24 Jan 1679: Narcissus Marsh, future Archbishop of #Dublin & founder of @MarshsLibrary , Ireland's first public library, is sworn Provost of Trinity College #Dublin #otd

How the new Irish Free State counted the population in 1926: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

"His growing misery is that of someone raised as a subject who has objecthood forced upon him, ... More widely, the novel asks us to admit that we can know almost nothing about history, or even about the lives of people with whom we live contemporaneously." #MedievalSky 📚

This lectern travelled across Ireland in the early 1900s, used by the Irish Women’s Franchise League as they campaigned for the right to vote. Portable lecterns like this helped speakers rise above crowds—this one even bears a plaque reading “Votes for women.” 🔗 www.museum.ie/en-ie/collec...

Here’s one thing to look forward to this year: the release of the 1926 census - really looking forward to exploring the census when it comes online - how and where will many of my Cumann na mBan women appear, I wonder? #exploreyourachives #speirgorm www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Graduate of the American Studies programme that the University of Nottingham wishes to close wins 2025 Wolfson History Prize for Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade. History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.

Delighted that our co-authored paper on Woodstown is in good company in the new Journal of Irish Archaeology! Thanks to Dr Kerri Cleary, Wordwell & @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social It details what the recent geophysical surveys have revealed about Woodstown ... including *spoiler alert* 61 structures!

Our great thanks to Jane Ohlmeyer who gave the Society's 2025 Anniversary Lecture on Friday evening. Jane's lecture, 'Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland', charted new work to recover the lives of Irish women, c.1550-1700 bit.ly/43NZXhv. Video to follow soon #Skystorians

St John Henry Newman, declared Doctor of the Church 1 Nov 2025. Founder of the Catholic University at Dublin, 1854. Quasi-ancestor institution of today’s University College #Dublin. Newman was canonised on 13 Oct 2019.

Gone way too soon. May he rest in peace. suaimhneas síoraí dá anam.

Postscript by Seamus Heaney who died twelve years ago today

#FiantFriday in 1587 Waterford: 'Forasmuch as foreign invasion may be doubted from beyond seas, and if any such happen their landing-place likely to be at the haven of Waterford; the commissioners are to view and muster the able men in the city...' View it here: virtualtreasury.ie/item/VRTI-Fi...

I'm reading @drjoannepaul.bsky.social's new book on Thomas More and I was really struck by this line: "Those who are willing to destroy anyone who stands in opposition to their will...rule today as they did 500 years ago...The unconstrained power of petty, insecure men remains deeply dangerous."

#madleen #greta #guard #Sunday #protests #art #la #ice #civil

G, by Zaffar Kunial

"I am hesitant to comment broadly on what it’s like for scientists now in America because I have only limited information about what is going on outside of this detention center. What I do know is that my colleagues, many of whom are, like me, foreign scientists, are terrified"

Look in the top right-hand corner! We have several copies of Paolo Sarpi's 'History of the Council of Trent' from 1619, but this one was owned by a certain Jonathan Swift who wrote his name on the title page.

Photographed #OnThisDay 7 February 1907: Jones' #Chemist shop on the Quay, Waterford. Purveyors of Blood Mixture, Hydrochloric Acid, Bay Rum, Jewsbury & Brown's Oriental Toothpaste, Tablets of Compressed Drugs, and more...https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000591910.

I’ve made the leap and reached for the sky so looking forward to meeting old friends, followers and followees. More about prehistoric gold and archaeology to come like the Shannongrove gorget from Co. Limerick

The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) has been updated with 3,736 new records. About the BBIH: https://buff.ly/3L7a33B

Best spot in the house!

Are you looking to get out to stretch the legs after the recent cold snap? The Anne Valley of County Waterford combines lovely scenery with fascinating monuments, like the ruin of Dunhill Castle.

Have you browsed through our newest gold seam yet? The Fiants of Tudor Monarchs are all here, organised by reign: virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/f...

I knew about the plaque for Frederick Douglass, but I never knew there was one for Raymond Chandler. Waterford is such a cool city.

Tramore this morning.

The Waterford Museums (Ireland) offer an Epic Walking Tour of the Viking Triangle. Officially, it takes 45 min, but since we were the only guests and asked many questions, our tour took a bit over 1h. Fantastic! #Waterford #Ireland backpackandsnorkel.c...

Author Alice Taylor: ‘I don’t ever buy any books from Amazon. Bookshops are vital for the mental health of the country’ www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

Another great starter pack for all working or interested in Women’s and Gender History

I'm going to hang out here for a bit! Cover reveal for my new book (& first standalone). Can't seem to share the gif so here's a still. There Came a-Tapping publishes in UK & Ireland on 27th March 2025! With massive thanks to the brilliant @davidhheadley.bsky.social & @goldsborobooks.bsky.social

Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it.

Fun fact: If someone quotes a post of yours in a way that is unwelcome (as is commonplace on Twitter/X) there is a tool to combat the unwanted attention. Simply click the three dot menu on the quote post & click "Detach quote". This removes your post from their quote post. Useful to know, do share!