Síobhra Aiken
@siobhraaiken.bsky.social
Léachtóir Sinsearach/ Senior Lecturer @ Ollscoil na Banríona, Queen's University Belfast. Member of Young Academy Ireland. Legacies of Irish revolution | modernist & contemporary Irish literature | ✍🏼📖 on urban Gaeltacht communities in US at turn of 20c
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Delighted to be part of the Glucksman Irish Diaspora Series and a real privilege to work with series editor
@kevinkenny.bsky.social. 📚✍🏼
@kevinkenny.bsky.social. 📚✍🏼
December 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Delighted to be part of the Glucksman Irish Diaspora Series and a real privilege to work with series editor
@kevinkenny.bsky.social. 📚✍🏼
@kevinkenny.bsky.social. 📚✍🏼
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My new book, 'The Fenian Empire: A Hemispheric History of Irish Republican Nationalism' is now live in the NYU Press catalogue and due for release in early June, fittingly on the 160th anniversary of the first major Fenian raid on Canada
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The Fenian Empire
A bold new exploration of Fenian revolutionary activity across the AmericasIn the aftermath of the American Civil War, the Fenian movement stood at a crossro...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My new book, 'The Fenian Empire: A Hemispheric History of Irish Republican Nationalism' is now live in the NYU Press catalogue and due for release in early June, fittingly on the 160th anniversary of the first major Fenian raid on Canada
nyupress.org/978147983258...
nyupress.org/978147983258...
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Really interesting CFP for #IrishinBritain scholars here from @museumofthehome.bsky.social .
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Call for Papers: ‘Irish Blood, English Hearth: creativity, identity and the migrant Irish home' - Museum of the Home
Call for papers for ‘Irish Blood, English Hearth: creativity, identity and the migrant Irish home’, a one-day symposium inspired by the Irish room that was launched at the Museum of the Home in 2024.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Really interesting CFP for #IrishinBritain scholars here from @museumofthehome.bsky.social .
museumofthehome.org.uk/our-work/res...
museumofthehome.org.uk/our-work/res...
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I finished my paper talking about my grandparents, and the ways that we talk about people as demographics or lost causes
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I finished my paper talking about my grandparents, and the ways that we talk about people as demographics or lost causes
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@siobhraaiken.bsky.social's paper was excellent, as were (genuinely) all of the contributions to the conference that weren't given by me. Also an excellent location
Siobhra Aiken (QUB) leads off the afternoon session on the cultural and memory resonances of partition and the boundary commission
December 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
@siobhraaiken.bsky.social's paper was excellent, as were (genuinely) all of the contributions to the conference that weren't given by me. Also an excellent location
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November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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AMÁRACH
6pm, Siopa Leabhar Charlie Byrne’s - bí linn!
6pm, Siopa Leabhar Charlie Byrne’s - bí linn!
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
AMÁRACH
6pm, Siopa Leabhar Charlie Byrne’s - bí linn!
6pm, Siopa Leabhar Charlie Byrne’s - bí linn!
Cnuasach den chéad scoth.
Seoladh do Mainistir na Feola inniu sa Chultúrlann i mBéal Feirste ag 2 a chlog! Níos mó eolas anseo ➡️ www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI...
@laoighseach.bsky.social
@laoighseach.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Cnuasach den chéad scoth.
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Seoladh do Mainistir na Feola inniu sa Chultúrlann i mBéal Feirste ag 2 a chlog! Níos mó eolas anseo ➡️ www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI...
@laoighseach.bsky.social
@laoighseach.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Seoladh do Mainistir na Feola inniu sa Chultúrlann i mBéal Feirste ag 2 a chlog! Níos mó eolas anseo ➡️ www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI...
@laoighseach.bsky.social
@laoighseach.bsky.social
Amárach, Dé Máirt - fáilte roimh chách.
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Amárach, Dé Máirt - fáilte roimh chách.
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'Stoite' le Máirtín Ó Direáin. Níos tráthúla ná riamh, seans...
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
'Stoite' le Máirtín Ó Direáin. Níos tráthúla ná riamh, seans...
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d’áitigh an tUachtarán go raibh ról tábhachtach ag an dá rud – tuiscint ar an teanga agus tuiscint ar chóras na patrarcacha – i réiteach na ndúshlán againn sa tsochaí
~ @siobhraaiken.bsky.social @seanmacristeaird.bsky.social
d’áitigh an tUachtarán go raibh ról tábhachtach ag an dá rud – tuiscint ar an teanga agus tuiscint ar chóras na patrarcacha – i réiteach na ndúshlán againn sa tsochaí
~ @siobhraaiken.bsky.social @seanmacristeaird.bsky.social
Tugann an Ghaeilge súil eile dúinn ar cheisteanna a bhaineann leis an bhforéigean inscne
Má tá straitéis chuimsitheach agus iltaobhach de dhíth chun dul i ngleic leis an bhforéigean inscne, bíodh an Ghaeilge mar chuid den phlé sin
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November 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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d’áitigh an tUachtarán go raibh ról tábhachtach ag an dá rud – tuiscint ar an teanga agus tuiscint ar chóras na patrarcacha – i réiteach na ndúshlán againn sa tsochaí
~ @siobhraaiken.bsky.social @seanmacristeaird.bsky.social
d’áitigh an tUachtarán go raibh ról tábhachtach ag an dá rud – tuiscint ar an teanga agus tuiscint ar chóras na patrarcacha – i réiteach na ndúshlán againn sa tsochaí
~ @siobhraaiken.bsky.social @seanmacristeaird.bsky.social
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“The Irish language has been diminished. It is something symbolic. And if you look at the history of women, it’s the exact same” - An tUachtarán Connolly. Cén ról atá ag an nGaeilge sa chur in éadan an fhoréigin inscne?
Alt liom féin 7 @seanmacristeaird.bsky.social.
“The Irish language has been diminished. It is something symbolic. And if you look at the history of women, it’s the exact same” - An tUachtarán Connolly. Cén ról atá ag an nGaeilge sa chur in éadan an fhoréigin inscne?
Alt liom féin 7 @seanmacristeaird.bsky.social.
Tugann an Ghaeilge súil eile dúinn ar cheisteanna a bhaineann leis an bhforéigean inscne
Má tá straitéis chuimsitheach agus iltaobhach de dhíth chun dul i ngleic leis an bhforéigean inscne, bíodh an Ghaeilge mar chuid den phlé sin
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November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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“The Irish language has been diminished. It is something symbolic. And if you look at the history of women, it’s the exact same” - An tUachtarán Connolly. Cén ról atá ag an nGaeilge sa chur in éadan an fhoréigin inscne?
Alt liom féin 7 @seanmacristeaird.bsky.social.
“The Irish language has been diminished. It is something symbolic. And if you look at the history of women, it’s the exact same” - An tUachtarán Connolly. Cén ról atá ag an nGaeilge sa chur in éadan an fhoréigin inscne?
Alt liom féin 7 @seanmacristeaird.bsky.social.
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Congratulations to our Senior Visiting Scholar Jack Foster on the publication of his edition of Shivaun O’Casey's memoir 'Next Year Will Be a Good One'. It will be launched at the Lyric Theatre Belfast on 18th November.
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Congratulations to our Senior Visiting Scholar Jack Foster on the publication of his edition of Shivaun O’Casey's memoir 'Next Year Will Be a Good One'. It will be launched at the Lyric Theatre Belfast on 18th November.
Míle buíochas le Mary Claire agus lucht @raidiofailte.bsky.social as labhairt liom faoin siompóisiam a bheas ar siúl againn sa Chultúrlann ar Dé Máirt an 25 Samhain. Is féidir clárú anseo: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/symposium-...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Míle buíochas le Mary Claire agus lucht @raidiofailte.bsky.social as labhairt liom faoin siompóisiam a bheas ar siúl againn sa Chultúrlann ar Dé Máirt an 25 Samhain. Is féidir clárú anseo: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/symposium-...
@irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
@irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
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On Mon. 1 Dec. at 4.30 we'll be joined by Emily Mark-FitzGerald, Emma Radley (UCD) & Daithi Kearney (Dundalk IT) to talk about 'Irish Studies - Beyond the Text', drawing on the 2025 special issue of Irish University Review. All welcome in-person/online. Reg at www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
On Mon. 1 Dec. at 4.30 we'll be joined by Emily Mark-FitzGerald, Emma Radley (UCD) & Daithi Kearney (Dundalk IT) to talk about 'Irish Studies - Beyond the Text', drawing on the 2025 special issue of Irish University Review. All welcome in-person/online. Reg at www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
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Honoured that the Enchanted Bay was named runner up for the 2025 Katharine Briggs Award tonight by the @folkloresociety.bsky.social - Fantastic to see this recognition go to a work of Irish folklore!
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Honoured that the Enchanted Bay was named runner up for the 2025 Katharine Briggs Award tonight by the @folkloresociety.bsky.social - Fantastic to see this recognition go to a work of Irish folklore!
Tar ag obair linn! Post léachtóra 18 mí, Eanáir 2026-Bealtaine 2027. An-sásta glacadh le ceisteanna faoin ról. Sprioc 24 Samhain 2025. hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Tar ag obair linn! Post léachtóra 18 mí, Eanáir 2026-Bealtaine 2027. An-sásta glacadh le ceisteanna faoin ról. Sprioc 24 Samhain 2025. hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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In addition to the subject, two articles written by colleagues from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social: @siobhraaiken.bsky.social & Marc O'Rawe.
English here : www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Article en Français sur @france.theconversation.com :
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English here : www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Article en Français sur @france.theconversation.com :
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How Irish revolutionaries used French language to secure support
The multilingual skills of the revolutionary generation helped them to amplify Ireland's cause on the world stage
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November 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
In addition to the subject, two articles written by colleagues from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social: @siobhraaiken.bsky.social & Marc O'Rawe.
English here : www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Article en Français sur @france.theconversation.com :
theconversation.com/comment-la-p...
English here : www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Article en Français sur @france.theconversation.com :
theconversation.com/comment-la-p...
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[PUB] Exposition numérique / FRA-ANG
"Les représentations photographiques de la révolution irlandaise (1912-1923) en France"
Projet de recherche IMAGIN_IRL, co-financé par le CECILLE, la @meshs.bsky.social et @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social.
Lien : meshs-omekas.univ-lille.fr/omeka-s/s/im...
"Les représentations photographiques de la révolution irlandaise (1912-1923) en France"
Projet de recherche IMAGIN_IRL, co-financé par le CECILLE, la @meshs.bsky.social et @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social.
Lien : meshs-omekas.univ-lille.fr/omeka-s/s/im...
Accueil · ImaginIRL · OmekaMeshs
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November 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
[PUB] Exposition numérique / FRA-ANG
"Les représentations photographiques de la révolution irlandaise (1912-1923) en France"
Projet de recherche IMAGIN_IRL, co-financé par le CECILLE, la @meshs.bsky.social et @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social.
Lien : meshs-omekas.univ-lille.fr/omeka-s/s/im...
"Les représentations photographiques de la révolution irlandaise (1912-1923) en France"
Projet de recherche IMAGIN_IRL, co-financé par le CECILLE, la @meshs.bsky.social et @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social.
Lien : meshs-omekas.univ-lille.fr/omeka-s/s/im...
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[Ní] teanga ó cheart a chuirtear i réim, ach dream daoine. Lucht labhartha na teanga sin a thagann i réim agus a chuireann a dteanga dhílis féin i réim ina dteannta.
Máirtín Ó Direáin
Ag cuir gaineamh i ngad
Scéala Éireann 19 Samhain 1956
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Máirtín Ó Direáin
Ag cuir gaineamh i ngad
Scéala Éireann 19 Samhain 1956
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November 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
[Ní] teanga ó cheart a chuirtear i réim, ach dream daoine. Lucht labhartha na teanga sin a thagann i réim agus a chuireann a dteanga dhílis féin i réim ina dteannta.
Máirtín Ó Direáin
Ag cuir gaineamh i ngad
Scéala Éireann 19 Samhain 1956
Via an cnuasach in eagar ag @siobhraaiken.bsky.social
Máirtín Ó Direáin
Ag cuir gaineamh i ngad
Scéala Éireann 19 Samhain 1956
Via an cnuasach in eagar ag @siobhraaiken.bsky.social
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We are co-hosting on 3 Dec. a conference on 'From Boundary Commission to Border Poll? A Century of the Irish Border'. This is a free event, but registration is required (by 26 Nov.). Info at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We are co-hosting on 3 Dec. a conference on 'From Boundary Commission to Border Poll? A Century of the Irish Border'. This is a free event, but registration is required (by 26 Nov.). Info at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
"Ce sont peut-être même les photographes qui ont transformé le regard de la France sur [la révolution irlandaise].' @clairedubois.bsky.social @france.theconversation.com
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Check out our digital photo exhibition here: meshs-omekas.univ-lille.fr/omeka-s/s/im...
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Check out our digital photo exhibition here: meshs-omekas.univ-lille.fr/omeka-s/s/im...
Comment la photographie de guerre a transformé le regard de la France sur la révolution irlandaise
Les photographes ont joué un rôle majeur dans la perception de la cause irlandaise sur le plan européen et international.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
"Ce sont peut-être même les photographes qui ont transformé le regard de la France sur [la révolution irlandaise].' @clairedubois.bsky.social @france.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/comment-la-p...
Check out our digital photo exhibition here: meshs-omekas.univ-lille.fr/omeka-s/s/im...
theconversation.com/comment-la-p...
Check out our digital photo exhibition here: meshs-omekas.univ-lille.fr/omeka-s/s/im...
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Comment la photographie de guerre a transformé le regard de la France sur la révolution irlandaise
Comment la photographie de guerre a transformé le regard de la France sur la révolution irlandaise
Les photographes ont joué un rôle majeur dans la perception de la cause irlandaise sur le plan européen et international.
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Comment la photographie de guerre a transformé le regard de la France sur la révolution irlandaise
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Check our this piece on the representation of the Irish revolution in the French press - coauthored with @siobhraaiken.bsky.social and Mark O’Rawe !
@cecille-ulille.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @meshs.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @ccirlandais.bsky.social
@cecille-ulille.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @meshs.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @ccirlandais.bsky.social
Comment la photographie de guerre a transformé le regard de la France sur la révolution irlandaise
Comment la photographie de guerre a transformé le regard de la France sur la révolution irlandaise
Les photographes ont joué un rôle majeur dans la perception de la cause irlandaise sur le plan européen et international.
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Check our this piece on the representation of the Irish revolution in the French press - coauthored with @siobhraaiken.bsky.social and Mark O’Rawe !
@cecille-ulille.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @meshs.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @ccirlandais.bsky.social
@cecille-ulille.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @meshs.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @ccirlandais.bsky.social