Dr Margaret Connolly is a GP in #Sligo town. She is also the wife of a former TD and Mayor of Sligo, and the sister of President #CatherineConnolly. #PresidentConnolly

Margaret is among a number of Irish citizens who were kidnapped by Israeli forces this morning after a #Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in the Mediterranean.

https://jrnl.ie/7043338
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0518/1573901-gaza-flotilla/
Irish Times: https://archive.is/p0kBC

#Palestine #Israel

On this day in 1743, Mary McManus Crean died aged 49. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Sligo Abbey, Co. Sligo, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/crea1743

Learn about the Journals at https://MemsDead.com

#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #Heraldry #Sligo

Lifeguard station at Rosses Point

#MeerMittwoch #AtanticOcean #Ebbtide #Sligo #Ireland

Taking to the road next week to cycle #Eurovelo 1 from #Belfast to #Sligo. As well as the route shown if the weather behaves a little I’m going to add loops of the Sperrins, Inishowen & Boa island (I want to see the ‘Janus’ statues. if it’s glorious I might even head back to a couple of favourite wild camping spots

I intend to finish the two other ‘missing’ sections of #EV1 in Ireland over the summer so that in the winter I can create a full set of videos of every part
#cycletouring by #eBike

Dr #MargaretConnolly is a general practitioner in #Sligo. She is married to #DeclanBree, a veteran local councillor and a former #TD in Dail Eireann. The pair have been local political activists for decades.

Margaret is now on the #GlobalSumudFotilla, en route to #Gaza. Here she tells #RTEnews about #Israel's attack on the flotilla.

Oh, and Margaret's sister Catherine is also a veteran activist ...currently known as #PresidentConnolly.

#Palestine