Just delivered an online lecture on Medieval Laws, Women's History and Research Methodologies to the postgraduate students of the History department of the Fluminense Federal University.

Interview with Carmen Caballero Navas about Medieval Gynecology. mjsnow.hypotheses.org/18292

A few pictures from the wine reception that took place on the 28.05. to celebrate @peritia.bsky.social and the legacy of Prof Daíbhí Ó Croínín at the 38th Irish Conference of Medievalists held at @tcddublin.bsky.social

I'll be giving a talk on St Moling on his feast day - 17th June - in St Mullins, Carlow! A facsimile copy of the Book of Moling will also be unveiled at the Heritage Centre to commemorate the day. #Spéirghorm #Speirgorm www.eventbrite.com/e/the-legacy...

This year is being very good for the field of Premodern Motherhood and Midwifery Studies. Lots of relevant books for my reading lists. If publishers and journals wish me to review them, send it my way!

Com muita satisfação anunciamos a edição 19.1 da RHC do PPGHC UFRJ com o Dossiê sobre Maternidades em Sociedades Pré-Modernas Volume 1 - Grécia Antiga. Confira a edição completa no site da revista: revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/Re... O volume 2 será publicado em breve, acompanhem as postagens!

Superb keynote Speaker Professor Sarah Richardson University of Glasgow ‘Law-breaking justified' Many congratulations to @whaireland.bsky.social and all speakers and chairs. Inspiring!

Congratulations to @leannemccormick.bsky.social and @elainefarrell.bsky.social

Irish-Brazilian Scholarship at the Irish Conference of Medievalists @tcddublin.bsky.social. It is becoming more and more common, I am no longer on my own.

Two days, two Irish annual Conferences: Irish Conference of Medievalists @tcddublin.bsky.social and Women's History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social, but one paper.

Below is the Letter to Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless, to express deep concern about the priorities within Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland’s recently published 2026-2030 strategy Please consider signing and sharing this letter openletter.earth/concern-abou... #spéirghorm

🎆Job Klaxon!!🎆 Full-time, permanent lectureship in Old and Middle Irish at Maynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie. Application deadline 26 July 2026. Tar ag obair linn i Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge @ceilteachomn.bsky.social! my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...

Latin America is well represented at the @whaireland.bsky.social conference with Julien Santos and Magali Segovia.

Enjoying networking with @amypanetta.bsky.social at the Locker Bar Limerick at the conference dinner of the first day of the @whaireland.bsky.social conference.

Are you studying, researching or teaching in the histories of Britain or Ireland? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), it contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net

Motherhood in the Medieval World Mothers in Literary and Textual Sources, c. 300–1400 Edited by Kirsty Bolton and Lauren Sisson Info: bit.ly/430z5u0 #Medieval #Motherhood #MedievalSky #GenderStudies #WomenStudies #IMC2026

My 2023 Kathleen Hughes Memorial Lecture, "The Moral Economy in Early Medieval Ireland", is now available as a free PDF download from the ASNC website, for anyone who's interested! #OpenAccess #MedievalSky #Spéirghorm #Speirgorm @ceilteachomn.bsky.social www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/publications...

Parabéns a nova Mestre em História Beatriz Galrão Abrantes da @ufba.bsky.social e do Grupo Insulae pela aprovação e por uma excelente dissertação sobre "Representações de Gênero nos escritos monacais irlandeses dos séculos XI e XII - investigando o Táin Bó Cuailnge".

Nearly three years ago, Alice Whitehead and I hosted a conference on the history of parents. As baby PhD students at the time, we were honoured to be asked by @timriswick.bsky.social to edit a special issue of The History of the Family on the conference theme. The finished product is available now:

Scan the QR code for more information on Open Access view our our LibGuide. 📖🔓#MULibraryOpenAccess

It's becoming a little collection. Great to see female scholars receiving the recognition they deserve. Well done again and thanks @thecelticist.bsky.social

For a short period, available here at @scs-dias.bsky.social for a sensational price: shop.dias.ie/product/prop...

After a splendid talk by Dr Ben Guy (Cambridg) about the use of sources in Nennius' Historia Brittonum, this book, edited by him and Patrick Wadden, was launched. I successfully approached the two editors for their signatures...

Today at DIAS: Ben Guy delivered a public lecture about 'How to write a history of Britain in the ninth century: Historia Brittonum and its sources'

Starting now: the final Early Irish Research seminar this academic year, Dr Edel Bhreathnac, speaking on... (well read it for yourself).

Plagiarism: accident or intent? 🤔 Discover the truth behind unconscious copying and modern detection in ‘Strikingly Similar’ by Roger Kreuz. Publishing today 🔗 https://cup.org/4ppVwBr

📢 NEW Publication @revistaanos90 Open Access: seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/an... CAPES Qualis A1

Proof!

Come to our Winter Meeting on Saturday 10 January 2026 (online). Registration is now open: www.tickettailor.com/events/eccle...

Compartilhando com muita alegria as separatas dos verbetes "Mulheres no Mundo Celta" e "Brígida de Kildare" escritos com meu amigo Dominique Santos. www.academia.edu/resource/wor... www.academia.edu/resource/wor...

Encountered a statue of Joan of Arc in a small church in Niterói 🇧🇷⚔️ A transhistorical and transcultural presence: the medieval French martyr and saint, embodied anew in a Brazilian devotional space. #JoanOfArc #CulturalMemory #TransculturalHistory #GlobalHistory

Last ep season 2! We chat to the erudite @elainepf.bsky.social re the Penitentials, some of the earliest written texts from the 'Insular world'. Back in Sept, have a lovely summer! Thanks all esp @tiagoovsilva.bsky.social @ceilteachomn.bsky.social @researchireland.ie open.spotify.com/episode/3I9T...

Happy Father's Day to all! To mark the occasion, I'm pleased to (re)introduce Penitentials.com — now freshly rebranded and significantly updated. The site features a redesigned layout, expanded content, and new pages that are live (with more in progress).

I don't know Alice personally, but this looks like great news! #medievalsky www.history.ox.ac.uk/article/alic...

Just learnt of the death of a giant of Irish medieval/early modern history RIP Kenneth Nicholls #skystorians #Ireland #medievalsky

Today (30.05.2025) the @nationalmuseumofireland opened to the public (free of charge) the exhibition Words on the Wave: Ireland and St Gallen in Early Medieval Ireland. It brings to Dublin #manuscripts from #StGallen #Switzerland amongst them:

Final thanks to our #WHAI2025 speakers who engaged and contributed their expertise - the range of scholarship was outstanding - loved meeting you all 💜 Our undergrads were AWESOME 😎 as @whaireland.bsky.social president Prof Diane Urqhart said 'the future of history is in safe hands' #Skystorians

A heartbreaking yet of extremely importance panel on Despair & Denial: Reproductive Loss covering different yemporalities and yet provided me with plenty of food for thought to interpret earlier sources evidencing similar cases of violence

The closing of the 1st day of #whai2025 was excelent with a fascinating keynote with a very unique situation where a Historian have the opportunity of producing a history of a family member

It was an honour to contribute to a very inspiring and provoking session on #Grief thanks to all the the organizers of the #whai2025 @whaireland.bsky.social

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

Late additions to the programme #whai2025 @whaireland.bsky.social they may speak about Childhood in 21st Ireland

I loved meeting St Patrick's Carlow College today, after a gorgeous mountain morning drive to get there. #whai2025 @whaireland.bsky.social

I only noticed them already on people's clothes. Amanda generously gave me one

Thank you @lornasixsmith.bsky.social for the picture

@elainepf.bsky.social I should have taken a photo of you during your presentation and posted it! Really enjoyed your talk and excellent delivery too

Co organiser Ciara welcomes all delegates to our 2025 WHAI conference

Attending the 1st panel on medieval history of the #whai2025 One woman's response to theft in Early Medieval Ireland by Dr Aogán Ó hlarlaithe @whaireland.bsky.social @chendirl.bsky.social @judybolger.bsky.social