAjPF https://t.co/5hxGebyba6

Melesina Trench (22 March 1768 #Dublin-27 May 1826).✍️, poet, diarist. Known for her beauty! Travelled Germany after 1st husband died, with cream of European society eg Lucien Bonaparte! Diaries published after death; big success! https://t.co/qfsVo6VOqf https://t.co/fSc4oJ9Rj0

Midir of #Ireland's Tuatha Dé Danann falls in love & marries Étaín. 1st wife curses her into becoming pool of water, worm, then beautiful butterfly (14 yrs)! She falls into #wine & is drunk & reborn 1012 yrs later! Midir finds her & they change into swans! #NationalWineDay 🦋🍷🦢

#Otd 1628: Charles I offered 51 concessions (“graces”) to Irish in return for subsidies to expand his army! Charles I's queen French Catholic Henrietta Maria. But various excuses were used not to grant these concessions! Played part in 1641 Irish Rebellion https://t.co/dkNwJOnGAX

St Brendan "the Navigator" (d. 577) of Cluain Ferta/Clonfert, Co Galway & Ard Ferta/Ardfert, Co Kerry. 1 of 12 Apostles of Ireland! Went on a 7 year voyage with 14/16 monks! Found many fascinating islands! 🎨Crawford Art Gallery #maps #MythologyMonday 🗺️ https://t.co/tEUGLGh5JS

Thread: 1798 Irish Rebellion (23 May-12 Oct)!

"To unite Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter under the common name of Irishmen in order to break the connection with England, the never failing source of all our political evils, that was my aim" Wolfe Tone https://t.co/7XpE8Dog9c

Dennis Day (21 May 1916 Bronx, NYC-22 June 1988 LA). Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty! Singer, radio, TV & film personality & comedian. Parents Irish immigrants. Mother née Grady.👨‍🎓@ManhattanEdu; sung in Glee club https://t.co/gFtyE5RZ1u https://t.co/eMkuBjpIVl https://t.co/VT95XRtLKn

Count Daniel O'Connell (21 May 1745 #Derrynane #Kerry-9 July 1833 Blois, France). Uncle of 'the Liberator'! Because of Penal Laws👨‍🎓in France. General in Irish Brigade. After French Revolution left for Eng & Colonel in BA! Imprisoned by Napoleon upon return https://t.co/8av6P1rRyw

#Otd 1859: #Leighlinbridge, Co #Carlow physicist John Tyndall became the 1st scientist to prove the existence of the greenhouse effect.

In his journal, he wrote, “Experimented all day; the subject is completely in my hands!” (@ThisDayIrish). https://t.co/SuINhshoA9