Conor Brockbank
@conorbrockbank.bsky.social
PhD History student @QUB. Research incl. the Irish Diaspora in Wales, England and Zimbabwe, transnational networks within the Irish Carmelites + female Catholic religious institutions. Previously at Aberystwyth University
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Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social is available for pre-order. The collection explores a variety of experiences including my own article on the childhoods of two Irish Carmelite missionaries, who were brothers, in Co. Wicklow!
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
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Thank you to the wonderful Castle Books in #Castlebar (one of my truly beloved independent bookshops) for stocking both Christmas & the Irish and Childhood & the Irish. Popped in to sign some copies this afternoon.
December 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Thank you to the wonderful Castle Books in #Castlebar (one of my truly beloved independent bookshops) for stocking both Christmas & the Irish and Childhood & the Irish. Popped in to sign some copies this afternoon.
It was great to be at the launch by @miriamocal.bsky.social of Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social last week at @ria.ie! Thinking back on the childhoods of two of the crucial Carmelite figures within my PhD was fascinating and so rewarding.
December 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It was great to be at the launch by @miriamocal.bsky.social of Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social last week at @ria.ie! Thinking back on the childhoods of two of the crucial Carmelite figures within my PhD was fascinating and so rewarding.
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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....
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#OpenAccess Research article, 'Gendered hierarchies and marked bodies: narratives of household violence in early modern Ireland' by Dianne Hall is available through the following link!
@universitypress.cambridge.org
@universitypress.cambridge.org
Gendered hierarchies and marked bodies: narratives of household violence in early modern Ireland | Irish Historical Studies | Cambridge Core
Gendered hierarchies and marked bodies: narratives of household violence in early modern Ireland - Volume 49 Issue 175
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December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
#OpenAccess Research article, 'Gendered hierarchies and marked bodies: narratives of household violence in early modern Ireland' by Dianne Hall is available through the following link!
@universitypress.cambridge.org
@universitypress.cambridge.org
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#OpenAccess Research article, 'Between sickness and sin: models of male homosexuality in Northern Ireland c.1960-1990', by Charlie Lynch is available through the following link:
@universitypress.cambridge.org
@universitypress.cambridge.org
Between sickness and sin: models of male homosexuality in Northern Ireland c.1960-1990 | Irish Historical Studies | Cambridge Core
Between sickness and sin: models of male homosexuality in Northern Ireland c.1960-1990 - Volume 49 Issue 175
www.cambridge.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
#OpenAccess Research article, 'Between sickness and sin: models of male homosexuality in Northern Ireland c.1960-1990', by Charlie Lynch is available through the following link:
@universitypress.cambridge.org
@universitypress.cambridge.org
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#OpenAccess research article, 'Encountering modern Irish history: historiography, archives and imagination in the twenty-first century' by Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Roisín Higgins and Carole Holohan is available through the following link!
@universitypress.cambridge.org @earner.bsky.social
@universitypress.cambridge.org @earner.bsky.social
Encountering modern Irish history: historiography, archives and imagination in the twenty-first century | Irish Historical Studies | Cambridge Core
Encountering modern Irish history: historiography, archives and imagination in the twenty-first century
www.cambridge.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#OpenAccess research article, 'Encountering modern Irish history: historiography, archives and imagination in the twenty-first century' by Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Roisín Higgins and Carole Holohan is available through the following link!
@universitypress.cambridge.org @earner.bsky.social
@universitypress.cambridge.org @earner.bsky.social
What a great way to end this semester’s @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar series tomorrow with @niamhcullen.bsky.social, chaired by @elainefarrell.bsky.social! Drinks and snacks provided as usual. For more information and to sign up to attend online see:
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
December 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
What a great way to end this semester’s @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar series tomorrow with @niamhcullen.bsky.social, chaired by @elainefarrell.bsky.social! Drinks and snacks provided as usual. For more information and to sign up to attend online see:
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
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Speaking of great books on Irish America, my @irishhiststudies.bsky.social book review on @anelisehshrout.bsky.social's excellent 'Aiding Ireland: the Great Famine and the rise of transnational philanthropy' has just come out www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Aiding Ireland: the Great Famine and the rise of transnational philanthropy. By Anelise Hanson Shrout . Pp 263. New York: New York University Press. 2024. $35. | Irish Historical Studies | Cambridge C...
Aiding Ireland: the Great Famine and the rise of transnational philanthropy. By Anelise Hanson Shrout . Pp 263. New York: New York University Press. 2024. $35.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Speaking of great books on Irish America, my @irishhiststudies.bsky.social book review on @anelisehshrout.bsky.social's excellent 'Aiding Ireland: the Great Famine and the rise of transnational philanthropy' has just come out www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Have you got a new book out about Irish America? Regardless of discipline, if it came out in 2025, you can submit it to the ACIS Lawrence McCaffrey Prize for Books on Irish America! You need to fill out the form on this website and the books need to be sent by 1 January!
acisweb.org/mccaffrey-pr...
acisweb.org/mccaffrey-pr...
Lawrence J. McCaffrey Prize | American Conference for Irish Studies – An Chomhdháil Mheiriceánach do Léann na hÉireann
Larry McCaffrey, co-founder of ACIS, was a highly respected, engaging, and beloved teacher throughout his entire career. He served as the first Secretary of ACIS and was ACIS President from 1975 to…
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December 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Have you got a new book out about Irish America? Regardless of discipline, if it came out in 2025, you can submit it to the ACIS Lawrence McCaffrey Prize for Books on Irish America! You need to fill out the form on this website and the books need to be sent by 1 January!
acisweb.org/mccaffrey-pr...
acisweb.org/mccaffrey-pr...
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Looking forward very much to the launch of Childhood and the Irish THIS EVENING in the Royal Irish Academy by @miriamocal.bsky.social, with the event MC’d by @jdmccafferty.bsky.social. Hope to meet many of you there. Fáilte roimh chách!
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Looking forward very much to the launch of Childhood and the Irish THIS EVENING in the Royal Irish Academy by @miriamocal.bsky.social, with the event MC’d by @jdmccafferty.bsky.social. Hope to meet many of you there. Fáilte roimh chách!
A great and supportive environment is provided by the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference. To read more about the range of fascinating topics and research which is discussed at this conference, see my report on this year’s conference below.
The call for papers for our 68th Annual Conference, to be held 1-2 July 2026 at Notre Dame London, is live on our website here: www.crs.org.uk/conferences. For a great write up of last year's event by @conorbrockbank.bsky.social, see here: www.crs.org.uk/conference-r... #catholichistory #catholic
Conference | CRS
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November 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A great and supportive environment is provided by the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference. To read more about the range of fascinating topics and research which is discussed at this conference, see my report on this year’s conference below.
In a change to the advertised schedule this week‘s @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar will be given by QUB’s very own @pfarrelly2025.bsky.social. Snacks & drinks will be provided as usual. For more information & to sign up to attend online, see the Eventbrite below:
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
In a change to the advertised schedule this week‘s @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar will be given by QUB’s very own @pfarrelly2025.bsky.social. Snacks & drinks will be provided as usual. For more information & to sign up to attend online, see the Eventbrite below:
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
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The call for papers for our 68th Annual Conference, to be held 1-2 July 2026 at Notre Dame London, is live on our website here: www.crs.org.uk/conferences. For a great write up of last year's event by @conorbrockbank.bsky.social, see here: www.crs.org.uk/conference-r... #catholichistory #catholic
Conference | CRS
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November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The call for papers for our 68th Annual Conference, to be held 1-2 July 2026 at Notre Dame London, is live on our website here: www.crs.org.uk/conferences. For a great write up of last year's event by @conorbrockbank.bsky.social, see here: www.crs.org.uk/conference-r... #catholichistory #catholic
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Funded PhD opportunities at QUB:
'Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s)'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s)'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
REF: DfEHIS - HIS-PHD | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Funded PhD opportunities at QUB:
'Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s)'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s)'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
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On my way to Belfast this morning to talk about the pharmaceutical industry, bodies, ecosystems, and how we read the history of Ireland's economic transformation since the 1960s. Will include some chat about the smells of 1980s Ireland, as well as what topography tells us about Ireland's economy.
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
On my way to Belfast this morning to talk about the pharmaceutical industry, bodies, ecosystems, and how we read the history of Ireland's economic transformation since the 1960s. Will include some chat about the smells of 1980s Ireland, as well as what topography tells us about Ireland's economy.
Looking forward to this week’s @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar by @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social, chaired by @kieranconnell.bsky.social! Snacks and drinks will be provided as usual. For more information and to sign up to attend online, see the link below:
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Looking forward to this week’s @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar by @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social, chaired by @kieranconnell.bsky.social! Snacks and drinks will be provided as usual. For more information and to sign up to attend online, see the link below:
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
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Childhood and the Irish will be launched by RTÉ’s Miriam O’Callaghan in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm. Book your place at Eventbrite below. Hope to meet many of you there!
www.eventbrite.ie/e/childhood-...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/childhood-...
CHILDHOOD AND THE IRISH - A MISCELLANY
A new book by SALVADOR RYAN
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November 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Childhood and the Irish will be launched by RTÉ’s Miriam O’Callaghan in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm. Book your place at Eventbrite below. Hope to meet many of you there!
www.eventbrite.ie/e/childhood-...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/childhood-...
Another great seminar in the @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar series tomorrow from QUB’s own, Ni Yang. Wine, soft drinks and snacks provided as usual. All welcome! More information about the seminar in the link below:
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Another great seminar in the @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar series tomorrow from QUB’s own, Ni Yang. Wine, soft drinks and snacks provided as usual. All welcome! More information about the seminar in the link below:
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
Join online from your home for this great seminar by @sophcocooper.bsky.social talking about others feeling at home, which is taking place TOMORROW at 7pm!
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...
Sophie Cooper: USIHS seminar - Building to feel ‘at home’
USIHS Seminar. Online, Thursday 13 November at 7pm.
www.eventbrite.ie
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Join online from your home for this great seminar by @sophcocooper.bsky.social talking about others feeling at home, which is taking place TOMORROW at 7pm!
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Opposition to Margaret Thatcher - an Interdisciplinary Conference: This Friday 👇. Share to anyone interested
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Opposition to Margaret Thatcher - an Interdisciplinary Conference: This Friday 👇. Share to anyone interested
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The Catholic Historical Society of Ireland Annual Conference on 'O'Connell and his Legacy' takes place on Saturday 22 November 2025 at the St Patrick's campus @dublincityuni.bsky.social
To book see
www.eventbrite.ie/e/oconnell-a...
To book see
www.eventbrite.ie/e/oconnell-a...
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The Catholic Historical Society of Ireland Annual Conference on 'O'Connell and his Legacy' takes place on Saturday 22 November 2025 at the St Patrick's campus @dublincityuni.bsky.social
To book see
www.eventbrite.ie/e/oconnell-a...
To book see
www.eventbrite.ie/e/oconnell-a...
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Gone to the printer and soon to be released…
Launching in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm.
Further details to follow.
“Christmas prezzies sorted, so…” 🎄
#Childhood #Ireland #IrishHistory
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
Launching in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm.
Further details to follow.
“Christmas prezzies sorted, so…” 🎄
#Childhood #Ireland #IrishHistory
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
Childhood and the Irish: a miscellany
Childhood and the Irish: a miscellany
wordwellbooks.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Gone to the printer and soon to be released…
Launching in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm.
Further details to follow.
“Christmas prezzies sorted, so…” 🎄
#Childhood #Ireland #IrishHistory
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
Launching in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm.
Further details to follow.
“Christmas prezzies sorted, so…” 🎄
#Childhood #Ireland #IrishHistory
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social is available for pre-order. The collection explores a variety of experiences including my own article on the childhoods of two Irish Carmelite missionaries, who were brothers, in Co. Wicklow!
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social is available for pre-order. The collection explores a variety of experiences including my own article on the childhoods of two Irish Carmelite missionaries, who were brothers, in Co. Wicklow!
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
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Nearly here: Childhood and the Irish, ed. Salvador Ryan. I have articles on the parish children of Youghal, and a grandmother's keen on a little Waterford girl c. 1870s. wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
Childhood and the Irish: a miscellany
Childhood and the Irish: a miscellany
wordwellbooks.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Nearly here: Childhood and the Irish, ed. Salvador Ryan. I have articles on the parish children of Youghal, and a grandmother's keen on a little Waterford girl c. 1870s. wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
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I just signed up to attend @sophcocooper.bsky.social’s talk (thank you for the online event, @usihs.bsky.social), and we just happen to be covering the built environment in my graduate seminar on memory (we focus on Northern Ireland) in 2-3 weeks, so I will be announcing this to my students tonight.
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...
Sophie Cooper: USIHS seminar - Building to feel ‘at home’
USIHS Seminar. Online, Thursday 13 November at 7pm.
www.eventbrite.ie
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I just signed up to attend @sophcocooper.bsky.social’s talk (thank you for the online event, @usihs.bsky.social), and we just happen to be covering the built environment in my graduate seminar on memory (we focus on Northern Ireland) in 2-3 weeks, so I will be announcing this to my students tonight.