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Senior Archivist at Military Archives of Ireland
Director Military Service Pensions Archive (1916-1923)
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Today's reading
#CPP #CulturalProperty
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
There is no bad weather, just bad clothes.

Bad days, no motivation, rainy days, low days? You don't have to break PRs every day.
Just show up.
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Happy Thursday. This is me in a #Mowag.
November 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
22 November:
Feast of St Cecilia of Rome.
Martyr and patron saint of music and musicians.
#Trastevere #Cecile #Cecilia
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
#Mani 💔
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I was very proud to introduce the role of records and archives as active agents for #TransitionalJustice at the 4th International #CulturalPropertyProtection course at the UN Training School Ireland. The paper's main case study was #Syria and the records exposing the brutality of the Assad regime.
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Delighted to have an article in the main #DefenceForces' publication, An Cosantóir, hot off the press this week!
Back in July, I had the pleasure to present a paper on the Pensions Archive at the 4th International Conference of the
@milwelfhist.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We were very lucky to have him during the Decade of Centenaries. He has a nuanced and intelligent vision of the past and a deep understanding of the impact of violence and division on a nation. Real humanity.
He'll be missed.
Looking forward to a new chapter with Catherine Connolly. Another CC!
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November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Archives to the rescue!
Yes for #SlowHorses
Molly: "I will not have Dogs on my floor"
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
And again, the records room as punishment for bad behavior. And yet again, the answer of the case at hand is found IN THE FILES.
#Brooklyn99 #ArchiveTropes
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We'd need an army of him 💚🌾🌱🌿🌲🌳🍃
October 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
That is absolutely incredible!
Well done Ava!!
October 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
October 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
[Newspaper; France; Ireland; Rising]

Some of the 1916 references in Le Miroir, photographic supplement of Le Petit Parisien (1912-1920).
October 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Peace is complicated.
October 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Snapshot of current research.
#Syria
October 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
15 years since my solo trip to the States. 4,000km from California to Colorado and back, entirely alone. What a trip. It will never happen again.
October 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
@mcculld.bsky.social for President, I say.
Amazing as always. A book to dive in.
#FromCrownToHarp
October 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
✨✨
October 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Trip to the vet, making sure the 2 aging furs are doing ok. They're 14 and 12 next year and from what the vet was saying, they're on their way to outlive us.
October 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
What a life
October 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
#MSPC Realising you can't write a good reference to support someone's military pension claim....
September 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Things I'm looking forward to:
. Work.
. Patti Smith on Oct 6.
. Irish Sign Language class.
. Starting a new book.
. Planting bulbs in the garden.
. Forgetting where I planted bulbs and be surprised in the spring.

#LittleJoys
September 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
My very first hocho 😍
September 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Stop getting new books.
No.
September 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM