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Salvador Ryan
@salvadorryan.bsky.social
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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. .. more

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 3d
TONIGHT at 8pm. All warmly welcome!
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@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.

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 3d
@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.

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 4d
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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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 5d
Aww, Carrie — so sorry I missed you!!! Thanks so much again for your lovely article.

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Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 5d
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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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 6d
And your aunt would like it too!!! 🤣🤣🤣

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 6d
And for anyone who cannot make the launch, but would still like to order a copy of the book, you can order it online here, or alternatively check out your local independent bookshops. It would make a lovely #Christmas gift.

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Childhood and the Irish: a miscellany
Childhood and the Irish: a miscellany
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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 6d
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!

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 9d
Bígí linn! …
All welcome! #Moneygall #Dunkerrin #LocalHistory

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Irish Association of Professional Historians #IAPH #Skystorians @iaphistorians.bsky.social · 10d
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

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 18d
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.

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Brendan C. Hamilton @revoltedstates.bsky.social · 19d
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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Book cover labeled "Childhood and the Irish: A Miscellany. Salvador Ryan (Ed.)." Beside the cover is a plaque reading "COMING SOON."

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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · 19d
"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:

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 20d
Save the Date: Launch of Under Crimblin Hill (the journal of the Dunkerrin Parish History Society) vol. 5 on Friday 28 November at 8pm.

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 20d
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
www.eventbrite.ie

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Kevin Hargaden @kevinhargaden.bsky.social · 27d
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...
An ad for the soon-to-be-published collection of short essays from Wordwell called Childhood and the Irish. The front cover features a boy in the 1950s wearing roller skates.

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Nov 7
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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Childhood and the Irish: a miscellany
Childhood and the Irish: a miscellany
wordwellbooks.com

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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · Nov 5
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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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · Nov 5
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.

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Nov 4
The graduation tree at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social
looking particularly resplendent this morning.

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Nov 3
Join us tomorrow evening to hear Prof. Alana Harris from King’s College, London. All welcome.
stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · Oct 15
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 specialevents@spcm.ie.

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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · Oct 20
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
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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · Oct 15
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 specialevents@spcm.ie.

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Oct 13
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.
irishtheolquart.bsky.social Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · Oct 9
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.

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Oct 11
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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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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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · Oct 9
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.

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St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · Oct 7
🛎️ 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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Irish Theological Quarterly @irishtheolquart.bsky.social · Oct 6
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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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Oct 6
What a beautiful morning here at @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social

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Salvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · Oct 6
A reminder that Prof. David Kertzer will deliver the Corish Lecture tomorrow evening in Maynooth. Register below.
stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social St Patrick's Pontifical University @stpatsmaynooth.bsky.social · Sep 26
🛎️ Reminder of the Annual Monsignor Patrick J Corish lecture.

Please visit www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-annual... to register your place.