Jay Roszman
@jayroszman.bsky.social
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.
I do rather love this description though.
"The roar of cheering which followed upon the hon. and learned gentleman...can scarcely be conceived by those unaccustomed to witness the effect of several hundred thousand voices engaged in an effort of physical exertion, peculiar to Irishmen..."
"The roar of cheering which followed upon the hon. and learned gentleman...can scarcely be conceived by those unaccustomed to witness the effect of several hundred thousand voices engaged in an effort of physical exertion, peculiar to Irishmen..."
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I do rather love this description though.
"The roar of cheering which followed upon the hon. and learned gentleman...can scarcely be conceived by those unaccustomed to witness the effect of several hundred thousand voices engaged in an effort of physical exertion, peculiar to Irishmen..."
"The roar of cheering which followed upon the hon. and learned gentleman...can scarcely be conceived by those unaccustomed to witness the effect of several hundred thousand voices engaged in an effort of physical exertion, peculiar to Irishmen..."
Reading the repeal speech O'Connell gave in Skibbereen in June 1843, and this has Brexit-y vibes about it.
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Reading the repeal speech O'Connell gave in Skibbereen in June 1843, and this has Brexit-y vibes about it.
Wow, I had no idea territory was so vast.
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Wow, I had no idea territory was so vast.
Window 🪟 plant 🪴 cat 🐈⬛
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Window 🪟 plant 🪴 cat 🐈⬛
Whhaaattt. (From the most recent LRB)
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Whhaaattt. (From the most recent LRB)
Oooh, oooh! Pick me, pick me! I know the answer to this one!!!
(I used to listen to this podcast when I first moved to Ireland to orientate myself to politics but stopped many moons ago, yet still get occasional notifications)
(I used to listen to this podcast when I first moved to Ireland to orientate myself to politics but stopped many moons ago, yet still get occasional notifications)
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Oooh, oooh! Pick me, pick me! I know the answer to this one!!!
(I used to listen to this podcast when I first moved to Ireland to orientate myself to politics but stopped many moons ago, yet still get occasional notifications)
(I used to listen to this podcast when I first moved to Ireland to orientate myself to politics but stopped many moons ago, yet still get occasional notifications)
New (old) town motto for Bandon just dropped. 🗃️ Yeesh 😬
(from the Cork Constitution, 14 Oct 1834)
(from the Cork Constitution, 14 Oct 1834)
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
New (old) town motto for Bandon just dropped. 🗃️ Yeesh 😬
(from the Cork Constitution, 14 Oct 1834)
(from the Cork Constitution, 14 Oct 1834)
Something wonderful about how the later afternoon winter’s sun hits St Fin Barre’s cathedral.
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Something wonderful about how the later afternoon winter’s sun hits St Fin Barre’s cathedral.
Hark! What’s that I hear?
…ahh yes, the din of hundreds of students queuing in Christmas jumpers at 9:52am in front of the pub for the annual chaos that is “College Christmas”
…ahh yes, the din of hundreds of students queuing in Christmas jumpers at 9:52am in front of the pub for the annual chaos that is “College Christmas”
November 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Hark! What’s that I hear?
…ahh yes, the din of hundreds of students queuing in Christmas jumpers at 9:52am in front of the pub for the annual chaos that is “College Christmas”
…ahh yes, the din of hundreds of students queuing in Christmas jumpers at 9:52am in front of the pub for the annual chaos that is “College Christmas”
1832 Committee on Tithes: "The late Bishop of Cork said to me, 'We are in the habit of blaming the Roman-catholics for the resistance to tithes, but I believe, if the real truth was known, there is scarcely any country gentlemen in Ireland who is not in his heart a whiteboy.'"
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
1832 Committee on Tithes: "The late Bishop of Cork said to me, 'We are in the habit of blaming the Roman-catholics for the resistance to tithes, but I believe, if the real truth was known, there is scarcely any country gentlemen in Ireland who is not in his heart a whiteboy.'"
O'Connell:
Broke: Talking about his love for Queen Victoria
Woke: Talking shite about Feargus O'Connor and the Charists
Bespoke: Telling a bunch of people in Bandon about how great it was that Irish soldiers – especially a Kerryman! – suppressed the Newport rising.
Broke: Talking about his love for Queen Victoria
Woke: Talking shite about Feargus O'Connor and the Charists
Bespoke: Telling a bunch of people in Bandon about how great it was that Irish soldiers – especially a Kerryman! – suppressed the Newport rising.
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
O'Connell:
Broke: Talking about his love for Queen Victoria
Woke: Talking shite about Feargus O'Connor and the Charists
Bespoke: Telling a bunch of people in Bandon about how great it was that Irish soldiers – especially a Kerryman! – suppressed the Newport rising.
Broke: Talking about his love for Queen Victoria
Woke: Talking shite about Feargus O'Connor and the Charists
Bespoke: Telling a bunch of people in Bandon about how great it was that Irish soldiers – especially a Kerryman! – suppressed the Newport rising.
O'Connell was oddly proud of Irishmen putting down the Newport rising in 1839.
!["why do we not boast to the English lubbers of Ireland and the Irish? It was *we* [who] beat the Charists at Newport. Twenty-eight poor raw Irish lads beat five thousand rebels, and then Capt. Stack is a Kerryman, and I do believe a Papist. At all events Sergeant Daly and the privates are all Irish Papists.'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vaawjhgwzilckuoc72ovydtt/bafkreieuo6asebu656dhke3j473z2csvwoyc7ts7tbvkre47uocksylwku@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
O'Connell was oddly proud of Irishmen putting down the Newport rising in 1839.
A tale of two days.
☔️☔️☔️☔️
☔️☔️☔️☔️
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A tale of two days.
☔️☔️☔️☔️
☔️☔️☔️☔️
An alumnus: "My dear University, please accept these 200 bladder stones from various patients across India. I removed them myself!"
University: "Ah yes, thank you - a fine collection, if we do say so ourselves!"
University: "Ah yes, thank you - a fine collection, if we do say so ourselves!"
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
An alumnus: "My dear University, please accept these 200 bladder stones from various patients across India. I removed them myself!"
University: "Ah yes, thank you - a fine collection, if we do say so ourselves!"
University: "Ah yes, thank you - a fine collection, if we do say so ourselves!"
I know nothing about wine and maybe I’ve been had, but I think this is the most pleasing €12 bottle of wine I’ve ever had (purchased at Aldi).
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I know nothing about wine and maybe I’ve been had, but I think this is the most pleasing €12 bottle of wine I’ve ever had (purchased at Aldi).
A petition presented to parliament in August 1835, of a parish priest calling out a voter from the pulpit for selling their vote, and entreating the parish not to do any business with him (aka - a boycott).
Of course, knew this practice happened regularly, but never seen a petition about it. 🗃️
Of course, knew this practice happened regularly, but never seen a petition about it. 🗃️
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A petition presented to parliament in August 1835, of a parish priest calling out a voter from the pulpit for selling their vote, and entreating the parish not to do any business with him (aka - a boycott).
Of course, knew this practice happened regularly, but never seen a petition about it. 🗃️
Of course, knew this practice happened regularly, but never seen a petition about it. 🗃️
Someone burning a bunch of garbage on your property when you’re not there…not ideal.
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Someone burning a bunch of garbage on your property when you’re not there…not ideal.
Second day of ownership and we found some imperfect but nevertheless vastly superior parquet floors under ratty old carpet.
November 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Second day of ownership and we found some imperfect but nevertheless vastly superior parquet floors under ratty old carpet.
Totally didn’t realize about this new John Candy documentary!
October 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Totally didn’t realize about this new John Candy documentary!
Favorite spot on a Friday.
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Favorite spot on a Friday.
Reading 'Excursions from Bandon, in the South of Ireland by a Plain Englishman' for something I am working on and the HaithiTrust scans show that Charles Sumner donated the book to Harvard in Oct 1863. 🗃️
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Reading 'Excursions from Bandon, in the South of Ireland by a Plain Englishman' for something I am working on and the HaithiTrust scans show that Charles Sumner donated the book to Harvard in Oct 1863. 🗃️
An 11-month closing 🏡 wasn’t ideal, but the deal is done ☑️ .
October 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
An 11-month closing 🏡 wasn’t ideal, but the deal is done ☑️ .
Staying on brand this bank holiday Monday.
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Staying on brand this bank holiday Monday.