24K views · 243 reactions | Last night in Crossmaglen, an Ulster History Circle blue plaque was unveiled to highlight the role Irish language scholar John Hannon played in recording and preserving the Oriel dialect of the Irish language which was spoken in parts of Armagh, Monaghan and Louth. Having worked as a shopkeeper, Hannon spent the last years of his life in Newry Workhouse and died in 1931. Our south east reporter Cormac Campbell has more. | BBC Newsline | Facebook

We've unveiled a national blue plaque for footballer John ‘Jack’ Leslie in Plymouth. 🔵 This year marks 100 years since Leslie became the first Black footballer to be called up for England in October 1925, only for the offer to be rescinded shortly afterwards. Leslie later made history again as the first Black captain of an English Football League team, Plymouth Argyle FC. The plaque is placed at 8 Glendower Road in Plymouth, the home Jack shared with his wife and daughter during the height of h

Dr Christian Hogsbjerg is seen here speaking at the unveiling of a blue plaque in Southwick honouring political activist CLR James. He will be giving the next Southwick Society Heritage Talk about the Trinidadian radical, activist, historian, cricket lover and writer to mark Black History Month. Details here: https://trib.al/hCe4tTv | Worthing Herald | Facebook

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Happy birthday, Clarice Cliff, born on 20 January 1899. 🎈 Last year, we unveiled a new blue plaque to the pottery designer in Stoke-on-Trent. 🔵 Known for her revolutionary Art Deco designs, Cliff was a factory girl who became one of the best-known pottery designers of the 20th century. The plaque is installed at her former flat on Snow Hill, where she lived at the height of her success. | Historic England

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