Folklore of hedgehogs #hedgehog #irishheritage #irishfolklore
The hidden boathouses in the Venice of Ireland
Ireland helped to record the last native Manx speakers. #manx
Will our ancestor’s knowledge of nature, passed on through stories, prove to be right again.
Baby pigeons were harvested when they were 5 weeks old in pigeon farming.
The rattles that entertained our ancestor’s babies.
Street art - The Forge by Jim Dunn
The little house built by friendship and warm hearts. Callaghan’s Cross, Kerry. #tinyhouse
Our sleeping stones have been reawakened…
Stephen’s Green, Dublin. #nature #birdwatching #art #ireland
Go on in and get your blessing this week… Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin. #valentinesday
Lime boils without heat
They drank the water from a skull…
They had to desert their village #irishfamine
The mystery solved? #oconnellstreet #dublin #irishhistory
They kept watch through the hole or they’d die
The Temple of the Cows, where unbaptised babies were buried.
Is the same happening now? The decline of the shoemaker over 100 years ago.
Over 100 year old clothes iron. #antique #laundry #iron
How our ancestors slept - in a settle bed. #oldbed #antique #irishheritage
Soldier’s Saw from WW1 #militaryhistory #antiquetools
Why is this not available now? #antique #laundry #heritage
The gun platform and gun loops are remnants from Pigeon House Fort
How our ancestors made Barm
Cadaver gravestones Saint Peter’s Church, Drogheda #blackdeath #mementomori #drogheda
The Pickled Earl #kildare #irishhistory #ghoulish
The narrowest lane in the world ‘the width of myself’.
The back door an Irish rebel, Michael Collins sneaked in is shown at the end… #irishhistory
The real life Miss Havisham #charlesdickens #dublin #greatexpectations
Nature’s whiteboard in hedge schools
Irish Great Hunger - starving people made to build a canal that couldn’t hold water
The locals thought they were from a film set…
Tiny gem in Dun Laoghaire #celticart #ww1 #dunlaoghaire
The secrets in this cave
Ancient well and why you should never take anything away #ancientireland
Traditions at an ancient Irish well that go back to pagan times. #pagan #holywell #ancientireland
This is just one example of the Assisted Emigration Scheme during the Irish Great Hunger.
A fairy tree
Buried beneath the path, his eyes look so sad…
Tragedy on the Royal Canal in 1845
Six foot wide timeball dropped to tell the time
Historical spa day
Jack O’Lantern and other Irish Hallowe’en traditions #halloween #irishtradition #history #samhain
How salt preserved single Irish women #irishtradition #irishwedding #irishheritage
Where the Irish Proclamation of Independence was signed.
Punishment for speaking native language
Historical pizza oven
The importance of ancient Harpists #harpist #irishheritage #irishmusic #carpentry
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