John Crotty
@itsjohncrotty
Irish author & historian | Travel obsessed, 60+ countries | @spikeislandcork book out now | Love to share & discuss Irish history | Foodie
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Have you picked up your copy of So Once Was I yet?
The ‘faithful departed’, as James Joyce referred to the cemetery’s population, are reanimated in this book through vivid re-tellings of their stories.
Available online & in all good bookshops!
Warren Farrell
A short picture journey on the lack of effort taken by those spouting unreferenced nonsense on Twitter
#drelidavid
Spike Island was home to the largest prison in the world in the 1850s, during the Irish famine. In its worst year, 12% of prisoners died, with 1300 deceased inmates lying in mass graves.
Learn more about Ireland's most storied historical site in Spike Island by John Crotty☘️
Former SpikeIslandCork CEO John Crotty
Crotty writes about the defunct penal colony in Cork harbour, which once hosted famous inmates including Martin ‘The General’ Cahill and Bubbles the chimpanzee. It is now a popular tourist attraction.
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Former SpikeIslandCork CEO John Crotty Crotty writes about the defunct penal colony in Cork harbour, which once hosted famous inmates including Martin ‘The General’ Cahill and Bubbles the chimpanzee. It is now a popular tourist attraction.
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I’m on a history hunt in Waterford City today, using an 1830’s map to settle a matter of national importance
Book 2 is well underway!
#amwriting #waterford #irishhistory