Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies
@usihs.bsky.social
Promoting Irish History in Ulster since 1936.
https://usihs36.com/
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This semester's seminar series will begin in a few weeks!
All are very welcome to join us in person (27 University Square, QUB) or online. For more information, stay tuned to the USIHS Bluesky or head to our website usihs36.com
All are very welcome to join us in person (27 University Square, QUB) or online. For more information, stay tuned to the USIHS Bluesky or head to our website usihs36.com
Our next seminar will be on 4th December when we are really looking forward to hearing Henry Jefferies speak on Irish women and the Reformation! If you'd like to join us for this (Christmassy?) talk, you can sign up for online or attend in person. More 👇
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USIHS seminar: Irish women and the Reformation
Dr Henry Jefferies on Irish women and the Reformation
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November 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Our next seminar will be on 4th December when we are really looking forward to hearing Henry Jefferies speak on Irish women and the Reformation! If you'd like to join us for this (Christmassy?) talk, you can sign up for online or attend in person. More 👇
www.eventbrite.ie/e/usihs-semi...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/usihs-semi...
If you missed Sophie's talk last week, just head to our website and you can catch up! @sophcocooper.bsky.social
A recording of @sophcocooper.bsky.social's recent @usihs.bsky.social talk on 'Building to feel ‘at home’: Embedding/embedded memory in the built environments of Belfast and the diaspora' is now available at: usihs36.com/2025/11/04/u...
USIHS Lecture – Dr Sophie Cooper (QUB): Building to feel ‘at home’
USIHS Seminar. Online only, Thursday 13 November at 7pm. Building to feel ‘at home’: Embedding/embedded memory in the built environments of Belfast and the diaspora. This paper will explore the var…
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November 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
If you missed Sophie's talk last week, just head to our website and you can catch up! @sophcocooper.bsky.social
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Project MUSE - Queer Men and Networks of Communication in Northern Ireland Before the 1970s
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November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In a change to our planned seminar series, our next seminar will be Sophie Cooper speaking on 'Building to feel ‘at home’: Embedding/embedded memory in the built environments of Belfast and the diaspora'. Thursday 13 Nov, *online* at 7pm. @sophcocooper.bsky.social
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Sophie Cooper: USIHS seminar - Building to feel ‘at home’
USIHS Seminar. Online, Thursday 13 November at 7pm.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In a change to our planned seminar series, our next seminar will be Sophie Cooper speaking on 'Building to feel ‘at home’: Embedding/embedded memory in the built environments of Belfast and the diaspora'. Thursday 13 Nov, *online* at 7pm. @sophcocooper.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ie/e/sophie-coo...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/sophie-coo...
Exciting news! Filming will soon start on a Bad Bridgets film, inspired by Elaine Farrell & Leanne McCormick's great book. We're delighted to have both Elaine & Leanne on our USIHS Committee (for many reasons, this is just today's extra one) @badbridgetbook.bsky.social
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Daisy Edgar-Jones And Emilia Jones To Star In ‘Bad Bridgets’ From LuckyChap
Daisy Edgar Jones and Emilia Jones are set to star in 'Bad Bridgets', from 'Kneecap' director Rich Peppiatt.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Exciting news! Filming will soon start on a Bad Bridgets film, inspired by Elaine Farrell & Leanne McCormick's great book. We're delighted to have both Elaine & Leanne on our USIHS Committee (for many reasons, this is just today's extra one) @badbridgetbook.bsky.social
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An important contribution on metal detecting & archaeology in England and Wales.
(N.B.: Metal detecting is illegal in Ireland, & subject to fines & even imprisonment, under the National Monuments Acts)
#MedievalSky
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(N.B.: Metal detecting is illegal in Ireland, & subject to fines & even imprisonment, under the National Monuments Acts)
#MedievalSky
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The piece where I get to say everything that's bugging me about the world of detecting & archaeology & ask - why are we not more concerned about this?
(Thank you to everyone who read through drafts & offered thoughts, advice and ideas.)
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/10/27/t...
(Thank you to everyone who read through drafts & offered thoughts, advice and ideas.)
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
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The system is broken, so why are we not more concerned?
by Tess Machling [A download/print PDF version can be found at the end of the paper] Abstract The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) – the detectorist-facing branch of archaeology – whic…
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October 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
An important contribution on metal detecting & archaeology in England and Wales.
(N.B.: Metal detecting is illegal in Ireland, & subject to fines & even imprisonment, under the National Monuments Acts)
#MedievalSky
👇🏻
(N.B.: Metal detecting is illegal in Ireland, & subject to fines & even imprisonment, under the National Monuments Acts)
#MedievalSky
👇🏻
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On Monday 17 November we'll be joined by Luca Bertolani Azeredo (Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Naples), who will speak on 'The Enniskillen Horse: illegality, legitimacy and the birth of Irish paramilitarism'. All welcome, in-person or online. Registration is at: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
October 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
On Monday 17 November we'll be joined by Luca Bertolani Azeredo (Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Naples), who will speak on 'The Enniskillen Horse: illegality, legitimacy and the birth of Irish paramilitarism'. All welcome, in-person or online. Registration is at: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
If you missed Seán's talk the other week, the recording is now on our website! usihs36.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you missed Seán's talk the other week, the recording is now on our website! usihs36.com
Thanks so much to Dr Seán Ó Hoireabhárd for such a fascinating (and beautifully illustrated!) paper to USIHS last night. It was an excellent way to begin this year's seminar series. The recording will be up on the website soon! @hoireabhard.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Thanks so much to Dr Seán Ó Hoireabhárd for such a fascinating (and beautifully illustrated!) paper to USIHS last night. It was an excellent way to begin this year's seminar series. The recording will be up on the website soon! @hoireabhard.bsky.social
This semester's seminar series will begin in a few weeks!
All are very welcome to join us in person (27 University Square, QUB) or online. For more information, stay tuned to the USIHS Bluesky or head to our website usihs36.com
All are very welcome to join us in person (27 University Square, QUB) or online. For more information, stay tuned to the USIHS Bluesky or head to our website usihs36.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This semester's seminar series will begin in a few weeks!
All are very welcome to join us in person (27 University Square, QUB) or online. For more information, stay tuned to the USIHS Bluesky or head to our website usihs36.com
All are very welcome to join us in person (27 University Square, QUB) or online. For more information, stay tuned to the USIHS Bluesky or head to our website usihs36.com
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Programme and registration is now available for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities. Maynooth university, 12-13 September.
Please share widely.
Please share widely.
We are delighted to release the full conference programme for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians. Full details and registration available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/35th-irish...
35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities
The 35th annual Irish conference of historians hosted by the Irish Committee of Historical Sciences & Maynooth University Dept. of History
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August 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Programme and registration is now available for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities. Maynooth university, 12-13 September.
Please share widely.
Please share widely.
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Even historians have a history. @lisapine.bsky.social launches her new @ihr.bsky.social podcast A Historian's Life, where historians talk about the histories they’ve explored and the lives they’ve lived. Listen to series 1 now.
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June 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Even historians have a history. @lisapine.bsky.social launches her new @ihr.bsky.social podcast A Historian's Life, where historians talk about the histories they’ve explored and the lives they’ve lived. Listen to series 1 now.
www.history.ac.uk/podcasts/a-h...
www.history.ac.uk/podcasts/a-h...
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This is a fantastic tour, highly recommend it #speirgorm #pride2025
🏳️🌈 Discover Non-Conformist Histories at the National Museum of Ireland 🏛️
Join us for a brand-new LGBTQIA+ guided tour & explore our collections through a fresh, inclusive lens🌈
🗓️ Saturday, 28th June
🕛 12:00 PM
📍 Collins Barracks, Dublin
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Join us for a brand-new LGBTQIA+ guided tour & explore our collections through a fresh, inclusive lens🌈
🗓️ Saturday, 28th June
🕛 12:00 PM
📍 Collins Barracks, Dublin
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
LGBTQIA+ Tours of Collins Barracks | Decorative Arts & History | National Museum of Ireland
Explore the National Museum through an LGBTQIA+ lens on our brand new tour.
www.museum.ie
June 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This is a fantastic tour, highly recommend it #speirgorm #pride2025
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Oein DeBhairduin's (@nmireland.bsky.social) talk 'Challenging the Narrative: Reclaiming Traveller Heritage in Ireland's National Collections' is now available to watch on our YouTube channel here: youtu.be/yhIroMkqoAw
June 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Oein DeBhairduin's (@nmireland.bsky.social) talk 'Challenging the Narrative: Reclaiming Traveller Heritage in Ireland's National Collections' is now available to watch on our YouTube channel here: youtu.be/yhIroMkqoAw
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Congratulations to Dr Ruth Duffy, @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social who is awarded an honourable mention in the Irish Historical Studies First Book Prize 2024 for her @livunipress.bsky.social book, 'Healthcare and the Troubles: the conflict experience of the Northern Ireland Health Service, 1968–1998'
May 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Congratulations to Dr Ruth Duffy, @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social who is awarded an honourable mention in the Irish Historical Studies First Book Prize 2024 for her @livunipress.bsky.social book, 'Healthcare and the Troubles: the conflict experience of the Northern Ireland Health Service, 1968–1998'
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The board of Irish Historical Studies are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2024 First Book Prize is @hoireabhard.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie for his book 'The Medieval Irish kings and the English invasion', published by @livunipress.bsky.social. Congratulations Seán!
May 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The board of Irish Historical Studies are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2024 First Book Prize is @hoireabhard.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie for his book 'The Medieval Irish kings and the English invasion', published by @livunipress.bsky.social. Congratulations Seán!
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Delighted that The Medieval Irish kings & the English invasion has been chosen for the IHS first book prize for 2024!
Many congratulations to @hoireabhard.bsky.social who has won the @irishhistsoc.bsky.social First Book Prize 2024 for The Medieval Irish Kings and the English Invasion! 🎉
The first analysis of the twelfth-century Irish kingdoms, Irish kingship and impact of the English invasion.
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The first analysis of the twelfth-century Irish kingdoms, Irish kingship and impact of the English invasion.
bit.ly/3UZeSky
May 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Delighted that The Medieval Irish kings & the English invasion has been chosen for the IHS first book prize for 2024!
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We are delighted that Dr Ruth Duffy has been awarded an honourable mention in the Irish Historical Studies First Book Prize 2024 for Healthcare and the Troubles! Congratulations, Ruth 🎉
Discover more about the book here:
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Discover more about the book here:
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
May 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
We are delighted that Dr Ruth Duffy has been awarded an honourable mention in the Irish Historical Studies First Book Prize 2024 for Healthcare and the Troubles! Congratulations, Ruth 🎉
Discover more about the book here:
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Discover more about the book here:
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Thank you to @tortietabby.bsky.social for an excellent J.C. Beckett Lecture last night - what a brilliant way to round off the 2024/25 year of talks! We'll be back in the autumn with more.
May 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Thank you to @tortietabby.bsky.social for an excellent J.C. Beckett Lecture last night - what a brilliant way to round off the 2024/25 year of talks! We'll be back in the autumn with more.
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I’m delighted to be giving the J.C. Beckett lecture for the @usihs.bsky.social at PRONI in Belfast on 22 May. I’ll be talking about the history of the anti-abortion movement in Ireland, c.1972-92. Do come along if you’re in Belfast that day.
Due to where Easter falls, our next USIHS event will be the J.C. Beckett Lecture which will be delivered by Prof. Laura Kelly @tortietabby.bsky.social on 22 May at PRONI. More information on the eventbrite www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-anti-a...
The Anti-Abortion Movement in Ireland, c.1972-92
Prof. Laura Kelly will deliver the J.C. Beckett Annual Lecture on 22 May at 6pm. This *in person* event will be held at PRONI.
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May 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I’m delighted to be giving the J.C. Beckett lecture for the @usihs.bsky.social at PRONI in Belfast on 22 May. I’ll be talking about the history of the anti-abortion movement in Ireland, c.1972-92. Do come along if you’re in Belfast that day.
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'Ti's far from it I was reared etc etc, but delighted to celebrate Jackie Hill's retirement after an uparalleled 45 years of service as secretary to the Irish Historical Studies editorial board! @irishhistsoc.bsky.social @usihs.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
'Ti's far from it I was reared etc etc, but delighted to celebrate Jackie Hill's retirement after an uparalleled 45 years of service as secretary to the Irish Historical Studies editorial board! @irishhistsoc.bsky.social @usihs.bsky.social
Brilliant news for our committee member (and past president) @drandrewsneddon.bsky.social !
It’s now official! I’ve been awarded a 12 month @leverhulme.ac.uk Trust research fellowship to look at disability and the supernatural in the early modern world. Quite chuffed tbf @usihs.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social @irishhistsoc.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Brilliant news for our committee member (and past president) @drandrewsneddon.bsky.social !
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A reminder that the final @usihs.bsky.social event of the year is tomorrow!
Prof. Laura Kelly will speak on The Anti-Abortion Movement in Ireland, c.1972-92. This will take plqce at PRONI at 6pm. More information below.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-anti-a...
Prof. Laura Kelly will speak on The Anti-Abortion Movement in Ireland, c.1972-92. This will take plqce at PRONI at 6pm. More information below.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-anti-a...
The Anti-Abortion Movement in Ireland, c.1972-92
Prof. Laura Kelly will deliver the J.C. Beckett Annual Lecture on 22 May at 6pm. This *in person* event will be held at PRONI.
www.eventbrite.ie
May 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A reminder that the final @usihs.bsky.social event of the year is tomorrow!
Prof. Laura Kelly will speak on The Anti-Abortion Movement in Ireland, c.1972-92. This will take plqce at PRONI at 6pm. More information below.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-anti-a...
Prof. Laura Kelly will speak on The Anti-Abortion Movement in Ireland, c.1972-92. This will take plqce at PRONI at 6pm. More information below.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-anti-a...
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Our #IrishStudies seminar on Mon 31 March will be given by Dr Colleen Taylor of @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social on 'Tales of seals and shipwrecks: Irish new materialism goes to sea’. All welcome, in-person or online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/irish-stud...
March 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Our #IrishStudies seminar on Mon 31 March will be given by Dr Colleen Taylor of @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social on 'Tales of seals and shipwrecks: Irish new materialism goes to sea’. All welcome, in-person or online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/irish-stud...
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Our #IrishStudies International Lecture this year will be given by Prof David Wilson (U of Toronto) on ‘Parallels and patterns: Thomas D’Arcy McGee, Conor Cruise O’Brien and Edmund Burke’, 20 May at 5pm (in person and online) #IrishHistory #CanadianHistory
Irish Studies International Lecture: David Wilson - ‘D’Arcy McGee, Cruise O'Brien and Burke'
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March 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Our #IrishStudies International Lecture this year will be given by Prof David Wilson (U of Toronto) on ‘Parallels and patterns: Thomas D’Arcy McGee, Conor Cruise O’Brien and Edmund Burke’, 20 May at 5pm (in person and online) #IrishHistory #CanadianHistory