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Today’s inauguration of
@JoeBiden
means that 23 of the 46 US Presidents have Irish ancestors – an impressive 50%.
Irish emigrants truly have influenced and shaped the world throughout history.
#GlobalIrish
#InaugurationDay
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What a day! Thank you to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for visiting
#EPICMuseum
. Our founder Neville Isdell and Assistant Museum Director Jessica Traynor provided the couple with a select tour of our museum today
#RoyalVisitIreland
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Three wins in a row is just EPIC! We are very proud to have been awarded Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction 2021 – our third time to win.
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Donegal-born Kay McNulty was known as the Irish ‘mother of computer programming’. She was one of six original programmers of the ENIAC, the world’s first electronic general-purpose computer - a huge step in technology - but her pioneering work was only acknowledged decades later.
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Although we had hoped that Shane MacGowan would be with us for the opening, we are still honoured to present you 'They Gave the Walls a Talking', a temporary exhibition celebrating the
@poguesofficial
and the late Shane MacGowan, at EPIC in collaboration with
@hotpress
.
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Neville Isdell, Founder and CEO with his wife Pamela Isdell, collecting the World Travel Award trophy that says that
#EPICMuseum
is
Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction
for 2019.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR US.
GO RAIBH MÍLE MAITH AGAT.
#worldtravelawards
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Beautiful yet poignant sculpture capturing the experience of emigration.
Sculptor Bruno Catalano
The sculpture is dedicated to
#emigrants
leaving their
#homeland
... with emptiness inside and going nowhere
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What was your favourite part of EPIC?
Whilst you
#StayHome
, get discovering with the new virtual tour of our museum! Navigate through our stunning galleries and reveal the stories inside.
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This
#PresidentsDay
, we are celebrating the 23 US Presidents with ancestral connections to the island of Ireland and how they have influenced and shaped the world.
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The word is out: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit EPIC during
#RoyalVisitIreland
next week. We couldn’t be more excited to share the story of Ireland’s 10 million emigrants and our impact on the world.
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TWO-IN-A-ROW! 🏆 We are delighted to announce that we have won the title of Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction at the annual World Travel Awards for a second year.
Read more here:
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The boys of the NYPD choir are finally singing Galway Bay. Inspired by 'Fairytale of New York' we present a new twist in an EPIC emigrant story.
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Samuel Beckett, born
#onthisday
in 1906 in Dublin. Beckett was a brilliant playwright, but also led the most extraordinary of lives. He was an academic, a member of the French Resistance, Andre the Giant's chauffeur, & is the only Nobel Laureate to have played 1st class cricket.
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What would the people of Mayo prefer?
A U.S. Presidential visit
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An All-Ireland win
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On
#PresidentsDay2022
, read about the 23 US Presidents with ancestral connections to the island of Ireland, and how they ended up taking on one of the most powerful jobs in the world!
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Follow the exploits of present day Irish pioneers of exploration in our latest kids pack -
@Dr_Niamh_Shaw
@SpaceNorah
@lizbonnin
@patfalvey
@markpollock
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Our second
#HistoryAtHome
pack is out now! Delve into the world of exploration, unearth discoveries made by Irish explorers across land, sea, sky and space and concoct your very own arctic snowstorm at home. Suitable for kids 8+ and it's free to download!
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Did you know that the first computers were as big as a house? 🖥️
Discover the origins of computer science and learn how to ‘speak computer’ using emojis in our new
#HistoryatHome
pack, free to download now! For kids aged 8+.
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Today on National Famine Commemoration Day, we remember all the victims of the
#famine
and those who suffered through poverty and hardship. Photo taken by Dublin Northside of The
#FamineMemorial
in Dublin's Docklands, the spot where many Irish emigrants fled Ireland for good.
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Today is St Brigid's Day, Ireland's only female patron saint & to an epic amount of people, including: babies, blacksmiths, boatmen, brewers, dairy farmers, the Douglas clan, fishermen, Leinster, nuns, midwifes, poultry farmers, printing presses & scholars!
#StBrigidsDay
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Our founder Neville Isdell escorts the Duke and Duchess of Sussex into
@chqdublin
to visit
#EPICMuseum
#RoyalVisitIreland
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Today, President
@JoeBiden
becomes the newest member of Ireland’s diaspora to be featured in our Museum of Irish Emigration. He will feature in our ‘Leading Change’ gallery alongside other notable world leaders including
@BarackObama
and JFK.
#Inauguration2021
#IrishDiaspora
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Today is National Famine Commemoration Day. We want to honour the memories of those who suffered, perished and were forced to emigrate during the Great Famine
At EPIC, we will continue to keep their stories and those of all Irish emigrants alive
Ar dheis Dé go raibh siad
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Christmas has landed here in the
#DublinDocklands
! ❄️
You can admire Dublin's stunning
#WinterLights
at 17 locations across the city:
#WinterLightsDublin
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Beginning your genealogy research can be daunting, but now there's no better time! We've created a beginners guide with 7 top tips to get you started. Download your FREE Family Tree Pack today 🌳
#StayAtHomeChallenge
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Tomorrow 6th January marks Nollaig na mBan, also known as 'Women's Christmas', and the end of the festive season. Traditionally,
#NollaigNamBan
was a day when women could relax after a busy Christmas period and hand over household duties.
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Calling all parents and teachers at home! Our new Computer Scientists
#HistoryatHome
pack is now live! Discover the fascinating history of computer science and create your very own algorithm. Download 13 pages of fun activities today:
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At EPIC we share the stories of pioneering Irish diaspora women and the trails they blazed in science, design, politics, sport and beyond. From Irish astronomers to the world’s first female stockbroker, we remember the barriers that they overcame.
#IWD2021
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Give the emigrants in your family the recognition they deserve this
#StPatricksDay
. Add their name to our Power of a Name exhibition.
Find out more:
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Our open letter to President Donald Trump in this week's The Clare Champion, the newspaper local to his golf resort in Doonbeg, ahead of his visit to Ireland next week.
#EPICmuseum
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We had a busy morning on O’Connell Street! We placed an empty plinth in the middle of the street to highlight the lack of historical Irish women recognised in our capital’s public artworks. Who would you place on a statue?
#EPICWomen
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Buy Charity Gift tickets to our award winning Museum and we'll donate the proceeds to Inner City Helping Homeless,
@ICHHDUBLIN
, who are sourcing Christmas food Parcels for 15 Community Organisations and 500 families through
@FoodCloud
. Find out more at
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We are delighted to have been nominated as Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction for the 2nd year in a row. Help us keep the title here at home, by casting your vote today.
Take two minutes to vote:
@WTravelAwards
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Beloved Irish-American actress and singer Maureen O'Hara was born
#onthisday
in Ranelagh in 1920. O'Hara appeared in many films during Hollywood's Golden Age but is best remembered for her role in John Ford's The Quiet Man, in which she starred alongside John Wayne.
#EPICMuseum
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With International Day of Women and Girls in
#Science
on 11 February, we are looking back on the Irish women that made their mark. This is Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, an astrophysicist from co Armagh, who discovered radio pulsars 53 years ago whilst studying at
@Cambridge_Uni
.
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"It’s very important that we honor the Irish diaspora abroad and recognize the vital contributions and monumental impact Irish people have made worldwide."
Irish museum wins European tourist attraction award
Thank you
@M_Dorgan
@irishcentral
#EPICMuseum
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If you know Irish people abroad who would love to watch superb Irish entertainment available online, please introduce them to our new Stay At Home Library:
We have chosen highlights from the RTÉ Player, RTE Archives, TG4 Player, GAA Now, YouTube and more
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In 1925, a 22-year-old Dubliner called Oonah Keogh stood on the floor of the Dublin Stock Exchange to become the world's first female stockbroker. Catch her fascinating story on
@RTEOne
now!
#EPICWomen
#womeninfinance
@HerstoryIreland
@UGFilms
@BAItweets
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COMING SOON to
@RTEOne
- Herstory: Ireland's EPIC Women, the new 6 part TV series by
@UGFilms
telling the stories of Ireland's
#EPICwomen
.
More details from January 28.
#RTEherstory
@BAITweets
@rte
@HerstoryIreland
@UGFilms
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Thanks to
@Julienbehal
and the
@BritEmbDublin
for sharing the full images of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit to
#EPICMuseum
and
@chqdublin
! If you were there you may be able to spot yourself in the crowd!
#RoyalVisitIreland
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Happy
#4thJuly
to our American friends at home and abroad! From the Kilkenny designer of The White House, to the Irish workers that helped build the skyline of US cities, here at EPIC we tell the story of our shared histories:
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In Ireland, 6th Jan is traditionally known as a day of rest for women, where they can relax after a busy Christmas period. Tonight EPIC and
@IrishWritersCtr
will come together to host IWC’s Nollaig na mBan event in praise of women writers around Ireland.
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Thank you
@PresidentIRL
for your kind words in support of our World Travel Awards win. Your support of the Irish Diaspora is a constant inspiration to us and a comfort to those who have emigrated missing Ireland. Our team really appreciates your message.
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Exciting news! We've been shortlisted as World’s Leading Tourist Attraction in the World Travel Awards. Please spare a minute to vote for EPIC today. Your vote means the world to us.
#WorldTravelAwards
#EPICMuseum
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We look forward to
@POTUS
Joe Biden's visit to the Republic of Ireland in the next few days!
The 46th President of the United States can trace his Irish ancestry back to counties Louth and Mayo. Biden is one of the 23 US presidents who boast Irish heritage ☘️
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Being Irish expands far beyond the borders of Ireland.
#EPICMuseum
would like to wish all the Irish men and women who have left our shores a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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What comes to mind when you think of
#Easter
for kids?
It's time to get creative with the first in a series of our 'History at home' packs! With 8 pages of engaging puzzles, quizzes & games for children 8+, download yours for free now.
#StayAtHome
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Dr. James Barry was born in Co. Cork in the late 1780s. He is one of Ireland’s first-known examples of someone born female, but who lived and identified as a man for much of their life. Barry would go on to become one of the most renowned surgeons of the 19th century.
#EPICWomen
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We are proud to announce the opening of our new exhibition "Revolutionary Routes: Ireland & The Black Atlantic" alongside
@dfatirl
. The exhibition will be launched on 25th May, 6pm by broadcaster, historian and bestselling author
@EmmaDabiri
. Find out more
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There's no better time to take your first steps into discovering your family roots!
Download our free Family Tree Pack, which includes 7 top tips to get you started and a family tree chart for both you and your children.
#StayAtHomeChallenge
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EPIC is turning five today! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
We would like to say a huge thank you to all of our visitors and supporters over the past five years. We can't wait to reopen our doors again on Monday!
#EPICMuseum
#Birthday
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“Irish people have done so much to shape our world. Thank you for sharing so many moving and inspiring stories. Harry and Meghan”
Thanks again to The Duke and Duchess of Sussex for visiting
#EPICMuseum
as part of
#RoyalVisitIreland
. Details:
#LoveDublin
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Can't come to EPIC? Then we're bringing EPIC to you! We've created a virtual tour for you to enjoy our
#MuseumFromHome
.
To take the
#EPICMuseum
virtual tour CLICK 👉
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Today we remember Grace Kelly, who died
#onthisday
in 1982. Kelly greatly valued her Irish roots, which go back to Drimurla, Co. Mayo. Her grandfather left the cottage that was his birthplace and home in 1887 and emigrated to Philadelphia.
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Our museum is nominated for Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction for the third year running!
We’re going for three in a row - a win for Ireland, a win for Tourism and a win for the global Irish all over the world! 🏆🏆🏆
Voting closes 1st September:
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Eileen Gray was born in Co. Wexford in 1878 but lived in Paris for most of her life. She became a lacquer master, modernist furniture designer and helped to pioneer the modern movement in architecture, never following the norm when it came to design.
#IrishWomen
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It is 60 years since The Clancy Brothers got their big break on prime time American television. But what many people don’t know is that, at this time, the band also inspired a young
@bobdylan
to start writing his own rebel songs.
Read the full story:
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Why do we put a candle in the window at Christmas? The candle’s warm light, seen through the darkness, is a sign of welcome to weary travellers and a symbol to Irish emigrants and their descendants that they are always welcome back home in Ireland:
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Maria Dempsey also presented the Duchess of Sussex with a bouquet of flowers on arrival to
#EPICMuseum
for the
#RoyalVisitIreland
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#Halloween
has its roots in an old Irish Celtic festival called
#Samhain
. This festival was one of the customs the Celts brought with them to celebrate the changing of the seasons🎃🍂
Learn more about the origins of Halloween and its evolution through Irish Emigration at EPIC!
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Did you know that the hypodermic needle was invented by a Dublin doctor in 1844? We can thank Dr Francis Rynd for this simple yet life-saving device:
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Happy Halloween! Did you know that Ireland has celebrated Samhain for thousands of years? Originating from an ancient Celtic spiritual tradition, Samhain marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, or the "darker half" of the year.
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#EPICMuseum
and the
@dfatirl
are excited to announce an open call for artists to commission original artwork for our upcoming new exhibition, Out In The World: Ireland's LGBTQ+ Diaspora. The deadline for applications is 15 April 2021.
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We are heartbroken to hear of the passing of Shane MacGowan 💔 Our thoughts are with Victoria, family and friends at this sad time.
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There are over 200 public artworks in Dublin; only seven statues are dedicated to historical Irish women.
Lady Mary Heath's statue would look good on O'Connell St.
We have commissioned a plinth to ask why women have been overlooked.
Let’s change the record.
#EPICWomen
Could we please have a statue of Lady Mary Heath in Limerick. Be great inspiration for young women to see that she was able to achieve so much.
#Herstory
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Calling all
#IrishMuseums
! 🏦 Do you have online educational resources suitable for children at home? Submit any links below to be part of our collection 👇
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#FunFactFriday
! Did you know that an Irishman invented hot chocolate? ☕
Hans Sloane was an Irish Physician born in Co. Down and was the first to create the modern day hot chocolate recipe back in 1687.
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Today, we want to join those bidding a final farewell to Shane MacGowan and remember his legacy with our special tribute to the Pogues' Fairytale of New York ❤
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A little bit of
#HistoryAtHome
! This is Dave Gallaher who was born in Donegal in 1873, and would later become the first captain of the All Blacks. Under his leadership the team lost only one of their 35 matches!
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Happy Halloween! Celebrated in Ireland for over 1000 years, the tradition has spread due to Irish emigration, as
@GlobalIrish
explain
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Ahoy! Amidst all the storm madness, it's also International
#TalkLikeaPirateDay
⚓ At
#EPICMuseum
, we feature Anne Bonny, one of the most famous female pirates of all time. Born in Kinsale in 1698, Bonny was rather rebellious and became known as the Pirate Queen of the Caribbean!
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Our museum will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday the 11th of July, as we welcome the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to
#EPICMuseum
. We will reopen on Thursday, 12th of July at 10am.
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Irish Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton was born
#onthisday
in Co Kildare. He saved the crew of his ship – which had been sunk by ice in 1915 – by making a daring trip in an open boat over 750 miles of polar sea. It remains one of the greatest rescue stories of modern history.
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Double celebrations today, as we mark EPIC's 5th Birthday and the reopening of our museum! 🎉🎉
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Did you know that
@joebiden
can trace his Irish ancestry back to counties Louth and Mayo? The president-elect joins the long list of 23 US Presidents that claim Irish heritage:
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Do you have family members who emigrated from Ireland?
Honour their name, their decisions to emigrate and their journey in a new exhibition at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin, Ireland.
See for details.
#irishabroad
#irishdiaspora
#emigration
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#CHQDublin
is lighting up green tonight to support Irish Tourism and all of our partners within the industry.
#MakingTourismHappen
#IrelandGoesGreen
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Amazing evening for tonight's launch of
#RTEherstory
, celebrating
#epicwomen
✨
Starting on February 3rd on
@RTEOne
!
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Today's an exciting day at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, as we're getting ready for the official launch event of our temporary exhibition 'Homecoming: JFK in Ireland' in collaboration with the
@JFKlibrary
!
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The Irish vote is a powerful thing. Let’s show the world just how powerful.
Please spare a minute today to VOTE for EPIC today as World's Leading Tourist Attraction and let's make Ireland proud!
#WorldTravelAwards
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We were proud to open "Revolutionary Routes: Ireland & The Black Atlantic" this week, officially launched by
@EmmaDabiri
. Thank you to all those who attended - the exhibition is now open to visit in
@chqdublin
.
📸Leon Farrell, Photocall Ireland.
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On
#WorldPilotsday
, we look back on the life of record-setting aviator Lady Mary Heath - the first woman to hold a commercial flying licence. Limerick-born Heath was the first woman to parachute from an aeroplane, and once flew from Cape Town to London in an open-cockpit plane!
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We're giving away an EPIC prize to
@NYFDublin
to see
@Kodaline
, stay in
@themarkerhotel
, dinner at
@ubrewingdublin
, and visit
#EPICMuseum
! Simply RT and follow to be in the draw! Full details:
#NYFDublin
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#OnThisDay
in 1918 Constance Markievicz became the first female MP to be elected into the House of Commons, on a historic day for women.
#Votail100
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Happy
#StPatricksDay
! We hope you are enjoying the celebrations! Don't let all that plastic go to waste this weekend. Between today and 20th March we are exchanging them for a free ticket to EPIC 😊
#StPlasticsDay
#Dublin
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Hey
@BrookesTimes
, how about a visit to EPIC to get a real understanding of Ireland and its people?
#ThisIsNotUs
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Excitement is building here at
#EPICMuseum
ahead of the arrival of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex later this afternoon!
#RoyalVisitIreland
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We are delighted to announce that EPIC today reached a landmark 250,000 visitors. To all of our visitors so far, a quarter of a million thank yous! 🙌
Congratulations to Dana Rush, from Amarillo, Texas who is our 250,000th visitor.
#EPICMuseum
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Herstory: Ireland's EPIC Women continues tonight on
@RTEOne
8.30pm with the fascinating story of
#MotherJones
, a fearless fighter for worker's rights who was once known as “the most dangerous woman in America.”
@HerstoryIreland
@UGFilms
@BAItweets
@rte
#EPICWomen
#RTEHerstory
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Here is how you can help Irish Tourism win in the World Travel Awards 2021.
Voting closes Sept 1st
You could help
@themarkerhotel
,
@TheAdareManor
,
@SpikeIslandCork
,
@JamesonIreland
,
@ashfordcastle
,
@HotelDoolin
,
@Failte_Ireland
and ourselves win a
@WTravelAwards
title!
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Last May, as the spread of Covid-19 began to take a toll on the Navajo Nation, at least €2.5 million was donated by people living in Ireland.
Learn about the Irish-Navajo gift exchange one year on and discover the shared history between communities:
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Italian-born inventor Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio in his 20s, and received the patent for his invention in 1897. But did you know that he had Irish heritage? Marconi's Irish mother Annie was a member of the very famous
@jamesonwhiskey
family!
#WorldRadioDay
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Today we remember the legendary Phil Lynott, born
#onthisday
in 1949. Lynott and his music are remembered in our Music and Dance gallery at EPIC.
Watch the video for ‘Old Town’, featuring various locations around Dublin in the early 1980s.
@RTEArchives
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Best of luck to our friends
#reopening
today across the city:
@littlemuseumdub
,
@CBL_Dublin
,
@NGIreland
,
@SeamusHeaneyNLI
,
@NMIreland
,
@JeanieJohnston1
,
@waxmuseumplus
,
@CrokePark
Museum,
@TeelingWhiskey
,
@Dubliniaviking
@stpatrickscath
@gpowithistory
.
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With children of all ages studying from home once again, we've pulled together some of the free educational resources available from Ireland’s top museums and cultural venues to help you make most of
#VirtualLearning
.
Find out more:
#IrishMuseums
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