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Kate O'Malley
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Mam, historian, northsider.
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Co-producer & co-host RTÉ Radio 1's #IrishImperialLives
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/irish-imperial-lives/
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Kate O'Malley @kateom.bsky.social · Nov 16
Here's a little visual recap of books I've written, co-written and have chapters or articles in. 🤓🧐📚 #bookworm #history #Ireland #India #twitterstorians #imperialism #empire #decolonisation #IrishImperialLives
kateom.bsky.social
Troooyyyyy 💚💚💚💚💚😭😭😭😭😭
November 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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ciaraioch.bsky.social
Reject modernity, embrace tradition
Cartoon of two pumpkins screaming in terror beside the traditional Irish Samhain carved turnip #Art #Samhain #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
kateom.bsky.social
#Listenback to #IrishImperialLives wherever you get your #podcasts 📻
Chris Green joins us to talk about the life of William Butler: British Soldier, Irish Writer, Global Adventurer 🌍
#irishhistory #Ireland #irishhistorypodcast #soldier #travelwriting #adventure #colonialism #empire
September 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
kateom.bsky.social
#Listenback to #IrishImperialLives 🌎
Wherever you get your #podcasts 📻

We're joined by Deirdre Raftery of UCD who tells us about the life of Teresa Ball and educating #empire
#loreto #nuns #india #canada #irishhistory #britishempire #gibraltar #history #death
September 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
kateom.bsky.social
#Listenback to #IrishImperialLives 🌎
Wherever you get your #podcasts 📻
We're joined by Deirdre Raftery of UCD, who tells us about the life of Teresa Ball and educating #empire
#loreto #nuns #india #canada #irishhistory #britishempire #gibraltar #history
September 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
kateom.bsky.social
📢 #Tunein to #IrishImperialLives 🌎
Wherever you get your #podcasts

We're joined by Deirdre Raftery of UCD, who tells us about the life of Teresa Ball and educating #empire #loreto #nuns #india #canada #irishhistory #britishempire #gibraltar #history
September 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
kateom.bsky.social
📢 #Listenback to #IrishImperialLives 🌎
Wherever you get your #podcasts

We're joined by Professor Deirdre Raftery of UCD who tells us about the life of Teresa Ball and educating #empire
#india #canada #irishhistory #britishempire #loreto #nuns
September 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
kateom.bsky.social
📢 #Tunein to #IrishImperialLives 🌎
📻 @rteradio1.bsky.social
🕗 at 9pm or wherever you get your #podcasts

We're joined by Deirdre Raftery of UCD who tells us about the life of Teresa Ball and educating #empire #loreto #nuns #india #canada #irishhistory #britishempire
August 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
kateom.bsky.social
📢 #Listenback to a new episode of #IrishImperialLives 🌎
Wherever you get your #podcasts

📻 @ciaranon.bsky.social tells us about the life of Lambert Blair. A grim episode from #Irishhistory.
#transatlanticslavetrade #empire #history #slavery #ireland #caribbean ##BritishGuyana #historybuffs
August 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
kateom.bsky.social
📢 #Listenback to #IrishImperialLives 🌎 wherever you get your #podcasts 📻

We're joined by @ciaranon.bsky.social who tells us about the life of Lambert Blair. A bleak and grotesque episode from the history of the #transatlanticslavetrade #empire #ireland
August 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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ciaranon.bsky.social
If anyone wants to listen to me talking about a despicable little brat from Newry on RTE, you can listen back to this Irish imperial lives episode below. Lambert Blair rose from being a small time trader on St Eustatius to become one of the largest slaveowners in the Dutch empire.
kateom.bsky.social Kate O'Malley @kateom.bsky.social · Aug 25
📢 #Listenback to #IrishImperialLives 🌎 Wherever you get your #podcasts 📻
Ciaran O'Neill @tcddublin.bsky.social tells us about Lambert Blair's time as a teenage #pirate & his role in the trade of #enslavedafricans in what became #BritishGuyana
#transatlanticslavetrade #empire #ireland #pirates
August 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
kateom.bsky.social
📢 #Listenback to #IrishImperialLives 🌎 Wherever you get your #podcasts 📻
Ciaran O'Neill @tcddublin.bsky.social tells us about Lambert Blair's time as a teenage #pirate & his role in the trade of #enslavedafricans in what became #BritishGuyana
#transatlanticslavetrade #empire #ireland #pirates
August 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
kateom.bsky.social
📢 #Listenback to #IrishImperialLives 🌎

Wherever you get your #podcasts

We're joined by Ciaran O'Neill of @tcddublin.bsky.social who tells us about Lambert Blair's role in the trade of #enslavedafricans in what became #BritishGuyana #transatlanticslavetrade #empire #history #slavery #ireland
August 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
kateom.bsky.social
📢 #Tunein and listen to a new episode of #IrishImperialLives 🌎
📻 @rteradio1.bsky.social at 🕗 8pm.
We're joined by Ciaran O'Neill of @tcddublin.bsky.social who tells us about Lambert Blair's role in the trade of #enslavedafricans in what became #BritishGuyana #transatlanticslavetrade #irishhistory
August 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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oralhistoryie.bsky.social
A new oral history project has launched at the University of Galway. 'Voices of the Showmen,' will create a new archive to preserve the unique stories of Irish circus families and members of the Irish Showmen's Guild.

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Image taken from: The Irish Street Art, Circus and Spectacle Network – ISACS. New oral history project launched at University of Galway as part of Heritage Week. 'Voices of the Showmen' marks the undertaking of a new oral history archive of Irish Circus families and members of the Irish Showmen's Guild.
August 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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brian-hanley.bsky.social
A podcast series Kevin Brannigan and I made two years ago. Still worth a listen ...

open.spotify.com/show/58ashFk...
Episode One: Kid gloves
open.spotify.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
kateom.bsky.social
Thanks so much to our guest Síle McGuckian, for joining us on #IrishImperialLives.

#Listenback wherever you get your #podcasts

#Ireland #India #Empire #siblingrivalry #history #irishhistory #indianhistory #historypodcast #podcast #podcastshow
August 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
kateom.bsky.social
#Listenback to #IrishImperialLives, wherever you #podcast
Síle McGuckian tells us all about Ireland's forgotten #Napoleon, Richard Wellesley, and his brother Arthur, the ##dukeofwellington
#Ireland #India #Empire #siblingrivalry #history #irishhistory #indianhistory #historypodcast
August 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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rtebrainstorm.bsky.social
5 snapshots of life in 1600s Ireland (including a crocodile and an elephant). The quirks and complexities of Irish life in the 1600s are captured in a treasure trove of stories collected by William Molyneux, writes Eamon Darcy @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
5 snapshots of life in 1600s Ireland (including a crocodile)
The quirks and complexities of Irish life in the 1600s are captured in a treasure trove of stories and documents collected by William Molyneux
www.rte.ie
August 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
kateom.bsky.social
📻📢 #Listenback to #IrishImperialLives, wherever you get your #podcasts
Síle McGuckian tells us about Ireland's forgotten #Napoleon, Richard Wellesley, and his brother Arthur, the #dukeofwellington
#Ireland #India #Empire #siblingrivalry #history #irishhistory #indianhistory #mughalindia
August 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
kateom.bsky.social
I guess the young 'uns wouldn't know how or why this is a thing 😱 #ancient #depressed #Indenial
rtebrainstorm.bsky.social RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · Aug 18
Why Irish people sing 'Ole Ole Ole' when they're at soccer matches, Oasis gigs, sporting homecomings & other celebrations. By Aoife Ryan-Christensen with insights from Seán Doherty @dublincityuni.bsky.social & Siobhán Doyle www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why Irish people sing 'Ole Ole Ole' when they're happy
We don't just break into a blast of 'Ole Ole Ole' at soccer matches, but also at gigs, homecomings and other celebrations
www.rte.ie
August 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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alanlester.bsky.social
The podcast of David Olusoga and I discussing Empire & the rewriting of history:

howtoacademy.com/podcasts/dav...
HOW TO PODCAST | David Olusoga & Alan Lester - The Truth About the British Empire
David Olusoga and Alan Lester reveal the dark realities of the British Empire, and reflect on the importance of historians amid the resurgence of nationalism and misinformation.
howtoacademy.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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willderham.bsky.social
His portrait still hangs in Dublin Castle’s Portrait Gallery today. Some very entertaining letters survive to him from the Board of Works, admonishing him for his spending habits - effectively reminding him he was now viceroy of Ireland, not India!
#History #Heritage #Empire #Ireland
August 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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willderham.bsky.social
Great episode from the “Irish Imperial Lives” podcast on Richard, Marquess Wellesley, one time Governor General of the East India Company and, later, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
#History #Heritage #Empire #Ireland
kateom.bsky.social Kate O'Malley @kateom.bsky.social · Aug 17
We all know about the #Gallagherbrothers from #Oasis and their tempestuous relationship, but do you know about the Wellesley brothers?
#Listenback to #IrishImperialLives with our guest Síle McGuckian find out more, wherever you get your #podcasts #Ireland #India #Empire #siblingrivalry 📻👀☘️🌎
August 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
kateom.bsky.social
We all know about the #Gallagherbrothers from #Oasis and their tempestuous relationship, but do you know about the Wellesley brothers?
#Listenback to #IrishImperialLives with our guest Síle McGuckian find out more, wherever you get your #podcasts #Ireland #India #Empire #siblingrivalry 📻👀☘️🌎
August 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM