Cian T. McMahon, PhD
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Cian T. McMahon, PhD
@ciantmcmahon.bsky.social
Historian of Ireland and the Irish, at home and abroad. Currently working on a global history of Saint Patrick's Day.

*The Routledge History of Irish America* (2024)

*The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine* (2021)
I’ve always liked “stray” but yes, “feral” definitely works too.

You’re like that sneaky tomcat that keeps all of the local house cats up late, laughing after dark, long after the humans have gone to bed.
October 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Yep, corner of University Place and Waverly Place.
September 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
What a fun night! Thanks to our fantastic hosts at @gihnyu.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Really excited to be here for the event. Have decamped to the Bobst Library Special Collection in anxious anticipation.
September 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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🗃️"Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move" edited by @kevinkenny.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social nyupress.org/978147982513...
The official publication date is June 17 but you can order the book now from @nyupress.bsky.social
@gihnyu.bsky.social @tedsmyth.bsky.social 🧵2
May 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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The annals are in separate volumes in Dublin, in three separate libraries: @ria.ie, @tcddublin.bsky.social, @ucdlibrary.bsky.social.

The UCD volume ends with the year 1169.

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August 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The signatories are:
Mícheál Ó Cléirigh
Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh
Fearfeasa Ó Maoilchonaire
Cú Choigcríche Ó Duibhgeannáin
Conaire Ó Cléirigh
Muiris Ó Maoilchonaire

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