Prof Deirdre Raftery
@draftery.bsky.social
University College Dublin | Full Prof of the History of Education | FRHistS | Affls.: University of Cambridge & Trinity College Dublin | author | mother | gardener | sailor | book collector. Writes about 19thC schools/childhood/convents/Irish diaspora.
I predict amazing apple pies, Sophie! That is some tree! 🍏
August 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I predict amazing apple pies, Sophie! That is some tree! 🍏
That looks great!
July 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
That looks great!
Wonderful study, Niamh. Congratulations! Really enjoyed reading it this morning, and will definitely read again.
June 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Wonderful study, Niamh. Congratulations! Really enjoyed reading it this morning, and will definitely read again.
Great to meet all at Raven Books and what a wonderful independent bookshop! The most perfectly arranged selection of great books, new and gently used. 👏
May 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Great to meet all at Raven Books and what a wonderful independent bookshop! The most perfectly arranged selection of great books, new and gently used. 👏
Great news, Brian! Congratulations 👏
March 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Great news, Brian! Congratulations 👏
It promises to be great - excellent guest speakers & some v. special events - and of course the legendary ND catering! @sophcocooper.bsky.social @ksprowscummings.bsky.social @bamcshane.bsky.social @monicalmercado.bsky.social @mbfconnolly.bsky.social @briancasey123.bsky.social @notredame.bsky.social
December 19, 2024 at 2:14 PM
It promises to be great - excellent guest speakers & some v. special events - and of course the legendary ND catering! @sophcocooper.bsky.social @ksprowscummings.bsky.social @bamcshane.bsky.social @monicalmercado.bsky.social @mbfconnolly.bsky.social @briancasey123.bsky.social @notredame.bsky.social
Stunning knitting, Margaret! (Oscar agrees… 😬).
December 10, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Stunning knitting, Margaret! (Oscar agrees… 😬).
So proud of my PhD student Geraldine Noonan, @ucd historian of education, conferred today 👏
December 6, 2024 at 10:25 PM
So proud of my PhD student Geraldine Noonan, @ucd historian of education, conferred today 👏
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We need more book announcements on the timeline. For eye-cleansing, heart-cleansing. Book releases, book announcements, with cover page photos and short summaries, that's top escapism, I crave it!
November 19, 2024 at 3:01 PM
We need more book announcements on the timeline. For eye-cleansing, heart-cleansing. Book releases, book announcements, with cover page photos and short summaries, that's top escapism, I crave it!
Thanks for this notice! Will order it.
November 19, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Thanks for this notice! Will order it.
Maybe try Alison Beach, at St Andrews? Her team is doing osteobiographies on skeletal remains of 300 pre-modern monastic women.
November 13, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Maybe try Alison Beach, at St Andrews? Her team is doing osteobiographies on skeletal remains of 300 pre-modern monastic women.