Selling academic books #skystorians #scottish mainly £10hb/£5pb plus postage with a few exceptions for rare books. Email [email protected] if interested in any of the titles which you can view here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tkgc6...

Great belated Christmas present in the post today. Delighted to have a chapter in this, particularly as it’s dedicated to the late Björn Weiler, who I had the privilege of speaking alongside the conference and who had always been incredibly generous to me over the years @historytcd.bsky.social

My tasty take (pun intended) on the Bayeux Tapestry—a subject on which I had vowed never to publish. Available Open Access with @ihr.bsky.social. See what you make of it, and bon appetit! academic.oup.com/histres/adva...

The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

A privilege to be involved in this project working closely with Paul Dryburgh. Lots of valuable material here, make sure to check it out! @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy

My latest magazine article in @epoch-history.bsky.social in which I look at medieval Irish and Welsh literature is out now! #medievalsky #skystorians www.epoch-magazine.com/post/medieva...

If you are a historian with policy-facing interests who has recently submitted their PhD (or will do so imminently), this fantastic new London-based postdoc fellowship in Applied History could be for you. www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/...

Last week I had the pleasure of attending two wonderful book launches. My friend Daryl, Deputy Curator of the Little Museum of Dublin, has written a brilliant Little History of Nearys, while Keith Busby’s fine edition of the Statutes (published by the IMC) is a much welcome addition to the field

Required reading of the most welcome sort in IHS this morning. 'It is in the space between our divining and conjuring that the argument lies, the debate happens, history is written and the story gets its endless quality.' www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Applications are invited for two positions of Lexicographer in the Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge (FNG), a research programme of the Royal Irish Academy. Find out more: www.ria.ie/about/careers/vacancy-two-lexicographer-posts-with-focloir-stairiuil-na-gaeilge/ #DublinJobs #JobFairy #IrishJobs

Very much looking forward to Leeds next summer! @historytcd.bsky.social

The brilliant Prof. Alex Woolf @standrewshist.bsky.social is back on the podcast to tell us what the Scandinavian diaspora got up to in the Middle Ages & why 'The Vikings' is a problematic concept. @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie @tiagoovsilva.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3ljZ...

New blog from IHR Director @[email protected] reflecting on how historians can advocate for history through our practice, and defend the important historical work that goes on within universities as well as beyond them. blog.history.ac.uk/2025/11/advo...

This year’s O’Donnell Lecture at the University of Edinburgh will be given by Professor @brendankanect.bsky.social of @earlymodirish.bsky.social fame. Brendan is Visiting Leverhulme Professor in Edinburgh in 2025 and 2026.

Having spent a wonderful academic year there, I cannot recommend these fellowships enough and I’m happy to answer any questions

Very much looking forward to attending this next Tuesday - all are welcome!

Did an Irish 'nation' ever exist? Who were the Scotti? The Féni? The Gaels? Dr Patrick Wadden, DCU & Belmont Abbey College, provides a masterclass on the written sources and how Irish authors conceptualised Irishness in the early Middle Ages. @maynoothuniversity.ie open.spotify.com/episode/40rP...

Great to have these videos up for those interested who weren't able to attend the conference. Keynotes by Prof. Eliga Gould and Prof. Nicholas Canny and a @virtualtreasury.bsky.social panel. Please share widely. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... @historytcd.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social

Very enjoyable break from marking, project research and trade book writing: Cuilcagh in Fermanagh followed by Farnham Estate in Cavan.

It was a pleasure to collaborate with Paul Dryburgh (TNA, UK) on this blog on the fascinating life of H.S Sweetman. More to come so watch this space! @historytcd.bsky.social @virtualtreasury.bsky.social www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...

Very much looking forward to this tomorrow, all are welcome!

Our colleagues Lynn Kilgallon and @jmarshallmed.bsky.social will be presenting at tomorrow's 26th @fmdmedievaldublin.bsky.social Symposium as part of the Dublin Festival of History.

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Interested in letter-writing in early medieval Britain? A three-year postdoc on @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my project is now available. Apps close on 17th Oct. Let me know if you have any questions and please circulate! 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Looking forward to speaking at this next weekend!

Early Irish & Celtic Studies Research Seminars this semester at Maynooth. In person only, but everyone is welcome. @ceilteachomn.bsky.social

Looking forward to speaking at this as part of my ongoing postdoctoral work on the Normans in Ireland (yes, them folk!)

Always good to receive proofs - forthcoming with Cambridge Press as part of the Thirteenth Century Conference series @historytcd.bsky.social

My article 'Beyond Clontarf: links between Dublin and the earldom of Orkney' is out in the latest Medieval Dublin volume @fmdmedievaldublin.bsky.social covering political examples up to the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland with a wee bit of trade and archaeology at the end

@kilkennycoco.bsky.social is seeking applications for an archivist (closing date 2 September at 16.00pm). More information available here: kilkennycoco.ie/eng/your_cou...

Still some spots available! #heritageweek @heritagecouncil.ie

The Friends of Medieval Dublin are now live on Bluesky, make sure to follow to keep up to date with our events and publications!

🚨PRE-ORDER OFFER Get 25% off the paperback edition of The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages with code SUMMER25 from #Waterstones Offer only valid between 28-31 July #WPreorder #medievalsky #bookhistory @reaktionbooks.bsky.social www.waterstones.com/book/the-med...

Back to work after a very enjoyable week in Seville. Amazing city, though I don’t miss the 38degree weather

#Job alert! Come and join us for 12 months in our lovely @chppc.bsky.social team @ihr.bsky.social. We're seeking a fixed-term #Lecturer in Historic Environment, who'll work on @vchlondon.bsky.social projects & more. Closing date 29 August. Please share! www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Are you a doctoral student working on medieval history who'd benefit from a stay in Paris?

Leeds bound for the annual International Conference of Medievalists. Looking forward to talking about some of my recent work on the surviving letters of Irish kings in TNA @imc-leeds.bsky.social @historytcd.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

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Looking forward to speaking at the @nlireland.bsky.social on a political scandal which occurred at Dublin Castle on 13 December 1380 when the Bishop of Cloyne attacked the earls of Ormond and Desmond before Edmund Mortimer, earl of Ulster, then Lieutenant of Ireland www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

Teaching Fellow in Global (and they mean it) Medieval History at Leeds www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNP726/t...

My home for the next 7 days 🎉

Tudor & Stuart Ireland 2025 is shaping up into a brilliant conference @ucddublin.bsky.social on 21-22 August. We've had a super response to the CFP, so if you're interested in speaking, please submit your proposal by Friday, 7 June. All the details can be found at tudorstuartireland.com

Always exciting receiving proofs. Looking forward to seeing my edition published in Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Sources @historytcd.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

Hot off the presses! I’m Delighted to have had the chance to discuss the use of #Gaeilge in #EarlyModern #Irish #towns and #parliaments. Míle buíochas @brendankanect.bsky.social for starting me on this path.

Vacancy for a 3-year postdoctoral O'Donovan Scholarship @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie: application deadline 20 June 2025! www.dias.ie/2025/05/20/v...

📢 Clear your calendars! 🗓 On June 16th I'm hosting a day of talks on the Irish manuscripts in St Gall! The stellar line-up includes special guests from the Stiftsbibliothek. Tickets are free! Reserve here 👉 stgallmanuscripts.eventbrite.ie @historytcd.bsky.social @researchireland.ie #medievalsky

More Magna Carta www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Today marks the anniversary of the death of William Marshal (d.1219), undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in Irish or British history. A renowned knight who served no fewer than four different kings, he rose to be the Protector of the Realm and Regent of England. #Medieval #Ireland

As a past recipient, I’d really encourage anyone who is eligible to go for this (especially medievalists)! Am very happy to respond to queries

Very pleased for my latest article to now appear in hard copy (and is still available in open access) @ihr.bsky.social @historytcd.bsky.social track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...