@RoryCorbett
@rorycorbett.bsky.social
Clawhammer banjoist and Travelling Doctoral Scholar
@IrishResearch
@NUIMerrionSq
Interested in the darker side of Irish American history.
@IrishResearch
@NUIMerrionSq
Interested in the darker side of Irish American history.
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The rise and fall of Ballyshannon port. The port's international connections brought much prosperity to the Co Donegal town from the 15th century onwards, but the good times didn't last, writes @angela-historian.bsky.social @ria.ie @dib.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
The rise and fall of Ballyshannon port
The port's international connections brought much prosperity to the Co Donegal town, but the good times didn't last
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November 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The rise and fall of Ballyshannon port. The port's international connections brought much prosperity to the Co Donegal town from the 15th century onwards, but the good times didn't last, writes @angela-historian.bsky.social @ria.ie @dib.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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#Slavery was a family business. Uncovering a network of familial relationships between #Irishslaveholders in South Carolina. tinyurl.com/4t76e8ep #speirgorm
Irish slaveholders, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania 1670-1865 - Google My Maps
Database (incomplete) created by Martine Brennan, Ireland.
Star icon: names of enslaved people attached.
Green tags: known or reputed county of birth in Ireland. Blue tags: unknown place of birth in ...
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October 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
#Slavery was a family business. Uncovering a network of familial relationships between #Irishslaveholders in South Carolina. tinyurl.com/4t76e8ep #speirgorm
Many thanks to Jim Carroll and the RTE Brainstorm team for publishing my short article on Hans Sloane and the banjo
Meet Hans Sloane, the Co Down man who brought the banjo to Europe. The legacy of the collector who brought the banjo & hot chocolate to Europe is overshadowed by his involvement in the slave trade, writes @rorycorbett.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Meet Hans Sloane, the Co Down man who brought the banjo to Europe
The legacy of the collector who brought the banjo (and hot chocolate) to Europe is overshadowed by his involvement in the slave trade
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July 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Many thanks to Jim Carroll and the RTE Brainstorm team for publishing my short article on Hans Sloane and the banjo
Delighted to have my article on the banjo in late-seventeenth century Jamaica published in the latest issue of Ethnomusicology Ireland. Many thanks to my reviewers and editors for their help along the way!
www.ictmd.ie/strum-strump...
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Strum Strumps and Sangamentos: — ICTMD Ireland
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June 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Delighted to have my article on the banjo in late-seventeenth century Jamaica published in the latest issue of Ethnomusicology Ireland. Many thanks to my reviewers and editors for their help along the way!
www.ictmd.ie/strum-strump...
www.ictmd.ie/strum-strump...
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Great news! I am recruiting a(nother) PhD student!
'Ulster Americans' is a collaborative PhD with National Museums NI, specifically the Ulster American Folk Park, and is open to home and international students so please spread the word! More details in the link.
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Ulster Americans' is a collaborative PhD with National Museums NI, specifically the Ulster American Folk Park, and is open to home and international students so please spread the word! More details in the link.
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
REF: CDP01 - HIS-PHD | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
April 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Great news! I am recruiting a(nother) PhD student!
'Ulster Americans' is a collaborative PhD with National Museums NI, specifically the Ulster American Folk Park, and is open to home and international students so please spread the word! More details in the link.
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Ulster Americans' is a collaborative PhD with National Museums NI, specifically the Ulster American Folk Park, and is open to home and international students so please spread the word! More details in the link.
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
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3 year Research Fellow post in Historical Criminology based at Sussex. Working with me and @esmoriemiller.bsky.social on Leverhulme funded project Imagining Race, Crime and Justice in Sailortown, 1870-1939. Please repost, send to anyone who might be interested: jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/18442578...
Research Fellow in Historical Criminology Ref: 40549 (Fixed term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search
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April 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
3 year Research Fellow post in Historical Criminology based at Sussex. Working with me and @esmoriemiller.bsky.social on Leverhulme funded project Imagining Race, Crime and Justice in Sailortown, 1870-1939. Please repost, send to anyone who might be interested: jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/18442578...
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The upload of recordings for #IrishSlaveholders South Carolina & Georgia has begun. Please share with your networks and help us spread the word. www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com
ENSLAVEMENT-TO-CITIZENSHIP
Irish slaveholders in South Carolina & Georgia 1670-1865 29 March 2025 Additional Recordings will be available shortly Many thanks to Margaret Seidler payne-fulbusiness.com/ Brian Sheffey ...
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March 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The upload of recordings for #IrishSlaveholders South Carolina & Georgia has begun. Please share with your networks and help us spread the word. www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com
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All set for Mar 29. If you are unable to attend tomorrow we will recording the talks. We are grateful for all the support and encouragement we have received. Thank you all.
March 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
All set for Mar 29. If you are unable to attend tomorrow we will recording the talks. We are grateful for all the support and encouragement we have received. Thank you all.
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#CallforPapers for upcoming conference @tlrhub.bsky.social in Dublin in July 2025. Of interest to anyone studying #frontiers #boundaries and #Borders in disciplines such as geography, history, political science, anthropology, sociology and law. #CfP deadline 31 March 2025.
December 18, 2024 at 9:48 AM
#CallforPapers for upcoming conference @tlrhub.bsky.social in Dublin in July 2025. Of interest to anyone studying #frontiers #boundaries and #Borders in disciplines such as geography, history, political science, anthropology, sociology and law. #CfP deadline 31 March 2025.
Very interesting discussion!
Horizons Discussion: The World at Crossroads
YouTube video by CIRSD
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March 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Very interesting discussion!
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I'm giving a talk today for the Museum of Newport Irish History - Monday Feb. 24 6ET/3PT. Topic: Traditional Music and Irish-American Identity at the Dawn of the Recording Age. www.NewportIrishHistory.org Come join via Zoom!
February 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I'm giving a talk today for the Museum of Newport Irish History - Monday Feb. 24 6ET/3PT. Topic: Traditional Music and Irish-American Identity at the Dawn of the Recording Age. www.NewportIrishHistory.org Come join via Zoom!
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Soon to be launched, a new Structured PhD in Public Humanities @ul-gps.bsky.social - flexible, & designed for those working in museums/ galleries/ outreach & education to build their research around their current work practice. Please share! @irishmuseums.bsky.social www.ul.ie/gps/courses/...
Structured PhD in Public Humanities
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February 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Soon to be launched, a new Structured PhD in Public Humanities @ul-gps.bsky.social - flexible, & designed for those working in museums/ galleries/ outreach & education to build their research around their current work practice. Please share! @irishmuseums.bsky.social www.ul.ie/gps/courses/...