Dr Ciarán McDonnell
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Dr Ciarán McDonnell
@drciaranmcdonnell.bsky.social
Historian: 18thC war & society (Jacobites, French Revolution & Napoleonic Wars), Irish in foreign armies (Wild Geese), Medieval history (Crusades).
Also interested in archaeology & heritage management.
https://ciaranmcdonnell.weebly.com/
Need Watford to move up next! 🐝 🐝 🐝
September 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
You're welcome, and thank you! I have, my very first article in fact was on the Brigade. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A ‘Fair Chance’? The Catholic Irish Brigade in the British Service, 1793–1798 - Ciarán McDonnell, 2016
The Irish Brigade in the British service, formed in the 1790s, was composed of Irish Catholic soldiers, who had recently regained official permission to serve i...
journals.sagepub.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Really enjoyed your paper Joel, made me want to revisit the historiography debates!
September 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Good to see you Stephen!
August 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I also have a soft spot for the wider family, especially Daniel's uncle, Daniel Charles O'Connell, who was part of the Irish Brigade in the French army and masterminded the Irish Brigade in the British Army. 2/2 #danieloconnell #derrynane #irishhistory #skystorians
August 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I haven't seen it, but found this review quite interesting.
thebaffler.com/latest/codes...
Codes of Silence | Jack Sheehan
Patrick Radden Keefe’s bestselling 2019 book “Say Nothing” has been adapted into a miniseries. It repeats the sins of its source material.
thebaffler.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM