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The Irish peasantry and sex relations; tweets from my book.
December 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The Irish peasantry and sex relations; tweets from my book.
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That old stick about the Roman Empire, and how the actual sign of the collapse was a bridge falling down and nobody coming to fix it.
Replacing collapsed bridge 'nigh on impossible' cost for council
The Spey Viaduct was completed in 1886 but partially collapsed into the Moray river at the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
That old stick about the Roman Empire, and how the actual sign of the collapse was a bridge falling down and nobody coming to fix it.
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Absolutely delighted to see that my article on Catholic chapels in Ireland from the 1790s to the 1820s is now available in Architectural History, the journal of the SAHGB - a real career dream come true to have an article in this journal, I must say! #skystorians www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Development of Catholic Chapels in Ireland Prior to Catholic Emancipation, 1778–1829 | Architectural History | Cambridge Core
The Development of Catholic Chapels in Ireland Prior to Catholic Emancipation, 1778–1829 - Volume 68
www.cambridge.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Absolutely delighted to see that my article on Catholic chapels in Ireland from the 1790s to the 1820s is now available in Architectural History, the journal of the SAHGB - a real career dream come true to have an article in this journal, I must say! #skystorians www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The 'Irish wake' is a long lasting survival of Irish peasant custom, though much changed. Here's a thread.
December 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The 'Irish wake' is a long lasting survival of Irish peasant custom, though much changed. Here's a thread.
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If you missed Patrick Walsh's talk yesterday on 'A colonial sinew of power? Rethinking the 18th-century Irish state', a recording is available at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=haJr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=haJr...
Irish Studies Seminar: Patrick Walsh
YouTube video by QUB Irish Studies
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If you missed Patrick Walsh's talk yesterday on 'A colonial sinew of power? Rethinking the 18th-century Irish state', a recording is available at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=haJr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=haJr...
The 'Irish wake' is a long lasting survival of Irish peasant custom, though much changed. Here's a thread.
December 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The 'Irish wake' is a long lasting survival of Irish peasant custom, though much changed. Here's a thread.
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The Irish peasantry and superstition. Some tweets from my book, 'At the Rising of the Moon'.
December 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The Irish peasantry and superstition. Some tweets from my book, 'At the Rising of the Moon'.
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New research!
Austerity and the labour market in the UK.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Headline result: austerity reduced wages, increased employment rates, and contributed to weak productivity.
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Austerity and the labour market in the UK.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Headline result: austerity reduced wages, increased employment rates, and contributed to weak productivity.
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Estimating the effects of austerity on the labour market: Evidence from Great Britain
Between 2010 and 2019, in response to concern about the public finances, the UK government imposed substantial cuts to public spending. This austerity programme
papers.ssrn.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
New research!
Austerity and the labour market in the UK.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Headline result: austerity reduced wages, increased employment rates, and contributed to weak productivity.
1/n
Austerity and the labour market in the UK.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Headline result: austerity reduced wages, increased employment rates, and contributed to weak productivity.
1/n
The Irish peasantry and superstition. Some tweets from my book, 'At the Rising of the Moon'.
December 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The Irish peasantry and superstition. Some tweets from my book, 'At the Rising of the Moon'.
Peasantry, literacy and language -- some tweets. www.rte.ie/news/munster...
www.rte.ie
December 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Peasantry, literacy and language -- some tweets. www.rte.ie/news/munster...
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So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
At least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’
Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
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I know this is said time and again but the right ignore that we do in fact have a society and pretend that different people of different cultures do integrate actually. Their message is really "I don't want you to integrate, I want you gone" and it's our friends and neighbours they're talking about.
Absolute arsehole. I work in a London school as a teacher where 40 to 50% of the students are Muslim. What happens at Christmas? The classes decorate their rooms, organise secret santas, exchange Christmas cards with all participating. It is very much seen as a community festival for all.
C of E responds to Tommy Robinson’s carols event with ‘Christmas is for all’ message
Release of 43-second video comes as senior church figures speak out against dangers of Christian nationalism
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I know this is said time and again but the right ignore that we do in fact have a society and pretend that different people of different cultures do integrate actually. Their message is really "I don't want you to integrate, I want you gone" and it's our friends and neighbours they're talking about.
The religion of the Irish peasantry (mostly pre-Famine, mostly Catholicism):
December 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The religion of the Irish peasantry (mostly pre-Famine, mostly Catholicism):
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There's still time to get this book for Xmas. Some tweets follow.
www.kennys.ie/shop/at-the-...
www.kennys.ie/shop/at-the-...
At the Rising of the Moon: The Peasantry and Ireland from the Tudor Conquest to the fall of Landlordism
paperback.
www.kennys.ie
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
There's still time to get this book for Xmas. Some tweets follow.
www.kennys.ie/shop/at-the-...
www.kennys.ie/shop/at-the-...
There's still time to get this book for Xmas. Some tweets follow.
www.kennys.ie/shop/at-the-...
www.kennys.ie/shop/at-the-...
At the Rising of the Moon: The Peasantry and Ireland from the Tudor Conquest to the fall of Landlordism
paperback.
www.kennys.ie
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
There's still time to get this book for Xmas. Some tweets follow.
www.kennys.ie/shop/at-the-...
www.kennys.ie/shop/at-the-...
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Far too much of the Kenova reporting has utterly ignored the recommendations. There seems to be endless capacity in UK media to generate headlines about lawfare and no recognition of the dangers resulting from the UK Govt restricting conflict legacy information release:
share.google/Ehn7pxKpsDwR...
share.google/Ehn7pxKpsDwR...
December 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Far too much of the Kenova reporting has utterly ignored the recommendations. There seems to be endless capacity in UK media to generate headlines about lawfare and no recognition of the dangers resulting from the UK Govt restricting conflict legacy information release:
share.google/Ehn7pxKpsDwR...
share.google/Ehn7pxKpsDwR...
It you're looking for some Christmas murder mystery (and revolution, barricade street-fighting, the last duel in England, and Marx), here's my book about the amazing life of Emmanuel Barthélemy. shorturl.at/XUbXk
shorturl.at
December 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It you're looking for some Christmas murder mystery (and revolution, barricade street-fighting, the last duel in England, and Marx), here's my book about the amazing life of Emmanuel Barthélemy. shorturl.at/XUbXk
The Orange Order has just elected its 21st Grand Master. Here's a book I've edited and introduced on and from its early history.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
December 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The Orange Order has just elected its 21st Grand Master. Here's a book I've edited and introduced on and from its early history.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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On Friday 16 January we will be hosting a one-day conference on LABOUR POLITICS IN WEST BELFAST, 1918-83. Free event - all welcome (in-person and online). www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
December 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
On Friday 16 January we will be hosting a one-day conference on LABOUR POLITICS IN WEST BELFAST, 1918-83. Free event - all welcome (in-person and online). www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
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After her diagnosis, she wrote a novella, “What Does It Feel Like,” about a woman with five children who has brain cancer.
“I thought people might be curious to know what it’s like to go through this,” Kinsella told Roberts. “I hope it’s full of optimism and love most of all.”
She had 5 children.
“I thought people might be curious to know what it’s like to go through this,” Kinsella told Roberts. “I hope it’s full of optimism and love most of all.”
She had 5 children.
Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sparked a millions-selling series, died Wednesday, her family said. She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain cancer. https://to.pbs.org/4rUfabq
Sophie Kinsella, author of the millions-selling ‘Shopaholic’ novels, dies at 55
Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sparked a millions-selling series, died Wednesday, her family said. She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain cancer...
www.pbs.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
After her diagnosis, she wrote a novella, “What Does It Feel Like,” about a woman with five children who has brain cancer.
“I thought people might be curious to know what it’s like to go through this,” Kinsella told Roberts. “I hope it’s full of optimism and love most of all.”
She had 5 children.
“I thought people might be curious to know what it’s like to go through this,” Kinsella told Roberts. “I hope it’s full of optimism and love most of all.”
She had 5 children.
On the curious economics of modern capitalism: shipping to the UK is cheapest from the US, most expensive within the UK.
December 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
On the curious economics of modern capitalism: shipping to the UK is cheapest from the US, most expensive within the UK.
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Yes, again, none of “democracy or freedom and equality” are compatible with systematically destroying a subject populace of non-people who have no rights, that you have conquered and now rule over and murder with total impunity.
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Yes, again, none of “democracy or freedom and equality” are compatible with systematically destroying a subject populace of non-people who have no rights, that you have conquered and now rule over and murder with total impunity.
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I'd be more than usually grateful to those who share this because of the personal importance to me of the event commemorated
macdonnchada.substack.com/p/raul-alfon...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I'd be more than usually grateful to those who share this because of the personal importance to me of the event commemorated
macdonnchada.substack.com/p/raul-alfon...
macdonnchada.substack.com/p/raul-alfon...
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Our last seminar for this year, on 15 Dec. will be Patrick Walsh (TCD) speaking on 'A colonial sinew of power? Rethinking the 18th-century Irish state' (joint event with CECS). All welcome in-person and online. www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Our last seminar for this year, on 15 Dec. will be Patrick Walsh (TCD) speaking on 'A colonial sinew of power? Rethinking the 18th-century Irish state' (joint event with CECS). All welcome in-person and online. www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...