With sincere respect for #EmmaDavisHamilton. In her life in the military and in the genealogy world she touched so many lives. youtu.be/GXxEsJhWYIQ?...

There are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.

On Kerry Today with @jerosullivanrk.bsky.social - - @president.ie Catherine Connolly makes her first official visit to Kerry; meanwhile Taoiseach @micheal-martin.bsky.social speaks to Jerry as he also is in the Kingdom. 1/ www.radiokerry.ie/news/preside...

Over 15,000 used and secondhand books - further reduced by 50% in our bank holiday weeend SALE, from today until Monday Feb 2nd. ( My awful pun was snowdrops, pricedrops, hence the image...) thebookshop.ie/bank-holiday...

Remembering Ann Lovett who died #Onthisday 1984 www.dib.ie/biography/lo...

Ships, sugar and #slavery by @gillianobrien.bsky.social 2023 With thanks to @livunipress.bsky.social www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...

' Historians and teachers: We cannot be silenced.' David Blight

Another day, among too many to count, when this is as true as it was in 1963, and just as important not just for racial justice but for democracy, period.

📣 We’re pleased to share the 2026 Free Issues. Each year, we make one issue from each of our journals free to read, showcasing the range of disciplines, approaches, and scholarly communities represented across the Press. Explore the free issues ⬇️ #AcademicSky

A powerful appeal from the OMAS (grannies) #speirgorm #OMAS youtu.be/Q-Z6M-LDXWg?...

In the words of James Baldwin ' The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe' youtu.be/-j6Nt4UfWg4?...

A female Redhead at Lough Ygannavan near Cromane found yesterday by Brian Power is still present today, this is only the 2nd Irish record & the first ever in Kerry of the North American duck - Kerry Today with Jerry O'Sullivan, sponsored by KWD Recycling

How has the History Workshop Journal collective sustained its commitment to radical history over fifty tumultuous years? Two HWJ veterans, Sally Alexander and Jeffrey Weeks, sat down to share their memories with @beckierutherford.bsky.social and @inoutofpractice.bsky.social🎙✊🏻

Agreed - hers is an excellent book and possibly a contender for the coolest (and most 80s) cover of any history book!

'Moving to European alternatives for email, file storage, or messaging, and employing open-source alternatives to commercial software such as Libre Office. The website European Alternatives lists EU-based alternatives' #speirgorm www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

If you missed Connal Parr's talk this week on 'No borders: The Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement and its legacies', a recording is now available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OLY...

If you’ve not researched a house history before, this podcast is a good place to start #OnePlaceWednesday podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

Coming on February 3, 2026: My new book, "Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America." It looks at two centuries of U.S. history through the eyes of one African American family -- my family. You can learn more and preorder here: simonandschuster.com/books/Freedo...

Madrid points to 'positive impact' of migration as it moves to grant 500,000 undocumented people legal status.

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

Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...

Honoured to partner with @irishhospice.bsky.social for National Grief Awareness Week. They got in touch because my memoir, Did Ye Hear Mammy Died, clearly touches on those themes. They didn't know that my mum was a very active supporter of hospice care her entire life, so it's v close to my heart.

Holy moly! #SpeirGorm #Enniscorthy

I got irked earlier by some Texas princess who doesn't see a place for kindness & following the law in family history. She thinks #genealogy isn't political. She's wrong. Genealogy is about social justice & historical accuracy. Restoring families is political. youtube.com/shorts/eumbz...

Please listen to this interview.

More than 3,000 previously vacant homes were returned to use in 2025 under a government refurbishment scheme. Donegal, Cork and Dublin were among the areas that saw the most properties brought back to life. www.thejournal.ie/vacancy-gran...

Tradition of African-American quilt-making by generations of women from the Gee's Bend community, Alabama. The quilts are unique, and one of the most important cultural contributions to the history of US art #WomensArt

"After two years of Israeli attacks, more than 39,000 children in Gaza have lost at least one parent. A further 17,000 kids have lost both parents. Nearly 2,600 of those children have been registered as what is known as 'WCNSF', wounded child no surviving family" Genocide.

Next Thursday February 5 at 6:30, in person AT the SCHOMBURG Center, we're going to have a powerful conversation on the history of political repression and police violence and Black organizing against it. Please join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/policing-b...

Dr Laura Gormley and Dr Aoife Brennan examine research showing that neurodivergent employees need flexibility — so forcing everyone back to the office is short-sighted and costly. jrnl.ie/6935609

No ceasefire in 77 years old ethnic cleansing aggression "Israeli settler attacks cut water supply to 19 Palestinian communities in West Bank" www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260126-isr...

On Monday 2 Feb. Ciara McAllister will be speaking about ‘A class apart: Representing the “Troubles” and the working class’ - all welcome in-person or online www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...

I spoke to Jerry on @radiokerry.bsky.social to share some thoughts on former Mental Health Hospital, St Finans Killarney, protected structure built during famine so deep cultural/societal significance Closed 14 years ago it should now become homes #DerelictIreland www.radiokerry.ie/podcasts/ker...

2024 www.nursingtimes.net/respiratory/...

We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA. We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material. In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights. link.europa.eu/Fh8h84

🗃️ The video for last night's seminar is now online youtu.be/_TbdujOX2Kc

📣 We're #hiring: #DigitalArchivist Libraries don’t just preserve the past, they safeguard the digital present; the NLI is delighted to be accepting applications for the position of Digital Archivist. 🖥️ ⭐ Info & apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor... 📆 #Apply by: 13 February 2026 at 3pm

Coming this week from the USPS, a Black History Month stamp honoring Phillis Wheatley.

My essay on the first Haitian revolutionaries was published during the holidays. If you're interested in knowing more about the political differences between the protagonists who in 1791 launched the world's only truly succesfull slave rebellion, it’s here: ageofrevolutions.com/2025/12/29/j...

Really happy to be doing this event in Hodge Hill Birmingham with Robert Beckford - online and in person. Tickets below. www.tickettailor.com/events/hodge...

Oh, my heart. They play "Taps." The final bugle call is a sign of respect and a tribute to those who’ve died for their country.

We are so looking forward to this! Please join us tomorrow from 7pm.

"Dan and Jane resisted the idea that they had become political. A better word, Jane said, was *humanist*"

Join this tour to learn about the history of art from the Museum's archaeology collection with ISL interpretation at 12:30 Friday, 30th January at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare street. youtube.com/shorts/JV9ea...

Looking forward to this seminar series kicking off in February!

First article in a long time! For my dad who would have been 90 today.🎂 (friend link) #Genealogy Identifying the Mystery Man in My Baby Photo medium.com/@smolenyak/i...

I know I don't shut up about this but, fellow Irish people, if you see a racist sticker when you're out and about, then tear it off. It takes ten seconds. Even if you only manage to tear away a part of it, it shows that your neighborhood doesn't stand with the small, hateful people that put them up

@support.bsky.team is it possible for us to have a 'sad or broken heart' emoji given all the horrible things going on that no-one wants to use a love/heart emoji for?