20 Apr 1650: d. David Rothe Bishop of Ossory #otd - historian of 16th & 17th century #English conquest in #Ireland & hagiographer of St Brigid of #Kildare
28 Mar 1568: Elizabeth I informs #Dublin Castle that she has chosen Thomas Lancaster former Bishop of #Kildare for the Archbishopric of #Armagh. He had been deprived by Mary I. He was reconsecrated with episcopal orders 13 June 1568 - an unusual/interesting thing to do. (eebo)
13 Jan 1630: Robert Ussher (cousin of Archbishop James Ussher,below) becomes Provost of Trinity College #Dublin#otd
He promoted the teaching of #Gaeilge#Irish, but he also banned plays. He would later become Bishop of #Kildare.
20 Dec 1537: The #Irish Parliament ends #otd having attainted the Earl of #Kildare & passed the legislation for Henry VIII's break with Rome, thus establishing the Church of Ireland - a packed programme.
On this day in 1772, Mary Mickanany McDermott died aged 52. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Dunmanoge, Co. Kildare, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/mcder1772
On this day in 1739, John Ashe died aged 55. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Ballynadrumny, Co. Kildare, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/ashe1739
On this day in 1694, Elizabeth Brereton died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Naas, Co. Kildare, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/brer1694
On this day in 1624, Rose Nangell Fitz Gerald of Co. Kildare died. Her funeral entry details her father, husband and children. See more 17th-century funeral entries in the Journals: https://bit.ly/nangell1624
On this day in 1721, Jane Robison died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Celbridge graveyard, Kildrought parish, Co. Kildare, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/robison1721
Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: On the Isle of Man the #Berrey Dhone (Brown Berry) lived either on top of North Barrule Mountain or inside it. Like other forms of the #Cailleach, this hag or witch was an Amazonian giant, and her rocky heelprint can still be seen on the mountainside.
Source: Ali Isaac #Celtic
Photocredits: 1. Neu-Kelte
Nua-#CelticSoulJourney in #Ireland: Despite the enmity between the #TuathaDéDanann and the mighty but destructive sorceress #Carman, a great festival was staged in her honor, called the Óenach Carman, whose site has been variously located on the Curragh in Co. #Kildare and on the plains of the River Barrow in the same county, suggesting that she was a force to be propitiated. Similar festivals were also staged in honor of the goddesses Tailtiu and Tlachtga. As earth goddesses, they may have represented the dying vegetation that fed humanity, suggesting an ancient connection of such goddesses to the harvest season.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore https://twitter.com/irishspiritmag/status/1582763488744988672?t=E464EIMQHl34zv-S8-G11A&s=09