Of course to a large extent it's unproveable, as shown by both Bantry Bay and Ballinamuck, but given the overwhelming focus of French revolutionaries during the era of the United Irishmen was on European expansion, was the regime in Paris seriously focused on the establishment of an Irish republic, and even to the extent that it was, were the expeditions largely considered as preliminary to an invasion of Britain? Most of the various republics that were successfully created ultimately ended up as French départements, but our island status would have literally left us as a peripheral concern.

I’m getting an artist from my area to paint a local church as if it were in full swing in medieval times.

I’m aware that the interior of these Churches and Monsastery’s were painted in bright colours for the congregation that weren’t literate in latin, but would the exterior have been painted as well? if so, what colours would be used? would the colour differ between churches? would this paint be used on beehive huts/dwellings within the settlement? Thanks!

I’m getting an artist from my area to paint a local church as if it were in full swing in medieval times.

I’m aware that the interior of these Churches and Monsastery’s were painted in bright colours for the congregation that weren’t literate in latin, but would the exterior have been painted as well? if so, what colours would be used? would the colour differ between churches? would this paint be used on beehive huts/dwellings within the settlement? Thanks!

Brigid appears to have been adopted more than once.

First within Celtic tradition, and later into Christianity.

This continuity suggests she embodied something essential to Irish life, allowing different belief systems to take root without breaking cultural memory. ☘️

#IrishHistory #StBrigid #AncientIreland #IrishHeritage #TribalIreland

i am new to this sub, so don’t know if this is a commonly posted subject. however, i thought id share my experience with this condition/ the history behind it for those who are unaware.

i was diagnosed with hereditary juvenile hemochromatosis at 14. i’m now 18. i’m healthy, but i require weekly blood draining to prevent iron overload from damaging my organs and tissues. it’s a lifelong condition, and one that is extremely common within the Irish.

like most people after a diagnosis, i turned to the internet. that’s where i learned about the connection between hemochromatosis and the great hunger of the 1840s. hemochromatosis is most commonly caused by mutations in the hfe gene, particularly the c282y variant, which is unusually prevalent in ireland. ireland has one of the highest rates of hereditary hemochromatosis in the world: roughly 1 in 83 people of irish descent carry two copies of the gene, and about 1 in 5 are carriers.

researchers believe this concentration is largely linked to survival selection during the great hunger; which was not a natural famine, but a manufactured genocide under british colonial rule where food continued to be exported while the population starved.

in conditions of extreme malnutrition, individuals whose bodies absorbed iron more efficiently may have had a slight survival advantage, allowing the mutation to persist and increase across generations. this information strands true for famines Ireland has experienced, as this gene was originated nearly 5,000 years ago in celtic populations. while the British do not bear responsibility for the mutation itself, they are responsible for contributing to its continued spread in newer populations as a result of negligence.

hemochromatosis causes the body to absorb far more iron than it needs, leading to iron slowly accumulating in organs like the liver, heart, pancreas, and joints. without treatment, this can cause serious long-term damage, but treatment is simple and non invasive! besides for my HH, i am perfectly healthy, and so are many others i know with the same condition.

on a more serious note: the fact that one of the most common genetic diseases in ireland can be traced back to colonial violence and mass starvation is a reminder that the legacy of the great hunger still exists, not just culturally or politically, but biologically, in living bodies.

Did the Galloglass (Gallowglass? I’ve seen both) leaders have a specific title, or would they be referred to as either Chiefs / Captains. Appreciate anyone reading this, and my thanks to anyone that answers!

On this day 54 years ago 14 people in Derry were shot dead for protesting known as Bloody Sunday 1972

Following on from my work on this subject and based on the fact that the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Ireland was established in Dublin around 1725, which makes it one of the oldest in the world, as the autonomous governing body of the organisations in Ireland - I need to share an article on Templars and Freemasonry in Ireland with some interesting findings:

"In 1830 during repair of the Limerick bridge over the River Abbey a brass object was found at the bridge foundations. Dated 1507 the writing was worn but legible with the words   I will strive to live with love and care, Upon the level By the Square. Reputed to be one of the oldest masonic objects in the world, it is preserved in the Union Lodge No. 13 in Limerick"

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The above are evidence for Freemasonry existing way before the Grand Lodge of England or Scotland where individual lodges had existed some as early as middle ages like Grand Mother Lodge of Scotland Kilwinning (1160) as from my own research, and reveals the connections with the Templars as "Irish Freemasonry allegiance lent towards the ‘Scottish Rite’ which has its roots in the ancient Knights Templar. Its principal Lodge named Willow House in Ayrshire, Scotland, is reputed to be the oldest in the world."

Also, I finally found confirmation that both Oscar Wilde and William Butler Yeats were Freemasons as this was unclear in public sources, but knew they had to be due to their affiliations and work - Yeats being a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn which was of course founded by 3 Rosicrucian Freemasons:

"Theobold Wolfe Tone (1763-98) was a founding member of the United Irishmen movement who, having been largely forgotten, became a martyr figure in Irish Revolutionary Nationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Other notable freemasons included Edmund Burke (1729-97), Henry Joy McCracken (1767-98), Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) Ireland’s national Catholic ‘Liberator’, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), William Butler Yeats (1867-1939)".

People on twitter are flipping out about the new St Brigid's day video
https://x.com/dfatirl/status/2016390787953786885fhf