Salvador Ryan
@salvadorryan.bsky.social
Native of Moneygall. Professor of Ecclesiastical History at St Patrick's Pontifical University Maynooth. Loves teaching & writing, and has published widely on social, cultural and religious history, medieval to modern. Editor, Irish Theological Quarterly.
TONIGHT at 8pm. All warmly welcome!
@tippfm.bsky.social @offalyhistory.bsky.social @nenaghtown.bsky.social @roscre.bsky.social
Wanna find out what dinosaurs, donkeys, daleks & d’film #LoveActually have to tell us about the #Christmas story? Join me in the Obama Plaza tomorrow evening Thurs 4 Dec at 8pm.
Wanna find out what dinosaurs, donkeys, daleks & d’film #LoveActually have to tell us about the #Christmas story? Join me in the Obama Plaza tomorrow evening Thurs 4 Dec at 8pm.
December 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
TONIGHT at 8pm. All warmly welcome!
@tippfm.bsky.social @offalyhistory.bsky.social @nenaghtown.bsky.social @roscre.bsky.social
Wanna find out what dinosaurs, donkeys, daleks & d’film #LoveActually have to tell us about the #Christmas story? Join me in the Obama Plaza tomorrow evening Thurs 4 Dec at 8pm.
Wanna find out what dinosaurs, donkeys, daleks & d’film #LoveActually have to tell us about the #Christmas story? Join me in the Obama Plaza tomorrow evening Thurs 4 Dec at 8pm.
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
@tippfm.bsky.social @offalyhistory.bsky.social @nenaghtown.bsky.social @roscre.bsky.social
Wanna find out what dinosaurs, donkeys, daleks & d’film #LoveActually have to tell us about the #Christmas story? Join me in the Obama Plaza tomorrow evening Thurs 4 Dec at 8pm.
Wanna find out what dinosaurs, donkeys, daleks & d’film #LoveActually have to tell us about the #Christmas story? Join me in the Obama Plaza tomorrow evening Thurs 4 Dec at 8pm.
Looking forward to speaking to Kildare Historical Society THIS EVENING on “The Origins of the Christmas Story: a Journey through Art, Literature, Story and Song”. All welcome!
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The Origins of the Christmas Story – Kildare Local History . ie
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December 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Looking forward to speaking to Kildare Historical Society THIS EVENING on “The Origins of the Christmas Story: a Journey through Art, Literature, Story and Song”. All welcome!
kildarelocalhistory.ie/events/the-o...
kildarelocalhistory.ie/events/the-o...
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Great to be at the launch of ‘Childhood & the Irish’ edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social and launched by @miriamocal.bsky.social in the @ria.ie - privileged to be one of the (many) contributors to this volume, a great Christmas gift if you’re doing up lists…
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Great to be at the launch of ‘Childhood & the Irish’ edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social and launched by @miriamocal.bsky.social in the @ria.ie - privileged to be one of the (many) contributors to this volume, a great Christmas gift if you’re doing up lists…
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I'm missing this because I've an Elders meeting but I can testify that it's an amazing platonic ideal of a book you should buy your uncle for Christmas and my story about an earnest girl from Monaghan who helped set up Man City is not nearly the best entry...
Looking forward very much to the launch of Childhood and the Irish THIS EVENING in the Royal Irish Academy by @miriamocal.bsky.social, with the event MC’d by @jdmccafferty.bsky.social. Hope to meet many of you there. Fáilte roimh chách!
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I'm missing this because I've an Elders meeting but I can testify that it's an amazing platonic ideal of a book you should buy your uncle for Christmas and my story about an earnest girl from Monaghan who helped set up Man City is not nearly the best entry...
Looking forward very much to the launch of Childhood and the Irish THIS EVENING in the Royal Irish Academy by @miriamocal.bsky.social, with the event MC’d by @jdmccafferty.bsky.social. Hope to meet many of you there. Fáilte roimh chách!
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Looking forward very much to the launch of Childhood and the Irish THIS EVENING in the Royal Irish Academy by @miriamocal.bsky.social, with the event MC’d by @jdmccafferty.bsky.social. Hope to meet many of you there. Fáilte roimh chách!
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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CHILDHOOD & THE IRISH officially launches Mon 1 Dec 2025. Some #IAPH members contributed to this compilation so come along & support them - tickets free but book 👉 tinyurl.com/y5975cu3 #Skystorians #Speirgorm
#IrishHistory #History #Childhood #Folklore #Ireland #BookSky 📖 @salvadorryan.bsky.social
#IrishHistory #History #Childhood #Folklore #Ireland #BookSky 📖 @salvadorryan.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
CHILDHOOD & THE IRISH officially launches Mon 1 Dec 2025. Some #IAPH members contributed to this compilation so come along & support them - tickets free but book 👉 tinyurl.com/y5975cu3 #Skystorians #Speirgorm
#IrishHistory #History #Childhood #Folklore #Ireland #BookSky 📖 @salvadorryan.bsky.social
#IrishHistory #History #Childhood #Folklore #Ireland #BookSky 📖 @salvadorryan.bsky.social
For those of you working at @maynoothuniversity.ie and @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
and who may wish to get a head-start on your #Christmas prezzie purchases, I’ve spotted some copies of “Christmas and the Irish” on sale in the Maynooth University bookshop, among many other fabulous books.
and who may wish to get a head-start on your #Christmas prezzie purchases, I’ve spotted some copies of “Christmas and the Irish” on sale in the Maynooth University bookshop, among many other fabulous books.
November 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
For those of you working at @maynoothuniversity.ie and @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
and who may wish to get a head-start on your #Christmas prezzie purchases, I’ve spotted some copies of “Christmas and the Irish” on sale in the Maynooth University bookshop, among many other fabulous books.
and who may wish to get a head-start on your #Christmas prezzie purchases, I’ve spotted some copies of “Christmas and the Irish” on sale in the Maynooth University bookshop, among many other fabulous books.
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"Childhood and the Irish", a new book by SPPU faculty member Prof Salvador Ryan, will be launched on the 1st of December by RTE's Miriam O'Callaghan in the The Royal Irish Academy.
See details below:
See details below:
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"Childhood and the Irish", a new book by SPPU faculty member Prof Salvador Ryan, will be launched on the 1st of December by RTE's Miriam O'Callaghan in the The Royal Irish Academy.
See details below:
See details below:
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I am excited to announce that my article, "Willie Charlton: A New York Irish ‘Street Boy’ in the American Civil War" will appear in the forthcoming anthology, Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany, ed. by @salvadorryan.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I am excited to announce that my article, "Willie Charlton: A New York Irish ‘Street Boy’ in the American Civil War" will appear in the forthcoming anthology, Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany, ed. by @salvadorryan.bsky.social
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Save the Date: Launch of Under Crimblin Hill (the journal of the Dunkerrin Parish History Society) vol. 5 on Friday 28 November at 8pm.
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Save the Date: Launch of Under Crimblin Hill (the journal of the Dunkerrin Parish History Society) vol. 5 on Friday 28 November at 8pm.
Childhood and the Irish will be launched by RTÉ’s Miriam O’Callaghan in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm. Book your place at Eventbrite below. Hope to meet many of you there!
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CHILDHOOD AND THE IRISH - A MISCELLANY
A new book by SALVADOR RYAN
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November 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Childhood and the Irish will be launched by RTÉ’s Miriam O’Callaghan in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm. Book your place at Eventbrite below. Hope to meet many of you there!
www.eventbrite.ie/e/childhood-...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/childhood-...
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I had great fun writing a chapter about the connections between Monaghan, a youth minister, and the founding of Manchester City for this (excellent Christmas gift) book edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social www.hodgesfiggis.ie/book/childho...
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I had great fun writing a chapter about the connections between Monaghan, a youth minister, and the founding of Manchester City for this (excellent Christmas gift) book edited by @salvadorryan.bsky.social www.hodgesfiggis.ie/book/childho...
Gone to the printer and soon to be released…
Launching in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm.
Further details to follow.
“Christmas prezzies sorted, so…” 🎄
#Childhood #Ireland #IrishHistory
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Launching in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm.
Further details to follow.
“Christmas prezzies sorted, so…” 🎄
#Childhood #Ireland #IrishHistory
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
Childhood and the Irish: a miscellany
Childhood and the Irish: a miscellany
wordwellbooks.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Gone to the printer and soon to be released…
Launching in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm.
Further details to follow.
“Christmas prezzies sorted, so…” 🎄
#Childhood #Ireland #IrishHistory
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
Launching in the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 1 December at 5:30pm.
Further details to follow.
“Christmas prezzies sorted, so…” 🎄
#Childhood #Ireland #IrishHistory
wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...
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The November 2025 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly has just appeared. See the Table of Contents below:
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Irish Theological Quarterly - Volume 90, Number 4
Table of contents for Irish Theological Quarterly, 90, 4
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November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The November 2025 issue of Irish Theological Quarterly has just appeared. See the Table of Contents below:
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Great thanks to Professor Alana Harris, King's College London, who delivered a wonderful ITQ lecture last night.
If you missed last night's lecture, Prof Harris' lecture will be published in the ITQ Journal in the future.
If you missed last night's lecture, Prof Harris' lecture will be published in the ITQ Journal in the future.
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Great thanks to Professor Alana Harris, King's College London, who delivered a wonderful ITQ lecture last night.
If you missed last night's lecture, Prof Harris' lecture will be published in the ITQ Journal in the future.
If you missed last night's lecture, Prof Harris' lecture will be published in the ITQ Journal in the future.
The graduation tree at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
looking particularly resplendent this morning.
looking particularly resplendent this morning.
November 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The graduation tree at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
looking particularly resplendent this morning.
looking particularly resplendent this morning.
Join us tomorrow evening to hear Prof. Alana Harris from King’s College, London. All welcome.
Join us on the 4th of November for an @irishtheolquart.bsky.social Lecture with Prof Alana Harris, King's College London, who will deliver the lecture.
Don't miss out, register your place at [email protected].
Don't miss out, register your place at [email protected].
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Join us tomorrow evening to hear Prof. Alana Harris from King’s College, London. All welcome.
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The 2025 Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish lecture with Prof David I. Kertzer is now available to view on our YouTube channel in full below:
"Eugenio Pacelli and the Vatican’s Irish Plan to Save Baptized Jews (1938-1939)"
youtu.be/U7DGyIcyBaA
#stpatricks #maynooth #corishlecture
"Eugenio Pacelli and the Vatican’s Irish Plan to Save Baptized Jews (1938-1939)"
youtu.be/U7DGyIcyBaA
#stpatricks #maynooth #corishlecture
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October 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The 2025 Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish lecture with Prof David I. Kertzer is now available to view on our YouTube channel in full below:
"Eugenio Pacelli and the Vatican’s Irish Plan to Save Baptized Jews (1938-1939)"
youtu.be/U7DGyIcyBaA
#stpatricks #maynooth #corishlecture
"Eugenio Pacelli and the Vatican’s Irish Plan to Save Baptized Jews (1938-1939)"
youtu.be/U7DGyIcyBaA
#stpatricks #maynooth #corishlecture
Join us THIS EVENING for what promises to be a very engaging @irishtheolquart.bsky.social lecture @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
by Prof. Stephen Pope. All welcome.
by Prof. Stephen Pope. All welcome.
Join us next Monday evening for an ITQ Lecture @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
with Prof. Stephen Pope @bostoncollege.bsky.social.
Prof. Pope is a wonderful speaker with a wealth of experience in peace & reconciliation, & restorative justice. It promises to be a very thought-provoking presentation.
with Prof. Stephen Pope @bostoncollege.bsky.social.
Prof. Pope is a wonderful speaker with a wealth of experience in peace & reconciliation, & restorative justice. It promises to be a very thought-provoking presentation.
October 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Join us THIS EVENING for what promises to be a very engaging @irishtheolquart.bsky.social lecture @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
by Prof. Stephen Pope. All welcome.
by Prof. Stephen Pope. All welcome.
In today’s @independent.ie
I review Victoria Whitworth’s new book on the #BookofKells held at @tcddublin.bsky.social. Whitworth’s study is sumptuously produced and a fascinating read. I’m just not crazy about the title…
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I review Victoria Whitworth’s new book on the #BookofKells held at @tcddublin.bsky.social. Whitworth’s study is sumptuously produced and a fascinating read. I’m just not crazy about the title…
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The Scottish village now touted as being the birthplace of The Book of Kells
In 1912, a Polish rare books dealer Wilfrid Voynich (1865-1930) purchased a manuscript from a Jesuit college near Frascati in Rome. Now housed at the Beinecke Library, Yale University, the Voynich Man...
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October 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
In today’s @independent.ie
I review Victoria Whitworth’s new book on the #BookofKells held at @tcddublin.bsky.social. Whitworth’s study is sumptuously produced and a fascinating read. I’m just not crazy about the title…
m.independent.ie/entertainmen...
I review Victoria Whitworth’s new book on the #BookofKells held at @tcddublin.bsky.social. Whitworth’s study is sumptuously produced and a fascinating read. I’m just not crazy about the title…
m.independent.ie/entertainmen...
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Join us next Monday evening for an ITQ Lecture @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
with Prof. Stephen Pope @bostoncollege.bsky.social.
Prof. Pope is a wonderful speaker with a wealth of experience in peace & reconciliation, & restorative justice. It promises to be a very thought-provoking presentation.
with Prof. Stephen Pope @bostoncollege.bsky.social.
Prof. Pope is a wonderful speaker with a wealth of experience in peace & reconciliation, & restorative justice. It promises to be a very thought-provoking presentation.
October 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Join us next Monday evening for an ITQ Lecture @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
with Prof. Stephen Pope @bostoncollege.bsky.social.
Prof. Pope is a wonderful speaker with a wealth of experience in peace & reconciliation, & restorative justice. It promises to be a very thought-provoking presentation.
with Prof. Stephen Pope @bostoncollege.bsky.social.
Prof. Pope is a wonderful speaker with a wealth of experience in peace & reconciliation, & restorative justice. It promises to be a very thought-provoking presentation.
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🛎️ Join us tonight at the Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish lecture, at 7:30pm in Renehan Hall.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🛎️ Join us tonight at the Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish lecture, at 7:30pm in Renehan Hall.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-annual...
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A wide range of book reviews will appear in the November 2025 issue of ITQ. See them first on OnlineFirst here:
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Book Reviews: Retribution in Chronicles: Ideology and Reality - Jeremy Corley, 2025
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October 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A wide range of book reviews will appear in the November 2025 issue of ITQ. See them first on OnlineFirst here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...