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A Mrs Valentine ❤️ who lived to 118 allegedly! NLI GO MS 76 f. 108v
voicestcd.bsky.social VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 1d
A belated Valentine's from VOICES ❤️

A Mrs Kinborow Valentine reportedly lived until she was 118 years of age! Her Funeral Entry is recorded in NLI GO MS 76 f. 108v, along with a coat of arms inscribed with small hearts.
February 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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Brigid Spotlight #5 (& final): Brigitt Doyne accused of stealing 100 English sheep during the 1641 Rebellion 🐑 @tcdlibrary.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social #StBrigidsDay
voicestcd.bsky.social VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 12d
Brigitt Doyne stole '100 English ewes & household stuff' according to the Deposition of Gilbert Tarlton of Moniquid in County Laois. Learn more about her story and others here: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...
February 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Really looking forward to the 2026 Lahore Lit fest & to talking about Making Empire & VOICES.
February 6, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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Brigid Spotlight #4: Briggett Drewie was left a pregnant widow after the 1641 Rebellion. She was ‘left in that miserable predicament great with chyld’. From @tcdlibrary.bsky.social
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voicestcd.bsky.social VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 13d
On 30 June 1642 Briggett Drewie recounted her experience of the 1641 rebellion. At the hands of the rebels, she was left a pregnant widow: ‘being left in that miserable state & predicament great with chyld’. Learn more about her story and others here: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...
February 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Brigid Spotlight #3: Brigitt Lee recounts her experience of the losses she suffered during the 1641 Rebellion (now TCD MS 834 f. 162) @tcdlibrary.bsky.social
voicestcd.bsky.social VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 14d
In the 1641 Depositions, Brigitt Lee reported the losses suffered, and trauma she experienced, at the hands of the rebels. Learn more about her story and others here: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...
February 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Brigid Spotlight #2: Bridget Bermingham whose mother died of smallpox on Merchants Quay Dublin 1685 from the @nlireland.bsky.social Funeral Entries @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social
voicestcd.bsky.social VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 15d
Bridget Bermingham’s mother, Lady Mary Bourke, died from smallpox on Merchant's Quay Dublin on 13 August 1685. Learn more about her story and others here:

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February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Brigid Spotlight #1: Bridget Arthur in an @nlireland.bsky.social Funeral Entry - she was one of nine children to Barbara Cusack d. 1643 #StBrigidsDay
voicestcd.bsky.social VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 16d
Bridget Arthur was one of nine children born to Barbara Cusack and alderman Edward Arthur. Bridget’s mother died and was buried in Saint Michael's Church in Dublin on 4 September 1643.Learn more about her story and others here:

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February 2, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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It’s going to be a great term!
voicestcd.bsky.social VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 20d
The VOICES team is delighted to be offering an MPhil module on ‘The Lived Experiences of Women in Early Modern Ireland’, based on our ERC VOICES project in TCD again this term!

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January 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Happy St Bridget’s day 💚
clairemcnulty.bsky.social clairemcnulty.bsky.social @clairemcnulty.bsky.social · 19d
Check out my 1st blog for @voicestcd.bsky.social - the Many Brigids of Early Modern Ireland, from pregnant widows to sheep stealing rebels 🇮🇪🐑🌿✨ #StBrigidsDay @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @nlireland.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social @tcdlibrary.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Check out my 1st blog for @voicestcd.bsky.social - the Many Brigids of Early Modern Ireland, from pregnant widows to sheep stealing rebels 🇮🇪🐑🌿✨ #StBrigidsDay @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @nlireland.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social @tcdlibrary.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Lá Fhéile Bríde is just around the corner. Start your long weekend with this fascinating lecture on St Ethne, St Fidelma & early Irish baptism traditions.

🎧The Annual St Brigit Lecture 2026 with Dr Catherine Swift (MIC Limerick/Loyola Institute, TCD)

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The Annual St Brigit Lecture 2026 - St Ethne, St Fidelma and earliest Irish baptism
Recorded January 28th, 2026. A lecture by Dr Catherine Swift (MIC Limerick/ Loyola Institute, TCD) organised by the Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroom
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January 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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The VOICES team is delighted to be offering an MPhil module on ‘The Lived Experiences of Women in Early Modern Ireland’, based on our ERC VOICES project in TCD again this term!

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@erc.europa.eu
January 29, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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VOICES team delighted to be back after the holidays and wishing everyone the best for the coming year!

@tlrhub.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM