📖 Ancient Restoration

The earliest depictions of the Celtic harp are found on 8th c. stone relics in Scotland, suggesting the harp was a Pictish innovation.

The Green harp flag was first used by Owen Roe O'Neill in the Irish Confederate Wars in 1642. The green stands for nationhood & rebellion.

The Green harp flag was first used by Owen Roe O'Neill in the Irish Confederate Wars in 1642. The green stands for nationhood & rebellion.

In 1541, Henry VIII adopted the harp as symbol of Ireland on coinage - Later on the harp appeared on a blue field as the national emblem.

The 'National Flag of the Sacred Green' proclaimed by the United Irishmen. It symbolises our Gaelic antiquity & national, cultural identity.

The 'National Flag of the Sacred Green' proclaimed by the United Irishmen. It symbolises our Gaelic antiquity & national, cultural identity.

Island Men Returning - Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957) The brother of poet William Butler Yeats, most of Jack B's scenes were inspired by a childhood spent in the west of Ireland. He said later in life that 'every painting had in it somewhere a thought of Sligo'.

Island Men Returning - Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957) The brother of poet William Butler Yeats, most of Jack B's scenes were inspired by a childhood spent in the west of Ireland. He said later in life that 'every painting had in it somewhere a thought of Sligo'.

On October 23rd, 1641, Irish Catholics led by Sir Felim O'Neill launched a rebellion against Protestant rule, leading to the founding of the Confederation of Kilkenny and the beginning of the Eleven Years’ War.

'We solemnly declare foreign government in Ireland to be an invasion of our national right which we will never tolerate, and we demand the evacuation of our country by the English Garrison.' Irish Declaration of Independence

October 16th is the feast of Saint Gall: Irish monk, disciple of St. Columbanus, missionary to Francia, hermit, preacher, and exorcist—who died in what is now Switzerland, circa A.D. 646.

This day 17 years ago – 14 October 2001 – state funerals were given to the Forgotten Ten – ten rebels hanged in the 1920s, including Kevin Barry. Barry, an 18-year-old student when he was executed, had taken part in an ambush in which a 15-year-old British…