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The Irish language was muted during the Great Hunger 1845-52. The Irish were renowned for their love of education and embraced the opportunity to have their children educated only to discover that their native language, if still spoken by the children, was banned from the 1/4

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A Hedge school pre genocide/famine, during the Penal Laws when it was illegal for Catholics to receive an education. "The children were educated in a secret location, one child always kept lookout each time from soldiers. The little schoolchildren sat wrapped as 1/2

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📍Conor Pass, Co Kerry

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Ireland 1845-52. A Famine Protestant School for converting Catholics in Mayo. Most benefactors gave generously and freely, a small number were Evangelical Protestant zealots. They gave soup, money and clothing only to those who gave up their faith and converted to 1/3

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📍 Magheraroarty Beach, Co Donegal 📸 conorcorbett [IG]

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An observation by a German travel writer during the Irish Great Hunger 1845-52. "Only two classes of people exist here, the rich and the poor. The aristocracy have their manors in the countryside. The rest of the island is teaming with half naked, starved creatures". 1/2

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📍Donegal 📸 mattworldph [IG]

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#OTD in 1847 – Choctaw Indians collect money to donate to starving Irish Hunger victims. Moved by news of starvation in Ireland, a group of Choctaws gathered in Scullyville, Ok, to raise a relief fund. Read more 🔗

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Today is Irish “Famine” Memorial Day. The people who passed away during the genocide have a story that needs to be told and fully understood. It is of the utmost importance that their suffering was not in vain. May they humble us and remind us how fortunate we are today. 1/2

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Ireland 1845-52 | Cork Reporter 1847 "A child, two years old, died on the 26th of December, and had lived for several days previous to her death on sea weed. The other details in this case are most heart-rending.” 1/2

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Christmas 1847 in Ireland | James Tuke “The people were turned out of doors and the roofs of their houses pulled down. That night they made a tent or shelter of wood and straw; however, the drivers [bailiffs] threw them down and drove them from the place. . .It would have 1/3

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Ireland 1845-52 | The public works consisted of building roads, walls and bridges for a salary of 8 pence per day. This strenuous work program was introduced at a time when the people were starving and weak. The salary was not sufficient for the people to regain their 1/2

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📍Cobh, Co Cork 📸 luisteix [IG]

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📍Northern Lights over Ranafest, Co Donegal 📸 Kevin McBride

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📍Mt Errigal, Co Donegal 📸scenic_pics_ireland [IG]

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📍Glendalough, Co Wicklow 📸 Ronan HD Photography

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📍Dunlough Castle, West Cork 📸 richardwhitetravel

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📍Croagh Patrick ⛰️Co Mayo 📸 upintheeire [IG]

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📍St Finbarr's Oratory, Gougane Barra, Co Cork 📸 Ireland Exploration

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📍Doolin, Co Clare 📸 upintheeire [IG]

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📍Galboly, Co Antrim

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📍Connemara, Co Galway 📸 luisteix [IG]

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The Irish Genocide | Friday 30 March, 1849 hundreds of starving people walked 19km from Louisburgh to Delphi Lodge in Mayo, they were directed there to see the relief officers to get tickets for food. There was a heavy storm at the time. 1/3

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📍Glendalough Upper Lake, Co Wicklow 📸 colinmannion [IG]

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📍Gap of Dunloe, Co Kerry 📸 d_aiwute [IG]

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📍Fanad Lighthouse, Co Donegal 📸 garethwrayphotography [IG]

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Ireland 1845-52 where 1.5 million died. Thomas Gallagher: “A young man named Stephen Regan in Kenmare, Co Kerry one day met a dog dragging along a child’s head. After a struggle he took the head from the dog, buried it and set a heavy rock over it. 1/2

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#OTD in 1892 – Birth of revolutionary and feminist, Margaret Skinnider, in Coatbridge, Scotland. She fought during the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. 'Scotland is my home, but Ireland my country.' –Margaret Skinnider Read more 🔗

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#OTD in 1969 – Bernadette Devlin was elected MP for Mid Ulster, standing as the Independent Unity candidate; at 21 years old, she was Britain’s youngest ever female MP and the third youngest MP ever. Read more 🔗

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📍Cobh, Co Cork 📸 jakesescapes [IG]

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📍Rock of Cashel, Co Tipperary 📸tjdrysdale [IG]

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📍The Black Valley, Co Kerry 📸 minimal_dublin [IG]

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📍Connemara, Co Galway 📸 kilanowskiphotography [IG]

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📍The Burren, Co Clare 📸 kilanowskiphotography [IG] #Ireland

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#OTD in 1916 – Joseph Mary Plunkett and Grace Gifford are married in the chapel of Kilmainham Gaol the night before he was to be executed for his part in the Easter Rising. Read more 🔗

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📍Fintra Beach, Co Donegal 📸 flying.hiker [IG]

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📍Connemara National Park, Co Galway 📸 keith_walsh_agram [IG]

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#OTD in 1988 – At the European Cup in Stuttgart, Ireland beats England in its first ever international football final. Read more 🔗

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📍Caves of Keash, Co Sligo 📸 d_aiwute [IG]

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📍Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry 📸 @Lemonlimod

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#OTD in 1916 – Irish Patriots, Seán MacDiarmada and James Connolly are executed at Kilmainham Gaol. Read more 🔗

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📍Kylemore Lough, Co Galway 📸 chaoshengzhang [IG]

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The Irish Genocide 1845-52 | Before, after, and during the entire period of 1845-52, enormous quantities of food was shipped out of Ireland whilst half the population were starving. An average monthly export worth £100,000 sterling. 1/2

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📍Ring of Kerry 📸 ferdsphotos [IG]

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Inishowen, Co Donegal Pushing out into the Atlantic, Inishowen is the largest peninsula on the island of Ireland. Read more 🔗

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📍Co Kerry 📸 frankcosgrove [IG] #Ireland

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#OTD in 1924 – The biggest sporting event organised across the world was staged in Ireland. This event – the Tailteann Games – was bigger even than that year's Paris Olympic Games. Read more 🔗

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📍Dunguaire Castle, Co Galway 📸 serrgiu cc [IG]

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📍Grianan of Aileach, Co Donegal 📸 garethwrayphotography [IG]

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📍Rock of Cashel, Co Tipperary 📸 Ireland Explorer

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The Irish Genocide 1845-52 | A graveyard in Dingle, Co. Kerry. Only re-discovered 30 years ago. Over 10,000 people are believed to be buried there. Dingle and the west coast of Ireland were the most devastated. 1/2

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#OTD in 1916 – Pádraig Pearse read out the Proclamation of Independence after his men had seized the GPO. At four minutes past noon on Easter Monday, Pearse, read the Proclamation. It signified the start of the Easter Rising. Read more 🔗

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📍Mizen Head, Co Cork 📸 Sinead Shaw

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📍Glendalough, Co Wicklow 📸 irish_scenes [IG]

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📍Healy Pass, Co Cork 📸 @philstagram1984

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📍The Burren, Co Clare 📸 @lemonlimod #Ireland

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📍Achill Island, Co Mayo 📸 @martinosullivanphotography

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#OTD in 1924 – The biggest sporting event organised across the world was staged in Ireland. This event – the Tailteann Games – was bigger even than that year's Paris Olympic Games. Read more 🔗

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📍Sneem, Co Kerry 📸 ferdsphotos [IG]

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📍Errigal Mountain 🏔️ Co Donegal 📸 @conorcorbett

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📍Dublin's Dame Street 📸 In Ireland [FB]

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📍 Knocknarea Mountain, Co Sligo 📸martinosullivanphotography [IG]

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📍Dingle, Co Kerry 📸 agniesee [IG]

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In the Liturgical calendar, today is the Feast day of Saint Cóemgen, also known as Kevin and Kevin of the Angels, founder and first abbot of Glendalough in Co Wicklow. Read more 🔗

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📍Connemara, Co Galway 📸 kilanowskiphotography [IG]

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📍Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare 📸 mrjackkelly

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📍Doolin, Co Clare 📸 henderso1 [IG]

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📍Loop Head, Co Clare 📸 @UpInTheEire_

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📍Gap of Dunloe, Co Kerry 📸 flying.hiker [IG]

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📍Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare 📸 @georgekarbus

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#OTD in 1967 – 'Seven Drunken Nights' by The Dubliners enters the UK top ten. It also appeared on Top of the Pops, thanks to its diffusion on Radio Caroline, though it was banned from the national broadcasting station. The song also charted at No.1 in Ireland.