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The Department of History at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick
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The story behind the benchmarks hiding in plain sight in Ireland
The Ordnance Survey benchmarks chiselled into buildings, walls and bridges were originally used to measure height across Ireland
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July 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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The Department of History, MIC, is now accepting applications for a funded Departmental Assistantship in History beginning in September 2025. They will be provided with a fee waiver and an annual stipend of €6,900.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Wonderful to see that Brian Griffin's Crime and the Criminal Classes in Ireland, 1870-1920 (CUP, 2024) was highly commended by @bairishstudies.bsky.social

Edited by Richard McMahon @micireland.bsky.social and Ciara Molloy @sheffielduni.bsky.social

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British Association for Irish Studies Awards and Bursaries 2025
We are pleased to announce the winners for our 2025 awards and bursaries, which will be presented at the Embassy of Ireland on 22nd May. BAIS would like to acknowledge the valuable support of the E…
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June 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Fantastic to hear 'Hesperus' by @sjmcardle.bsky.social on @rteradio1.bsky.social show - Folk on One with @muireannnic.bsky.social last night. The whole show is great and worth a listen.

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Folk on One Saturday 26 April 2025
Broadcaster and singer Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh brings us a golden hour of folk music both old and new, acoustic and traditional from across Ireland and beyond.
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April 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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We are pleased to welcome Dr Imke Lichterfeld to @unioflimerick.bsky.social where she will deliver a seminar on Shakespeare on 25th March at 12. All welcome! @michistory.bsky.social @oralhistoryul.bsky.social @ulenglish.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Shipwrecks and storms in the 19th Century.
Out today on Dimple Discs as part of the music and history project @bringyourownhammer.bsky.social Collaborations with Simon Fisher Turner, Stephen Murray & a track from Adrian Crowley & Sean O'Hagan
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March 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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All welcome on Tuesday 8 April at 6pm in the People's Museum, to the Limerick CEMS Máire Ní Chrualaoich lecture by Prof Tríona Ní Shíocháin on 'From Thomond to Muskerry: An
Exploration of Munster Women’s Song-making and Poetic Practices from the 17th to the 19th
Century'.
March 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM