Dr. Barry Houlihan
@barryhoulihan.bsky.social
Archivist at University of Galway.
Research on Irish theatre, memory, conflict, and digital cultures.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-74548-6
Research on Irish theatre, memory, conflict, and digital cultures.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-74548-6
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Writing in the Irish Times today about preserving and sharing the work of @druidtheatre.bsky.social over 50 years and as documented through it's archive. Always a real privilege to work on.
Out of the Western World - 50 Years of the Druid Archive
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Out of the Western World - 50 Years of the Druid Archive
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Out of the Western World: 50 Years of the Druid Theatre Archive
Barry Houlihan, Druid archivist and co-editor of Druid Theatre 1975-2025: 50 Years of New Irish Plays, on preserving the past
www.irishtimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Writing in the Irish Times today about preserving and sharing the work of @druidtheatre.bsky.social over 50 years and as documented through it's archive. Always a real privilege to work on.
Out of the Western World - 50 Years of the Druid Archive
www.irishtimes.com/culture/stag...
Out of the Western World - 50 Years of the Druid Archive
www.irishtimes.com/culture/stag...
Writing in the Irish Times today about preserving and sharing the work of @druidtheatre.bsky.social over 50 years and as documented through it's archive. Always a real privilege to work on.
Out of the Western World - 50 Years of the Druid Archive
www.irishtimes.com/culture/stag...
Out of the Western World - 50 Years of the Druid Archive
www.irishtimes.com/culture/stag...
Out of the Western World: 50 Years of the Druid Theatre Archive
Barry Houlihan, Druid archivist and co-editor of Druid Theatre 1975-2025: 50 Years of New Irish Plays, on preserving the past
www.irishtimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Writing in the Irish Times today about preserving and sharing the work of @druidtheatre.bsky.social over 50 years and as documented through it's archive. Always a real privilege to work on.
Out of the Western World - 50 Years of the Druid Archive
www.irishtimes.com/culture/stag...
Out of the Western World - 50 Years of the Druid Archive
www.irishtimes.com/culture/stag...
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‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins.
My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins
The territory’s ancient heritage has too often been ignored. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins.
My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
The things you find! South Limerick Jnr A hurling champs 2008.
#throwback
#throwback
October 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The things you find! South Limerick Jnr A hurling champs 2008.
#throwback
#throwback
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Remembering Brian Friel on his 10th Anniversary - I wrote about his great works and legacies in this new article on
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social @rte.ie
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social @rte.ie
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How Brian Friel's work went from Ballybeg to the world
The great gift in Friel's writing is its ability to resonate with audiences across generations and borders
www.rte.ie
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Remembering Brian Friel on his 10th Anniversary - I wrote about his great works and legacies in this new article on
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social @rte.ie
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social @rte.ie
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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How Brian Friel's work went from Ballybeg to the world. The great legacy of Friel's writing is its ability to resonate with audiences across generations and borders, writes @barryhoulihan.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How Brian Friel's work went from Ballybeg to the world
The great gift in Friel's writing is its ability to resonate with audiences across generations and borders
www.rte.ie
October 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
How Brian Friel's work went from Ballybeg to the world. The great legacy of Friel's writing is its ability to resonate with audiences across generations and borders, writes @barryhoulihan.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Remembering Brian Friel on his 10th Anniversary - I wrote about his great works and legacies in this new article on
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social @rte.ie
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social @rte.ie
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How Brian Friel's work went from Ballybeg to the world
The great gift in Friel's writing is its ability to resonate with audiences across generations and borders
www.rte.ie
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Remembering Brian Friel on his 10th Anniversary - I wrote about his great works and legacies in this new article on
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social @rte.ie
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social @rte.ie
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
New book post has arrived - great to have a chapter in this new book on Sean O Casey's plays in Belfast at Lyric Belfast and in Galway by Druid Theatre along with great images from both archives. Thanks and congrats to book Editor, James Moran.
October 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
New book post has arrived - great to have a chapter in this new book on Sean O Casey's plays in Belfast at Lyric Belfast and in Galway by Druid Theatre along with great images from both archives. Thanks and congrats to book Editor, James Moran.
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One photograph. A honeymoon in 1941. And a firestorm that tore through Albanian social media.
@leaypi.bsky.social tells Pete Hoskin why she spent years hunting for the truth about her grandmother:
@leaypi.bsky.social tells Pete Hoskin why she spent years hunting for the truth about her grandmother:
Lea Ypi goes in search of lost dignity
After an image of her grandmother triggered an online firestorm, the political philosopher sought answers in Albania’s state archives. She tells us wh...
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September 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
One photograph. A honeymoon in 1941. And a firestorm that tore through Albanian social media.
@leaypi.bsky.social tells Pete Hoskin why she spent years hunting for the truth about her grandmother:
@leaypi.bsky.social tells Pete Hoskin why she spent years hunting for the truth about her grandmother:
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So pleased to have been invited to give this workshop at the Dingle Literary Festival on Sat Nov 22nd. It's going to be a wonderful weekend. There's a link in the post if you'd like to book your ticket to join us
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#Spéirgorm #books #writingcommunity #Irish #writing 📚💙
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#Spéirgorm #books #writingcommunity #Irish #writing 📚💙
How to Shape a Story with Felicity Hayes-McCoy
Finding the right form can make or break even the best writing. Explore new creative directions in this relaxed and practical workshop.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
So pleased to have been invited to give this workshop at the Dingle Literary Festival on Sat Nov 22nd. It's going to be a wonderful weekend. There's a link in the post if you'd like to book your ticket to join us
dinglelit.ie/news/event/h...
#Spéirgorm #books #writingcommunity #Irish #writing 📚💙
dinglelit.ie/news/event/h...
#Spéirgorm #books #writingcommunity #Irish #writing 📚💙
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So great to see this in print! A real pleasure to work on this book with @druidtheatre.bsky.social @methuendrama.bsky.social and of course with the best of co-editors of Patrick Lonergan and Máiréad Ní Chrónín.
It's publication day of our new book!
Druid Theatre 1975-2025
50 Years of New Irish Plays
Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.
Druid Theatre 1975-2025
50 Years of New Irish Plays
Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.
September 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
So great to see this in print! A real pleasure to work on this book with @druidtheatre.bsky.social @methuendrama.bsky.social and of course with the best of co-editors of Patrick Lonergan and Máiréad Ní Chrónín.
So great to see this in print! A real pleasure to work on this book with @druidtheatre.bsky.social @methuendrama.bsky.social and of course with the best of co-editors of Patrick Lonergan and Máiréad Ní Chrónín.
It's publication day of our new book!
Druid Theatre 1975-2025
50 Years of New Irish Plays
Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.
Druid Theatre 1975-2025
50 Years of New Irish Plays
Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.
September 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
So great to see this in print! A real pleasure to work on this book with @druidtheatre.bsky.social @methuendrama.bsky.social and of course with the best of co-editors of Patrick Lonergan and Máiréad Ní Chrónín.
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The book is now available to order in a variety of formats.
We recommend ordering direct from Methuen or via Galway's wonderful booksellers, @kennysbookshop.bsky.social or Charlie Byrne's Bookshop.
Find out more about the book on our website: tinyurl.com/mwtvnmx5
We recommend ordering direct from Methuen or via Galway's wonderful booksellers, @kennysbookshop.bsky.social or Charlie Byrne's Bookshop.
Find out more about the book on our website: tinyurl.com/mwtvnmx5
New collection of Druid plays | Druid Theatre
Marking Druid's 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of the company's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The book is now available to order in a variety of formats.
We recommend ordering direct from Methuen or via Galway's wonderful booksellers, @kennysbookshop.bsky.social or Charlie Byrne's Bookshop.
Find out more about the book on our website: tinyurl.com/mwtvnmx5
We recommend ordering direct from Methuen or via Galway's wonderful booksellers, @kennysbookshop.bsky.social or Charlie Byrne's Bookshop.
Find out more about the book on our website: tinyurl.com/mwtvnmx5
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Edited by Barry Houlihan, Patrick Lonergan, and Máiréad Ní Chróinín, each play is accompanied by a short introduction and production images (many of them never published before) from Druid's archive at @uniofgalway.bsky.social / @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social.
Published by @methuendrama.bsky.social.
Published by @methuendrama.bsky.social.
September 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Edited by Barry Houlihan, Patrick Lonergan, and Máiréad Ní Chróinín, each play is accompanied by a short introduction and production images (many of them never published before) from Druid's archive at @uniofgalway.bsky.social / @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social.
Published by @methuendrama.bsky.social.
Published by @methuendrama.bsky.social.
Reposted by Dr. Barry Houlihan
It's publication day of our new book!
Druid Theatre 1975-2025
50 Years of New Irish Plays
Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.
Druid Theatre 1975-2025
50 Years of New Irish Plays
Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.
September 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It's publication day of our new book!
Druid Theatre 1975-2025
50 Years of New Irish Plays
Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.
Druid Theatre 1975-2025
50 Years of New Irish Plays
Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.
From the recent launch of the Paddy McMenamin archive of Long Kesh prison journals from the 1970s, all now digitally available online
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September 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
From the recent launch of the Paddy McMenamin archive of Long Kesh prison journals from the 1970s, all now digitally available online
digital.library.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/categor...
digital.library.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/categor...
Great to have been on the @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social
Show on @newstalkfm.bsky.social this week talking about our new archive of Republican Prisoners in Long Kesh in the 1970s - The Paddy McMenamin archive.
Link to audio: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
Show on @newstalkfm.bsky.social this week talking about our new archive of Republican Prisoners in Long Kesh in the 1970s - The Paddy McMenamin archive.
Link to audio: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
Long Kesh - what was life in a 1970s internment camp like? | Newstalk
The University of Galway has unveiled a new digital archive revealing what life was like in an in...
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September 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Great to have been on the @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social
Show on @newstalkfm.bsky.social this week talking about our new archive of Republican Prisoners in Long Kesh in the 1970s - The Paddy McMenamin archive.
Link to audio: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
Show on @newstalkfm.bsky.social this week talking about our new archive of Republican Prisoners in Long Kesh in the 1970s - The Paddy McMenamin archive.
Link to audio: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
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‘Unique’ hand-made prison journals from Long Kesh published by Galway University
‘Unique’ hand-made prison journals from Long Kesh published by Galway University
Handmade prison journals from the Long Kesh internment camp offer a “unique” insight into life in the jail, an Irish university has said. The University of Galway has published a digital archive of journals and photos from the Maze Prison from the mid-1970s. The university was provided with the jour
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September 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
‘Unique’ hand-made prison journals from Long Kesh published by Galway University
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The @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social has unveiled the Paddy McMenamin Collection, a digital archive of prison journals from Long Kesh internment camp in the 1970s
Read more about the collection here:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@historyatgalway.bsky.social
#irishhistory
#northernireland
Read more about the collection here:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@historyatgalway.bsky.social
#irishhistory
#northernireland
September 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social has unveiled the Paddy McMenamin Collection, a digital archive of prison journals from Long Kesh internment camp in the 1970s
Read more about the collection here:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@historyatgalway.bsky.social
#irishhistory
#northernireland
Read more about the collection here:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@historyatgalway.bsky.social
#irishhistory
#northernireland
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Our medieval curator Alison Ray introduces Rawlinson Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. D. 252...a 15th Century necromancer's journal.
This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer.
#MedievalMonday
This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer.
#MedievalMonday
September 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Our medieval curator Alison Ray introduces Rawlinson Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. D. 252...a 15th Century necromancer's journal.
This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer.
#MedievalMonday
This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer.
#MedievalMonday
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On the show today: What now for the Occupied Territories Bill?; @henrymckean.bsky.social on early days in school; Love in the workplace; @kristin-hannah.bsky.social ; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'The Girlfriend' 'Task' &
'The Paper'; @barryhoulihan.bsky.social on a Long Kesh journal...
'The Paper'; @barryhoulihan.bsky.social on a Long Kesh journal...
September 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
On the show today: What now for the Occupied Territories Bill?; @henrymckean.bsky.social on early days in school; Love in the workplace; @kristin-hannah.bsky.social ; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'The Girlfriend' 'Task' &
'The Paper'; @barryhoulihan.bsky.social on a Long Kesh journal...
'The Paper'; @barryhoulihan.bsky.social on a Long Kesh journal...
Reposted by Dr. Barry Houlihan
University of Galway launches digital archive of Long Kesh journals - an amazing archive of photos and prison journals from inside Long Kesh of the mid 1970s.
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
September 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
University of Galway launches digital archive of Long Kesh journals - an amazing archive of photos and prison journals from inside Long Kesh of the mid 1970s.
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
University of Galway launches digital archive of Long Kesh journals - an amazing archive of photos and prison journals from inside Long Kesh of the mid 1970s.
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
September 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
University of Galway launches digital archive of Long Kesh journals - an amazing archive of photos and prison journals from inside Long Kesh of the mid 1970s.
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...