On This Day Posts
Blog entries which commemorate Irish events and people
Jan. 23, 2022
OTD: John Field - (26 Jul, 1782 - 23 Jan, 1837)
John Field (1782 - 1837), is considered by many to be Ireland’s most influential classical composer. Field is credited with the creation of the nocturne, a musical form usually written for the piano and evocative of the night. Field w…
Jan. 22, 2022
OTD: Éamon de Buitléar - (22 Jan 1930 - 27 Jan 2013)
Born on this day in 1930, Éamon de Buitléar became a fixture on Irish television, particularly for his iconic series, Amuigh Faoin Spéir (Out Under the Sky), focusing on the Irish natural world. Have you listened to our…
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