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Coercive Confinement in the Republic of Ireland: The Waning of a Culture of Control. Graph by me using python, you can have the code if you want it.

Percentage incarcerated at the time of Stalin's death was a bit lower than Stalin's Gulag's which was about 1.45 of the population

I'm Brazilian who like good history, I propose everyone should know Jonathan Swift and his magnificent works in defense (and little mock of). Irish against England

I just finished The Fallen- The Magdalene Laundries and Irelands Legacy of Silence by Louise Brangan. I found it really interesting as it gives a lot of the historical context for how they got started and the concealed amendments yo the constitution. One thing that struck me is that it detailed the government's desire to lock up all manner of "socially unwanted", from unwed mothers, epileptics, people with down syndrome, autistic people, and then obviously people qho society looked down on for "reading too many foreign books", "dancing with men" etc.

One thing that struck me by its absence was any mention of the travelling community. Surely with such a widespread arm, travellers would have also been swept up into laundries and industrial schools? Are there any accounts or books that go into this topic?

Hello every one! Can you suggest an info source for the types & layout of ancient buildings on Inis mac Nessan/ Inis Mac Neasáin ("Ireland's Eye")? The ruined church walls are still standing. But I see mention that "...the ecclesiastical settlement – which was presumably substantial enough to house a scriptorium, as well as the church, burial ground and dwellings of the monks..." (Church of "St Nessan's"). Unfortunately this source does not have additional details. I'd prefer academic/journal material as there's a lot of ... less reliable material online. Thanks very much and have a wonderful day.

Bit of a niche question, but really an exercise in understanding how accurate news reports on intelligence are.

Last week, the Bel Tel reported that the Brits think the East Tyrone Brigade still possessed three (with regard to their potential use if Garvaghy Road kicked off).

Wikipedia states there were 26 in the arsenal, but the source article (via Jane's Intelligence Review) says 20.

We know some were lost on operations, and some were recovered in finds, so I was just looking to see whether all the information (or claims) tallies.

Cops feared dissidents would use old Provo guns in Drumcree violent outbreak

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weapons_used_by_the_Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ira/inside/weapons.html

Machine-gun find believed to be part of IRA arsenal

Folks, I had occasion to browse the Wikipedia entry for the 1932 where I read "four processions left the park to O'Connell Street where approximately 500,000 people gathered on O'Connell Bridge for the concluding benediction".

Now O'Connell Bridge is 45m long by 50m wide and a half a million people was 222 people per square meter. Improbably? So I googled it and sure enough I found another three sites citing the same figure.

I post for two reasons (1) does anyone have an authoritative source from the time that can give an accurate number as I'd like to correct the Wikipedia article, and (2) a warning to the dangers of cut'n'paste citation w/o checking primary sources.

I am interested in learning about the linen mills in the Falls Road area in Belfast or just Belfast in general. I'd like to learn about the sorts of people who worked in the mills and about working conditions/pay, etc.

I have a particular interest in the slang and culture of the workers as well as the walkouts and protests organised by people like Mary Galway and James Connolly.

Damask weaving in Belfast is another interest. However I'm aware damask weaving was more concentrated in the Lisburn area at the turn of the 20th century.

What resources on the subject would you all recommend?

Hi, I am looking for an English translation of the Lebor Gabála Érenn, but I don't know what options there are to satisfy my needs. This is what I'm looking for:

A physical edition

A translation that is as modern as possible

As annotated as possible

With a critical apparatus as thorough as possible

I'm not a linguist and don't care about that aspect of the book. Rather, I am interested in the mythology itself

If possible, it should be a comoplete version of the book (but this is the one condition I am most willing to sacrifice if there is a good reason)

Is there any edition that is considered definitive or canonical? Thank you!

Hi everyone! I've recently launched FolkWisps, a new animated YouTube series exploring Irish folklore and mythology.

My first episode is a deep dive into the Púca, drawing on traditional accounts from Yeats and Lady Wilde, as well as its place in modern Irish culture.

It's been a real passion project, and I'd love to hear what fellow folklore enthusiasts think!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geZZBQ6-fP0

Hi all. My dad read me many Irish fairytales growing up, specifically stories from the Ulster and Fenian cycles, and the story that always stuck with me was Bláthnat's. So much so that I named my daughter after her!

Unfortunately, after searching high and low for the past few months, I haven't found any books that mention her, and my dad passed away last year, so I don't know/can't ask what books he read to me as a child.

I'd love a book that's as close to the original fable as possible, preferably by an Irish author/scholar. I live in America but am happy to pay whatever ridiculous shipping costs I need to.

Thanks in advance!

Starting in cork city south central at https://discoverable.app

We have mapped the age of 1% of available buildings data from 1700 to the present day

Call for data contributors coming soon to fill in and verify data

Will also add price changes of buildings over time relative to min/industrial wage and overlay with who was in charge

We have data from early Viking settlements in 814 to the present day

You can click through all the layers and explore all the data

And lots more

Looking for test users who can help shape future direction

Grma!

Hello everyone! I have been consumed by the life story of Diarmait Mac Murchada and his pact with Richard De Clare. Their whole story was very interesting and so I set out to try and explore it through the guise of a wargame/political sim.

For this I have recently started constructing a semi-detailed map of Leinster...

I have had the greatest trouble however, figuring out which monastic towns, noble forts and palaces and other sites were even used or inhabited in the region at all. (outside of the obvious like Ferns, Wexford, Wicklow St. Mullins etc)

Currently I am trying to identify these places in the following regions of the:

Uí Fáelain

Uí Dúnchada

Uí Muiredaig

And in the Fortúatha Laigen (here I am having trouble even identifying which dynasty even ruled this region)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Irish civilian Thomas Henry Kavanagh received the Victoria Cross for disguising himself as an Indian to guide a British relief force during the Indian Mutiny/Rebellion of 1857. Kavanagh was one of only five civilians to receive the Victoria Cross and he became a celebrity across Ireland and Great Britain.

As above, Looking for a good podcast / YouTube channel which looks at the Irish history

Any recommendations?

Cleaning out books from my parents home - my mother was from Ireland and as well as grandparents on paternal side and came across this book - pictures attached. It’s in awful shape but I hate to just bin it. inside is a ribbon and there is an inscription but I don’t recognize the name. Any one recognize this book or have suggestions about who might want such a book? Thanks

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