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Martine Brennan

@saytheirnamesir.bsky.social

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Public historian #IrishSlaveholders, genealogist, lover of justice, neurodiversity, an teanga, planting trees & music. https://irishhistorians.ie/members/martine-brennan/ https://tinyurl.com/4t76e8ep

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Martine Brennan @saytheirnamesir.bsky.social · 3d

Alexander #Austin Sr. 1755-1826 & William #Martin d.1806 #Irishslaveholders from #Antrim added to the map today tinyurl.com/4t76e8ep #speirgorm

Irish slaveholders, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania 1670-1865 - Google My Maps

Database (incomplete) created by Martine Brennan, Ireland. Star icon: names of enslaved people attached. Green tags: known or reputed county of birth in Ireland. Blue tags: unknown place of birth in ...

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Martine Brennan @saytheirnamesir.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you so much Greg.

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 2d

Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History
Dublin City University - School of History & Geography #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...

Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at Dublin City University

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Leanne Calvert @leannecalvert.bsky.social · 18h

How cool is this 🥰 My book is officially out next week! Here's a little teaser clip of what to expect 👇 @unioflimerick.bsky.social #HistSex #HistFam #IrishFamily #WomensHistory

Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 19h

Coming soon!

Written by historian Leanne Calvert, @unioflimerick.bsky.social ‘Pious and Promiscuous’ offers a previously unseen glimpse into how ordinary people faced life’s most significant milestones as members of a closely knit Presbyterian community in the long 18th century Ulster.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 17h

We're hosting a great free talk about Victorian Crime and Punishment! This talk takes place online and is a great chance to learn about the 19th century criminal justice system.

Book your space by emailing us at [email protected]

For more events, head to histfestbucks.co.uk

A 19th century illustration of the Court House in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, next to the History Festival branding. Below it is the following text:

'Victorian Crime and Punishment

Online

12/11/25, 15:00-16:00'.

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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 22h

An Australian woman who has not agreed to sign a waiver acknowledging she sought to 'illegally break Israel’s naval blockade' on Gaza will be “indefinitely detained” in Israel’s Ketziot prison unless she agrees to sign the waiver.

Australian woman on pro-Palestinian aid flotilla will be ‘indefinitely detained’ by Israel unless she signs waiver

Madeleine Habib, who captained the Conscience ship, was arrested by Israeli forces on 8 October and detained in Israel’s Ketziot prison

www.theguardian.com

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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 19h

Inside the Allen County Public Library, a group of African American genealogists is helping people in Fort Wayne, IN, uncover their roots and preserve their stories.

www.21alivenews.com/2025/10/09/a...

African American Genealogical Society shares success stories, helping people find ‘family they never knew’

If you’ve ever tried tracing your family’s roots, you know how tricky it can be to uncover your own history.

www.21alivenews.com

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Martine Brennan @saytheirnamesir.bsky.social · 19h

#ConnollyForPresident @catherinegalway.bsky.social Carers in Ireland #speirgorm

Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 2d

"Unpaid carers are predominantly women, which might go some way to explaining why their contributions are ignored." Catherine Connolly speaking out following yesterday's budget on the continuation of the means test for carers, and the unfulfilled promise of a cost of disability payment.

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Mark Stephens @mark-stephens.bsky.social · 1d

A similar story that of Francis Barber whose descendants still farm near Lichfield in Staffordshire. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis...

Francis Barber - Wikipedia

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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 1d

In @thetimes.com letters page today

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Martine Brennan @saytheirnamesir.bsky.social · 20h

#Slavery and the English Fens @sophiemhistory.bsky.social

Sophie Michell @sophiemhistory.bsky.social · Aug 21

Can I tell you a story about slavery and the rural fens?

Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Aug 21

Chattel slavery was so bad that when we tell you how bad it in fact was most of y'all shut down and tell us we're making it up and pass laws against us ever telling you how bad it was again because your brains literally cannot handle how bad it in fact was.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 1d

Quakers in Britain have warned that new government plans to tighten protest laws even further are "not only unnecessary but dangerous".

Quakers warn new protest powers “dangerous and unnecessary”

Quakers in Britain have warned that new government plans to tighten protest laws even further are “not only unnecessary but dangerous”.

www.quaker.org.uk

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Resist with Me! 🏳️‍🌈🌊🇺🇦🇵🇸🇺🇲 @fptp.bsky.social · 1d

LI woman discovers she was stolen at birth amid Chile’s dictatorship
www.haystack.tv/v/li-woman-d...

LI woman discovers she was stolen at birth amid Chile’s dictatorship | Haystack News

More than four decades after her adoption, Kate Saar learned she was one of thousands of Chilean babies taken from their mothers and sold overseas under Augusto Pinochet’s regime. Her search for the t...

www.haystack.tv

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IrishLanguage.ie @irishlanguage.bsky.social · 1d

All of our articles and posts on irishlanguage.ie are written by humans.

Our references come from books and reputable sources, such as specific websites, RnaG, researchers, academics, knowledgeable people about the language and indeed years of our own studies.

IrishLanguage.ie - Learn Irish Now

Learn Irish Now

irishlanguage.ie

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Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · 1d

❤️ to be home in Dublin & working in @nlireland.bsky.social on #ICA archives & its role on Council Status of Women in 1970s & 1980s. Logo for International Women’s Year 1975 exp. as dove for peace, = symbol for equality & symbol for women. Designed by Valerie Pettits. #womensgrassrootsactivism

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Martine Brennan @saytheirnamesir.bsky.social · 1d

@catherinegalway.bsky.social has already clearly demonstrated in her work as a barrister and as Leas Ceann Comhairle that she is a professional who can and does abide by professional standards. #ConnollyForPresident

Shamim Malekmian @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social · 1d

Crazy that the Bar Council had to explain the "cab rank rule" in the context of Connolly. But the no discrimination part is also a strong message to those demonising immigration barristers.

Statement from the Council of The Bar of Ireland: The fundamental importance of an independent referral Bar

It is the duty of barristers to be independent and free from any influence, especially such as may arise from their personal interests or external pressure, in the discharge of their professional duties as barristers.

Barristers cannot discriminate in favour of or against any person availing, or seeking to avail, of the services of the barrister on the grounds of race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, language, politics, religion, nationality, national or social origin, national minority, birth or other status.

It is also the duty of barristers to accept instructions in any case in their area of practice. As a result, barristers should not be identified with their clients or their clients’ causes or suffer adverse consequences as a result of being so identified. This fundamental principle arises from the Code of Conduct of The Bar of Ireland and is recognised in the United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers and in the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer.

The duty of barristers to accept instructions, sometimes referred to as the “cab-rank rule”, ensures that everyone is entitled to access to justice and is central to trust in the Irish legal system and the rule of law.

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Martine Brennan @saytheirnamesir.bsky.social · 1d

#Autism #speirgorm

🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 1d

Growing up undiagnosed autistic feels like trying to run a race with invisible weights strapped to you. Everyone else seems to move forward effortlessly. You start wondering, "Why am I always behind?"
Eventually, you just assume you're a failure.
You're not. You were just misunderstood

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Dan Farbman @danfarbman.bsky.social · 1d

During the 1850s there were cities in the north where the Fugitive Slave Law was unenforceable because nobody could be found who was willing to serve as a federal commissioner to hear and decide the cases.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2d

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach

A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the...

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Maggie Blackhawk @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social · 1d

New essay in the Atlantic today: How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution by Ned Blackhawk (with many lessons on how we ended up where we are as a nation, and a gift link) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

www.theatlantic.com

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 1d

Many congratulations to my colleagues in the Forms of Labour project team on the publication of their new monograph! 🗃️👏🎉

Brilliantly, The Experience of Work in #EarlyModern England is available open access:

www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...

news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

A woman’s place was not in the home: New book challenges assumptions about women’s work in early modern history

New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England’s national economy before 1700. Far from being the unpaid homemakers and housewives of traditional historic...

news.exeter.ac.uk

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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 1d

How was Ireland involved in the American Revolution? 🇮🇪 🇺🇸

Launching the ‘Ireland and the American Revolution’ conference, Dr @joelherman.bsky.social (@tcddublin.bsky.social & @virtualtreasury.bsky.social) explains how Ireland is connected with the #AmericanRevolution.

youtube.com/shorts/Q0hb9...

Ireland and the American Revolution

YouTube video by Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities

youtube.com

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🎃👻David 👻🎃 @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 2d

Some independent Irish bookshops you can support rather than Amazon. And most offer free postage in 🇮🇪too.
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
@booksupstairs.bsky.social
winding-stair-bookshop.myshopify.com
www.marrowbone.ie/shop
@gutterbookshop.bsky.social
#Spéirghorm

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 3d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 3d

"We call on all our governments & people to condemn Israel’s crime of illegally intercepting our flotilla... Our governments must end #Israel ’s illegal blockade and ongoing genocide of #Gaza."

Milad Crew Illegally Abducted by Israeli Military
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh9-...

#FreedomFlotilla

Milad Crew Illegally Abducted by Israeli Military

YouTube video by Freedom Flotilla Coalition

www.youtube.com

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 3d

Famine’s Long Shadow

Even if food is surged into Gaza today, the history of weaponized mass starvation shows that the social aftershocks will reverberate for generations.

Alex de Waal

jewishcurrents.org/famines-long...

Famine's Long Shadow

Even if food is surged into Gaza today, the history of weaponized mass starvation shows that the social aftershocks will reverberate for generations.

jewishcurrents.org

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 4d

Advocacy Director Courtney Thomas on Beloved by Toni Morrison, one of the most banned and challenged books in the country. #BannedBooksWeek

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wendytm.bsky.social @wendytm.bsky.social · 2d

Celebrating #OnePlaceWednesday by completing the first draft of my book on the history of #GraveneyGoodnestone school. Started as a booklet to commemorate 150 years and became 45000 words. 😂 Now need to get it reviewed.

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