After many years of service to #IHSA Executive Committee 1950ihsa.jimdosite.com our wonderful colleague & Chair has stepped down. Wishing @sarahannebuckley.bsky.social our sincere thanks 4 encouraging & supporting next gen #Irish #historians #skystorians. We will miss you! #IrishStudies #Speirgorm

Fascinating papers from the next generation of scholars at the Irish History Students’ Association conference at Maynooth University. It gives one hope during dark times!

I spoke to @irishexaminer.bsky.social about the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Thank you for having me @deshocks.bsky.social ! I think it's my gravest assessment of the situation in all four years of the current war. www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...

We are very sad to learn of the death of Dr Deirdre McMahon. Deirdre was an historian nonpareil, as well as a staunch advocate for archives and archivists. She was a great friend of UCD Archives over all the decades of our existence. We will miss her. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.

Off today and in the Big Smoke for a break but I wanted to point you in the direction of this beautiful ode to Cork city by Cónal Creedon www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Less than two weeks left to come see 'Celebrating 180 Years: University College Cork in Society' @ucclibrary! Come on in and learn a little more about the university's history and travel back in time to see how lectures used to be delivered using a Magic Lantern projector. #uccHistory #uccLibrary

Last week I was lucky enough to visit and deliver a lecture at the Center for Irish Studies at Villanova University. Thanks to Prof Joseph Lennon (pictured here with me and Hiram Morgan of UCC) and his colleagues for their warm hospitality. Irish Studies is in good hands at Villanova!

I very much look forward to welcoming Dr. Peter Hession to @unioflimerick.bsky.social as our inaugural O'Malley Fellow! www.ul.ie/news/inaugur...

Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Heather Laird, who gave a wonderful opening to this year’s LCIS lecture series! Many thanks to everyone who attended!

If you're interested in the archaeology of the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, take a look at Aidan Harte & Jo Brück's Storymap for East Limerick! Storymap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0eea... Project information: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/... @researchireland.ie, @nationalmons.bsky.social

Next Saturday, February 7, #BCIrishStudies is thrilled to host the 9th #Comhfhios conference - an event for grads, run by grads This year's theme, "Violence: Legacies of Conflict in Ireland," has drawn grads from around the globe & we cannot wait to hear what they're working on!

my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr... New job in Irish Studies

IGRS Top Research Tip #191: Cork City Libraries has a terrific online collection of scanned images of Cork City and County maps, the earliest dating from 1545: shorturl.at/Qqu3o

For any of you interested in early modern beer, Dublin Castle, or just history and food in general, this series of talks and tastings I have helped put together might be of interest 🍻🧐 #History #Heritage #Food #Beer #SpeirGorm www.eventbrite.com/cc/brewing-p...

RTÉ radio will mark 100 years of public service broadcasting in Ireland with a series of broadcasts from the GPO

Three and three.

Delighted to be #StripeYSTE alongside @nbhsireland.bsky.social & #DeptHousingIRL colleagues. Come find us to learn about 🤿🌊underwater cultural heritage, #climatechange adaptation for our built & archaeological heritage. 📝📊Share your thoughts #ClimatEireitage #UCHIreland #HeritageIreland2030

New documentary on Daniel O’Connell to air on RTÉ this Christmas season 'Daniel O’Connell: The Emancipator' explores how O’Connell’s achievements continue to shape and impact our world today. Read: www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW New Literary History Vol. 56, N0. 2, Spring 2025
 Special Issue: Irish Keywords tinyurl.com/bdcrw9cm CONTRIBUTORS
 Claire Connolly, James Chandler, Joe Cleary, Aileen Dillane, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Clara Tuite, Paige Reynolds, Jane Ohlmeyer, Barry McCrea, Clair Wills, and more

Have you got a new book out about Irish America? Regardless of discipline, if it came out in 2025, you can submit it to the ACIS Lawrence McCaffrey Prize for Books on Irish America! You need to fill out the form on this website and the books need to be sent by 1 January! acisweb.org/mccaffrey-pr...

I'm very pleased to formally launch "Yankee Pensioners in Ireland 1845-1905: An Interactive Map" with location/bio info on 720+ women & men receiving U.S. pensions in Ireland-significantly more than previously thought: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...

On this day 55 years ago, blubber went boom at the Oregon Coast. That's when officials made the legendary decision to blow up a dead whale. Here's a look back at the explosive piece of Oregon lore with a 2020 story by OPB's Tiffany Camhi written ahead of the whale of a tale's 50th anniversary.

Honouring Dr Cónal Creedon, an extraordinary storyteller who has reshaped how we think about Cork life and legends UCC proudly conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Literature on Dr Cónal Creedon, celebrating a creative force who captures the soul of Irish identity with humour, honesty, and heart.

I was very pleased to have watched the great Irish writer Irish writer Conal Creedon receive an honorary doctorate from UCC this afternoon. What a wonderful day.

I was very pleased to have watched the great Irish writer Irish writer Conal Creedon receive an honorary doctorate from UCC this afternoon. What a wonderful day.

Full house at Cronin’s of Gougane Barra for the launch of Anthony Barrett’s new book: ‘West Cork at War: the forgotten guerrilla war 1922’. I was very pleased to launch a fine book before a great crowd in a real special place.

Digitization alert! We recently digitized materials by and about Irish patriot and suffragist Maud Gonne. The materials include correspondence, photo, articles, Women's Prisoners' Defence League records, and more. Check them out: https://findingaids.bc.edu/repositories/2/resources/254/digitized

#DigitalHumanities @ucc.ie has a two-year postdoc suited to researchers from broad range of disciplines. my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecru... Key tasks include coordinating a national survey of digital heritage practices & assisting with prototype development for communit archives. Deadline: Oct 3rd.

Died #Onthisday 1970 Nora Wallace who with her sister Sheila ran a small in the shadow of St. Augustine’s Church, in the centre of #Cork City, central to Volunteer activities during the #IrishWarofIndependence as were the sisters www.rte.ie/culture/2020...

We are happy to present the conference which will take place in Naples, 6 and 7 March 2026, on "Violence and Empire" Here is attached the CFP including a list of themes we are interested into Deadline for proposals November 16, authors will be notified by January 9

Brilliantly inspiring presenters for today's symposium in Uni College Cork, for example Prof Claire Connolly MRIA, Feargal Keane & Eoin Reardon who brought some of his vernacular-inspired furniture: celebrating 100 yrs of publishing by Cork University Press @ucc.ie @ucclibrary.bsky.social @ria.ie

Session 4, Linda Connolly, ‘Attic Press’

Session 3, Heather Laird, Daniel Corkery, ‘Synge and Anglo-Irish literature’

the second session of the CUP symposium, ‘Claire Connolly ‘the Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing, vols 4 and 5’

Great first session of the CUP symposium, Paul McSweeney on Mickey Grime’s ‘Urban milk supply’

Waitlist still open for our Symposium next week! 📘 Session 3 features Heather Laird on Daniel Corkery, Virginia Teehan on The Collegiate Chapel, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh on Ogam Stones at UCC Margaret Lantry on The College 🔗 Full programme: bit.ly/CUPSymposium

#OtD 6 Sep 1921 workers took over the Cork Harbour Board’s offices, hoisted a red flag, and declared a soviet (aka: a workers' council) in protest at the refusal of wage increases. Ending after hours of negotiations, the press found it "highly ominous" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1066...

🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...

Waitlist now open for our Symposium next week 📘 Session 2 features: Claire Connolly on Irish Women’s Writing, Michelle McKeown on Irish Flora, Ciara Chambers on Gaelic Games on Film, Eoin Reardon on Irish Furniture 🔗Full programme: bit.ly/CUPSymposium

Looking forward to seeing you at our Symposium next week. bit.ly/CUPSymposium 📘 Session 1: Paul McSweeney on Urban Milk Supply. Síle Ní Mhurchú on Dánta Gráda. Iarla Ó Lionáird on Irish Music. Cormac Ó Gráda on Cork’s Economic History Other session details to follow

Celebrate 100 years of Cork University Press, Ireland’s oldest university press Join us Thu 11 Sept in UCC’s Dora Allman Room for a symposium on landmark works, from Dánta Grádha to the award-winning Atlas Series, (plus an evening reception.) Free & open to all www.eventbrite.com/e/cork-unive...

"We think that is a way of making change in itself because we want to get people talking - we want to tell people that what is being done isn't enough." (Georgia Stanway)

Really pleased to be honoured last night with UCC Research Team of the Year(Atlas of the Irish Civil War Project): Mike Murphy, Helene O’Keeffe, John Crowley, Donal O’Drisceoil, John Dorney, & Andy Bielenberg (Charlie Roche not pictured). Thanks to President John O’Halloran and Prof John Cryan.

So sorry to hear of the death of the wonderful, groundbreaking historian Kenneth Nicholls. He was so unbelievably generous to me. We have lost not just a lovely man but someone with an irreplaceable knowledge of mediaeval & #earlyModern #Ireland. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

I was really pleased to launch Martin Buckley’s new book, ‘A sense of duty: Bantry Bay 1979’ last night at the Sirius Centre in Cobh. It’s an oral history of the divers who recovered victims of the Betelgeuse disaster. Some were there last night, and were amazing to talk to. We’ll done Martin!

Lecturer in International Economic History University College Cork - School of History - College of Arts Celtic Studies and Social Sien #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMV502/l...

Two permanent lectureships going in UCC History Department, one in International Economic History post-WWI and one in Irish Seventeenth Century History. You'd get to work with wonderful colleagues there. Share widely.

Really proud to launch Padraig Og O Ruairc’s new ‘A history of the far right and fascism in Ireland’ tonight at Eason’s in Cork. Great turnout for an important book!

New podcast with Padraig O Ruairc irishhistoryshow.ie/108-fascism-...