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Rud conspóideach den leabhar ná an úsáid den Bhearlá. Athraíonn an téacs ó Bhéarla/Gaeilge de réir cé a bhfuil ag labhair. Bhí Ó Searcaigh ag iarradh é a bheith réadúil agus i mo thuairimse oibríonn sé agus chuireann sé leis an teannais a bhí ann idir na […]
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Tá an chuid eile don scríobhnóireacht gleoite agus is féidir fheiceáil gur file é an t-údar. Bhí sé go hiontach ag cur síos ar an cogadh é féin , na trinsí agus na cathanna. In éineacht le seo, bhí an chaidreamh idir Maitiú agus a dhlúthchara, Domhnall and chuid is fearr den leabhar.
Léirmheas ar ‘Saighdiúir’ le Cathal Ó Searcaigh!
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RIP Paul Durcan - a really incredible poet, simultaneously laugh-out-loud funny and heartbreaking
Does anyone have any WW1 historical fic recs? Lately ive read All Quiet on Western Front and In Memoriam, I really like ones set on the front or in hospitals/injured etc. thank youuuuu
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2018 winner: Anna Burns, “Milkman” Description: During the Troubles, 18-year-old "middle sister" is harassed by an older married man known as "the milkman". Middle sister is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounters with Milkman. But when first brother-in-law snills out her struggle, and rumours start to swell, middle sister becomes 'interesting’. The last thing she ever wanted to be. To be interesting is to be noticed and to be noticed is dangerous.. Photo also includes photograph of book and author
2023 winner: Paul Lynch, “Prophet Song” Description: On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her tront door to find the GNSB on her step, Iwo oflicers from ireland's newly ormed secret police are here to interrogate her husband, a trade unionist. Ireland is falling apart. The country is in the grip of a government turning towards tyranny and Eilish can only watch helplessly as the world she knew disappears. When first her husband and then her eldest son vanish, Eilish finds herself caught within the nightmare logic ofa collapsing society. How far will she go to save her family? And what - or who - is she willing to leave behind? Photo also includes photograph of book and author
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1973 winner: Iris Murdoch, “The Sea, The Sea”. Description: Chartes Arrowby, a well known theatre director has come to live in a lonely house beside the sea. However, his longed for life of simplicity and solitude is shortlived: the house appears haunted, a strange creature emerges from the sea, women from whom he intended to escape, reappear. Photo includes a photograph of the book and the author.
1993 winner: Roddy Doyle, “Paddy Clarke HA HA HA” Description: Roddy Doyle's novel describes the world of ten-year-old Paddy Clarke, growing up in Barrytown, north Dublin. From fun and adventure on the streets, boredom in the classroom to increasing isolation at home, "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha" is the story of a boy who sees everything but understands less and less. Photo includes photograph of the book and the author.
2005 winner: John Banville, “The Sea” Description: When art historian Max Morden returns to the seaside village where he once spent a childhood holiday, he is both escaping from a recent loss and confronting a distant trauma. The Grace family had appeared that long-ag summer as if from another world. Mi and Mrs Grace, with their worldly ease and candour, were unlike any adults he had met before. But it was his contemporaries, the Grace twins Myles and Chloe, who most fascinated Max. He grew to know them intricately, even intimately, and what ensued would haunt him for the rest of his years and shape everything that was to follow. Photo includes photograph of book and author
2007 winner: Anne Enright, “The Gathering” Description: The Gathering, which won the Booker Prize in 2007, tells the story of a sister mourning the suicide of her alcoholic brother. In the novel, Enright grapples with the issues that arise in a big Irish family, explores death and dying and contemplates the dangerous allure of the sea Photo also includes photograph of book and author
Irish Winners of the Booker Prize (4/6)!
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Transcript of poster: “EXECUTIONS AFTER THE 1916 RISING by@photosfromhistory on ig and@photosfromhistoryig on tiktok 2 MAY: BEGINNING OF COURT MARTIAL TRIALS Between 2-12 May, 159 men and 1 woman (Countess Markievicz) were tried by general court martial after the Rising. Those on trial had no legal representation and could not give any evidence on their behalf. The trials were private, with no press present. Most of the trials did not last longer than 20 minutes. 90 death sentences were given, and only 15 were passed. Casement was later hanged in Pentonville Prison, England in August. 3 MAY: EXECUTIONS OF PÁDRAIG PEARSE, THOMAS CLARKE, AND THOMAS MACDONAGH 4 MAY: EXECUTIONS OF WILLIAM PEARSE, EDWARD DALY, JOSEPH PLUNKETT, AND MICHAEL O'HANRAHAN 5 MAY; EXECUTION OF JOHN MACBRIDE 8 MAY: EXECUTIONS OF EAMONN CEANNT, CORNELIUS COLBERT,SEAN HEUSTON, AND MICHAEL MALLIN 9 MAY: EXECUTION OF THOMAS KENT 12 MAY: EXECUTIONS OF JAMES CONNOLLY AND SEAN MACDIARMADA 3 AUG: EXECUTION OF ROGER CASEMENT” Beside each date and list of names is a picture of the executed Sources: Bureau of Military History Archives UCC: Chapter 5. The Aftermath of the 1916 Rising (21 October 2021)
A little poster I made giving a timeline of the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising!
#irishhistory #spéirgorm #1916rising #history #historysky #easterrising
Two Irish journalists, Declan Walsh and Ivor Prickett, have won the Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of the ongoing civil war in Sudan
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Books Read in April: The Odyssey by Home (Emily Wilson translation): “loved this more than I thought” The List by Yomi Adegoke, “perfect summer read” Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme by Frank McGuinness, “college read” There There by Tommy Orange, “my favourite this month”
The books I read in April!
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A short video of our new (used) bookshop in Templemore - The Book Temple. You'll find us at 48 Patrick Street in the middle of town. Call in if you're passing, we're very sound. #booksky #tipperary
Photo of the List by Yomi Adegoke
The List is a novel by Yomi Adegoke which, using a dual POV, follows Ola Olajide: a journalist in a feminist magazine, and her fiancé Michael, who has just been accused of assault on an online, anonymous list. The book was interesting perspective on navigating the integration of social media into mainstream news discourse. It offers a warning on the dangers of believing everything you see online and how this can manifest into cancel culture, trolling and online harassment. It also questions the morality of the hive/herd mentality when engaging with these topics. However, for a book that rightly questions these themes, it seems to focus on a will-they-won’t-they narrative, leaving the main questions of the novel contradicted, or abandoned completely. The two main characters barely communicate with each other and the middle of the book just seemed to be reiterating points established in the first part. When reading Michael’s chapters, it poked holes in a lot of the women’s stories, yet the same ferocity wasn’t given for the flip side in Ola’s chapters to balance this. I also thought the side characters were far more interesting and would have liked to have seen more of them in the foreground. The ending also seemed completely out of the blue and was not given the foreshadowing or context prior to hit the mark. But, I don’t want to leave with a negative attitude. The book was enjoyable to read, even if it was let down in some areas.
Review of The List by Yomi Adegoke! I gave it ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Hozier book recs: Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot. Ovid, Metamorphoses. Seamus Heaney, Opened Ground: Poems 1966-1996
Emma Watson book recs: Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi. Untamed, Glennon Doyle. Hope Not Fear, Hassan Akkad
Louis Partridge book recs: A Short History of Ireland, John Gibney. The Language Puzzle, Steven Mithen. Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe.
Dua Lipa book recs: Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimanda Ngozi Adichie. Shuggie Bain, Douglas Stuart. One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
Book recs from celebrities!
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Photo of a woman and her toddler sitting on a chair in front of the fire in 1930s An Cheathrú Rua
Old man sitting in front of the hearth in 1930s An Cheathrú Rua
Young boy riding a donkey on a country road with two girls beside him in 1930s An Cheathrú Rua
Man fertilising seaweed in 1930s An Cheathrú Rua
Photos of an Cheathrú Rua from the 1930s (taken by Kathleen Price)
#ireland #irish #vintage #oldphotos #history #historicalphotos
There There is a debut novel by Tommy Orange. It follows the perspectives of twelve Native Americans travelling to the Big Oakland Powwow. Orange managed an incredible feat by having so many characters and narratives, yet making sure every character was unique and memorable. I particularly loved the chapters with Dene Oxedale and Orvil. The novel explores the deep generational effects of colonialism on the Native Americans, and the struggle with identity, place, culture and heritage thereafter, particularly for urban Native Americans living outside of a reservation. Orange also sets aside moments in the book for mini-essays on Native American history, giving the book a semi-journalistic feel which was really enjoyable. At 280 pages, I do feel it was a bit short and the ending could've been expanded more, but all in all I really enjoyed it! I know I was late to the party, but I'm looking forward to pick up more of his book!
My review of There There by Tommy Orange!
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#OnThisDay 24 April 1916 The Rising began and lasted 6 days. ~ 2500 rebels took part in the Rising, and by the end of the week, there was 20,000 British troops in Dublin. 458 were killed and the execution of 15 of the leaders was a major factor in turning the public opinion to complete independence
Photo of Frank McGuinness’ ‘Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme’
Just finished reading this for college and I really enjoyed it!
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Bródúil go bhfuil mé luaite san liosta seo! Go raibh míle mór maith agat!!
My own ( incomplete) list of Irish book accounts well worth a follow. If I've left you out, please let me know and will add. Publishers, bookshops and book people. #speirgorm
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Photo of Irish rebels getting ready to fire on a roof. 2 men have guns whilst 5 others surround advising
Photo of British officer searching a hay cart for rebels or ammunition. In the aftermath of the Rising, 1,400 people were interned across Ireland, many of these people had little do with the rising and anger at their imprisonment increased support for Sinn Fein.
Postcard for the Daily Sketch showing Liberty Hall, the headquarters of the Irish Citizen Army, with a crowd of people in the front
2 British soldiers searching a car on Mount Street Bridge over the Grand Canal, this area had seen heavy fighting
Photos of the 1916 Easter Rising
#easterrising #irishhistory #history
“THE CALL TO ARMS IRISHMEN DONT YOU HEAR IT?” Poster features a man with uileann pipes, and a marching band behind him. Beside him stands an Irish wolfhound
“Have You any women folk worth defending? Remember the Women of Belgium JOIN TO DAY”
“FOR THE GLORYOF IRELAND WILLYOU GO OR MUST I?” Features an Irish woman pointing at Belgium with a rifle in her hand.
“IRISHMEN AVENGE THE LUSITANIA LUSITANIA JOIN IRISH REGIMENT TO DAY” Poster features the wreckage of the Lusitania
And some more
“50,000 IRISHMEN WANTED FOR IRISH REGIMENTS FILL UP THAT FORM” Over 200,000 Irishmen fought in the First World War. Propaganda posters in Ireland were often tailored to the country's "Trishness" with shamrocks, Celtic symbols, or references to prominent Irish figures.
“AN IRISH HERO! 1 IRISHMAN DEFEATS 10 GERMANS. SERGEANT MICHAEL O LEARY V.C. IRISH GUARDS HAVE YOU NO WISH TO EMULATE THE SPLENDID BRAVERY OF YOUR FELLOW COUNTRYMAN? JOIN AN IRISH REGIMENT TODAY” These figures included Michael O'Leary a native Irish-speaker and war hero
“YOUR FIRST DUTY IS TO TAKE YOUR PART IN ENDING THE WAR JOIN AN IRISH REGIMENT TO-DAY” Or a poster featuring John Redmond of the Irish Parliamentary Party. The Party believed that if Ireland fought during the War it would guarantee Home Rule in Ireland afterwards
“NO CONSCRIPTION NOW! or AFTER the Harvest. No Economic Pressure! Lá na mban. The Woman's Day, SUNDAY, JUNE 9th. FOR HOME & COUNTRY. IRISHWOMEN, STAND BY YOUR COUNTRYMEN IN RESISTING CONSCRIPTION. SIGN THIS PLEDGE AT THE CITY HALL ON ST. COLMCILLE'S DAY. "We will not fill the places of men deprived of their work through refusing enforced military service. "We will do all in our power to help the families of men who suffer through refusing inforced military service. REFUSE to fill Posts vacated by MEN because of Compulsory Military Service. All information from Secretary, 18 Kildare Street.” There was also fierce opposition to conscription in Ireland (which was introduced in 1918 but never enforced due to a fear of another Rebellion), like this Cumann na Ban poster
I don’t see many history accounts here so I thought I’d do a joint book/history account! If you have some favourite history account lmk!
Below are some Irish propaganda posters from the First World War!
#history #ww1 #irishhistory #propagandaposters
grma for the suggestion !
First post! In light of what the UK decided this week, here’s some trans book recs by trans authors or featuring trans mc, because trans women are women
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