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Patrick walsh
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Associate Professor of eighteenth century Irish History, co- director Trinity Colonial Legacies Project. Procrastinator

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · Sep 16
Another plug for my piece on Trinity’s forgotten tenants in Kerry, Armagh and Donegal and many places in between. Connecting colonial legacies, family history and institutional selective remembering. drb.ie/tcds-forgott...
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TCD’s Forgotten Tenantry - DRB
Patrick Walsh writes: 1923 was a significant year in the life of Thomas Horgan of Ballynaskreena, Co Kerry. His youngest surviving daughter, Bridget (known as Bridie), was born, and he became the firs...
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Alex Renton @axrenton.bsky.social · 14h
Great work by @brookenewman.bsky.social, can't wait to see the book and the reaction from the Caribbean nations still with King Charles as head of state. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
British crown was world’s largest buyer of enslaved people by 1807, book reveals
Exclusive: Author of The Crown’s Silence tells how navy and monarchy protected slave trade for hundreds of years
www.theguardian.com

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Adam Rothman aced his cognitive test @adamrothman.bsky.social · 1d
Here's one of the panels that Trump just removed from the President's House site in Philadelphia. (I took this picture of it last March. A couple of weeks later I led a walking tour that included the site.) Does this information "disparage" the United States?
MOUNT VERNON TO PHILADELPHIA: A Path to Freedom-For Some The nine enslaved men and women of the President's House were chosen by Washington to accompany him to Philadelphia. They were separated from their families back in Mount Vernon and rotated out of state regularly to prevent them from gaining freedom under Pennsylvania law. CHARACTERS Christopher Sheels, enslaved attendant to Washington Hercules. enslaved cook Richmond, Hercules' enslaved son Giles, enslaved stable hand Oney Judge, enslaved maid and seamstress to Martha Austin, Ona's enslaved half brother, house servant Paris. enslaved stable hand Moll, enslaved maid to Martha Joe Richardson, enslaved postillion for the presidential coach [Floor plan] SERVANTS' EATING HALL

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · 1d
Congratulations Prof!

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · 1d
Fantastic to see this! A wonderful and important place.

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Will Derham @willderham.bsky.social · 2d
For any of you interested in early modern beer, Dublin Castle, or just history and food in general, this series of talks and tastings I have helped put together might be of interest 🍻🧐
#History #Heritage #Food #Beer #SpeirGorm
www.eventbrite.com/cc/brewing-p...
Brewing Power: Food and Drink in Sixteenth-Century
Dublin Castle is delighted to present a six-part public lecture series exploring how food and drink shaped everyday life, social relationships and authority in sixteenth-century Ireland.
www.eventbrite.com

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · 3d
back teaching 1720 bubbles today. Still sadly relevant! calls for universal adoption and restrictions on competitors what did for John Law and the South Sea Company…hmm

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 3d
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com

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Avi Lifschitz @diderotesque.bsky.social · 4d
📣 Calling all experts on 18th-century Britain! Apply for this fantastic job by 15 Feb. 📣
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE665/a...
Associate Professorship in Eighteenth Century History at University of Oxford
An opportunity for an academic position as a Associate Professorship in Eighteenth Century History is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · 5d
a very of the moment image at the wonderful and hilarious Oliver Jeffers Disasters and Interventions exhibition at @qub Naughton Gallery
Drowning Statue of Liberty calling for help Oliver Jeffers exhibition poster

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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 6d
Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.

The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.

In our view, X no longer aligns with these values

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · 9d
Priorities 🚂

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marcmulholland.bsky.social @marcmulholland.bsky.social · 10d
Some tweets on relief, taxation, empire during the Famine in Ireland; from my book: www.hodgesfiggis.ie/book/at-the-...
At the Rising of the Moon by Marc Mulholland | HodgesFiggis
Buy At the Rising of the Moon by Marc Mulholland from HodgesFiggis today! Click and Collect from your local HodgesFiggis.
www.hodgesfiggis.ie

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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · 14d
🗃️ Time to rewrite immigration history with Native history in mind. The US was founded on the conquest, dispossession, removal, exploitation, or genocide of Native people. Denial of that fact generated counter-myths: empty land, waste land, Manifest Destiny—and the slogan “nation of immigrants.” 🧵1/7
"This map shows pre-colonized North America, depicting the approximate territories of Indigenous peoples prior to European colonization." https://www.thecollector.com/maps-resources/pre-columbian-north-america-map/

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · 16d
Dr Georgina Laraghy in TCD history works closely with Dublin Cemeteries Trust - definitely worth contacting.

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · 19d
This is fascinating by @claireconnolly.bsky.social on coats and the Irish peasantry

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · Dec 22
This is fantastic! Mick and Keane as Mozart and Salieri: Ken Early: The Saipan film makes the conflict between Keane and McCarthy less interesting

www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...

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Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · Dec 18
@jayroszman.bsky.social on Daniel O'Connell as global icon - and beacon of beer drinking during prohibition!
rtebrainstorm.bsky.social RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · Dec 18
Why did Budweiser use Daniel O'Connell in newspaper ads? A new documentary tells the story of the global influence of O'Connell, 'the greatest leader the world has ever seen'. By Jay Roszman @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · Dec 17
Thanks Marc!

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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · Dec 16
The Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society has a new website that is well-worth checking out for details of the annual conference, journal, and news of the inaugural ECR bursary, which was awarded to @mzukovs.bsky.social. The next bursary will be announced shortly.

www.ecis.ie/news-events/
News and Events
www.ecis.ie

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Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · Dec 16
If you missed Patrick Walsh's talk yesterday on 'A colonial sinew of power? Rethinking the 18th-century Irish state', a recording is available at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=haJr...
Irish Studies Seminar: Patrick Walsh
YouTube video by QUB Irish Studies
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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · Dec 15
This was good to to do. Some fairly robust questioning but learnt a lot and hopefully audience did too

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · Dec 15
Thank you. It’s been fun to think about and write

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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · Dec 15
Many congratulations to Dr @cwallacedublin.bsky.social on his Civic Engagement Award presented by the Provost at a ceremony on 5 December, in recognition of an initiative Ciarán has developed with @virtualtreasury.bsky.social to create a toolkit to promote improved digital inclusion for older people

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · Dec 15
It turns out complaining about the lack of defence spending and the need to do our part in supporting our neighbours and their capitalist interests has always been part of irish political discourse.
Morning about lack of Irish defence spending 1699 Reads like Irish Times 2035

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · Dec 11
Looking forward to presenting this paper on my current book project @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social on Monday.
irishstudiesqub.bsky.social Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · Nov 25
Our last seminar for this year, on 15 Dec. will be Patrick Walsh (TCD) speaking on 'A colonial sinew of power? Rethinking the 18th-century Irish state' (joint event with CECS). All welcome in-person and online. www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Dec 11
#TNAConnections The Home Office (Ireland) Correspondence held at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy — also known as the HO 100 series — letters written by high-ranking officials in Dublin Castle, addressed to the central administration in London.

Jump in here: virtualtreasury.ie/curated-coll...
Ordnance Survey map of 1847. Image taken from Frank Cullen's Book on the 1847 Dublin Ordnance Survey maps.

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Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · Dec 9
On Thursday 12 Feb. we will be sponsoring a conference on THE ULSTER PLANTATION, linked to the 'People of Plantation Ulster' database project (QUB/Maynooth). This is a free event open to all, held at PRONI (11-4). Registration and programme is at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · Dec 4
This research is very important for Northern Ireland but also important for the whole island considering ongoing discussion/consultations about school patronage and the impact it has on children of different faiths or non religious background.
jackru.bsky.social Jack Russell @jackru.bsky.social · Dec 4
This is a very relevant piece of research following the UK Supreme Court judgment that RE in Northern Ireland contravenes human rights.

A majority in NI would welcome an objective, critical and pluralistic Religion & Worldviews Education for all. The DE must deliver.

www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...
Queen’s study reveals majority want wider worldviews taught in NI's primary school RE curriculum
A new study from Queen’s shows strong public support for Religious Education (RE) in Northern Ireland to help pupils understand a wide range of different religious and non-religious worldviews, includ...
www.qub.ac.uk

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Jack Russell @jackru.bsky.social · Dec 4
This is a very relevant piece of research following the UK Supreme Court judgment that RE in Northern Ireland contravenes human rights.

A majority in NI would welcome an objective, critical and pluralistic Religion & Worldviews Education for all. The DE must deliver.

www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...
Queen’s study reveals majority want wider worldviews taught in NI's primary school RE curriculum
A new study from Queen’s shows strong public support for Religious Education (RE) in Northern Ireland to help pupils understand a wide range of different religious and non-religious worldviews, includ...
www.qub.ac.uk

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · Dec 4
This is a super article. Great to see this important work by two @tcdhistory colleagues @earner.bsky.social and Carole Holohan working with Roisin Higgins