Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️
Donaghanie graveyard in Clogherny, Co. Tyrone, is named after a legend about St. Patrick using a horse to drive a monster out of a lake!
The Irish word péist was used to describe the monster - see its definition: https://teanglann.ie/en/fgb/p%C3%A9ist
And hear how it is pronounced: https://teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/p%C3%A9ist
Find out more about Donaghanie in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/donaghanie
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Happy International Women’s Day!
Relignaman "women's graveyard" is near Carrickmore, Co. Tyrone. The Journals tell the story associated with its origins: https://tinyurl.com/relignaman
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On this day in 1869, Thomas Hanna died aged 67. The Journals show his gravestone inscription from Clongesh, Co. Longford: https://tinyurl.com/han1869
Thomas Hanna played the harp at one of Daniel O'Connell's monster meetings. Find out more about these events courtesy of History Ireland magazine: https://historyireland.com/hedge-schools-of-politics-oconnells-monster-meetings
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On this day in 1722, Grace Connolly MacLoghlin died, reputedly killed by a 'dobhar-chú' water monster. The Journals show a carving of the monster on her gravestone at Conwal, Co. Leitrim: tinyurl.com/macl1722
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Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️
Donaghanie graveyard in Clogherny, Co. Tyrone, is named after a legend about St. Patrick using a horse to drive a monster out of a lake!
The Irish word péist was used to describe the monster - see its definition: https://teanglann.ie/en/fgb/p%C3%A9ist
And hear how it is pronounced: https://teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/p%C3%A9ist
Find out more about Donaghanie in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/donaghanie
Learn about the Journals at https://MemsDead.com
On this day in 1869, Thomas Hanna died aged 67. The Journals show his gravestone inscription from Clongesh, Co. Longford: https://tinyurl.com/han1869
Thomas Hanna played the harp at one of Daniel O'Connell's monster meetings. Find out more about these events courtesy of History Ireland magazine: https://historyireland.com/hedge-schools-of-politics-oconnells-monster-meetings
Learn about the Journals at https://MemsDead.com
#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #IrishHistory #IrishLocalHistory #MastoDaoine #Longford @genealogy @[email protected] @histodons
On this day in 1722, Grace Connolly MacLoghlin died, reputedly killed by a 'dobhar-chú' water monster. The Journals show a carving of the monster on her gravestone at Conwal, Co. Leitrim: https://bit.ly/macloghlin1722
Learn about the Journals at https://MemsDead.com
#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #LocalHistory #IrishLocalHistory #MastoDaoine #Leitrim @genealogy @[email protected] @archaeodons @histodons
On this day in 1770, the fiddler Denis McCabe drowned in Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh. The Journals show his violin-shaped gravestone, which tells the tale of his demise: https://bit.ly/mccabe1770
Find out more about James Caldwell at the Dictionary of Irish Biography: https://doi.org/10.3318/dib.001389.v1
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#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #MastoDaoine #LocalHistory #IrishLocalHistory #Fermanagh @norniron @genealogy @[email protected] @histodons
On this day in 1756, James Donnelly died aged 28. The Journals describe the symbols on his gravestone at Eglish, Co. Armagh, which they link to the legend of the Red Hand of Ulster: https://bit.ly/don1756
Find out more about the Red Hand of Ulster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hand_of_Ulster
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On this day in 1778, John Jackson married Anne Cooper at Belfast Parish Church. See more transcripts of the marriage registers for this parish in the Journals: https://bit.ly/jackcoop
This wedding was at the building now known as St. Anne's Cathedral but prior to 1774 the Belfast Parish Church was elsewhere - find out more here: http://lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.com/2021/02/chapel-of-ease-belfast.html
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