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  1. On this day in 1813, Matilda Stuart Irwin died aged 21. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Drumlease, Co. Leitrim, in the Journals: tinyurl.com/irwi1813

    Learn about the Journals at MemsDead.com

    #OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Sligo #Leitrim

  2. From waterfalls to silent valleys: Nine of Ireland’s lesser-known landscapes to discover this summer – The Irish Times

    Relative to its size, Ireland offers an incredible richness of terrain, with many dramatic contrasts. The richest reward…
    #Ireland #IE #Europe #Europa #EU #Antrim #clare #cork #Donegal #ireland #magazine #mayo #sligo #tipperary
    europesays.com/3168895/

  3. Last night I learnt that #Calvinist #Scotland banned #Christmas in the #17thcentury.

    Both my parents were #Irish #Presbyterians of Scottish descent. They celebrated #Xmas.

    So tiday I asked my aged mother about anti-Xmas. Her family did Xmas, but the Presbyterian Church in #Sligo didn't. She says it was only in the 1940s that my grandfather persuaded the Sligo Presbyterians to hold a service on #ChristmasDay.

    I escaped #Presbyterianism >40yrs ago. But I'm still learning how weird it is.

  4. Hi #Spéirghorm! I posted a rake of photos from the past few days of driving around #Galway #Sligo & #Leitrim (starting ~8 hours back), if ye're bored & fancy a gander... #Ireland #Europe

  5. Saturday 6th September
    Assemble 1.45pm FATHER BURKE PARK

    Why? Palestinians are being slaughtered and starved.
    Ireland must act!

    Bring
    1. Pots
    2. Pans
    3. Whistles
    4. Flags
    5. Friends
    6. Family members
    7. Work colleagues
    8. Neighbours.

    THERE IS POWER IN NUMBERS

    Groups from across #Galway, #Clare, #Roscommon, #Mayo, #Sligo, #Leitrim are coming. JOIN US!

    SILENCE MEANS COMPLICITY
    WE NEED YOU
    PALESTINE NEEDS YOU

    ipsc.ie/