Bullivant
@bullivant.bsky.social
Interested in Irish history and language. Believe in the rights of minorities, refugees and asylum seekers.
Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná bearla cliste, ach tá Gaeilge cliste nios fearr arís. Ceartaigh mé.
Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná bearla cliste, ach tá Gaeilge cliste nios fearr arís. Ceartaigh mé.
From the dark side but still very good:
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
From the dark side but still very good:
Countess Markievicz died on 15 July 1927 in Dublin. A founding member of Fianna Éireann, Cumann na mBan and the Irish Citizen Army, she took part in the Easter Rising in 1916. She was sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment on the grounds of her sex. 1/3
July 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Countess Markievicz died on 15 July 1927 in Dublin. A founding member of Fianna Éireann, Cumann na mBan and the Irish Citizen Army, she took part in the Easter Rising in 1916. She was sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment on the grounds of her sex. 1/3
A ceasefire in the Irish War of Independence began on 11 July 1921. The post-ceasefire talks led to the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December 1921. This ended British rule in most of Ireland and, after a ten-month transitional period overseen by a provisional government.... 1/2
July 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
A ceasefire in the Irish War of Independence began on 11 July 1921. The post-ceasefire talks led to the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December 1921. This ended British rule in most of Ireland and, after a ten-month transitional period overseen by a provisional government.... 1/2
By way of comparison there were 15 million deaths in battle on ALL fronts in WW2.
July 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
By way of comparison there were 15 million deaths in battle on ALL fronts in WW2.
Tom Barry was born on 1 July 1897 Killorglin, County Kerry. He was a prominent guerrilla leader in the IRA during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. He is remembered for the Kilmichael ambush, in which he and his column wiped out a 18-man patrol, killing sixteen. 1/2
July 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Tom Barry was born on 1 July 1897 Killorglin, County Kerry. He was a prominent guerrilla leader in the IRA during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. He is remembered for the Kilmichael ambush, in which he and his column wiped out a 18-man patrol, killing sixteen. 1/2
"Are we allowed to say "death to the IDF" in the UK? Somerset police don't seem to think so.
Death to the IDF could mean many things. It could be metaphorical as in "I want to see the IDF come to an end", kind'a like saying "death to apartheid"'. 1/6
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/it-looks-l...
Death to the IDF could mean many things. It could be metaphorical as in "I want to see the IDF come to an end", kind'a like saying "death to apartheid"'. 1/6
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/it-looks-l...
June 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"Are we allowed to say "death to the IDF" in the UK? Somerset police don't seem to think so.
Death to the IDF could mean many things. It could be metaphorical as in "I want to see the IDF come to an end", kind'a like saying "death to apartheid"'. 1/6
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/it-looks-l...
Death to the IDF could mean many things. It could be metaphorical as in "I want to see the IDF come to an end", kind'a like saying "death to apartheid"'. 1/6
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/it-looks-l...
On 29 June 1922 Michael Collins sent a telegram to Winston Churchill begging for more military aid to fight the IRA, complaining he was promised 'two hundred rounds of high explosives' from the British to use against the anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army. 1/3
June 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
On 29 June 1922 Michael Collins sent a telegram to Winston Churchill begging for more military aid to fight the IRA, complaining he was promised 'two hundred rounds of high explosives' from the British to use against the anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army. 1/3
28 June 1922 was the First Day of the Irish Civil War. The anti-treaty forces occupied the Four Courts. On Michael Collin's orders the bombardment of he building by Provisional Government troops started on 28 June. The building was stormed and the anti-treaty troops surrendered on 30 June. 1/2
June 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
28 June 1922 was the First Day of the Irish Civil War. The anti-treaty forces occupied the Four Courts. On Michael Collin's orders the bombardment of he building by Provisional Government troops started on 28 June. The building was stormed and the anti-treaty troops surrendered on 30 June. 1/2
On 28 June 1969, New York City police arrived at the Stonewall Inn, a bar in Greenwich Village that catered to the gay community, to conduct a routine raid and arrest any individuals found to be cross-dressing. The raid did not proceed routinely,... 1/2
June 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
On 28 June 1969, New York City police arrived at the Stonewall Inn, a bar in Greenwich Village that catered to the gay community, to conduct a routine raid and arrest any individuals found to be cross-dressing. The raid did not proceed routinely,... 1/2
Charles Stewart Parnell was born on 27 June 1846. He was a land reform agitator and founder of the Irish National Land League in 1879. He was Leader of the Home Rule League from 1880 to 1882, and then of the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1882 to 1891, who held the balance of power in the... 1/2
June 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Charles Stewart Parnell was born on 27 June 1846. He was a land reform agitator and founder of the Irish National Land League in 1879. He was Leader of the Home Rule League from 1880 to 1882, and then of the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1882 to 1891, who held the balance of power in the... 1/2
On 26 June 1991 the convictions of the ‘Maguire Seven’ were quashed by the Court of Appeal in London. The seven had been convicted of supplying the bombs that were used in Guildford and Woolwich. 1/2
June 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
On 26 June 1991 the convictions of the ‘Maguire Seven’ were quashed by the Court of Appeal in London. The seven had been convicted of supplying the bombs that were used in Guildford and Woolwich. 1/2
Ernest Walton died on 25 June 1995 in Belfast. Born in Dungarvan, Co Waterford, he was a physicist and Nobel laureate for his work with John Cockcroft with “atom-smashing” experiments done at Cambridge University in the early 1930s... 1/2
June 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Ernest Walton died on 25 June 1995 in Belfast. Born in Dungarvan, Co Waterford, he was a physicist and Nobel laureate for his work with John Cockcroft with “atom-smashing” experiments done at Cambridge University in the early 1930s... 1/2
Wolfe Tone (Bhulbh Teón) was born in Dublin on 20 June 1793. He was one of the founding members of the United Irishmen, a republican society determined to end British rule in Ireland. He came from a Protestant family. He was active in drawing Irish Catholics and Presbyterians together... 1/2
June 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Wolfe Tone (Bhulbh Teón) was born in Dublin on 20 June 1793. He was one of the founding members of the United Irishmen, a republican society determined to end British rule in Ireland. He came from a Protestant family. He was active in drawing Irish Catholics and Presbyterians together... 1/2
On 20 June 1967 Muhammad Ali was convicted for refusing the Vietnam Draft. The judge handed down the maximum sentence to Cassius Clay (as they insisted upon calling him in court): five-years in a federal penitentiary and a $10,000 fine. 1/2
June 20, 2025 at 6:10 AM
On 20 June 1967 Muhammad Ali was convicted for refusing the Vietnam Draft. The judge handed down the maximum sentence to Cassius Clay (as they insisted upon calling him in court): five-years in a federal penitentiary and a $10,000 fine. 1/2
World Refugee Day is an international day organised every year on 20 June by the United Nations. It is designed to celebrate and honour refugees from around the world. 1/2
June 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
World Refugee Day is an international day organised every year on 20 June by the United Nations. It is designed to celebrate and honour refugees from around the world. 1/2
According to David Norris, who was a Dublin senator and is a Joyce scholar, the first official celebration of Bloomsday was held on its 25th anniversary on 16 June 1929. That night, Joyce was the guest of honour at a dinner party held at Les Vaux de Cernay, a village near Versailles. 1/3
June 16, 2025 at 6:42 AM
According to David Norris, who was a Dublin senator and is a Joyce scholar, the first official celebration of Bloomsday was held on its 25th anniversary on 16 June 1929. That night, Joyce was the guest of honour at a dinner party held at Les Vaux de Cernay, a village near Versailles. 1/3
On 16 June 1924 friends send Joyce, who is in hospital, a bouquet of white and blue hydrangeas. He writes in his notebook: “Today 16 of June 1924 twenty years after. Will anybody remember this date?”
#IrishLiterature #JamesJoyce #Ulysses #Bloomsday #Dublin #OnThisDay
#IrishLiterature #JamesJoyce #Ulysses #Bloomsday #Dublin #OnThisDay
June 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
On 16 June 1924 friends send Joyce, who is in hospital, a bouquet of white and blue hydrangeas. He writes in his notebook: “Today 16 of June 1924 twenty years after. Will anybody remember this date?”
#IrishLiterature #JamesJoyce #Ulysses #Bloomsday #Dublin #OnThisDay
#IrishLiterature #JamesJoyce #Ulysses #Bloomsday #Dublin #OnThisDay
16 June is Bloomsday, a commemoration and celebration of the life of James Joyce during which the events of Ulysses (set on 16 June 1904) are relived. 1/2
June 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
16 June is Bloomsday, a commemoration and celebration of the life of James Joyce during which the events of Ulysses (set on 16 June 1904) are relived. 1/2
High school student-led protests in South Africa began on the morning of 16 June 1976 in response to the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools. Known as the Soweto uprising, an estimated 20,000 students took part in the protests. 1/2
June 16, 2025 at 5:10 AM
High school student-led protests in South Africa began on the morning of 16 June 1976 in response to the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools. Known as the Soweto uprising, an estimated 20,000 students took part in the protests. 1/2
Ernesto "Che" Guevara was born on 14 June 1928 in Rosario, Argentina. Although the legal name on his birth certificate was "Ernesto Guevara", his name sometimes appears with "de la Serna" and/or "Lynch" accompanying it. 1/3
June 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Ernesto "Che" Guevara was born on 14 June 1928 in Rosario, Argentina. Although the legal name on his birth certificate was "Ernesto Guevara", his name sometimes appears with "de la Serna" and/or "Lynch" accompanying it. 1/3
Pope Leo's first appointment for US Bishop, an immigrant himself, is asking priests in his diocese of San Diego to go with immigrants to immigration court in an effort to influence public opinion and maybe protect the people from ICE.
HT: @MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
#SanDiego #RefugeeRights
HT: @MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
#SanDiego #RefugeeRights
June 13, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Pope Leo's first appointment for US Bishop, an immigrant himself, is asking priests in his diocese of San Diego to go with immigrants to immigration court in an effort to influence public opinion and maybe protect the people from ICE.
HT: @MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
#SanDiego #RefugeeRights
HT: @MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
#SanDiego #RefugeeRights
On 13 June 1988 the Molly Malone statue on Grafton Street was unveiled by then-Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alderman Ben Briscoe during the 1988 Dublin Millennium celebrations. The mayor declared 13 June as Molly Malone Day. 1/2
June 13, 2025 at 6:35 AM
On 13 June 1988 the Molly Malone statue on Grafton Street was unveiled by then-Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alderman Ben Briscoe during the 1988 Dublin Millennium celebrations. The mayor declared 13 June as Molly Malone Day. 1/2
On 13 June 1912 Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, and a group of suffragettes, smashed windows in Dublin Castle to highlight the woman’s right to vote cause. It was an offence for which she would spent a month in prison.
#Ireland #IrishHistory #HannaSheehySkeffington #Dublin #Suffragettes #WomensRights
#Ireland #IrishHistory #HannaSheehySkeffington #Dublin #Suffragettes #WomensRights
June 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
On 13 June 1912 Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, and a group of suffragettes, smashed windows in Dublin Castle to highlight the woman’s right to vote cause. It was an offence for which she would spent a month in prison.
#Ireland #IrishHistory #HannaSheehySkeffington #Dublin #Suffragettes #WomensRights
#Ireland #IrishHistory #HannaSheehySkeffington #Dublin #Suffragettes #WomensRights