This will be of interest to some of our members.

Tickets for my talk on the letters of sympathy sent to Canon Begley and his parishioners following the 1926 Dromcollogher cinema fire are now available through the link below. The talk is on Sunday 28 September in Newcastle West county Limerick. register.enthuse.com/ps/event/Mar...

If you can help, please do make contact with Elliot.

Our latest book review is now online. Thanks to Dr Elaine Callinan for taking the time to review it for us. womenshistoryassociation.com/book-reviews...

Congratulations to @lorrainegrimes.bsky.social on the publication of her first book which is now available with Bloomsbury www.bloomsbury.com/uk/single-mo...

Something to be aware of.

We are looking for a book reviewer for this brilliant publication by @leannecalvert.bsky.social. Please contact Judy at [email protected] if you are interested. emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

If you are Limerick this will worth a visit .

📣❤📣Tomorrow!! Open Day | Tuesday September 9th | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | 28 John Street. Drop by for a hot drink and a chat, find out more about our work, meet the team and sign up for one of our upcoming courses!

If you are in Limerick on 25 September this worth attending. Congratulations to Leanne on her new book.

We are delighted to publish our third WHAI Emerging Scholars Blog. Thanks to Susan Curley Meyers for sharing her insights into doing a PhD. womenshistoryassociation.com/whai-emergin...

Looking for members help. Dr Maria Luddy and Dr Judith Harford are writing a book on the experiences of Irish women national school teachers, 1890-1950. They would love to hear from anyone with material such as diaries, letters, photographs, or other artefacts. email [email protected].

We have a new book review on our website this morning. Thanks to Cécile Chemin for reviewing this wonderful book for us. womenshistoryassociation.com/book-reviews...

I knew of Bríd through her work & our lovely interactions on social media.I am so delighted I got to meet her in real life a year or so ago-she was as lovely, warm & funny as I thought she’d be.My deepest sympathies to her family, friends,history colleagues & all who knew her. rip.ie/death-notice...

WHAI contributors have been busy this weekend! Our next book review is available to read. Thanks to committee member Dr Ciara Henderson for her wonderful review. womenshistoryassociation.com/book-reviews...

We are delighted to announce our third WHAI Emerging Scholars Blog. This time it is the turn of recent graduate Dr Suzanne Jobling. womenshistoryassociation.com/whai-emergin...

Woman who refused to be silenced in fight for republican independence Thank you @irishexaminer.bsky.social @michaelmoynihan.bsky.social @lloislanel.bsky.social @homeofdcu.bsky.social @whaireland.bsky.social Read more here www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

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Congratulations to our committee member @susiedeedigan.bsky.social on the publication of her first article.

Congratulations to Leanne on what promises to be a fascinating read.

I’m absolutely delighted to receive my contributor copy of ‘Bluestockings and Landscape in Eighteenth-Century Britain’. Thank you to the editors, Markman Ellis and Jack Orchard, and congratulations to all contributors. I can’t wait to read all the other chapters!

Notice #speirgorm

Making great progress with this project. And now I am looking for the publics help again. I am looking to source letters and diaries that talk about the fire. I have found some and hoping more will turn up hidden in drawers and in attics.

We are delighted to announce that our second Emerging Scholars Blog is now available to read on our site. Congratulations to Dr Caitlín Smith for writing this wonderful piece. #spéirgorm #womenshistory womenshistoryassociation.com/whai-emergin...

Women’s History Association of Ireland (promoting research into women’s history in Ireland since 1989) has left X (5.360 followers) Bluesky: @whaireland.bsky.social

This will be of great of use in identifying women publicans in Ireland. Guinness have already made its trade ledgers available online. In my own research it has already proved useful.

It was lovely to hear Lorraine Grimes speaking at the @oralhistoryie.bsky.social meeting this week on single mothers in Irl & Britain pregnancy, migration and institutionalisation . Her research has focused on gathering the oral testimonies of women who suffered in the various institutions.

Event in Boston College Dublin on June 27! It is a closed symposium but online attendance is possible ! @sofeir.bsky.social @franceinireland.bsky.social @cecille-ulille.bsky.social www.eventbrite.ie/e/women-poli...

You can still apply to @ucc.ie's @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social's MA program - use the QR code on the poster below for more detailed information & various testimonials from our current & past students. And do feel free to spread the word! #UCC #postgrad #MA #Ireland #womensandgenderstudies

This will be of interest to many.

#skystorians any suggestions on who’s the best person to read when dipping their toe into French 19th century law (c.1860s, court structure etc), specifically family law and guardianship of children? I’ve no idea where to start.

We are delighted to launch our Members Directory. It showcases the work our members are doing across a range of specialisms. womenshistoryassociation.com/online-membe...

We are delighted to announce Maeve Hagerty as this year's McCurtain/Cullen Prize Winner. womenshistoryassociation.com/2025/05/30/m...

We really enjoyed Elizabeth's and Mary Anne's papers and were delighted that they could attend our conference this year.

Really enjoyed @hayleybrabazon.bsky.social paper for @whaireland.bsky.social #WHAI2025 conference which asked key questions about #archives & capturing history of emotions & often hidden gendered experiences of trauma esp. re poorer women activists in Irish Revolution. Fascinating project.

www.ria.ie/2025/05/22/2... The WHAI is delighted to see that Prof. Maria Luddy has been elected as an Honorary member of the RIA. Prof Luddy's contribution to women's history in Ireland has been significant. And this is an acknowledgment of that contribution to historical debate.

That's a wrap on #WHAI2025, roll on #WHAI2026! Amazing papers, each insightful & stirring, amidst the sombre, grim & sad, plenty of laughter too. Our final panel discussed the role of historians in complex histories, a theme to return to. Welcomed our ⬆️ # overseas scholars & also ⬆️ male presenters

We couldn't agree more. The WHAI is very luck to have Diane as our President.

Diane Urquhart, WHAI President, finishing up or two day conference with a thank you to the organising committee, our speakers, our key note speaker @caitbeaumont.bsky.social , Carlow College and everybody who made it possible.

Susie Deedigan speaking on Irish activist women's diaries

Born #Onthisday 1877 in #Kanturk #Cork Hanna Sheehy (Skeffington) 'her commitment to women’s equality, social justice and international solidarity never wavered in a lifetime of feminist activism spanning two world wars' @clodaghfinn.bsky.social‬ rte.ie/centuryirela... B&W📸NLI

Elliot Gallogly speaking on forgotten Sapphics of the Irish revolutionary era.

Katherine Ingram speaking on Irish suffragists and war 1914 1918

Aimed Warburton speaking women on the run in Cork, Kerry and Limerick between 1919 - 1923

Dianne Hall speaking on networks from loss: Irish women migrants in colonial Australia

Lisa Crutchfield speaking on loss and transformation in the American colonial borderlands

Day two of our conference is about to begin. Looking forward to more exciting papers today.

As predicted stocks of @royalhistsoc.org badges lasted about 5 minutes at @whaireland.bsky.social #WHAI2025 conference today. I even gave my own away 😮. @lucynoakes1.bsky.social we may need an emergency delivery 😂. If you aren’t a member yet check out the RHS website & sign up today #skystorians

@caitbeaumont.bsky.social grandmother

@caitbeaumont.bsky.social grandmother is in this photo on the left under the arrow.