Clodagh Tait
@clodaghtait.bsky.social
Historian at MIC, Limerick, of women, men, children, emotion, death, violence, ghosts, cursing, folklore. Joint editor IHS.
https://www.mic.ul.ie/staff/283-clodagh-tait
https://www.mic.ul.ie/staff/283-clodagh-tait
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Thanks to @thefnl.bsky.social this exceptionally rare Tudor map of Kingsbridge in Devon has been acquired for public research at the Devon Heritage Centre, after more than four centuries in private hands.
January 30, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Thanks to @thefnl.bsky.social this exceptionally rare Tudor map of Kingsbridge in Devon has been acquired for public research at the Devon Heritage Centre, after more than four centuries in private hands.
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Developers to face 'zero consequences'
But f*ck the tax payers
Anyone surprised
But f*ck the tax payers
Anyone surprised
January 30, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Developers to face 'zero consequences'
But f*ck the tax payers
Anyone surprised
But f*ck the tax payers
Anyone surprised
Just checking the transcript of recorded lecture and in several places it's transcribed parish vestries as parish pastries, and now I'm hungry.
January 30, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Just checking the transcript of recorded lecture and in several places it's transcribed parish vestries as parish pastries, and now I'm hungry.
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It was on this day in 1972 that British troops opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators in the Bogside district of Derry, killing 13 civilians.
#BloodySunday
#Speirgorm
#BloodySunday
#Speirgorm
January 30, 2026 at 12:38 AM
It was on this day in 1972 that British troops opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators in the Bogside district of Derry, killing 13 civilians.
#BloodySunday
#Speirgorm
#BloodySunday
#Speirgorm
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Jan Machielsen knocking it out of the park here. Greatest seminar/conference paper title of 2026, wrapped up by the end of January.
Early Modern World History Seminar – Lent Term 2026 Programme 🌏
January 29, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Jan Machielsen knocking it out of the park here. Greatest seminar/conference paper title of 2026, wrapped up by the end of January.
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This is Frankie. He ran outside like he always does, only to find out his yard had been replaced with a white void. 12/10 (IG: frankiethenorfie)
January 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This is Frankie. He ran outside like he always does, only to find out his yard had been replaced with a white void. 12/10 (IG: frankiethenorfie)
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Harp playing boar
BL Harley 6563; Book of Hours; c.1320 CE-c.1330 CE; England, S. E. (London); f.41v
BL Harley 6563; Book of Hours; c.1320 CE-c.1330 CE; England, S. E. (London); f.41v
January 29, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Harp playing boar
BL Harley 6563; Book of Hours; c.1320 CE-c.1330 CE; England, S. E. (London); f.41v
BL Harley 6563; Book of Hours; c.1320 CE-c.1330 CE; England, S. E. (London); f.41v
Have you got two left feet? Well, it could be worse.
January 29, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Have you got two left feet? Well, it could be worse.
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We are looking for a new Joint Book Reviews Editor to join our editorial board. They would cover the period from 1800, working alongside Kirstin Barnard, who covers the medieval/early modern period.
You can check out the full Call for Expressions of Interest here; and please do also share widely.
You can check out the full Call for Expressions of Interest here; and please do also share widely.
thelondonjournal.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:03 AM
We are looking for a new Joint Book Reviews Editor to join our editorial board. They would cover the period from 1800, working alongside Kirstin Barnard, who covers the medieval/early modern period.
You can check out the full Call for Expressions of Interest here; and please do also share widely.
You can check out the full Call for Expressions of Interest here; and please do also share widely.
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1/5 🍏
We analysed #pesticide residues in apples in 13 European countries. The result: conventional apples are contaminated with a cocktail of pesticides (85%). It shows that the current pesticide authorisation needs to be improved, not demolished.
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
We analysed #pesticide residues in apples in 13 European countries. The result: conventional apples are contaminated with a cocktail of pesticides (85%). It shows that the current pesticide authorisation needs to be improved, not demolished.
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
January 29, 2026 at 8:35 AM
1/5 🍏
We analysed #pesticide residues in apples in 13 European countries. The result: conventional apples are contaminated with a cocktail of pesticides (85%). It shows that the current pesticide authorisation needs to be improved, not demolished.
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
We analysed #pesticide residues in apples in 13 European countries. The result: conventional apples are contaminated with a cocktail of pesticides (85%). It shows that the current pesticide authorisation needs to be improved, not demolished.
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
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One NL problem being religion noted in government data, made it easy to track people down. People died setting fire to those records. Don’t let anyone tell you you don’t have to worry if you have nothing to hide. Europe is framed as hindering tech through privacy; but every rule is written in blood.
January 29, 2026 at 6:53 AM
One NL problem being religion noted in government data, made it easy to track people down. People died setting fire to those records. Don’t let anyone tell you you don’t have to worry if you have nothing to hide. Europe is framed as hindering tech through privacy; but every rule is written in blood.
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Your day will be like...
an expert chariot rider, charging across the plain, shifting his weight perfectly, a wonder to all who see him.
Iliad 15.679.686
an expert chariot rider, charging across the plain, shifting his weight perfectly, a wonder to all who see him.
Iliad 15.679.686
January 29, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Your day will be like...
an expert chariot rider, charging across the plain, shifting his weight perfectly, a wonder to all who see him.
Iliad 15.679.686
an expert chariot rider, charging across the plain, shifting his weight perfectly, a wonder to all who see him.
Iliad 15.679.686
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Whenever flooding hits, we hear in detail all about the wrecked homes, livelihoods, property, and related misery.
But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
share.google/aNF6Fg26wdmB...
But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
share.google/aNF6Fg26wdmB...
As it happened: Storm Chandra wreaks havoc on Ireland
Follow live updates as Storm Chandra brings strong winds and heavy rain across the country.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Whenever flooding hits, we hear in detail all about the wrecked homes, livelihoods, property, and related misery.
But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
share.google/aNF6Fg26wdmB...
But NEVER the major cause: that Ireland has been totally stripped of the native ecosystems like forest & bogs that would naturally have absorbed the water.
share.google/aNF6Fg26wdmB...
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#HistoricalDemographers #Mortality #Researchers may be interested in this super fab #COST workshop using spatial methods #Skystorians @thegreatleap22116.bsky.social greatleap.eu/calls/worksh...
Call for Proposals: Workshop ‘Putting mortality on the map. A workshop on the use of spatial methods to study the urban mortality transition’
greatleap.eu
January 28, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#HistoricalDemographers #Mortality #Researchers may be interested in this super fab #COST workshop using spatial methods #Skystorians @thegreatleap22116.bsky.social greatleap.eu/calls/worksh...
1850 version of 'Whisky in the Jar', 'A regular nightly favourite in the Glasgow Saloons', via www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...
January 28, 2026 at 8:39 PM
1850 version of 'Whisky in the Jar', 'A regular nightly favourite in the Glasgow Saloons', via www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...
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I
was
just
following
orders
was
just
following
orders
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I
was
just
following
orders
was
just
following
orders
Back in print, in case you've longed for a copy!
www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/archiv...
www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/archiv...
Four Courts Press | Age of atrocity
Violence and political conflict in early modern Ireland by David Edwards, Pádraig Lenihan & Clodagh Tait, editors
www.fourcourtspress.ie
January 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Back in print, in case you've longed for a copy!
www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/archiv...
www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/archiv...
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And yet somehow I spent the morning producing words without the intervention of AI.
January 28, 2026 at 10:16 AM
And yet somehow I spent the morning producing words without the intervention of AI.
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Very few things make me believe that there’s a crisis of masculinity, but the mansplainy delusional confidence in being able to judge the ‘truth’ of the plagiarism machine is coming close.
I would say this findings shows women are more AI literate than men, because the majority of non-magical beings have no innate ability to "judge truthfulness"
January 28, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Very few things make me believe that there’s a crisis of masculinity, but the mansplainy delusional confidence in being able to judge the ‘truth’ of the plagiarism machine is coming close.
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Bezos spent $40 million on this, of which $28 million was a direct gift to the Trunp family, plus another $35 million marketing blitz for a propaganda clunker absolutely nobody could have believed would recoup even a small fraction of that cost. It is a flat bribe, right out in public.
Amazon’s MGM studios spent tens of millions, but the documentary is projected to make just $1M in its first week.
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Chaos
The first lady’s documentary was a mess in production—and now it’s struggling at the box office.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Bezos spent $40 million on this, of which $28 million was a direct gift to the Trunp family, plus another $35 million marketing blitz for a propaganda clunker absolutely nobody could have believed would recoup even a small fraction of that cost. It is a flat bribe, right out in public.
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Wrapping up a new piece on why a certain "new thing" is not really that new at all, and feel like banging my head off the wall reminding people we've see most of this before. Is this how historians feel, all the time?
January 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Wrapping up a new piece on why a certain "new thing" is not really that new at all, and feel like banging my head off the wall reminding people we've see most of this before. Is this how historians feel, all the time?
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What the hell?
Is this really the Minnesota State Police testing LRAD on protestors?
LRAD is a long-range acoustic device. Sound as a weapon.
Testing weapons on civilians is a war crime.
If this is legit, it means weapons of war against US citizens.
Is this really the Minnesota State Police testing LRAD on protestors?
LRAD is a long-range acoustic device. Sound as a weapon.
Testing weapons on civilians is a war crime.
If this is legit, it means weapons of war against US citizens.
January 27, 2026 at 9:44 PM
What the hell?
Is this really the Minnesota State Police testing LRAD on protestors?
LRAD is a long-range acoustic device. Sound as a weapon.
Testing weapons on civilians is a war crime.
If this is legit, it means weapons of war against US citizens.
Is this really the Minnesota State Police testing LRAD on protestors?
LRAD is a long-range acoustic device. Sound as a weapon.
Testing weapons on civilians is a war crime.
If this is legit, it means weapons of war against US citizens.
Great to see the OPW is starting the restoration of Desmond Castle Kinsale which they've left derelict since 2018 when the restoration the OPW had done only 25 years before and clearly not maintained was declared unsafe. I'm sure we all have confidence ... 1/2
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Great to see the OPW is starting the restoration of Desmond Castle Kinsale which they've left derelict since 2018 when the restoration the OPW had done only 25 years before and clearly not maintained was declared unsafe. I'm sure we all have confidence ... 1/2
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Hi everyone, I'm organising a conference in Leuven, 4-5 June, and you're all invited*! It's called 'Performing evil: the mediation and display of diabolic spectres 1700-2000' and here is the call for papers (get in touch if you'd like a pdf!). Please share widely!
*to submit an abstract before 21/3
*to submit an abstract before 21/3
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Hi everyone, I'm organising a conference in Leuven, 4-5 June, and you're all invited*! It's called 'Performing evil: the mediation and display of diabolic spectres 1700-2000' and here is the call for papers (get in touch if you'd like a pdf!). Please share widely!
*to submit an abstract before 21/3
*to submit an abstract before 21/3