#OTD in Irish History – 7 February:

07/02/2018.Reading time 12 minutes.

1873 – Death of journalist, novelist, and short story writer, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, in Dublin. He is often called the father of the modern ghost story. Although Le Fanu was one of the most popular writers of the Victorian era, he is not so widely read anymore. His best-known works include Uncle Silas (1864), […]

#OTD in Irish History – 7 February:

07/02/2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

1873 – Death in Dublin of Joseph Sheridan LeFanu. Journalist, novelist, and short story writer, he is often called the father of the modern ghost story. Although Le Fanu was one of the most popular writers of the Victorian era, he is not so widely read anymore. His best-known works include Uncle Silas (1864), a […]

#OTD in Irish History – 10 November:

10/11/2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

1580 – Second Desmond Rebellion: After a three-day siege, the English Army beheads over 600 Papal soldiers and civilians at Dún an Óir, Co Kerry. 1728 – Birth of Oliver Goldsmith in Co Longford. He was an Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician. 1783 – National Volunteer convention on parliamentary reform begins at the Rotunda in […]