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.
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EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
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EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
@EPICMuseumCHQ
Discover what it really means to be Irish. 📸 #EPICMuseum
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 1/3
- 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
- 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
- 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. hubs.ly/H0plDmw0
- 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. epicchq.com/story/us-presi…
- 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. epicchq.com/the-duke-and-d…
- 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: epicchq.com/epic-has-been-…
- 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. youtube.com/watch?v=TFC2V4…
00:00 - Looking for a creative way to entertain the kids this #Easter? Download the first in a series of our 'History at home' packs! Discover some of Ireland’s quirkiest Easter traditions and enjoy 8 pages of exciting puzzles, quizzes and games. hubs.ly/H0ph_RD0 #StayHome
- 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.
