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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 9d

This Fri, 3 October at 2pm — 3rd and final talk in @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's "Finding Ireland" online series: "Ireland's undiscovered past: the 1800s" from @gillianobrien.bsky.social. More info on how to join here:

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...

Professor Gillian O'Brien (https://www.gillianobrien.net/about)

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · 15d

A gorgeous piece by my friend Danielle O'Donovan on the power of teachers, art & not being afraid to not follow the crowd. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe... #art #arthistory #museums

Cork's Butter Museum curator Dr Danielle O’Donovan: ‘I found meaning in my life through art’

Marking Culture Night, Butter Museum curator Dr Danielle O’Donovan talks to Helen O’Callaghan about finding her life’s purpose as a teenager on a school art trip – and how she sees museums and what th...

www.irishexaminer.com

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · 19d

World Expo Osaka. A cross between a theme park & a trade show but worse! Massively overcrowded, limited content, queues for hours-3 hours to visit the merch store, 5 hours to visit the Italian pavilion. It's all fur coat, no knickers! Last photo is how I felt at the end of it! #worldexpo #osaka

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · 21d

Incredibly moving to see Japanese school children observe & minute's silence & leave origami peace cranes at the National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims. #japan #nagasaki #memorial #darktourism #research #peace

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · 22d

Evening light #nagasaki #japan

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Aug 28

On 3 Oct I'll be talking online about 19th century #ireland for @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy & @virtualtreasury.bsky.social On 4 Oct I'll be in #thurles at an event organised by #Tipperary #Museum of Hidden History about death & burial. Info about both here: www.gillianobrien.net/events-2

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Aug 23

Peacocking.

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Aug 23

Peacocking.

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · Aug 20

We caught up with Skylee Glass, a former Choctaw-Ireland scholar at @ucc.ie this summer to find out more about her experience of studying in Ireland.

Read Skylee's reflections on the future relationship between the Choctaw and Irish peoples over on our blog.

sharinglands.com/2025/08/20/r...

Reflections on the Choctaw-Ireland Scholarship: Rediscovering Identity and Forging Lasting Alliances

Former Choctaw-Ireland scholarship recipient Skylee Glass reflects on her time in Ireland and the lasting bond between peoples that continues to this day.

sharinglands.com

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Aug 19

Busy avoiding meteors!

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Aug 17

Ah, I sometimes find accumulating data that way is strangely satisfying!

Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Aug 7

Oh that's great. The Virtual Treasury is a gem. All the convent stuff is so scattered which makes it such a challenge, but I think there is a growing awareness more broadly - of both good and bad stuff!

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Aug 5

What a source. That's fantastic. Does it happen to also list convent chapels?

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Jul 29

About time & Palestine should be recognised even if Israel abides by a ceasefire www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK to recognise state of Palestine in September unless Israel holds to ceasefire

Cabinet agrees to support Middle East roadmap at emergency meeting called amid humanitarian crisis in Gaza

www.theguardian.com

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Jul 23

#sunset by the #sea #whitstable #kent

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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · Jul 11

We have all watched in horror as Israel crosses red line after red line in Gaza. If you agree please share this post on, help us send this message across social media, then contribute a picture to our powerful visual at bit.ly/3HW2ePI
Let’s speak out, in our masses, right now. #RedLineForGaza #Gaza

Black background with red lines. White text reads; "Targeting children, killing civilians, starving people, killing the hungry, targeting medics, killing aid workers. Too many red lines continue to be crossed. #RedLineForGaza".

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Jul 11

Anyone in #Cork this weekend who is interested in the Irish Choctaw link do
come along to the Kindred Spirits sculpture in #Midleton on the 13th at 4pm. My @sharintaint.bsky.social colleague @padraigkirwan.bsky.social will be there.

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Jul 2

Visited the Oratory in #DunLaoghaire today. It's exquisite. A gem of Celtic Revival art - all painted by Sr Concepta Lynch in the 1920s & 30s. Tours are free but tickets must be booked. #art #celticrevival #oratory

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Jun 27

Sadly unsurprising, but yet another deeply concerning development. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Jun 26

Great chatting #PublicHistory with this bunch at @batw.bsky.social today. Chaired by inimitable @jamescrossland.bsky.social. Excellent advice about getting outside & walking, seeing, doing. #ljmu #liverpool #batw2025

Panel of discussants in the moot room in Liverpool John Moores University

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Jun 11

Ah, this is great. It's a really remarkable grave. And a cemetery with quite the view.

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Jun 11

Quite possibly my absolutely favourite way to spend a day!

Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · Jun 7

'An Irishman's house is his coffin.' A good morning wandering about Cork graveyards with Ireland's top dark tourism expert @gillianobrien.bsky.social

Graveyard on a cloudy summer day with graves facing west and a view across the Lee Valley.

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thursday 4th at 1.15 the @sharinglands.bsky.social crew will be chatting about the Irish Choctaw links (and also stickball, bicycles & virtual walks) at Nano Nagle Place #Cork It's free and everyone is welcome. nanonagleplace.ie/nanoevents/s...

Sharing Lands: Reconciliation, Recognition, & Reciprocity

An afternoon of powerful storytelling, connection, and reflection inspired by the Choctaw gift to Ireland during the Great Famine.

nanonagleplace.ie

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · May 30

If you're in #Cork next Thursday come along to Nano Nagle Place to learn more about the relationship between #Ireland & the #Choctaw Nation. nanonagleplace.ie/nanoevents/s...

Sharing Lands: Reconciliation, Recognition, & Reciprocity

An afternoon of powerful storytelling, connection, and reflection inspired by the Choctaw gift to Ireland during the Great Famine.

nanonagleplace.ie

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Gillian O'Brien @gillianobrien.bsky.social · May 26

Liverpool skyline at sunset - fitting for the premier league champions! #liverpool #lfc #premierleague #sunset #skyline

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