Claire Connolly

@claireconnolly.bsky.social

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Professor of Modern English @ucc.ie | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Secretary @ria.ie | Coming December 2025 — Irish Romanticism: a Literary History @universitypress.cambridge.org

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James O’Sullivan @jamesosullivan.bsky.social · 8h

Andrew Prescott’s ‘The Grand Challenges of Digital Humanities’ compels us to think through what it is that humanists are equipped to bring to the world in the digital age.

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#DigitalHumanities #GrandChallenges

Grand Challenges for the Digital Humanities

Andrew Prescott’s The Grand Challenges of Digital Humanities compels us to think through what the humanities can bring to the world in the digital age.

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 8h

Doing the media bit ahead of the Linenhall’s annual Ulster Scots Writing Competition. Me and my homeboy in the corner of the Governor’s room while Prof Hutchinson is waxing lyrical on the quality of this year’s entry

Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 10h

But basically I was right

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🫣 Oops

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Oops. Only a couple of months behind the times then ...

Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 11h

Great to read about the Rev Le Fanu’s library in @ria.ie - thanks @rothweeee.bsky.social - @nickdaly.bsky.social will be interested to know that there was mummy material in the family library

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 27d

Inside Sheridan Le Fanu's spooky world of Gothic ghosts and ghouls. The writer's early life in Dublin and reading material give valuable insights into his ghostly tales and supernatural horror stories, write @rothweeee.bsky.social & Ailbhe Rogers @ria.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Inside Sheridan Le Fanu's spooky world of Gothic ghosts & ghouls

The writer's early life in Dublin and reading material give valuable insights into his ghostly tales and supernatural horror stories

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 12h

Finally we have two new entries in the Living Lexicon for the Environmental Humanities:
"Hurakán Culture" by Yairen Jerez Columbié
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"Metabolism" by Molly MacVeagh
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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 13h

The November 2025 issue of Environmental Humanities is out now! Check it out for all the lastest #envhum scholarship
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Cover image: A Marshall Islands navigation chart collected by Thomas William Smillie in 1899. Smithsonian Institution Archives.

cover of journal Environmental Humanities. White sticks laid out in a shape on a light blue background

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The Centre for Robert Burns Studies @glasgowburns.bsky.social · 1d

Burns and Nature 🌳👨‍🌾🐭

Join us and the @natlibscot.bsky.social as we explore the Ploughman Poet’s relationship with nature through poetry, spoken word, song and film.

21st January 2026 | Kelvin Hall | 6pm

Book your free ticket here👇

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Burns and Nature

An exploration of Robert Burns’ relationship to nature through poetry, spoken word and film.

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Peadar Ó Muircheartaigh @pomuirch.bsky.social · 1d

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.

A poster advertising the O’Donnell Lecture at the University of Edinburgh for 2025. It will be delivered by Professor Brendan Kane at 4.15 on 10 December, in 50 George Square

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 1d

Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.

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PN Review @pnreview.bsky.social · 2d

On Wednesday 26 November, join us at 6.30pm at Manchester Poetry Library, where @francescabrooks.bsky.social and Martin Kratz will be introducing the life and work of Lynette Roberts, after Carcanet's recent publication of her Collected Poems.

Find out more:
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Poets Who Stopped: Lynnette Roberts

Join us as we explore the life and work of poet Lynnette Roberts, delving into why she stopped writing and the impact of her legacy.

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Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 2d

‘Tis the season - thanks @winterpapers.bsky.social and @mgtkell.bsky.social #speirgorm

Hardback book. Blue cover showing a cabin lit from within.

Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Paul x

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West Cork Literary Festival @wcorklitfest.bsky.social · 2d

On Wednesday @ucc.ie are hosting an amazing FREE event w/ poets @deanbrowne.bsky.social & @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social. Dean's debut collection After Party is published by @picadorbooks.bsky.social and Rosamund's verse novel Filly by @bansheepress.bsky.social
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Poets Dean Browne and Rosamund Taylor in conversation

UCC School of English & Digital Humanities presents a reading and discussion with two exceptional young Irish poets

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Kylie Jarrett @kylzjarrett.bsky.social · 2d

I am looking for a Senior Researcher (at least 2 years postdoctoral exp.) for the LivePlatforms project into how people make livelihoods in the platform economy; a 5-year FT post based in the School of Info and Communication Studies at UCD. Do share widely!

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Senior Researcher, UCD Information&Comms Studies,Temp 56 months | University Vacancies Ireland

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Cambridge Group for Irish Studies @irishstudiescam.bsky.social · 2d

The 2025 Parnell Lecture in Irish Studies takes place today at 5:15pm, Cripps Court Auditorium, @magdalenecollege.bsky.social. Professor Colin Barr will be speaking on 'The Irish Pope: Paul Cullen, 1803-1878', with a wine reception to follow.

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NorseMap @norsemap.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to share that Tom Birkett together with Dr. Elisabetta Magnanti will be presenting at SAMS University College Cork to speak on the topic ‘Mapping the Reception and Legacy of the Vikings with NorseMap’ this upcoming Wednesday #ucc #norsemap #viking #heritage

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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 2d

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 F 16, the O’Gara manuscript. Written in the Low Countries in the mid-17th C, this collection of poetry transmits important literary material from manuscript sources that have since been lost.

Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 4d

Also apparently teams are playing sport

Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 4d

Seeing some old friends in Cardiff #thediff

Gold frame, oil painting by Turner. Sea and spray. Waves crashing against a cliff.

Statue of a man, Nye Bevan. Founder of the National Health Service.

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Kylie Jarrett @kylzjarrett.bsky.social · 6d

I am advertising a funded PhD scholarship on my new project LivePlatforms: Livelihoods in the Platform Economy Ecosystem. More details here: www.ucd.ie/ics/vacancie...

PhD Scholarship - LivePlatforms

PhD Scholarship - LivePlatforms: Livelihoods in the Platform Economy Ecosystem project funded by the ERC Advanced Grant.

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 6d

You can read more in our new image gallery: Women’s Voices in the Rebellion Papers virtualtreasury.ie/image-galler...

Virtual Treasury

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Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 6d

And already gracing book covers academic.oup.com/book/54050

Modernism in Irish Women’s Contemporary Writing: The Stubborn Mode

Abstract. Modernism in Irish Women’s Contemporary Writing: The Stubborn Mode examines the tangled relationship between Irish women writers and literary mod

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Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 6d

Great to be part of these celebrations 🎓

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 15d

"It's an honor to be recognized by the National University of Ireland, but it's also essential to recognize the commitment the University has made to Irish Studies...this has enabled faculty to thrive as part of a vibrant interdisciplinary community of scholars."

Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Deidre!

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Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Mary!

Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Rebecca!

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Bullaun Press @bullaunpress.bsky.social · 9d

We were honoured to be mentioned in this fantastic article @rte.ie about the upcoming inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair alongside so many wonderful independent Irish publishers, including @lilliputpress.bsky.social, @skeinpress.bsky.social, @machapress.bsky.social, and so many more.

Screenshot of the headline of an RTÉ Culture article about indie publishing in Ireland and the Dublin Small Press Fair, with central image of a male poet in a garden.

A screenshot of an excerpt of an RTÉ article about indie publishing in Ireland.

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