St Wolstan's Priory, Celbridge, co. Kildare.

The Church of Ireland parish church (now a community centre) in Clane, co. Kildare stands where St. Ailbhe's Monastery was once situated. One of the earliest monastic foundations in Ireland, it was founded in the 6th century. #history #medievalIreland

Clane Motte, Clane, co. Kildare is a 12th-century castle. Once, a wooden castle/fort would have sat atop it. Before it became a castle, it was the tomb of Mesgegra, king of Leinster. #MedievalIreland #history

In 1258, Gerald Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald, a son of the 2nd baron Offaly, invited the Franciscans to establish a friary at Clane. He (and not the 1st earl of Kildare, as claimed on their information board) was buried here. #History

According to the information board at Clane Friary (in co. Kildare, Ireland), the 4th baron Offaly (later known as the first earl of Kildare) was buried there in 1287. He died in 1316. That must have been disconcerting for him. #History

Around this time, on 3 April 1888, Emma Smith became Jack the Ripper's first victim. She was attacked on the corner of Osborn Street and Brick Lane but managed to get back to her lodging house located nearby. She was rushed to the Royal London Hospital but died the following day. #JacktheRipper

So, it looks like Musk is in charge now, and Trump has been relegated to being a geriatric Oompa-Loompa figure-head. The US is a train going off the tracks, hurtling down a cliff. #presidentmusk #falloftheUSA

Who's gonna tell Grandpa? #Canada #ohCanada 🍁

I would go to this funeral.

Also, there seems to be a market for supersize crematoriums.

A legend linked to St Elizabeth's Flood (1421) tells of a baby carried away by the flood with its crib and a cat. People spotted the baby after the floods receded. They noticed a cat leaping from one side of the crib to the other, helping it to maintain balance and keeping the sleeping baby safe.

#onthisday On 18 November 1421 The St. Elizabeth's flood occurred in what is now the Netherlands. It ranks 20th on the list of worst floods in history. A North Sea storm caused the dikes to break, flooding several villages, and killing between 2,000 and 10,000 people. #medieval #history

A picture of Lyons Hill, Kildare, at sunset this day six years ago from Newcastle Lyons. Lyons manor was held by the Tyrel family in the 14th century. Gerald Tyrel was a close associate of the first earl of Kildare, and one of his sons Henry, an outlaw, was starved to death in Dublin Castle in 1306.

#onthisday On this day in 594 Gregory of Tours, bishop of Tours and the "father of French history" died.

#onthisday On 17 November 1292 John de Balliol became King of Scots. Firmly under the thumb of King Edward I of England, Balliol's tenure as king was doomed to failure. He was deposed four years later. Scotland would have to wait another decade before another king took the throne: Robert the Bruce.

#onthisday On 17 November 887, Charles the Fat, the last Carolingian emperor of legitimate birth, was deposed, leading to the fragmentation of the empire. He died six weeks later. He was considered inept, but we don't know if he was fat, he acquired that moniker three centuries after his death.

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