foylelocalhistory @foylelocalhist
#LocalHistory of the Derry/Londonderry/Inishowen area. Also tweeting links, photos and events of interest to all #history geeks. Joined April 2021-
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Opportunity for #localhistory groups in #Donegal: Grants of €500- €25000 available for 100% funding for natural, built & cultural #heritage projects. Deadline for applications: 5pm Mon March 25. Further information & advice from Donegal Heritage Office.
Opportunity for #localhistory groups in #Donegal: Grants of €500- €25000 available for 100% funding for natural, built & cultural #heritage projects. Deadline for applications: 5pm Mon March 25. Further information & advice from Donegal Heritage Office.
The Railway Station Man 1992 is now on BBC4 with Juile Christie , Donald Sutherland It was filmed in #Donegal @donegalfilm @Donegal_ie
Fantastic that the Mapping Monuments volunteer group are shortlisted for an Heritage Angel Award! A great @HeritageFundNI project led by @profkdlilley from @QUBGeography. Cast your vote here heritageangelawards-ni.org.uk/heritage-angel…
"She is a girl & would not be afraid to walk the whole world with herself". Playwright, folklorist & one of the founders of the @AbbeyTheatre, Lady Gregory (b. #OTD 1852) retains greatness as the foremost enabler of the Irish literary revival. dib.ie/biography/greg… #DIBLives
But does it have dancing nuns? #Glastonbury
But does it have dancing nuns? #Glastonbury https://t.co/Xly3OQwVHw
Next week we welcome @Fionnuala88 to Galway for our research seminar. She will talk about loss and welfare in the aftermath of the Great War and Irish Revolution. Wed, 20 March, 4pm, Room G010. Register at forms.office.com/e/EYGJ9S0Bir for the Zoom link. All are welcome!
The SRB. Original #Derry street food. Always @DohertysBakery Always brown ding.
☘️'Cruach Phádraig / Croagh Patrick'☘️ ‘the mountain-stack of Pádraig’ Nóta: An older name for this mountain was 'Cruachán Aighle' ‘the little mountain-stack of Aighle’, referring to the old name of this district. The local English name 'The Reek' is a translation of 'Cruach'.
Our next Irish Studies seminar will be on Monday 8 April - Dr Andrew Holmes (QUB) will speak on 'The northern revival, Presbyterians, and the second series of the Ulster Journal of Archaeology, 1894-1911’. All welcome - in person or online eventbrite.co.uk/e/irish-studie…
Fort Dunree is now a military museum with one of the World’s finest artillery collections. It is also a wildlife centre with displays and information about the local wildlife on land, in the sea and in the air. donegalcottages.ie/fort-dunree/
🏦 We are delighted to announce the shortlisted projects for the 2024 Heritage Angel Awards! You can vote for your favourite entry here: heritageangelawards-ni.org.uk/heritage-angel… ⏳Voting is open until 25th March at 11:59pm
Vote for our friends and collaborators in recognition of their fantastic ‘Mapping Monuments’ initiative. So many interesting parallels with our work and our joint work with @IrelandMapped 🙌
Vote for our friends and collaborators in recognition of their fantastic ‘Mapping Monuments’ initiative. So many interesting parallels with our work and our joint work with @IrelandMapped 🙌
Great talk this evening on Zoom organised by @LibrariesNI for #heritageweek on the #OrdnanceSurvey of Ireland featuring @proinsy and @profkdlilley Fascinating! Please do more!
A digital repository of emigrant letters is being made available to view online - spanning almost 400 years, the letters give detailed insights into the ways in which generations of Irish people struggled and succeeded in the new world rte.ie/news/regional/…
Damien @McKaneDJ
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Derry Now @DerryNow
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Old_City_Diary @OldCityDiary1
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Ciara Ferguson MLA @ciaraf44
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Garbhán Downey @Garbhan_D
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Hannah Brown @hannahbbro
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Rebecca 💫 @Rebeccabr0wn98
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Dr Catherine Porter �.. @CatSPorter
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Molly Walters @MollyWalters
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IrishWomensWriting @IWWNetwork
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Tony Logue @TonyLogue6
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Gerard Doherty @GerardDoherty16
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Melanie Dougherty @Historian55
544 Followers 2K Following Head of History at Foyle College, mummy of two rascals, aspiring Home and Away script writer...views obviously my own!!
Museum of Childhood I.. @museumofci
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Paul McTernan @PaulMcTernan4
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Community Archives & .. @CArchivesScot
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David Bruce @dnembruce
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Роы Хилес �.. @hiles_roy
159 Followers 2K Following A son, a brother, a husband, a father,a Defender driver and a Christian. Determination, humility, courage and vigilance.
Sean Murphy @SeanBrenMurphy
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Roscommon Libraries @RosLibrary
710 Followers 401 Following Public Library Service and Archive for the people of County Roscommon, Ireland.
Celtique @Celtique
698 Followers 1K Following Zig-zags between Ireland+Canada, family+university, library+computer lab. Travel ninja. CriFi addict. Peabody winner, professor, mother of 4, grandmother.
Isabelle Keenan @iskeenan99
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Tuatha @TuathaIreland
8K Followers 390 Following Explore Ireland's archaeology, history, heritage & stories with the experts from @abartaguides Join Tuatha for exclusive itineraries, articles, courses & tours
Tours of Derry @Toursofderry
2K Followers 1K Following Award winning local tourguide delivering highly authentic tours of Derry and donegal since 1996. Specialising in political tours of Derrys bogside and Freederry
hugo blake @archtempterred
893 Followers 5K Following Two children. Sang in Rawwww. Ran Marathons.Abstemious but not Facetious.Loves Noggin The Nog. Manchester Utd fanatic of course. New Stent owner. St.Onan's.
In Touch With The Wil.. @chriscassidy65
596 Followers 2K Following Wildlife Photographer, my images have featured in the BBC Wildlife ,Birdwatch & Birdwatching Magazine. Dedicated to the Conservation & Preservation of Wildlife
Le Foyer des Artistes @LeFoyerArt
236 Followers 1K Following An ensemble of musicians, from across the world, united to share extraordinary music. Founder and Conductor @darrenhargan
Connie Gerrow @ConnieGerrow
355 Followers 751 Following PhD. Built heritage, place & conservation. Community engagement, climate change, DYX & mum. Historic Buildings Council NI. AEEA at @UlsterUni. All views my own.
michellegallagher @shelbybeechwood
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catherine scuffil @ScuffilC
2K Followers 2K Following Historian in Residence, Dublin City Council (South Central & South East Areas)
Cork Genealogical Soc.. @corkgensoc2020
607 Followers 462 Following Cork Genealogical Society serves Cork City & County. We have local and worldwide members. Check our website. Join Us!
Jackie Clarke Collect.. @jccballina
2K Followers 2K Following The Jackie Clarke Collection: 1 man - 100,000 items of Irish history spanning 400 years. Tuesday -Saturday, 10am-5pm. Free admission. Ballina,Co.Mayo,Ireland.
Helen Beaumont @helebeaumont
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Dr Will Butler @wbutlerhistory
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Dr Emma Lyons @ehlyons
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Trasna na Tíre @TrasnaNaTire
440 Followers 271 Following An on-line lecture series covering all aspects of our Irish History. WhatsApp 087-9101571
Kate Doyle @_doyley
440 Followers 4K Following Work - Running - Music - Food - Bikes - Credit where it's due
Derry Journal @derryjournal
31K Followers 2K Following Proudly serving Derry and the north west of Ireland, bringing you the best news, sport and entertainment news
Damien @McKaneDJ
3K Followers 4K Following Hate Inequality; “looking to make this country work for all” - all views are my own...
Derry Strabane Cncl @dcsdcouncil
11K Followers 775 Following Derry City & Strabane District Council. We don’t respond to queries/complaints on social - to make contact with us 📞02871253253 or 📧 [email protected]
Derry Now @DerryNow
12K Followers 3K Following 💻 Derry Now is the website of the Derry News and @derrypost newspapers. ⚡️ Powered by Iconic Media Group
Derry University Grou.. @derry_group
4K Followers 5K Following Fighting for a new, independent university for Derry & the North West. #IndyNWU
Steve Bradley 🇺�.. @bradley_steve
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Old_City_Diary @OldCityDiary1
1K Followers 2K Following I enjoy restoring and colouring old photos mainly but not limited to the Derry ~ Londonderry area, Donegal and The North Coast. [email protected]
Mary Durkan @MaryforDerry
3K Followers 564 Following Derry Girl, Éireannach, Barrister, Lifelong Learner, Reforming Luddite
Ciara Ferguson MLA @ciaraf44
2K Followers 983 Following Sinn Féin MLA Foyle | Mother | Grandmother Community Activist
Garbhán Downey @Garbhan_D
6K Followers 5K Following Publisher @ColmcillePress, spokesperson @derry_group. Ag athfhoghlaim Gaeilge.
Twig & Heather @FortCottage
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Olwen Purdue (olwenpu.. @opurdue
2K Followers 1K Following Prof. of Social History (poverty, welfare, children, cities); public history in divided societies. Queen's Uni Belfast, Director, Centre for Public History
Hannah Brown @hannahbbro
753 Followers 1K Following PhD researcher | Researching polio survivors experiences in NI. Museum Guide @Museumfreederry she/her #FreePalestine 🇵🇸 Derry 🇮🇪
Marie Coleman @MarieMCole
5K Followers 2K Following Historian of Twentieth Century Ireland. Views my own. Retweets do not signify endorsement.
The Derry Walls @thederrywalls
5K Followers 2K Following Official twitter a/c of Friends of the Derry Walls, exploiting learning & participation potential of the Walls All views are panoramic; tweets from Mark Lusby
Ráth Mór Creggan @mor_rath
1K Followers 1K Following Helping regenerate and revitalise Creggan through positive community change, social enterprise, social justice, peace building, wellbeing and inclusive dialogue
DonegalArchives @DonegalCoArchiv
2K Followers 909 Following Archives Service of Donegal Co Council Cartlann Chontae Dhún na nGall
National Trust NI @NationalTrustNI
19K Followers 2K Following We’re a charity looking after nature, beauty and history – for everyone, for ever. #NationalTrustNI
Into The West @IntoTheWestRail
3K Followers 240 Following Into The West rail lobby. Campaigning for improved rail transport in counties Derry, Donegal, Tyrone & Fermanagh in the NW of Ireland. And across the island.
Neil Mclaughlin photo.. @NeilPhotography
53 Followers 86 Following Photographer Derry city Ireland. all types of photography covered , events , portrait , weddings , communions and family photos.
Bloody Sunday Derry @BloodySunday50
5K Followers 973 Following Organisers of the #BloodySunday March & Programme of Events. #BloodySunday50 #ThereIsNoBritishJustice #InjusticeToOneInjusticeToAll (We never respond to trolls)
Gweebarra Conservatio.. @GweebarraG
3K Followers 5K Following The Gweebarra Conservation Group was founded in 1999 to preserve the Gweebarra River Valley & Bay from unsustainable development. Photos & Videos ©
Brian Hutton @magicbathtub
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BUCHANAN: Dublin Time.. @RobLooseCannon
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Smithsonian Libraries.. @SILibraries
81K Followers 925 Following A system of 21 libraries and an institutional archives (@SmithsonianArch) that support @Smithsonian & researchers worldwide. Legal: https://t.co/KPNY7JC8mf
Newberry Library @NewberryLibrary
24K Followers 866 Following Research library + portal to more than 600 years of human history. Free + open to all since 1887.
UCD Special Collectio.. @ucdspeccoll
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UCD Archives @ucdarchives
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HAPP at Queen's @HAPPatQUB
4K Followers 1K Following School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen's University Belfast. #FutureOfHAPP #HAPPMasters #HAPPhD #HAPPGrad
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QUB Arts Mgnt & Cultu.. @QUBAMCP
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Irish Studies QUB @IrishStudiesQUB
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Beinecke Library @BeineckeLibrary
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Medieval Manuscripts @BLMedieval
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Queen’s University .. @QUBLibrary
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EM Women's Writing @RECIRC_
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Eric Luke @EricLuke2
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History Of Parliament @HistParl
18K Followers 1K Following Creating a comprehensive account of parliamentary politics in England, then the UK, from the thirteenth century to the present day.
Map Library @BLMaps
16K Followers 751 Following The British Library's Map Library, bringing you 4.5 million maps & views produced between 15CE and 2023
Richmond Barracks @RichBarracks
4K Followers 2K Following We run historical tours and talks alongside community events and cultural programmes in the heart of Inchicore, Dublin 8. Run by @DCCCultureCo #CultureConnects
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769 Followers 128 Following Various pictures and memorabilia related to the military history of Dublin 1900 to 1923. All images and items shown are part of a single private collection.
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Foras Feasa @ForasFeasa
654 Followers 486 Following Exploring and re-exploring Irish history and archaeology, looking beyond the folklore. Joining history and sociology and making videos
Roscommon Libraries @RosLibrary
710 Followers 401 Following Public Library Service and Archive for the people of County Roscommon, Ireland.
OXFORD IRISH SEMINAR @oxfordirishsem
2K Followers 246 Following Seminar in Irish History at @hertfordcollege @uniofoxford, Wednesday evenings on selected weeks, 5pm in the Old Library.
Writing the 'Troubles.. @TroublesWriting
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Global Irish Rev. @globalirishrev
1K Followers 217 Following @AHRCpress 'A global history of Irish Revolution, 1916-23' led by Prof. Fearghal McGarry (QUB) & Prof. Enda Delaney (UoE). Tweets by @DGannon2016 & @Pat_Mannion
IrishWomenInHistory @IrishWomenin
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Isabelle Keenan @iskeenan99
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Dr. Jessamy Carlson �.. @jessamycarlson
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John Breslin @johnbreslin
16K Followers 157 Following 📘 Co-Author Old @IrelandInColour 3 👨🏫 Professor @uniofgalway 👨🔬 Researcher @insight_centre 🚀 Co-Founder @boards @adverts_ie @portershed 💭 My thoughts
OS200 @IrelandMapped
1K Followers 219 Following @irishresearch @ahrcpress joint funded. Digitally Remapping Ireland's Ordnance Survey Heritage. @UL @QUBelfast @ULGeog @QUBGeography
Dr Gillian Kenny @medievalgill
10K Followers 3K Following Historian of Ireland | Writing a book about Gráinne O Malley |CGWS @tcd | Agent @donaldwin_ | Probably reading old, weird stuff https://t.co/IVhMjgpopV
British Museum @britishmuseum
2.0M Followers 45K Following Book tickets at https://t.co/aG4T7YfZjR House rules: https://t.co/8arKPGlG0I
Claudia Kinmonth MRIA @ClaudiaKinmont1
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Mary Cahill @au_ireland
2K Followers 439 Following Archaeologist, former Keeper of Irish Antiquities, National Museum of Ireland; special interests - prehistory, ancient gold, history of collections.
National Gallery of I.. @NGIreland
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Neolithic Ireland �.. @Megalithic_Eire
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Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunt
273K Followers 4K Following I hunt fake history and correct it, but also post amazing real history stuff. Rude, obscene, vulgar, racist people who can't act like grown-ups get blocked.
Ephemera Society @EphemeraUSA
7K Followers 4K Following The Ephemera Society of America cultivates interest in ephemera & its history. 🎉
The Ephemera Society @TheEphemerist
926 Followers 84 Following The Ephemera Society is a non-profit body devoted to the collection, conservation, study and educational uses of handwritten and printed ephemera.
DailyRadical History @radicaldaily
78K Followers 50 Following Tweeting daily doses of radical & revolutionary history. Important anniversaries from the struggle for justice, peace, democracy and freedom.
English Radical Histo.. @EnglishRadical
40K Followers 1K Following Quotes, facts, images and videos about England’s radical past. Creator: @matthewkidd85 Longer read: https://t.co/17tl0GGgbWWe cannot wait for our Medieval Women exhibition, which opens @britishlibrary on 25 October 2024 There will be some beautiful manuscripts on display (pass it on). It's going to be #nuntastic blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…
For today's #MapMonday we want to highlight the Admiralty and Nautical Charts series of the L. Brown Maps and Charts Collection, found here: virtualtreasury.ie/browse/L._Brow… Scroll through beautiful examples such as this Admiralty Chart of Newport Bay from 1852 #Mayo
We're all in favour of history festivals @thelinenhall @ImagineBelfast !
There is a growing sentiment among those engaged in Belfast’s history that the city should establish its own festival. The success of such an endeavour relies on the active support and participation of the public. Join us for a conversation with Glenn Patterson, Leanne…
Fantastic that the Mapping Monuments volunteer group are shortlisted for an Heritage Angel Award! A great @HeritageFundNI project led by @profkdlilley from @QUBGeography. Cast your vote here heritageangelawards-ni.org.uk/heritage-angel…
A specimen of flowers (1773) by Joseph Jackson 🌸🍃🌼 Printers' flowers were the ornaments used to create decorative borders or details. Digitised and available to view here 👇 buff.ly/4a9FbcW #typespecimen #type #print #letterpress #printhistory #printing
In curriculum documentation,the concept of a #child stayed consistent (1920s/30s)’a child needed to be filled wth knowledge,moulded into perfection by strict discipline & the amassing of vast quantities of factual data.’ A Clarke museumofchildhood.ie/education-in-1… #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland
"A scátháin a ghile, a scátháin gan bréag. Cé hé an duine is áilne sa tsaoghal?" 🪞 Tá muid i ngrá leis na híomhánna ghleoite seo de Sneachtín Bán ó Na Scéalta Grimm a d'aistrigh Máire Ní Chinnéide i 1923. #SnaG24
@foylelocalhist @LibrariesNI @profkdlilley Thanks for tuning in!
@foylelocalhist @LibrariesNI @proinsy Many thanks, I reckon we'll need to do an update in six months time 🙂
@foylelocalhist @profkdlilley @LibrariesNI @proinsy Yes, it was great, I want to know more! Thank you @proinsy and @profkdlilley for a fascinating talk and thanks to @LibrariesNI for organising it 😊
Cholmondeley is a civil parish in Cheshire, England. It has its origins in Old English, meaning 'Ceolmund's wood/clearing'. The personal name Ceolmund dates to at least the 7th century. The second element lēah (now lea) refers to a forest, wood, glade, clearing, a pasture, meadow
Here we go again! @zenobiewan @IrelandMapped @placenamesni
When this scanning project is complete it will open access online to these wonderful 19th century records about Ireland’s 60K+ townlands.
IGRS Top Research Tip #92: All of Ireland’s approx 60K townlands are noted on the early 19th century Ordnance Survey maps. The sources for their names are recorded in a series known as the OS Name Books and Letters… 1/2
On the podcast... Jason Bell on Dr Winthrop Bell, a Harvard professor who turned to espionage; Janet Montefiore on Rudyard Kipling; @dermot_hodson on the European Union; @theAliceRoberts on disease and violence in medieval Britain and @ashleytrubin answers questions on Alcatraz.
I kind of like the way you get reflections of windows on it in the morning
Ah, well....thank you. My coat looks well, I have to admit. As does yours.
absolute pleasure to have met @MickeyUndertone on the Derry Walls the other day - true gent and legend
@foyle_college @FCFPA @Historian55 @foylelocalhist Last week we had a look at articles from LHS magazines (1940s and 60s). Today we are going back to the 1916 edition of the Victoria High School prospectus the photos show the cover and fees for students attending the school.
@foyle_college @foylelocalhist @Historian55 @HistoryNi @HistoryThornhi1 Yesterday our post was from the 1916 edition of the Victoria High School magazine, today our post is from the 1903 magazine and shows the cover and a advertisement for a Dictionary
@NWSharingZone @DerryNow @foylelocalhist Today's recoloured photo shows the girls and boys who made their Confirmation at Saint Columb's Catherdal in 1961. The photo was taken on the Walls beside the Cathedral Primary School
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