#OTD in 1657 – Death of Franciscan friar and historian, Luke Wadding, in Rome.

18/11/2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

Wadding was born in Waterford to Walter Wadding of Waterford, a wealthy merchant, and his wife, Anastasia Lombard (sister of Peter Lombard, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland). Educated at the school of Mrs. Jane Barden in Waterford and of Peter White in Kilkenny, in 1604 he went to study in Lisbon and at […]

#OTD in 1588 – Birth of Franciscan friar and historian, Luke Wadding, in Co Waterford.

16/10/2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

Spring Equinox in the Ancient Irish Calendar | 20 March 2023

19/03/2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

Equinox is the date (or moment) some astronomical alignments in Ireland mark as being auspicious. Not many, mind you, but some, like the cairn on Loughcrew or the two passages of Knowth, a sort of super-alignment with quadruple significance. Though the actual alignment of Knowth is disputed, it might be a lunar alignment or not […]

#OTD in 1858 – The Irish Republican Brotherhood was co-founded by James Stephens in Dublin.

17/03/2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

The original IRB oath, as quoted by Thomas Clarke Luby and John O’Leary, and which is among several versions in James Stephens’s own papers, ran: ‘I, AB., do solemnly swear, in the presence of Almighty God, that I will do my utmost, at every risk, while life lasts, to make [other versions, according to Luby, […]

Pota Phádraig or Patrick’s Pot

17/03/2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Ordain a Statute to be Drunk And burn Tobacco free as Spunk And fat shall never be forgot In Usquebah, St Patrick’s Pot The custom of imbibing alcohol on St Patrick’s Day comes from an old Irish legend. As the story goes, St Patrick was served a measure of whiskey that was considerably less than […]

‘The Dear Little Shamrock of Ireland’by John William Cherry

16/03/2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

‘The Dear Little Shamrock of Ireland’ by John William Cherry There’s a dear little plant that grows on our isle. ‘Twas St. Patrick himself that sure set it; and the sun on his labour with pleasure did smile, and with dew from his eye often wet it. It shines thro’ the bog. Thro’ the brake […]

#OTD in 1657 – Death of Franciscan friar and historian, Luke Wadding, in Rome.

18/11/2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

#OTD in 1588 – Birth of Franciscan friar and historian, Luke Wadding, in Co Waterford.

16/10/2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Spring Equinox in the Ancient Irish Calendar | 20 March 2022

19/03/2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

#OTD in 1858 – The Irish Republican Brotherhood was co-founded by James Stephens in Dublin.

17/03/2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

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