100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b... @gallicabnf.bsky.social La macabre découverte des chiffonniers
Oliver O'Hanlon
@ooh99.bsky.social
PhD, interested in history, editorial cartoons, newspaper history, foreign languages and likes to cycle (when it's safe to do so...) oliverohanlon.blogspot.com
100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b... @gallicabnf.bsky.social Le fils du tsar n'est pas mort
My look at some of the Irish cyclists who competed in @letour.stadio.top and @letour.stadio.top Femmes over the years www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #tourdefrance #letourdefrance #letour
5 times Irish cyclists made a splash at the Tour de France
The Tour de France has featured many prominent Irish cyclists over the years who have claimed the yellow jersey along the way
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100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b... @gallicabnf.bsky.social Les drames de l'orage dans la banlieue parisienne
Some great photographs included in the 1926 Census exhibition currently running in St Peters Cork with what looks like a facsimile copy of the actual document that would have been filled out by the local Garda stpeterscork.ie/census-1926
What a great idea, such a novel approach. Saw some examples of the project 'io, intentionally offline' at Bantry library - it's on display at @wcorklitfest.bsky.social (including work by author @fionawhyte.bsky.social ) ioffline.ie
Merci ! Thanks to 🇫🇷🇮🇪 @franceinireland.bsky.social for the invitation to the annual Bastille Day celebration at the Résidence de France. It was a pleasure to meet Ambassador Céline Place again and hear speeches from An Taoiseach and @michelbarnier.bsky.social
📻 Really enjoyed this chat today with Seán Moncrief today on @newstalkfm.bsky.social about Samuel Beckett and Mary Elmes - two of the Irish who gave assistance to France during the Second World War www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
Bastille Day & the Irish contribution to the French Resistance | Newstalk
Today is Bastille Day in France, marking the establishment of the French republic, as well as oth...
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📻 I'll be on Newstalk with @SeanMoncrieff after 3pm today to discuss the Irish who were part of the resistance in France during the Second World War
Meet the Irish people who fought for the French Resistance during World War II, including Samuel Beckett, Janie McCarthy, Mary Elmes and Maureen O'Sullivan. By @ooh99.bsky.social @ucc.ie #BastilleDay www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Meet the Irish who fought for French Resistance in World War II
Several Irish-born people helped the French Resistance, including Samuel Beckett, Janie McCarthy, Mary Elmes and Maureen O'Sullivan
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A couple of Bastille Day-themed cartoons in the French press #OTD 1926 for #14juillet #fetenationale From gallica.bnf.fr/UnesDuJour @gallicabnf.bsky.social Bonne fête nationale! 🇫🇷
100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b... @gallicabnf.bsky.social Une scène de cauchemar
100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b... @gallicabnf.bsky.social Un terrible accident dans le port de Cherbourg
A US newspaper cartoon from #OTD 1926 marking the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with 'the world' congratulating Uncle Sam From www.loc.gov/resource/sn8... #july4th
100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b... @gallicabnf.bsky.social Une victime du devoir
Good to see this book getting some attention on the International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures iasil.org/2026/06/new-...
100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b... @gallicabnf.bsky.social Un drame dans la cage aux lions
List of Oliver's writings - book chapters, book reviews, newspaper and magazine articles oliverohanlon.weebly.com/writings.html
Writings
Oliver has written book chapters in edited books and book reviews in peer-reviewed academic journals. He has also written magazine articles and newspaper articles based on research he completed as...
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Probably the last #Bloomsday post of the day - a portrait of James Joyce in the National Gallery of Ireland by the French portrait painter Jacques-Émile Blanche #Bloomsday2026
Happy #Bloomsday - I wrote this for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social about the link between the ancient Hungarian city of Szombathely and James Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b... @gallicabnf.bsky.social Le lynchage d'un nègre par des Américains
Well that's a surprise! Apparently my blog was popular today with 6662 views or hits or whatever they're called. Who knew... oliverohanlon.blogspot.com
100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b... @gallicabnf.bsky.social Séquestrée depuis huit ans !
So pleased to have received a PDF copy of this book 'Freedom of Speech in the Press in Times of Conflict' Grateful to the other editors, contributors and the publisher Peter Lang Details here: www.peterlang.com/document/162...
This gold disc is one of the earliest recorded finds of a prehistoric artefact. It was unearthed at Ballyshannon in Ireland, probably sometime in the 1680s, and is illustrated in the 1695 edition of William Camden’s Britannia.
A Secret garden full of history not known to many Dubliners - read my Irish Diary in today's Irish Times newspaper about the historic Goldenbridge Cemetery in Inchicore www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
Secret garden: the first Catholic cemetery built in Ireland since the Reformation
Body snatching was a constant fear, as newly interred remains would be dug up and sold to medical students for study purposes
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100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal ilustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b... @gallicabnf Épisode de la grève générale en Angleterre
An unusual book set during the Troubles - read my short article on @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social about No Mate for the Magpie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
No Mate for the Magpie – an unusual, perceptive Troubles novel
Over 40 years since its publication, Ann Brady's No Mate for the Magpie has sparked renewed interest and attention thanks to her unique writing style
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An unusual book set during the Troubles - read my short article on @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social about No Mate for the Magpie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
No Mate for the Magpie – an unusual, perceptive Troubles novel
Over 40 years since its publication, Ann Brady's No Mate for the Magpie has sparked renewed interest and attention thanks to her unique writing style
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