Rachel Barrett
@racheljbarrett.bsky.social
Engagement and Learning at The London Archives - MA in Sasanian archaeology - Big fan of late 18th to early 20th century Irish history - Researching signal stations on Ireland’s coast, and the removal of Irish paupers from London ☘️
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Many Irish in London during the Great Famine were deported to Ireland. These are (pre-Famine) removal receipts of the Connors from Cork who had left Ireland 5 years before but didn't meet the criteria to be deemed 'settled' in England. They faced starvation and disease on their return.
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🎉 It's the 100th anniversary of Keats House opening to the public 🎉
✒️ Down in Clerkenwell we're celebrating with a talk on Keats' Life in London (and if you hop on the Northern Line at Angel you can go visit Keats House in Hampstead after!).
🗓️ 28 August 12:30pm
✒️ Down in Clerkenwell we're celebrating with a talk on Keats' Life in London (and if you hop on the Northern Line at Angel you can go visit Keats House in Hampstead after!).
🗓️ 28 August 12:30pm
Keats' Life in London (In-person Talk)
An illustrated talk about the life of the poet John Keats.
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August 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🎉 It's the 100th anniversary of Keats House opening to the public 🎉
✒️ Down in Clerkenwell we're celebrating with a talk on Keats' Life in London (and if you hop on the Northern Line at Angel you can go visit Keats House in Hampstead after!).
🗓️ 28 August 12:30pm
✒️ Down in Clerkenwell we're celebrating with a talk on Keats' Life in London (and if you hop on the Northern Line at Angel you can go visit Keats House in Hampstead after!).
🗓️ 28 August 12:30pm
If you're inspired to make your own refreshing gruel on this 32 degree day, here's a piece I wrote last year on Victorian workhouse diets.
#archives #VictorianHistory #workhouses
www.thelondonarchives.org/blog/exhibit...
#archives #VictorianHistory #workhouses
www.thelondonarchives.org/blog/exhibit...
Victorian Workhouse Diets
Curator highlight from the Lost Victorian City exhibition featuring Victorian dietary tables as researched by Rachel Barrett.
www.thelondonarchives.org
June 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
If you're inspired to make your own refreshing gruel on this 32 degree day, here's a piece I wrote last year on Victorian workhouse diets.
#archives #VictorianHistory #workhouses
www.thelondonarchives.org/blog/exhibit...
#archives #VictorianHistory #workhouses
www.thelondonarchives.org/blog/exhibit...
Got invited to speak about #workhouses for the St Marylebone Festival. I'm supplying the archival research and Marylebone are supplying the gruel, made from a recipe in @thelondonarchives.bsky.social collections - at least you won't need a dinner reservation.
stmarylebone.org/product/lect...
stmarylebone.org/product/lect...
June 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Got invited to speak about #workhouses for the St Marylebone Festival. I'm supplying the archival research and Marylebone are supplying the gruel, made from a recipe in @thelondonarchives.bsky.social collections - at least you won't need a dinner reservation.
stmarylebone.org/product/lect...
stmarylebone.org/product/lect...
Marconi conducted many #telegraphy experiments in Ireland. These are the ruins of Brow Head signal station. Telegraphy (in its different forms) was conducted here from 1804 - 1921. Marconi’s station opened here in 1901, successfully sending wireless signals to Poldhu 225 miles away. #IrishHistory
June 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Marconi conducted many #telegraphy experiments in Ireland. These are the ruins of Brow Head signal station. Telegraphy (in its different forms) was conducted here from 1804 - 1921. Marconi’s station opened here in 1901, successfully sending wireless signals to Poldhu 225 miles away. #IrishHistory
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Transcription work tonight. Had two different letters from Sea Fencible commanders in 1798, one from Edinburgh and one from Folkestone, reporting that either locals or naval signal officers assisted French prisoners to escape to France. I need to follow these up #NavalHistory
![Screen grab of one of the affidavits from Folkestone say that: That he William Hall had some months since (with the assistance of other persons) procured a French prisoner by the name of [blank] Edlins to escape to France; and He the said Wm Hall further declared to this deponent, that he Wm Hall caused the said prisoner to be secreted in a certain House, near the signal Post, and in the mean time procured the said prisoner a Boat, and provisions, in order to effectuate such his Escape.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exgau52o6rhy7q4ln4opkwf4/bafkreifoe3vjusvw6rzr7cygdlewxw3xwg72nso4mhw67qw4chbxpgwbgu@jpeg)
May 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Transcription work tonight. Had two different letters from Sea Fencible commanders in 1798, one from Edinburgh and one from Folkestone, reporting that either locals or naval signal officers assisted French prisoners to escape to France. I need to follow these up #NavalHistory
An underrated collection!
May 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
An underrated collection!
It’s National Famine Commemoration in Ireland. Hannah Macknamara was sent back to Ireland from London in 1847, the peak of the Great Hunger. Hannah was one to flee Ireland but fell foul to British settlement laws. One million died during the Famine. #IrishHistory
May 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It’s National Famine Commemoration in Ireland. Hannah Macknamara was sent back to Ireland from London in 1847, the peak of the Great Hunger. Hannah was one to flee Ireland but fell foul to British settlement laws. One million died during the Famine. #IrishHistory
An unusual Irish pauper removal doc. Hannah Macknamara, 27, refused to be sworn to her examination by Middx JPs. William Diggens was instead examined to determine Hannah’s ‘removability’. He told them she was from Cork having left 2 years before. She was deported 24th July 1847. #LondonIrishHistory
May 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
An unusual Irish pauper removal doc. Hannah Macknamara, 27, refused to be sworn to her examination by Middx JPs. William Diggens was instead examined to determine Hannah’s ‘removability’. He told them she was from Cork having left 2 years before. She was deported 24th July 1847. #LondonIrishHistory
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It's absolutely not common sense. It's not only historically illiterate, it also ignores the actual status of languages in the parts of the UK that aren't England.
May 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It's absolutely not common sense. It's not only historically illiterate, it also ignores the actual status of languages in the parts of the UK that aren't England.
Yesterday I gave a talk on Irish pauper removals from London in the 1830s and 40s - the first one I’ve ever done. You can watch it here - m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSn-...
Then, while you’re at it, sign up to see the original pauper removal documents Fri 16 May ☘️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-i....
Then, while you’re at it, sign up to see the original pauper removal documents Fri 16 May ☘️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-i....
Archives in Focus: Famine and the Removal of Irish Paupers from London
A chance to see original archival material relating to Poor Laws, settlement, and the Irish in London.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Yesterday I gave a talk on Irish pauper removals from London in the 1830s and 40s - the first one I’ve ever done. You can watch it here - m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSn-...
Then, while you’re at it, sign up to see the original pauper removal documents Fri 16 May ☘️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-i....
Then, while you’re at it, sign up to see the original pauper removal documents Fri 16 May ☘️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-i....
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A big thank you & GRMA to @thelondonarchives.bsky.social @racheljbarrett.bsky.social for a fantastic talk today on the Removal of Irish Paupers from London during the nineteenth century 👏
Middlesex Sessions records now on my to do list for #IrishLondonHistory research ☘️
Middlesex Sessions records now on my to do list for #IrishLondonHistory research ☘️
May 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A big thank you & GRMA to @thelondonarchives.bsky.social @racheljbarrett.bsky.social for a fantastic talk today on the Removal of Irish Paupers from London during the nineteenth century 👏
Middlesex Sessions records now on my to do list for #IrishLondonHistory research ☘️
Middlesex Sessions records now on my to do list for #IrishLondonHistory research ☘️
Thanks for coming! The City of London Sessions records also contain Irish removal orders. @thelondonarchives.bsky.social also has Westminster Sessions but the collection is much smaller than the other two and some of it is uncatalogued so it's hard to say if there's anything relevant in them.
May 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Thanks for coming! The City of London Sessions records also contain Irish removal orders. @thelondonarchives.bsky.social also has Westminster Sessions but the collection is much smaller than the other two and some of it is uncatalogued so it's hard to say if there's anything relevant in them.
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📣#IrishHistory talk alert!
☘️ Thur 8 May @ 12:30pm
Famine and the Removal of Irish Paupers from London (In person and Online)
Learn about the Irish in London who were sent back to Ireland during the Great Hunger to face an uncertain fate. #archives #speirgorm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/famine-and....
☘️ Thur 8 May @ 12:30pm
Famine and the Removal of Irish Paupers from London (In person and Online)
Learn about the Irish in London who were sent back to Ireland during the Great Hunger to face an uncertain fate. #archives #speirgorm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/famine-and....
Famine and the Removal of Irish Paupers from London (In-person)
This talk will discuss how and why Irish paupers were removed from London.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📣#IrishHistory talk alert!
☘️ Thur 8 May @ 12:30pm
Famine and the Removal of Irish Paupers from London (In person and Online)
Learn about the Irish in London who were sent back to Ireland during the Great Hunger to face an uncertain fate. #archives #speirgorm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/famine-and....
☘️ Thur 8 May @ 12:30pm
Famine and the Removal of Irish Paupers from London (In person and Online)
Learn about the Irish in London who were sent back to Ireland during the Great Hunger to face an uncertain fate. #archives #speirgorm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/famine-and....
Hi Mike, most of the books I can think of focus on the post-war era but there's plenty of oral histories that may be of interest. @londonmetuni.bsky.social have fantastic Irish collections so I'd recommend checking them out, this is one of their films.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M90r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M90r...
I Only Came Over for a Couple of Years... Interviews with London Irish Elders
YouTube video by London Metropolitan University
www.youtube.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Hi Mike, most of the books I can think of focus on the post-war era but there's plenty of oral histories that may be of interest. @londonmetuni.bsky.social have fantastic Irish collections so I'd recommend checking them out, this is one of their films.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M90r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M90r...
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Our #PopularItem is C18th-19th Sun Fire Office policy registers! Fire was a real threat to property so many took out insurance against it. They weren't just insuring buildings either, here's a 1793 policy for Gilbert Pidcock who has insured a rhino. Yes, you read that correctly... 🦏 📖 #archives30
April 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Our #PopularItem is C18th-19th Sun Fire Office policy registers! Fire was a real threat to property so many took out insurance against it. They weren't just insuring buildings either, here's a 1793 policy for Gilbert Pidcock who has insured a rhino. Yes, you read that correctly... 🦏 📖 #archives30
Come join me @thelondonarchives.bsky.social on Mon 28th April for this free workshop with @socialbodiesuob.bsky.social.
We’ve got some incredible letters in our collections and this is a fantastic chance to explore them whilst contributing to a research project. #archives #LondonHistory
We’ve got some incredible letters in our collections and this is a fantastic chance to explore them whilst contributing to a research project. #archives #LondonHistory
Get up close to 18th & 19th century letters in our collections at a free workshop on Mon 28 April. You'll get to transcribe letters and learn palaeography tips whilst contributing to a research project on historical letters @socialbodiesuob.bsky.social
'A Time for Letters' - Archive Workshop MORNING SESSION
Get up close with 18th and 19th-century letters from TLA's collections, explore their uses as historical sources and work on transcriptions.
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April 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Come join me @thelondonarchives.bsky.social on Mon 28th April for this free workshop with @socialbodiesuob.bsky.social.
We’ve got some incredible letters in our collections and this is a fantastic chance to explore them whilst contributing to a research project. #archives #LondonHistory
We’ve got some incredible letters in our collections and this is a fantastic chance to explore them whilst contributing to a research project. #archives #LondonHistory
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Easter Sunday 1916, 1.20pm
Original holograph countermanding order from Eoin MacNeill to Éamon de Valera.
Original holograph countermanding order from Eoin MacNeill to Éamon de Valera.
April 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Easter Sunday 1916, 1.20pm
Original holograph countermanding order from Eoin MacNeill to Éamon de Valera.
Original holograph countermanding order from Eoin MacNeill to Éamon de Valera.
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Hello! We're The London Archives, a free public archive focusing on the history of London from 1067. We look after over 100km of manuscripts, books, drawings, engravings, photos and films spanning 1000 years of London's history!
Give us a follow.
#archives #history #LondonHistory
Give us a follow.
#archives #history #LondonHistory
April 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Hello! We're The London Archives, a free public archive focusing on the history of London from 1067. We look after over 100km of manuscripts, books, drawings, engravings, photos and films spanning 1000 years of London's history!
Give us a follow.
#archives #history #LondonHistory
Give us a follow.
#archives #history #LondonHistory
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For any tourists visiting these shores this summer, I recommend this detailed map of Britain, Ireland and the Orkneys, from “Topography Of Ireland” by Gerald Of Wales (1187)
April 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
For any tourists visiting these shores this summer, I recommend this detailed map of Britain, Ireland and the Orkneys, from “Topography Of Ireland” by Gerald Of Wales (1187)
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🚨Are you working on Irish Migration or Demography research?🚨
We're hosting a virtual @cephie.bsky.social workshop on May 23rd
Full details of the CfP is below. Work from early career researchers is particularly welcome!
Please share with anyone who may be interested
We're hosting a virtual @cephie.bsky.social workshop on May 23rd
Full details of the CfP is below. Work from early career researchers is particularly welcome!
Please share with anyone who may be interested
April 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🚨Are you working on Irish Migration or Demography research?🚨
We're hosting a virtual @cephie.bsky.social workshop on May 23rd
Full details of the CfP is below. Work from early career researchers is particularly welcome!
Please share with anyone who may be interested
We're hosting a virtual @cephie.bsky.social workshop on May 23rd
Full details of the CfP is below. Work from early career researchers is particularly welcome!
Please share with anyone who may be interested
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I’m giving a talk on witch trials in history at London Archives - link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witchcraft...
Witchcraft - A History in Thirteen Trials
Join us at The London Archives as Professor Marion Gibson talks us through her book exploring the history of witchcraft.
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April 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I’m giving a talk on witch trials in history at London Archives - link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witchcraft...
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My new book, Béara: Rescued Folklore - 4th in the Rescued Folklore series - is available from 31 March 2025. More here: www.mike-baldwin.net/folklore
March 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My new book, Béara: Rescued Folklore - 4th in the Rescued Folklore series - is available from 31 March 2025. More here: www.mike-baldwin.net/folklore
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Happy St Patrick’s Day! Here’s a fantastic medieval map of Ireland from a 15th-century navigational chart, now @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS. Ashmole 1352, f. 3r ☘️🎉
March 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Happy St Patrick’s Day! Here’s a fantastic medieval map of Ireland from a 15th-century navigational chart, now @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS. Ashmole 1352, f. 3r ☘️🎉
Thanks Breda. I was very sorry to miss your talk today, early St Patrick’s Day celebrations mean I’m not in London! There are some incredible (and horrific) documents relating to Irish removals in TLA’s collections, brilliant to hear they’re getting the attention they deserve with your research.
March 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Thanks Breda. I was very sorry to miss your talk today, early St Patrick’s Day celebrations mean I’m not in London! There are some incredible (and horrific) documents relating to Irish removals in TLA’s collections, brilliant to hear they’re getting the attention they deserve with your research.
There's also an opportunity to come in and view original archival material related to the Irish Famine and pauper removals from London - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-i...
Archives in Focus: Famine and the Removal of Irish Paupers from London
A chance to see original archival material relating to Poor Laws, settlement, and the Irish in London.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
There's also an opportunity to come in and view original archival material related to the Irish Famine and pauper removals from London - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-i...