John McCafferty

@jdmccafferty

Historian. Academic. Lover of archives, dead friars, old buildings and anything before 1700. Tweeting in personal capacity.

UCD, Ireland Joined September 2015

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Monday 9 Nov, Dublin

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8 Nov 1615: Artemisia Gentileschi #artist gives birth to her second child, Cristofano #otd (Royal Collection Trust, HM CIII)

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8 Nov: feast of 6thC St. Cybi or MoChop patron of Caergybi, Holyhead #Cymru #otd (Eric Jones)

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8 Nov 1342: possible birth date of St Julian of #Norwich, anchoress & mystic #otd (simak/Poliphilo) Her words never cease to resonate: 'All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.'

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Child's music practice, 17th century style, Harmen ter Borch, 1650 (Rijksmuseum)