Dr Conor Reidy FRHistS
@conorreidy.bsky.social
Professional Historian | Author | Copy Editor | Indexer | Social, Gender & Penal History | Former M&B Commission Researcher | Tipp FM Contributor www.silverviewediting.com
For the remainder of my life I will be so grateful for the couple of hours I spent side-by-side with our wonderful president in December 2023. I was privileged to experience his wisdom, his charm, his wit and his warmth.
Godspeed Michael D. Higgins. And thank you...
Godspeed Michael D. Higgins. And thank you...
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
For the remainder of my life I will be so grateful for the couple of hours I spent side-by-side with our wonderful president in December 2023. I was privileged to experience his wisdom, his charm, his wit and his warmth.
Godspeed Michael D. Higgins. And thank you...
Godspeed Michael D. Higgins. And thank you...
I remember coming home from school on Thursdays as a small child in Clane and watching Pauline Collins on Upstairs Downstairs. Probably my earliest memory of television. 💔
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I remember coming home from school on Thursdays as a small child in Clane and watching Pauline Collins on Upstairs Downstairs. Probably my earliest memory of television. 💔
To wake up a prince and go to bed not...it's not often we get to live through such a historical moment with a full awareness of how unprecedented it really is.
October 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
To wake up a prince and go to bed not...it's not often we get to live through such a historical moment with a full awareness of how unprecedented it really is.
Thought and prayers for the newsrooms of the Sunday Indo and the Irish Mail on Sunday.
#aras2025
#PresidentConnolly
#aras2025
#PresidentConnolly
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Thought and prayers for the newsrooms of the Sunday Indo and the Irish Mail on Sunday.
#aras2025
#PresidentConnolly
#aras2025
#PresidentConnolly
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Pentagon drawing up plans for a US 'special military operation' in Norway.
Pentagon drawing up plans for a US 'special military operation' in Norway.
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado named Nobel Peace Prize winner
Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Pentagon drawing up plans for a US 'special military operation' in Norway.
Pentagon drawing up plans for a US 'special military operation' in Norway.
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This month's Tipperary's Hidden History on @tippfm.bsky.social profiles the career and murder of Superintendent Seán Curtin outside Tipperary Town in 1931. Thanks as always to Fran Curry, Ali Canty and Leanne Donegan.
#irishhistory #research #podcast
This month's Tipperary's Hidden History on @tippfm.bsky.social profiles the career and murder of Superintendent Seán Curtin outside Tipperary Town in 1931. Thanks as always to Fran Curry, Ali Canty and Leanne Donegan.
#irishhistory #research #podcast
Featured Podcast
The Murder of Garda Superintendent Seán Curtin: Tipperary Town (1931)
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September 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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This month's Tipperary's Hidden History on @tippfm.bsky.social profiles the career and murder of Superintendent Seán Curtin outside Tipperary Town in 1931. Thanks as always to Fran Curry, Ali Canty and Leanne Donegan.
#irishhistory #research #podcast
This month's Tipperary's Hidden History on @tippfm.bsky.social profiles the career and murder of Superintendent Seán Curtin outside Tipperary Town in 1931. Thanks as always to Fran Curry, Ali Canty and Leanne Donegan.
#irishhistory #research #podcast
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This month's Tipperary's Hidden History on @tippfm.bsky.social was not an easy listen. Another sad perspective on the attitudes of those operating the dreaded workhouse.
#irishhistory #workhousehistory
This month's Tipperary's Hidden History on @tippfm.bsky.social was not an easy listen. Another sad perspective on the attitudes of those operating the dreaded workhouse.
#irishhistory #workhousehistory
The Borrisokane Workhouse Tragedy
The Borrisokane Workhouse Tragedy (1904)
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July 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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This month's Tipperary's Hidden History on @tippfm.bsky.social was not an easy listen. Another sad perspective on the attitudes of those operating the dreaded workhouse.
#irishhistory #workhousehistory
This month's Tipperary's Hidden History on @tippfm.bsky.social was not an easy listen. Another sad perspective on the attitudes of those operating the dreaded workhouse.
#irishhistory #workhousehistory
The only English team I ever support in anything has just won the Euros 🏆😎
July 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The only English team I ever support in anything has just won the Euros 🏆😎
I hope anyone losing their mind over Saturday's #Glastonbury2025 caught the awesome Nile Rodgers today and returned to the music 🎶
June 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I hope anyone losing their mind over Saturday's #Glastonbury2025 caught the awesome Nile Rodgers today and returned to the music 🎶
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In this month's episode of Tipperary's Hidden History, broadcast earlier today on @tippfm.bsky.social I take a look at the work and world of the Nenagh-born scientific genius, J.D. Bernal.
#IrishHistory #IrishResearch #ScientificHistory
In this month's episode of Tipperary's Hidden History, broadcast earlier today on @tippfm.bsky.social I take a look at the work and world of the Nenagh-born scientific genius, J.D. Bernal.
#IrishHistory #IrishResearch #ScientificHistory
Featured Podcast – Genius. Thinker. Tipperary Native. The wonderful world of J.D. Bernal
Featured Podcast – Genius. Thinker. Tipperary Native. The wonderful world of J.D. Bernal
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June 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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In this month's episode of Tipperary's Hidden History, broadcast earlier today on @tippfm.bsky.social I take a look at the work and world of the Nenagh-born scientific genius, J.D. Bernal.
#IrishHistory #IrishResearch #ScientificHistory
In this month's episode of Tipperary's Hidden History, broadcast earlier today on @tippfm.bsky.social I take a look at the work and world of the Nenagh-born scientific genius, J.D. Bernal.
#IrishHistory #IrishResearch #ScientificHistory
Watched a BBC Storyville doc last night on the Christian Evangelical Right in the US & their path to armageddon which only runs through a restoration of Biblical-era Israeli borders. And they are now firmly established on Capitol Hill & in the White House. Utterly depressing.
May 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Watched a BBC Storyville doc last night on the Christian Evangelical Right in the US & their path to armageddon which only runs through a restoration of Biblical-era Israeli borders. And they are now firmly established on Capitol Hill & in the White House. Utterly depressing.
So who starts this week a cardinal and ends the week as Pope?
For me, there's no more fascinating leadership contest in the world. And dramatic.
For me, there's no more fascinating leadership contest in the world. And dramatic.
May 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
So who starts this week a cardinal and ends the week as Pope?
For me, there's no more fascinating leadership contest in the world. And dramatic.
For me, there's no more fascinating leadership contest in the world. And dramatic.
Now that the funeral is over, the only conclave movie I'm interested in watching in the coming weeks is The Shoes of the Fisherman.
April 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Now that the funeral is over, the only conclave movie I'm interested in watching in the coming weeks is The Shoes of the Fisherman.
Liberation Day my backside.
April 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Liberation Day my backside.
Imagine allowing an issue to become a talking point or national agenda item because it is raised by a criminally convicted rapist. Difficult issues should, of course, be discussed, but not when or because they have been raised by a rapist. We've sunk low.
March 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Imagine allowing an issue to become a talking point or national agenda item because it is raised by a criminally convicted rapist. Difficult issues should, of course, be discussed, but not when or because they have been raised by a rapist. We've sunk low.
My brother's dog had a toe removed today. His bestie has gone out in sympathy and started carrying one leg when he's walking 😂🐶❤️
#brotherlylove
#brotherlylove
March 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
My brother's dog had a toe removed today. His bestie has gone out in sympathy and started carrying one leg when he's walking 😂🐶❤️
#brotherlylove
#brotherlylove
I'm no prophet but I truly believe that sometime in the far or near future, the Western world will rue the day we abandoned the people of Gaza.
March 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I'm no prophet but I truly believe that sometime in the far or near future, the Western world will rue the day we abandoned the people of Gaza.
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MAGA has hi-jacked the Kennedy Centre to create its own cultural wing. I'm trying to imagine the forthcoming rallies.
MAGA has hi-jacked the Kennedy Centre to create its own cultural wing. I'm trying to imagine the forthcoming rallies.
Kennedy Center Collapse as Everyone Is Out: Chief Office Ousted, Ben Folds Quits National Symphony as Advisor - Showbiz411
The Kennedy Center is in disarray officially. New Trump appointed leader Richard Grenell ousted the chief, Deborah Rutter, who was staying until the end of the year. Famed musician Ben Folds has quit ...
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February 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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MAGA has hi-jacked the Kennedy Centre to create its own cultural wing. I'm trying to imagine the forthcoming rallies.
MAGA has hi-jacked the Kennedy Centre to create its own cultural wing. I'm trying to imagine the forthcoming rallies.
He was a genius of the highest order and the history of television would have been so different without him.
RIP David Lynch 🙏
RIP David Lynch 🙏
January 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
He was a genius of the highest order and the history of television would have been so different without him.
RIP David Lynch 🙏
RIP David Lynch 🙏
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I started 2025 on my monthly Tipperary's Hidden History slot on Tipp FM by having a bit of fun with a weird mix of short but tall tales from up and down the county!
#IrishHistory
I started 2025 on my monthly Tipperary's Hidden History slot on Tipp FM by having a bit of fun with a weird mix of short but tall tales from up and down the county!
#IrishHistory
Featured Post – The 1942 Invasion of Clonmel…and other weird Tipperary moments
Featured Post: The 1942 Invasion of Clonmel…and other weird Tipperary moments (first broadcast 8 January 2025)
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January 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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I started 2025 on my monthly Tipperary's Hidden History slot on Tipp FM by having a bit of fun with a weird mix of short but tall tales from up and down the county!
#IrishHistory
I started 2025 on my monthly Tipperary's Hidden History slot on Tipp FM by having a bit of fun with a weird mix of short but tall tales from up and down the county!
#IrishHistory
Watching Mary on Netflix for some traces of historical accuracy but as often happens, the film is let down by out-of-era dialogue & language. Mary's mother is unlikely to have used the phrase 'we'll get through this as a family'. Likewise, Mary said to Joseph when first seeing him, 'you're crazy'.
December 23, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Watching Mary on Netflix for some traces of historical accuracy but as often happens, the film is let down by out-of-era dialogue & language. Mary's mother is unlikely to have used the phrase 'we'll get through this as a family'. Likewise, Mary said to Joseph when first seeing him, 'you're crazy'.
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The Christmas 2024 episode of my monthly Tipp FM slot, Tipperary's Hidden History! This month it strays beyond the borders of Tipp!
#history #podcasts
The Christmas 2024 episode of my monthly Tipp FM slot, Tipperary's Hidden History! This month it strays beyond the borders of Tipp!
#history #podcasts
Featured Post – Bushtucker Trials and Other Weird Christmas Traditions
Featured Post: The Weird World of Christmas (original Tipp FM broadcast date – 11 December 2024)
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December 17, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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The Christmas 2024 episode of my monthly Tipp FM slot, Tipperary's Hidden History! This month it strays beyond the borders of Tipp!
#history #podcasts
The Christmas 2024 episode of my monthly Tipp FM slot, Tipperary's Hidden History! This month it strays beyond the borders of Tipp!
#history #podcasts
Commissioned by my friends at Tipp FM (the word 'commissioned' is doing a lot of heavy lifting there) to watch the big debate tonight & do a review in the morning.
Who will I deem the victor? Who will I declare a dud? Surely an entire county is on tenterhooks awaiting my proclamations? 😜
#GE2024
Who will I deem the victor? Who will I declare a dud? Surely an entire county is on tenterhooks awaiting my proclamations? 😜
#GE2024
November 26, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Commissioned by my friends at Tipp FM (the word 'commissioned' is doing a lot of heavy lifting there) to watch the big debate tonight & do a review in the morning.
Who will I deem the victor? Who will I declare a dud? Surely an entire county is on tenterhooks awaiting my proclamations? 😜
#GE2024
Who will I deem the victor? Who will I declare a dud? Surely an entire county is on tenterhooks awaiting my proclamations? 😜
#GE2024