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Medievalist and lecturer, sometimes both at the same time.
Thanks to all who attended our
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Women’s History seminar this week at ATU Mayo. Great to welcome 5th year History students from St Joseph’s, Castlebar.
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A thought-provoking day at our annual Food for Thought event at ATU Mayo in association with Afri. Here’s our plan for small changes.
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8 days ago
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We are presenting our annual seminar for International Women's Day next Wednesday 4th March at 1pm. All welcome.
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14 days ago
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There was a full house last night for Dr Gerard Moran’s excellent and thought-provoking talk on the workhouse in Castlebar. This talk was part of our History & Geography programme’s ongoing series with Mayo Historical and Archaeological Society.
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19 days ago
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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman
4 months ago
Lots of posts on my new BuildingCatholicIreland Instagram page for anyone who might be interested!
#IrishArchitecture
#IrishHistory
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Tuatha
about 1 month ago
The West Cross • Kilfenora • Clare When it was founded in c.1152, Kilfenora Cathedral was the centre of the smallest diocese in medieval Ireland. Though small, Kilfenora is rich in historic features, and the site had as many as six high crosses. This is the impressive c.4.5m tall West Cross.
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My first year History & Geography students made a great job of these St Brigid’s crosses in our Folklore class today.
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about 1 month ago
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Catherine Swift
about 2 months ago
For those interested in earliest days of Christian church in Ireland, I’m speaking on the baptism of the king of Tara’s daughters at the site symbolising Queen Medb’s authority over Connacht (Rathcroghan) at TCD Long Hub 28th Jan at 6:30 as part of St Brigit celebrations.
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ATU Mayo
about 2 months ago
Explore the principles of the Sustainability Mindset with Dr Isabel Rimanoczy at ATU Mayo on 27th January 2026 from 2-5pm. Places are limited so please register by 20th January 2026. Book your free place here:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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John McCafferty
2 months ago
An early modern anti-multi-tasking emblem and slogan... “We cannot all do everything” Jacob Hoefnagel, 1634 (British Museum)
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Richard Fitch
2 months ago
497 years ago today, Henry VIII attended a meal with Cardinal Wolsey and the Papal Legate Campeggio, for which this is the menu (one of the few menus for meals attended by Henry) that survive. 1/8
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Lovely to receive my copy of ‘Childhood and the Irish’ containing my chapter on soprano Margaret Burke Sheridan. With thanks to wonderful editor
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@wordwellbooks.bsky.social
3 months ago
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Tuatha
3 months ago
St. Patricks Graveyard • Kilmovee • Mayo In the east of County Mayo, near the Roscommon border, you can find the remains of a small medieval church set within a historic graveyard that has been in use for centuries. An atmospheric place where you can feel a deep well of time.
#Ireland
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Brodie Waddell
3 months ago
Hooray! The British Library has just released a beta version of its rebuilt Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue:
searcharchives.bl.uk
2,619 hits for 'petition' in Western Manuscripts, texts in English, in case you're curious. 🗃️
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Buckinghamshire Archives
3 months ago
Thinking of the student Mary Young who 106 years ago today 'said "shan't" under [her] breath when told to repeat poor work'.
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Spent a lovely while this lunchtime making Christmas cards in
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library. Thanks to Geraldine for facilitating lots of happy crafters.
3 months ago
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ATU Mayo
3 months ago
On Wednesday at 1pm, we look forward to welcoming Carra Singers, directed by Aušra Kvietkutė to the campus, where they will perform a selection of Christmas carols. They will also be joined by a few musical friends. All welcome to join us and enjoy some Christmas carols.
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Next week at ATU Mayo, we have Dr David McGuinness speaking about court tombs in Ireland. All welcome. Wednesday 10th December at 7.30pm.
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3 months ago
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Annie West
4 months ago
A new occasional series
#NoraGretts
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We are looking forward to an evening lecture by writer, broadcaster and mountaineer Dermot Somers on his adventures. The lecture will take place on Wednesday 26th November at 7.30pm and all are welcome.
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4 months ago
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Students from our Nursing programmes at ATU Mayo enjoying a music workshop with Aušra Kvietkutė, exploring singing, rhythm, body percussion and the calming sounds of Tibetan singing bowls.
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4 months ago
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St Patrick's Pontifical University
4 months ago
"Childhood and the Irish", a new book by SPPU faculty member Prof Salvador Ryan, will be launched on the 1st of December by RTE's Miriam O'Callaghan in the The Royal Irish Academy. See details below:
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A wonderful day at ATU Mayo conferring yesterday. Comhgairdeachas to our History & Geography graduates on their achievements. 🎓
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4 months ago
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ATU Mayo History & Geography students on a field trip to Cong & Ross Errilly. They explored these medieval sites … and rescued a football!
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4 months ago
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Plus I have a little piece on the childhood days of soprano Margaret Burke Sheridan in Castlebar. Looking forward to seeing the book 📕
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add a skeleton here at some point
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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland
4 months ago
Save the date! 📆 We are bringing the VRTI Roadshow to Kilkenny this month, with a special addition: the launch of Professor Keith Busby's new publication — The Statute of Kilkenny — published by the Irish Manuscripts Commission. 🗓️ Tues25 November 2025 🕠 6:45 – 9:00 PM 📍 Mayfair Library, Kilkenny
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Damian Shiels
4 months ago
For anyone who wants to have a listen to my RTE History Show chat last night about the 250,000 Irish Americans who served in the U.S. military during the Civil War, you can now listen to that section of the show here:
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865
Damian Shiels joins Myles to discuss the Irishmen who fought for the Union in the American Civil War; and whose stories are revealed in forgotten U.S. pension files.
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22556412/
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Stork eating a snake while a haughty blue bird looks on.
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#inktober2025
#drawing
4 months ago
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T’was the night before Halloween. 🎃
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4 months ago
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Small copper butterfly.
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4 months ago
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Empress Zoe.
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#drawing
4 months ago
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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman
4 months ago
Fantastic lecture series organised by the
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COST network - may be of interest to
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@jdmccafferty.bsky.social
- online on Tuesday evenings -
prayticipate.eu/wp-content/u...
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https://prayticipate.eu/wp-content/uploads/Lecture-Series-Praying-with-Objects-final.pdf
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Knock.
#inktober
#inktober2025
#drawing
For
@georgiamacmillan.bsky.social
, dark skies champion.
4 months ago
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Crown shyness
#inktober
#drawing
#inktober2025
5 months ago
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Mayo tree, looks more like Japan than Ireland.
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#drawing
5 months ago
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Japanese scene.
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#drawing
5 months ago
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Owl from Vienna Zoo.
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#drawing
5 months ago
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Thanks to Dr Benjamin Thébaudeau for a very interesting talk on the Joyce Country & Western Lakes Geopark yesterday evening.
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5 months ago
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A colourful weevil. Based on a photo in Insect Portraits by Lisa Clancy.
#inktober
#inktober2025
#drawing
5 months ago
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Church tower in Lithuania.
#inktober
#inktober2025
#drawng
5 months ago
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Stained glass flowers, based on the work of Deborah Lowe.
5 months ago
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National Museum of Ireland
5 months ago
Due to popular demand the "Words on the Wave" exhibition will extend it's run until Monday 27th Oct. Don't miss your last chance to see these unique early medieval treasures at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St.
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Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe | Archaeology | National Museum of Ireland
Discover how science, art, archaeology and the study of script help reveal the links between Ireland and Europe
https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Exhibitions/Words-on-the-Wave-Ireland-and-St-Gallen-in-Early-M
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Harry Clarke’s ship.
#inktober
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#drawing
5 months ago
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A leaf-miner moth. Based on a photo from Lisa Clancy’s new book ‘Animal Portraits’.
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#drawing
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5 months ago
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Tower house staircase (actually Jeremy Irons’s castle).
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#drawing
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5 months ago
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A winter’s journey, based on an original in the Chester Beatty Library by Chinese artist Zhou Shenghua.
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#drawing
5 months ago
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Mayan pottery
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Dr Benjamin Thébaudeau will begin our series of evening lectures with a talk on the Joyce Country & Western Lakes Geopark on Wednesday 22nd October at 7.30pm. All welcome.
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5 months ago
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Turquoise Mayan mask.
#inktober
#inktober2025
#drawing
5 months ago
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Beethoven Haus, Bonn.
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