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Dr Gillian Kenny
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Historian | Medieval and early modern Ireland and its women | Writing a new biography of Gráinne O Malley/Granuaile aka the Pirate Queen | Adjunct assoc prof @ucd | Repped by Watson Little
It’s great isn’t it? Love the smelly old Bonnacon
March 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Well, Waterford is just MARVELLOUS
March 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
That was exactly where I was. To think they favoured a Gash Garden rather than a few high crosses…
an older woman with gray hair is wearing a black dress and earrings and looking at the camera .
ALT: an older woman with gray hair is wearing a black dress and earrings and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The possibility for absolute shenanigans in this neck of the woods is high
March 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Steffen.
Sorry, bloody autocorrect
February 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Thanks Steffan!
February 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Thanks John. I normally stop at about 1530s ish so currently inhaling all things later Tudor…
February 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
You’re most welcome. It was such great craic to make and I’m very happy you enjoyed it
February 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Ah you’re very kind. Glad you enjoyed it
February 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Also, being a joyless historian of course I have to say
1. No evidence Gráinne met Liz I
2. She wasn’t a pagan
3. Neither she nor her culture were in any way ‘savage’

Anyway, back to book writing
February 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
That is an excellent name for a kitten.
February 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
How lovely to feel that again! And thank you for your kind words.
January 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It’s got a name - called the glib. Dürer likely produced some drawings based on Laurent’s descriptions. More info on it all here irisharchaeology.ie/2013/08/16th...
January 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM