#irish republic

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The scenic coastline of the Dingle Peninsula on Ireland's west coast

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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. POBLACHT NA h-EIREANN THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND Irishmen and Irishwomen: In the name of God and of the dead generations from which she receives her old tradition of nationhood, Ireland, through us, summons her children to her flag…

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Three Irishwomen, dressed in black, carry palms of victory and placards that read, "Terence MacSwiney is dead—greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends," "Terence MacSwiney is dead," and "In life or death the victory is ours—MacSwiney" during a parade downtown, ca. 1920. MacSwiney was an Irish playwright, author, and Sinn Fein Lord Mayor of Cork who died in October 1920 after 74 days on hunger strike, having been imprisoned at Brixton Prison by the British Government on charges of sedition.

Photo: Keystone View Company/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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Even in the 1950's, Dublin retained its mystical Old World feel.

Marvin Koner. Dublin,1959

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Fenian Bonds: O'Mahony Issue, $500 (Robert Emmet & Lord Edward Fitzgerald)

Date: 1866 Fenian Bond 500 Dollars Unissued O’Mahony Description: Issued between 1866 and 1867, these are the first type of Fenian Bond from this period, entitled ‘The National Bond for the Irish Republic’ and signed by O’Mahony. The $500 Bond featured vignettes of Robert Emmet and Lord Edward Fitzgerald Printed by Continental Bank Note Printing Company, New York Size: 18 x 27.5cm Serial…

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Eco or ego Legacy Ltd: How a Labour peer was caught in the crossfire of an Irish company brought to its knees by " mismanagement and intransigence "

Eco or ego Legacy Ltd: How a Labour peer was caught in the crossfire of an Irish company brought to its knees by ” mismanagement and intransigence “

Baroness Mary Goudie Official Portrait pic credit: parliament.uk Last week the House of Lords Conduct Committee recommended Baroness Mary Goudie, a Labour peer, be suspended for six months from Parliament for entering a consultancy with an Irish eco company, which was declared late and providing advice to the firm who they should lobby in Parliament. Normally this blog would condemn utterly any…

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Cattle graze peacefully under the watchful eye of Doonagore Castle

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Irish language things

One thing I’ll never not find interesting is the intersection between Irish and English. Especially how young people navigate this.

Gaeltacht colleges/ courses are an excellent example of this. Gaeltachts are Irish speaking areas in Ireland. There are very few of them left (most being in the Republic). A big source of income for these areas are setting up colleges or courses where young people can come and participate in for a week or two or even three. They’re basically summer camps where you’re only allowed to speak Irish. You do classes as well as fun activities. They’re really useful for young people to learn Irish and do well in their exams.

The linguistic example I was thinking of is what we say when we’re trying to get by someone. Most cultures will say “excuse me”. We sometimes do as well, but most Irish people will say “sorry”. This then translates over to Irish where people say “(Tá) brón orm”, meaning “I’m sorry”. Even when excuse me is “gabh mo leithscéal” in Irish.

Where young people and gaelcholáistí come into this is with the hilarious “brónzies”. I don’t know if this is exclusive to Ireland, but in text talk people shorten sorry to “soz”. Then that developed into “sozies”. And thus young people use “brónzies” a lot (mostly ironically) at Irish speaking summer camps.

People have conflicting opinions of “brónzies”. Most think it’s an abomination, which I agree with. But I think that’s what makes it so funny.

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On This Day In History

May 22nd, 2015: The Republic of Ireland legalizes same-sex marriage by public referendum, the first nation in the world to do so.

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The dramatic coastline of Slea Head on Ireland's Dingle Peninsula

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my favourite trope is when a clone randomly has a different accent than everyone else

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#OTD in 1922 – An IRA anti-treaty army convention announced it would no longer accept the authority of Free State Minister for Defence Richard Mulcahy.

Further movement to Civil War: An IRA convention was held in the Mansion House in defiance of a Dáil Éireann 15th March 1922 decree, despite the Dáil prohibiting it. Richard Mulcahy, the new Minister of Defence having succeeded the anti-Treaty Cathal Brugha, promised that the IRA would remain loyal to the government. However, the army had never been in control of the civil authorities, and…

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Proud to be Irish!!! SO HAPPY FOR THESE GIRLS 🥹🍀🇮🇪

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Here Come the Warm Jets, North Kivu, Eastern Congo, Richard Mosse, 2012

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My favourite figure in irish history? the guy from munster who somehow ended up fighting with the ulster united irish army (which was not only almost entirely presbyterian but also made up of people who had quite literally grown up hearing first hand about how awesome fighting under our great king billy was at their grandda's knee) in 1798 and, upon taking command of his regiment, exclaimed, in front of all his men, something along the lines of "lmao let's KILL them just like the true stuart king did with those orange cunts in 1690 🫡" thereby pissing off so many people so much that it was recorded word for word for posterity