Karol Mullaney-Dignam
@historiankarol.bsky.social
▪︎ Cultural, Social, Public Historian
▪︎ Associate Professor @ulhistory.bsky.social
▪︎ Ireland 🇮🇪
▪︎ Associate Professor @ulhistory.bsky.social
▪︎ Ireland 🇮🇪
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Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from UL's School of History spoke to Tipperary Live about the Celtic roots of Halloween, and explains how over time the traditions of Halloween have diverged from their Samhain origins.
Watch: www.tipperarylive.ie/video/home/1...
#StudyAtUL @historiankarol.bsky.social
Watch: www.tipperarylive.ie/video/home/1...
#StudyAtUL @historiankarol.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from UL's School of History spoke to Tipperary Live about the Celtic roots of Halloween, and explains how over time the traditions of Halloween have diverged from their Samhain origins.
Watch: www.tipperarylive.ie/video/home/1...
#StudyAtUL @historiankarol.bsky.social
Watch: www.tipperarylive.ie/video/home/1...
#StudyAtUL @historiankarol.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from UL's School of History spoke to Tipperary Live about the Celtic roots of Halloween, and explains how over time the traditions of Halloween have diverged from their Samhain origins.
Watch: www.tipperarylive.ie/video/home/1...
#StudyAtUL @historiankarol.bsky.social
Watch: www.tipperarylive.ie/video/home/1...
#StudyAtUL @historiankarol.bsky.social
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With the #LouvreHeist still making headlines, let’s explore another unsolved museum #Heist.
It’s just after 1AM on March 18, 1990, in Boston (a famously rowdy city on St. Patrick’s Day), when a security guard at the #IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum opens the door to two men dressed as police officers.
It’s just after 1AM on March 18, 1990, in Boston (a famously rowdy city on St. Patrick’s Day), when a security guard at the #IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum opens the door to two men dressed as police officers.
a person is standing in a dark room with a blue light coming out of the ceiling
ALT: a person is standing in a dark room with a blue light coming out of the ceiling
media.tenor.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
With the #LouvreHeist still making headlines, let’s explore another unsolved museum #Heist.
It’s just after 1AM on March 18, 1990, in Boston (a famously rowdy city on St. Patrick’s Day), when a security guard at the #IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum opens the door to two men dressed as police officers.
It’s just after 1AM on March 18, 1990, in Boston (a famously rowdy city on St. Patrick’s Day), when a security guard at the #IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum opens the door to two men dressed as police officers.
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In July 2012, Michel, a worker in a #CanadianCartel, arrives at a rural warehouse to check inventory.
For years his cartel had been building a secret reserve, a stockpile of "sweet stuff," allowing them to control the price of what they're pushing.
To Michel all looks fine... until👇
#HI6171
For years his cartel had been building a secret reserve, a stockpile of "sweet stuff," allowing them to control the price of what they're pushing.
To Michel all looks fine... until👇
#HI6171
a man is pushing a red drum in a warehouse .
ALT: a man is pushing a red drum in a warehouse .
media.tenor.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:47 AM
In July 2012, Michel, a worker in a #CanadianCartel, arrives at a rural warehouse to check inventory.
For years his cartel had been building a secret reserve, a stockpile of "sweet stuff," allowing them to control the price of what they're pushing.
To Michel all looks fine... until👇
#HI6171
For years his cartel had been building a secret reserve, a stockpile of "sweet stuff," allowing them to control the price of what they're pushing.
To Michel all looks fine... until👇
#HI6171
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The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324
October 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324
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Going back to the inspiration for this week’s #StudentTakeOver, this is a great listen for understanding why the #LouvreHeist matters from a #Nationalism, #PublicHistory and #CultureLovers perspective.
#Heritage #Culture #MaterialCulture #TourGuide #ViveLeMusée!
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
#Heritage #Culture #MaterialCulture #TourGuide #ViveLeMusée!
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
The Debate - France's Heist of the Century
The Louvre is reopening for the first time since Sunday’s heist of the century. We will follow leads in a daylight robbery now estimated at 88 million euros and check security at the world’s most visi...
www.france24.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Going back to the inspiration for this week’s #StudentTakeOver, this is a great listen for understanding why the #LouvreHeist matters from a #Nationalism, #PublicHistory and #CultureLovers perspective.
#Heritage #Culture #MaterialCulture #TourGuide #ViveLeMusée!
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
#Heritage #Culture #MaterialCulture #TourGuide #ViveLeMusée!
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
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Belfast Booklaunch on 30 Oct. of Leanne Calvert's 'Pious and Promiscuous: Life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster'
www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...
www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...
Select tickets – Book launch: Pious and Promiscuous: Life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster – Assembly Buildings Conference Centre, 2-10 Fisherwick Pl
Book launch: Pious and Promiscuous: Life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster – Assembly Buildings Conference Centre, 2-10 Fisherwick Pl, Thu 30 Oct 2025 - Join us to celebrate the launch of Pious ...
www.tickettailor.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Belfast Booklaunch on 30 Oct. of Leanne Calvert's 'Pious and Promiscuous: Life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster'
www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...
www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...
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Today let's explore the #HeistHistories surrounding the 1911 theft of the #MonaLisa. For anyone who's visited the #Louvre and joined the Mona mosh pit, it's hard to believe she was once unpopular, and that it was the very act of being stolen that transformed her into a pop culture icon. TBC 👇#HI6171
a painting of a woman making a funny face and giving the middle finger
Alt: a painting of a woman making a funny face and raising her index finger to argue
media.tenor.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Today let's explore the #HeistHistories surrounding the 1911 theft of the #MonaLisa. For anyone who's visited the #Louvre and joined the Mona mosh pit, it's hard to believe she was once unpopular, and that it was the very act of being stolen that transformed her into a pop culture icon. TBC 👇#HI6171
Great bio Claire! @claireul2025.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Great bio Claire! @claireul2025.bsky.social
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Halloween today is a fun, spooky celebration where people dress up in costumes, decorate homes with ghosts and pumpkins, and enjoy candy, parties, and scary movies. It‘s also associated with the supernatural and horror. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Halloween 📸: displate.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Halloween today is a fun, spooky celebration where people dress up in costumes, decorate homes with ghosts and pumpkins, and enjoy candy, parties, and scary movies. It‘s also associated with the supernatural and horror. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Halloween 📸: displate.com
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Trick-or-treating began with the medieval “souling” custom, when the poor sought food or money for prayers for the dead. In Scotland and Ireland, this evolved into “guising,” where people dressed up and performed for treats on Halloween. #HI6171 #TrickOrTreat #Halloween 📸: smithsonianmag.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Trick-or-treating began with the medieval “souling” custom, when the poor sought food or money for prayers for the dead. In Scotland and Ireland, this evolved into “guising,” where people dressed up and performed for treats on Halloween. #HI6171 #TrickOrTreat #Halloween 📸: smithsonianmag.com
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What customs are appropriate in terms of cultural misappropriation? Check out this article about how to be respectful during Halloween: eighthgeneration.com/blogs/blog/h... #HI6171 #CultureIsNotACostume 📸: twulasso.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
What customs are appropriate in terms of cultural misappropriation? Check out this article about how to be respectful during Halloween: eighthgeneration.com/blogs/blog/h... #HI6171 #CultureIsNotACostume 📸: twulasso.com
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Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival on November 1, marked when the veil between gods and humans thinned. It was a mysterious, perilous time when deities mingled with mortals, causing fear and strange supernatural happenings. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Samhain 📸: @britannica.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival on November 1, marked when the veil between gods and humans thinned. It was a mysterious, perilous time when deities mingled with mortals, causing fear and strange supernatural happenings. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Samhain 📸: @britannica.com
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This week's theme will be about the ‘History of Halloween’. I will be going back to the roots of this holiday, as well as comparing different Halloween traditions nowadays in various countries. I am excited to hear your thoughts on it. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Halloween 📸: @heidihistory.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This week's theme will be about the ‘History of Halloween’. I will be going back to the roots of this holiday, as well as comparing different Halloween traditions nowadays in various countries. I am excited to hear your thoughts on it. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Halloween 📸: @heidihistory.bsky.social
Suaimhneas síoraí ✝️
Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55
Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55
Author spoke of terminal illness in recent radio interview, saying he did not feel despair
www.irishtimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Suaimhneas síoraí ✝️
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This week, students of @historiankarol.bsky.social elective History module 'The Irish country house: class, gender, and culture' visited the 'big house' on campus, Plassey House.
They were given a tour by Rachel Beck, a doctoral candidate in History, whose research concerns the Russell family.
They were given a tour by Rachel Beck, a doctoral candidate in History, whose research concerns the Russell family.
September 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This week, students of @historiankarol.bsky.social elective History module 'The Irish country house: class, gender, and culture' visited the 'big house' on campus, Plassey House.
They were given a tour by Rachel Beck, a doctoral candidate in History, whose research concerns the Russell family.
They were given a tour by Rachel Beck, a doctoral candidate in History, whose research concerns the Russell family.
In Legacy on RTÉ 1, UL's Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from the School of History & Geography speaks about the Bryce family whose creative spirit transformed Garinish Island from a bleak, windswept, rocky outcrop to a unique horticultural & architectural gem
Watch: www.rte.ie/player/serie...
#StudyAtUL
Watch: www.rte.ie/player/serie...
#StudyAtUL
May 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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In Legacy on RTÉ 1, UL's Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from the School of History & Geography speaks about the Bryce family whose creative spirit transformed Garinish Island from a bleak, windswept, rocky outcrop to a unique horticultural & architectural gem
Watch: www.rte.ie/player/serie...
#StudyAtUL
Watch: www.rte.ie/player/serie...
#StudyAtUL
May 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In Legacy on RTÉ 1, UL's Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from the School of History & Geography speaks about the Bryce family whose creative spirit transformed Garinish Island from a bleak, windswept, rocky outcrop to a unique horticultural & architectural gem
Watch: www.rte.ie/player/serie...
#StudyAtUL
Watch: www.rte.ie/player/serie...
#StudyAtUL
I was delighted to reprise my role as an adjudicator of the 2025 national ARTiculation Ireland finals at The Hunt Museum, #Limerick.
ARTiculation Ireland is a public speaking competition which promotes the appreciation and discussion of art, artefacts and architecture in Irish secondary schools.
ARTiculation Ireland is a public speaking competition which promotes the appreciation and discussion of art, artefacts and architecture in Irish secondary schools.
April 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I was delighted to reprise my role as an adjudicator of the 2025 national ARTiculation Ireland finals at The Hunt Museum, #Limerick.
ARTiculation Ireland is a public speaking competition which promotes the appreciation and discussion of art, artefacts and architecture in Irish secondary schools.
ARTiculation Ireland is a public speaking competition which promotes the appreciation and discussion of art, artefacts and architecture in Irish secondary schools.
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Reposted by Karol Mullaney-Dignam
On 31 March myself & a fab group of History PGs @ulhistory.bsky.social are hosting a Gender History Salon. We have a variety of papers & you can join us online. Details on registration & the programme can be found here: sites.google.com/view/telling... #WomensHistoryMonth #GenderHist #HistSex
March 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
On 31 March myself & a fab group of History PGs @ulhistory.bsky.social are hosting a Gender History Salon. We have a variety of papers & you can join us online. Details on registration & the programme can be found here: sites.google.com/view/telling... #WomensHistoryMonth #GenderHist #HistSex
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RTÉ Brainstorm’s latest podcast explores the story of the first all-Ireland mapping survey 200 years ago, based on a piece co-written by Dr Catherine Porter, School of History & Geography.
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
@catsporter.bsky.social
@profkdlilley.bsky.social
@irelandmapped.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
@catsporter.bsky.social
@profkdlilley.bsky.social
@irelandmapped.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
RTÉ Brainstorm’s latest podcast explores the story of the first all-Ireland mapping survey 200 years ago, based on a piece co-written by Dr Catherine Porter, School of History & Geography.
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
@catsporter.bsky.social
@profkdlilley.bsky.social
@irelandmapped.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
@catsporter.bsky.social
@profkdlilley.bsky.social
@irelandmapped.bsky.social
