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Jay Roszman

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Historian of 19th-c Ireland, Britain, & Empire at University College Cork. An 🇺🇸in 🇮🇪. Book on agrarian violence and British policy w Cambridge (2022). Next project on Irishmen, education, and empire.

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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 25m

Comparing the blight to Cholera, and 'agriculturalists' to doctors:

"Agriculturalists are now like the physicians, when first (and I may say last) the cholera visited the land, certain of no remedy, but desirous to try every one likely to succeed."

Agriculturalists are now like the physicians, when first (and I may say last) the cholera visited the land, certain of no remedy, but desirous to try every one likely to succeed. Professor Kane's opinion would be of great value; but every remedy directed should be reduced to as much simplicity as possible; as the people for whom it is required are in a great degree ignorant.

Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 2h

Reading the Irish Examiner (Cork) for a public lecture I am supposed to give later this month. Striking how ardent critiques of economic relationship between the two islands was already in October 1845. I always associate this rhetoric with Mitchel, but of course, it has a longer history.

There is a famine in Ireland suppose. But why? – Because there is a failure in the potato crop? Let us ask, good seers and sages! why are the Irish condemned to live upon potatoes? It is admitted that our crop of wheat is generally excellent, and our crop of oats the best that has appeared for the last thirty years. Shall Ireland be always condemned to rejoice in potatoes? – In the mean time will any body whisper in our ear what is to be the destiny of our other crops, whilst we are are weeping over potatoes and people? Shall they go to feed the English, and put money in the pockets of Absentees?

Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 4h

Based on all the images of all the male models I'd also need to acquire a handful of tattoos, in addition to oodles of cash, to pull off the look.

Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 4h

It's a shame I'm not independently wealthy because I've managed to fall down the rabbit hole that is selvedge denim.

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 6h

Fascinating to learn of Brian Friel’s Translations being staged in Senegal.

Ireland's iconic play 'Translations' hits Dakar stage • FRANCE 24 English

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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 18h

Learn something new everyday.

Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 2d

I could spend hours looking at digitised images from the @nlireland.bsky.social Lawrence Collection. What an incredible visual repository of 19th-c Ireland.

The Quays on the northside of Cork looking east, with the Shandon Bell in background.

Two boys, one with a cap and a barefoot leg straddling the Quay wall, the other in a bowler hat looking into the River Lee.

Entitled 'Paddys Market', in Cork. An image with many people milling about, lots of produce in the foreground, furniture, baskets.

A shawled woman looking back toward the camera with what look like mounds of cabbages stacked in the foreground and wicker baskets.

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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 2d

This is an incredible, sober, brave, and almost intolerably heartbreaking essay worthy of every minute one sits with it.

Paul Laity · After Martha

For the hospital, and for the NHS, it was a closed case, another preventable death: medicine is imperfect, such things...

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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 3d

Just read reference to O'Connell being "the friend of human rights all over the world" from 1840, which seems remarkably early for such language?

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 3d

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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 3d

“Put grandda on the phone”. He’s now talking about watering plants.

Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 3d

I may need to emulate your tactic. It’s wild how unaware he is.

Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 3d

Having hung up the phone “love you”, he’s now giving Lois a ring.

Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 3d

I cannot believe this guy on a perfectly quiet 6:15 train to Dublin is having a full blown conversation w someone.

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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 4d

I missed Fintan O'Toole in yesterday's Irish Times. When he's good, he is *REALLY* good.

The Government has 'no narrative, no vision, no passion, no sense of purpose. ...It watches child poverty rise in a rich society as though it is a helpless spectator.'

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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 4d

2/2 And, advocating for free trade as 'restrictions on human food are the barbarous dogmas of a dead age.'
"The influence of a fear of famine will now bring about what human reason and kiliness born of our common christianity could not, and that is – to buy food, by our own labour'.

Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 4d

1/2 Prepping for class this morning in my Famine module, decided to look at what was happening OTD 180 years ago. From the Cork Examiner (a broadly nationalist paper), a few screenshots. First, calling on both farmers and government to act (with a firm endorsement of Peel as the man of the hour). 🗃️

Cork Exmainer, Wednesday 8 October 1845 'The Potato Crop - The Duty of the Government in the Present Crisis.'

'The ports must be thrown open, and Foreign corn admitted free of duty. ...But, will that be sufficient? We think not. Still more must be done. ...warehouses should be set apart, and food laid up therein for the time of scarcity. This also is the duty and the business of the Government, whose immediate attention should be directed thereto.'

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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 4d

Am I going to regret drinking this cup of coffee in 2.5 hrs time when I am trying to fall asleep?

a group of people in front of a back to the future sign

ALT: a group of people in front of a back to the future sign

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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 5d

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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 5d

As the History Representative for ACIS, I have the distinct privilege to chair the Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book. If you, or someone you know, has a book copyrighted in 2025 in Irish Studies please do consider submitting! Details here. 🗃️ #speirgorm

Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book | American Conference for Irish Studies – An Chomhdháil Mheiriceánach do Léann na hÉireann

Don Murphy, husband of ACIS Past President Maureen Murphy, was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and died in New York on March 2, 1986. He received his bachelor of electrical engineering degree and his…

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