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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND
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ERC Advanced Grant Project at Trinity College Dublin
PI Jane Ohlmeyer. Harnessing #knowledgegraph, #semanticweb and #AI technologies to tell the hidden stories of women in #earlymodern Ireland voicesproject.ie

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Jane Ohlmeyer,, is a historian and academic, specialising in early modern Irish and British history. She is the Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History (1762) at Trinity College Dublin and Chair of the Irish Research Council, which funds frontier research across all disciplines. .. more

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Dec 13
Welcome to the VOICES project Bluesky account. VOICES is a 5 year ERC Advanced Grant Project based at Trinity College Dublin led by Jane Ohlmeyer.

We harness #digital technologies to tell the hidden stories of women in #earlymodern Ireland

For more check out our website: voicesproject.ie

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 1d
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 1d
On 30 June 1642 Briggett Drewie recounted her experience of the 1641 rebellion. At the hands of the rebels, she was left a pregnant widow: ‘being left in that miserable state & predicament great with chyld’. Learn more about her story and others here: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 2d
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 2d
In the 1641 Depositions, Brigitt Lee reported the losses suffered, and trauma she experienced, at the hands of the rebels. Learn more about her story and others here: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 3d
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 3d
Bridget Bermingham’s mother, Lady Mary Bourke, died from smallpox on Merchant's Quay Dublin on 13 August 1685. Learn more about her story and others here:

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 4d
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 4d
Bridget Arthur was one of nine children born to Barbara Cusack and alderman Edward Arthur. Bridget’s mother died and was buried in Saint Michael's Church in Dublin on 4 September 1643.Learn more about her story and others here:

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 6d
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 6d
Bridgett, Briggett, Brigid, Brigitt, Brigitte: these are a few of the Brigids who lived in C17th Ireland. They were pregnant widows, rebels who stole sheep, and daughters who lost mothers to smallpox. As we celebrate St Brigid’s Day, here are some of their stories.
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Blog 10: VOICES of Brigid - VOICES
Dr Claire McNulty* Introduction Bridgett, Briggett, Brigid, Brigitt, Brigitte: these are just some of the Brigids known to have lived in seventeenth-century Ireland. They were pregnant widows in the a...
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 8d
The VOICES team is delighted to be offering an MPhil module on ‘The Lived Experiences of Women in Early Modern Ireland’, based on our ERC VOICES project in TCD again this term!

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 21d
VOICES team delighted to be back after the holidays and wishing everyone the best for the coming year!

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Dec 5
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Dec 5
VOICES PI Prof Jane Ohlmeyer recently delivered the Royal Historical Society's 2025 Anniversary Lecture, 'Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland', which looked at the project's methodologies, the rewards and challenges of using AI, and some early findings. Read more here:
Royal Historical Society: Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland - VOICES
RHS Anniversary Lecture: ‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland’ VOICES PI, Professor Jane Ohlmeyer delivered a lecture at Royal Historical Society, UK on Friday 21 November 202...
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Dec 2
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Dec 2
It's been a busy few weeks for the VOICES team! On 17th November, Dr Daniel Patterson (@drdpatterson.bsky.social) delivered a paper 'Women waging law: The Chancery Pleadings revisited' at the Trinity Centre for Early Modern History Research Seminar.

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Women waging law: The Chancery Pleadings revisited - VOICES
By Dr. Daniel Patterson On Monday 17th November, VOICES Research Fellow Dr Daniel Patterson delivered apaper at the Trinity Centre for Early Modern History Research Seminar, entitledWomen waging law: ...
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Nov 28
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Nov 28
Last week, VOICES PI Professor Jane Ohlmeyer delivered a lecture at the Institute of Historical Research entitled: 'Making a living in early modern Dublin: Women and work'. Find out more at the link below:

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Institute of Historical Research Lecture: Making a living in early modern Dublin: Women and work  - VOICES
On November the 20th, VOICES PI, Professor Jane Ohlmeyer delivered a lecture at the Institute of Historical research entitled:  Making a living in early modern Dublin: women and work  https://www.hist...
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Nov 26
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Nov 26
Earlier this year, VOICES' own Dr Bronagh Ann McShane (@bamcshane.bsky.social) delivered the opening keynote lecture at the annual Catholic Record Society Conference in Leeds, with her paper entitled: 'Hiding in Plain Sight: Women, Agency and Catholicism in the Early Modern Courts'. Read more here:
Keynote Lecture at the Catholic Record Society Hiding in Plain Sight: Women, Agency, and Catholicism in Early Modern Ireland - VOICES
By Dr Bronagh Ann McShane In July 2025, I had the pleasure of delivering the opening keynote lecture at the annual Catholic Record Society Conference, held at Hinsley Hall in Leeds. My paper, ‘Hiding ...
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Nov 22
Our great thanks to Jane Ohlmeyer who gave the Society's 2025 Anniversary Lecture on Friday evening.

Jane's lecture, 'Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland', charted new work to recover the lives of Irish women, c.1550-1700 bit.ly/43NZXhv. Video to follow soon #Skystorians
Jane Ohlmeyer delivers the Society's 2025 Anniversary Lecture - RHS
On 21 November, the Society was delighted to welcome Professor Jane Ohlmeyer to give the 2025 RHS Anniversary Lecture: ‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland’. Jane's lecture in...
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Nov 10
🚨New VOICES blog!! Sophie Erschen reflects on her summer internship and her work researching women's wills. Read more at our website:

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Blog 9: My Summer of Wills - VOICES
By Sophie Erschen I first learnt of the VOICES project when Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, our Principal Investigator, held a guest lecture at my home university, the University of Vienna, in March 2025. I ...
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Oct 17
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Oct 17
Last Tuesday marked the launch of VOICES PI Prof Jane Ohlmeyer's publication arising from the 27th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Commemorative Lecture entitled 'Viragos and Matrons: The lived experiences of women in seventeenth-century Dublin', at Dublin City Library and Archive. Read more below:
Viragos and Matrons: The lived experiences of Women in seventeenth-century Dublin - VOICES
October the 7th saw the launch of the publication arising from Professor Jane Ohlmeyer’s delivery of the 2024, 27th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Commemorative Lecture entitled ‘The lived experiences of ...
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · Oct 14
Great to see "From that Small Island" featured on page 64/65 of Trinity Today @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social
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Dr Smith at Spandau Born in 1927, Trinity graduate Dr Hillas Smith, MB (1951), worked at London’s Royal Free and Northwick Park hospitals. During 1950s nat
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janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social · Jul 29
Great exhibits on women at the Jamestown museum in Virginia. Of the 900 colonists in 1620 census 200 were women & children. With time the number increased.
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janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social · Jul 24
Inspiring doesn’t begin to capture just how amazing the national museum of African American history & culture is. I loved everything about it esp the coverage afforded to women. Lonnie Bunch was the creative genius & it was my pleasure to welcome him to @tlrhub.bsky.social
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Conor Brockbank @conorbrockbank.bsky.social · Jul 14
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janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social · Jul 12
I am reviewing Reforming Galway, the last wonderful book by the late Raymond Gillespie. I was thrilled to visit St Nicholas church to see it, esp the font & the only cherub to escape Cromwellian iconoclasm. The memorial to Jane Eyre is also fascinating for our @voicestcd.bsky.social

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janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social · Jul 11
So excited to see the feature of From That Small Island at the Galway Film Festival. Thanks to the great audience who joined us on such a sunny afternoon for our screening & Q&A. ☀️🤩☀️
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