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100 years ago Private John Gunning, National Army, died from his wounds received in an ambush the previous day.
Today I marked his grave. Sincere thanks to everyone who helped with this project. #Birr #offaly #LeinsterRegiment
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💔💔💔ABSOLUTELY HEARTBROKEN AND DEVASTATED 💔💔💔💔
Last night, our My Lovely Vintage Edenderry and My Lovely Hoofs & Boots shop in Edenderry was broken into and completely wrecked.💔💔💔💔💔
Someone smashed their way through the front window, broke windows at the back and went on to destroy so much inside. Items were smashed, things that we had treasured and used as displays for years were ruined, and the whole place was left in an awful state.
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There is no money in this shop. It is a CHARITY SHOP. Every single penny we raise goes towards helping us run My Lovely Animal Horse Rescue and care for the animals who depend on us.
We honestly cannot understand why someone would do this. We are already working so hard, taking one step forward and what feels like twenty steps backwards. This is another devastating blow for our little rescue.💔💔💔
We want to say a massive thank you to An Garda Síochána for responding, catching the person responsible, removing him from the premises and, most importantly, staying with us until the premises was secured and boarded up. We are genuinely grateful for their help and support.
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Our thoughts are also with our wonderful shop manager and all our volunteers. We are so, so sorry that you have had to witness this and deal with the aftermath. We know how much love, time and effort you put into the shop 💔💔
To everyone in Edenderry who has sent messages and well wishes, thank you. Your kindness means more than you know.💔💔
Sadly, our charity shop will remain CLOSED for the foreseeable future while we try to repair the damage and get everything back up and running. We will keep everyone updated.💔
If you can donate, no matter how big or small, please consider supporting My Lovely Horse Rescue at this incredibly difficult time.💔💔
Our animals still need us. The bills don't stop, the feed doesn't stop, and the care doesn't stop.💔💔
We are heartbroken, we are angry, and today we are picking ourselves up yet again.💔💔
donate.mylovelyhorserescue.c…
Thank you for standing with us.
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We don’t know what brought New York native 13-year-old James Shearer to Augusta, Ga. Perhaps he was a student at the Academy of Richmond County.
He died on Sept. 23, 1839 at age 19, a victim of one of the city’s yellow fever epidemics.
Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
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It's time to talk history!
The next meet-up of the Casual Historians is Thursday 5 November, at 8pm in The Oval Bar on Dublin's Abbey Street.
If you like to talk all history,
and nothing but history,
come along and chat!
New Casual Historians always welcome.
Cheers!
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The grave of Second Lieutenant Hugh Langton bears a bar of music of unknown origin, in tribute to his talent as a violinist. A remarkable and unusual epitaph, and perhaps the only one of its kind.
📍Poelcapelle British Cemetery 🇧🇪
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Trim Castle, County Meath.
My grandfather-in-law made this from old cereal boxes when he was 97.
Thought I'd share a pic of it, before it goes to the attic temporarily.
I’m not sure he ever actually visited…
@HeritageIreOPW
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Victorian slate clock presented in 1894 to Charles Quinn Esquire by the Regular Operative Coopers Society of the City of Dublin. This was one of Dublin’s oldest trade guilds that dated back to the 1500’s.
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An original 1916 Proclamation, owned by Helena Molony, Easter Rising veteran and Irish Citizen Army member, has been unveiled by its new owner, @BostonCollege.
Now that it's out of Ireland, I'm unlikely to ever see it, but it's nice to know where it is...
bc.edu/content/bc-web/sites/…
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“Friends mourn thy loss below
Friends greet thee home above
Thus be it God has willed it so.
He giveth, he taketh away our love.”
Soloman Munter, 38, operated a grocery store with his older brother, Marcus, 55. They both died in 1889.
Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Photos of his son and niece sent in August 1916 to Irish Volunteer James Mallon while he was imprisoned in Frongoch Camp in Wales. Mallon had fought in the 1916 Rising and he would later be interned in Ballykinlar Camp during the War of Independence in 1921.
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“Here under Earth my vile Body lies
God grant it may in Glory rise.”
John Bullock was born in Bristol, Mass. in 1664. One of his sons was Israel Bullock, who I will feature later today.
He died on June 20, 1739 at age 75.
Ancient Little Neck Cemetery, East Providence, RI.
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How is this possible? I had 15 minutes free after taking my tour group to Thiepval on the Somme. Walked a potato field that was the front line and hell on earth. And a surface find. A hammered silver coin 500/600 years old! My first ever hammered find. How did it survive 1916?
Well visiting Stormberg in the Eastern Cape, South Africa was a nice surprise for 2026. The 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Leinster Regiment were stationed here during the Second Anglo Boer War. This has been on my list for years.
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OK history people - you're up!
The next meet-up of the Casual Historians is next Thursday 1 October, at 8pm in The Oval Bar on Dublin's Abbey Street.
Ordinary people just talking about extraordinary history from around the world.
Come along and chat!
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College Green - seahorse lantern mystery?
I know I'm really, really, late to this one, because they've already been gone for a long time, but there used to be 4 seahorse lanterns surrounding Grattan's statue.
Does anyone know where the other 2 ended up?
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WW1 patriotic postcard featuring a soldier thinking of home, which is represented as an Irish cottage and shamrocks. The original sender has crossed out Tipperary to the front and written “Greystones”. The card was sent during WW1 from London to an address in Dublin.
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This is an excellent photo- & a fascinating example of the picture- editing techniques of the time.
Most of the background has been masked, & “definition lines” have been added in several places, including along the collars.
Even the sergeant’s moustache has been ‘enhanced’!
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WW1 propaganda postcard with list of Irish Regiments of the British Army.
#OnThisDay 1916 Captain Lancelot Studholme, 7th Battalion, Leinster Regiment was killed in action at Ginchy.
I’ve been volunteering with @ALONE_IRELAND for over a year, and today I learned the man I visit had a great‑grandfather born and raised in @BarracksBirr. I genuinely cannot escape Birr Barracks, it follows me everywhere.
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Talking tomorrow...
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