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22 Feb, 1797 - The French Republic invaded #Wales in support of the United Irishmen at the Battle of Fishguard. The invasion force was led by William Tate, an Irish-American, in what is known as 'the last foreign invasion of Britain'.
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A pair of girls collect turf for the fire - June, 1963, #Ireland.
A way of life that existed for hundreds of years but has now vanished.
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c1944, Champions of the Ring 🥊
Waterford Boxing Club's award-winning army boxing team poses at the Infantry Barracks. A fine display of silverware! Must have been a cold day in Feb as they brace, yet their expressions radiate warmth & pride.
📷 NLI
#Waterford #History
Adyton [Lat], Ádyton [Greek] - 'inner sanctuary, shrine' (lit. 'not to be entered') was a restricted area within the cella of a Greek or #Roman temple. A space reserved for oracles or priests. Located at the farthest end from the entrance, it housed a cult image of the deity.
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Pair burial of the Scythian Husband and Wife found near Ternopil, Ukraine (c. 1000 BC). Excavated around 1998.
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The Grand Master of County Kerry. A magnificent 21 Red stag and believed to be the largest Red stag ever seen in Killarney National Park photographed in a remote area this morning by #PeterOToole
Born #otd 1861, Fridtjof Nansen the Norwegian polymath, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, explorer & humanist. He completed the first crossing of Greenland & the first expedition across the Polar basin. Documented & exposed the horrors of the Russian Famine & the Armenian genocide.
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An intact sweat house, one of only 3 recorded so far in Kerry. A fire was built inside and raked out. Then it operated as a theraputic sauna with space for 1 or 2 people. This one from Com Úra in central Iveragh. Hand visible just inside for scale.
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#OnThisDay 1922 Michael Collins, Commander in Chief of the National Army was shot dead when ambushed by the IRA at Béal na mBláth, Cork. When advised against making the tour of army positions in Cork, Collins responded;
"They won't shoot me in my own county,".
#Ireland #History
Gleaning was so important to past societies that it was considered a sacred activity. It was common practice that the poor be given access to the grain fields after harvest, increasing yields & social bonds. In the #Bible, David's lineage is related to gleaning / just rule.
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A ‘poc’ is an Irish he-goat, & at Puck Fair in Co. Kerry, in early Aug, a goat is crowned king by a young queen, & then worshipped over 3 days of festivities. Perhaps linked to #Lughnasa, it is hoped the goat as a symbol of fertility will bring a good harvest. #FolkloreThursday
'Prayer to the Sun' (Gaelic, 19th c. Scotland) on #SummerSolstice:
The eye of the great God
The eye of the God of glory
Pouring upon us
At each time and season,
Pouring upon us
Gently and generously.
Glory to thee, thou sun,
Face of the God of life.
Prayer to the New Moon (1860, #Hebrides)
When I see the new moon
It becomes me to say my rune;
It becomes me to praise the Being of life
For His kindness and His goodness.
Glory to thee for ever
Thou bright moon, this night,
Thyself art ever
The glorious lamp of the poor.
Old Gaelic blessing upon hearing #thunder:
"The voice of the great God,
And none is great but He.
O Lord, be between us and harm,
And protect us from the harm of the world."
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The Summer Solstice Was Not A Celtic Irish Festival ansionnachfionn.com/2020/06/…
