It's been a while since I posted anything about research but back on the #DarkTourism trail. First up the Inquisitor's Palace in Birgu #Malta share.google/K3ZAn3BCb4qG... (& I've a couple of talks in Ireland coming up next month where Maltese #witches will get a mention - check out the events page!

This week's episode with @gillianobrien.bsky.social picks apart the first terrorist campaign conducted on British soil - the Irish "Dyanmite War" of the 1880s #history 🗃 🎧 🇮🇪 Listen here ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

#otd 4 May 1889 Dr Patrick Henry Cronin was brutally murdered in #Chicago. The murder trial was sensational & the repercussions for Irish-America & Irish Republicanism were enormous. You can read about it in my book Blood Runs Green #USHistory #IrishAmerica #irishhistory.

Marking the 150th anniversary of the rescue of six Fenian leaders from Fremantle Prison by the whaling ship Catalpa. The flag of the Catalpa will be on display at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, on Saturday, 18th and Sunday, 19th April 2026 only. www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

For #stpatricksday I chatted to the good folk @thehistoryofmurder.bsky.social about the murder of Dr Cronin in #Chicago. Listen here, or watch on YouTube podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... #ireland #history #irishrepublicanism

Why women's stories should be told in all museums not just one www.gillianobrien.net/blog/limeric...

Why Irish women's history belongs in every museum and not just one. Opening a standalone women's museum in Ireland in 2026 risks reinforcing separation at a time when integration should be the goal, writes @gillianobrien.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

I'm off to France next week to talk about film, mother & baby homes, Magdalen Laundries & difficult history www.gillianobrien.net/events-2

I'm convinced my grandmother's time as a fake corpse was the inspiration for this scene! 🎬 #darknessechoing #howtogettoheavenfrombelfast #netflix www.gillianobrien.net/blog/my-gran...

Really looking forward to this screening of Sinners. We're at maximum capacity (not a spare seat in the house!) There will be a waitlist, so if you're still hoping to join us, but don't yet have a ticket, please do come & see if there's room. If we can, we'll 'let you in' 😉

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.

Join us for a special 'Sharing Lands' screening of 'Sinners', focusing on connections between African-American, Choctaw & Irish history. 🗓️Friday 27th February 🕕18.00-21.00 📍Goldsmiths, University of London, Richard Hoggart Building Cinema Book your free tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/sharing-la...

Blood Runs Green is a bargain $9.99 on the #Chicago University Press website. If you like true crime, #murder, Irish republicanism, #spies, Chicago & Irish #history it should be right up your street. #truecrime

We can't reveal too much for now, but the Sharing Lands team have been doing some filming in the West of Ireland for as part of their collaboration with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. More news soon @ sharinglands.com #choctawgift #irishfamine @gillianobrien.bsky.social @padraigkirwan.bsky.social

Inching towards finishing the manuscript of my book on the history of #Dublin & doing some final checks! #irishhistory #urbanhistory #ireland

Funding cuts, political pressure, interference ... US museums in crisis #museums #heritage #culture www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

The third, 'Ireland’s undiscovered past: the 1800s' (featuring @gillianobrien.bsky.social) delved into the VRTI in search of lesser-known men and women to reveal new interpretations of Ireland’s recent past. youtu.be/dsuWzs00AXM?...

Top day in #Belfast with discussing complex histories Thanks @brionywiddis.bsky.social for hosting & Triona White Hamilton of @ulstermuseum.org Also great to run into colleagues & friends from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social & @ljmuhistory.bsky.social V useful for @sharinglands.bsky.social too!

On this the Taoiseach is absolutely right. Herzog Park should not be renamed. The proposal is populist politics & not grounded in any historical or other basis.

I'm so excited about our @sharinglands.bsky.social online event on Thursday about #Irish & #Choctaw basket weaving traditions that I learnt the basics of basket weaving! But you can just make a cup of tea & tune in. It's free, just register at www.eventbrite.com/e/weaving-to...

In response to the elderly man who thought I'd agree with his anti-immigrant stance (or at least he did until I told him that I'm an immigrant too)

Great day at @beinghumanfest.bsky.social with the @sharinglands.bsky.social crew. Sharing #Choctaw Bvnaha & #Irish Yellowmeal Bread will all & collecting related #recipes from all over the world. #baking #cooking #sharing #bread #deptford

A week of diverse heritage meetings, talks & launches - Plas Newydd in #wales, #kilmainhamGaol, #GlasnevinCemetery, #heritageireland2030 Irish Museums Association conf at #nationalmuseum. @irishmuseums.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @curioustravellers.bsky.social @glasnevincemetery.bsky.social

Heritage Ireland 2030 summit. Anne Cassin & Deirdre MacMathúna extolling the importance of History & how it encourages critical thinking. Music to my ears. #heritageireland #history #irishhistory #heritage #education #teachers

Go see the new exhibition @kilmainham.bsky.social The photographs in 'The Prisoners' Lens' are revealing & moving (& there are dogs!) Brilliant work by Aoife Torpey & Brian Crowley. #exhibition #history #museums #darktourism #penalhistory #speirgorm

If only every work day could be like this! #plasnewydd #llangollen #wales #research #ladiesofllangollen

Nice to see MichaelD watched over by Jesus at the #Liverpool Irish Centre. It was great to be there at the launch of the Liverpool Irish Festival which runs until 26th Oct. Check out all the events here: www.liverpoolirishfestival.com #LIF2025 #liverpoolIrish #ireland #festival #michaelD #president

A thrill see Michael Collins' slippers finally on display in the #ChangingIreland exhibition @nmireland.bsky.social. Seems a long time since @brendamalone.bsky.social & I made them a social media sensation! Great to see a packed house for the launch this eve. #michaelcollins #museum #exhibition

It's #IndigenousNations Day in the US & it great to mark it listening to Chief Deskaheh #Haudenosaunee, Kenneth Deer, #Mohawk & Anders Oskal, #Sámi speak at the World Food Forum in #Rome. Tomorrow I'll speak about reciprocity in the context of the #Irish #Choctaw relationship. #wff2025 •

A privilege to be representing @sharinglands.bsky.social at the World Food Forum in Rome this week. A great start with Peter Cleary noting the importance of Choctaw Irish relations which I'll expand on tomorrow. #betterfoodsbetterfuture #wff2025 #sharinglands #rome #fao

This Fri, 3 October at 2pm — 3rd and final talk in @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's "Finding Ireland" online series: "Ireland's undiscovered past: the 1800s" from @gillianobrien.bsky.social. More info on how to join here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...

A gorgeous piece by my friend Danielle O'Donovan on the power of teachers, art & not being afraid to not follow the crowd. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe... #art #arthistory #museums

World Expo Osaka. A cross between a theme park & a trade show but worse! Massively overcrowded, limited content, queues for hours-3 hours to visit the merch store, 5 hours to visit the Italian pavilion. It's all fur coat, no knickers! Last photo is how I felt at the end of it! #worldexpo #osaka

Incredibly moving to see Japanese school children observe & minute's silence & leave origami peace cranes at the National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims. #japan #nagasaki #memorial #darktourism #research #peace

Evening light #nagasaki #japan

On 3 Oct I'll be talking online about 19th century #ireland for @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy & @virtualtreasury.bsky.social On 4 Oct I'll be in #thurles at an event organised by #Tipperary #Museum of Hidden History about death & burial. Info about both here: www.gillianobrien.net/events-2

Peacocking.

Peacocking.

We caught up with Skylee Glass, a former Choctaw-Ireland scholar at @ucc.ie this summer to find out more about her experience of studying in Ireland. Read Skylee's reflections on the future relationship between the Choctaw and Irish peoples over on our blog. sharinglands.com/2025/08/20/r...

Busy avoiding meteors!

About time & Palestine should be recognised even if Israel abides by a ceasefire www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

#sunset by the #sea #whitstable #kent

We have all watched in horror as Israel crosses red line after red line in Gaza. If you agree please share this post on, help us send this message across social media, then contribute a picture to our powerful visual at bit.ly/3HW2ePI Let’s speak out, in our masses, right now. #RedLineForGaza #Gaza

Anyone in #Cork this weekend who is interested in the Irish Choctaw link do come along to the Kindred Spirits sculpture in #Midleton on the 13th at 4pm. My @sharintaint.bsky.social colleague @padraigkirwan.bsky.social will be there.

Visited the Oratory in #DunLaoghaire today. It's exquisite. A gem of Celtic Revival art - all painted by Sr Concepta Lynch in the 1920s & 30s. Tours are free but tickets must be booked. #art #celticrevival #oratory

Sadly unsurprising, but yet another deeply concerning development. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

Great chatting #PublicHistory with this bunch at @batw.bsky.social today. Chaired by inimitable @jamescrossland.bsky.social. Excellent advice about getting outside & walking, seeing, doing. #ljmu #liverpool #batw2025

Quite possibly my absolutely favourite way to spend a day!

Thursday 4th at 1.15 the @sharinglands.bsky.social crew will be chatting about the Irish Choctaw links (and also stickball, bicycles & virtual walks) at Nano Nagle Place #Cork It's free and everyone is welcome. nanonagleplace.ie/nanoevents/s...

If you're in #Cork next Thursday come along to Nano Nagle Place to learn more about the relationship between #Ireland & the #Choctaw Nation. nanonagleplace.ie/nanoevents/s...