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An Internet Geek’s Introductory Guide to Irish Genealogy

So you want to get started with building your Irish family tree? Here are some initial tips from someone who has recently used (mostly)…

Apr 16

An Internet Geek’s Introductory Guide to Irish Genealogy

Apr 16

John Breslin

The Irishwoman Who Drained the Marsh of Marseillette

Famed soldier in the United Irishmen Miles Byrne refers in his Memoirs to a tract of wetlands bought by a Mrs Doyle Lawless near…

Apr 12

The Irishwoman Who Drained the Marsh of Marseillette

Apr 12

John Breslin

The Dillons in France

Part of the Irish Brigade, Dillon’s Regiment was brought from Ireland to France in 1690 by Count Arthur Dillon (1670–1733) during the…

Mar 29

The Dillons in France

Mar 29

John Breslin

An Irish Regiment in Carcassonne

Did you know that over 260 years ago, Caserne Laperrine, the large military barracks beside Les Jacobins and originally built from 1709 to…

Mar 22

An Irish Regiment in Carcassonne

Mar 22

John Breslin

Linking Ireland and Carcassonne

Carcassonne has neolithic origins, but likely owes its original oppidum (town) name of Carsac (later Carcaso) to the Gauls, a Celtic…

Mar 15

Linking Ireland and Carcassonne

Mar 15

John Breslin

The Irish Startup and Tech Hub Invitation Programme in Japan (2 of 2): Aichi and Kansai

While we spent the majority of our first three days on the JETRO Invitation Programme for Irish startups and tech hubs in Tokyo, Team…

Mar 11

The Irish Startup and Tech Hub Invitation Programme in Japan (2 of 2): Aichi and Kansai

Mar 11

John Breslin

The Irish Startup and Tech Hub Invitation Programme in Japan (1 of 2): Tokyo

At the end of February 2024, I was a member of a JETRO Invitation Programme for Irish startups and tech hubs in Japan. It was a packed but…

Mar 11

The Irish Startup and Tech Hub Invitation Programme in Japan (1 of 2): Tokyo

Mar 11

John Breslin

Astérix and the Historical Interpretation

Introduction

Feb 17, 2022

Astérix and the Historical Interpretation

Feb 17, 2022

John Breslin

How Jean-Michel Jarre has reflected France and the world through his music over multiple…

Who is JMJ? In 1948, French electronic musician Jean-Michel Jarre was born in Lyon. His mother, France Pejot, was a Lyonnaise resistance…

Aug 28, 2020

How Jean-Michel Jarre has reflected France and the world through his music over multiple…

Aug 28, 2020

John Breslin

John Breslin

📚 Co-Author of Old Ireland in Colour 👨‍🏫 Prof at University of Galway 👨‍🔬 PI at Insight 🚀 Co-Founder of boards+adverts, PorterShed 📷 Made @BreslinArchive

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