Elva Johnston
@elvabjohnston.bsky.social
Historian at University College Dublin | late antique & early medieval Ireland: literacy, gender, saints | posting in a personal capacity | she/her
A cold morning in Dublin - the new lake in @ucddublin feels tranquil
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
A cold morning in Dublin - the new lake in @ucddublin feels tranquil
Dublin Bay from Sandymount, after the wind & rain
November 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Dublin Bay from Sandymount, after the wind & rain
Thinking of a much-loved colleague who passed away in the last few days - ar dheis dé go raibh a anam
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Thinking of a much-loved colleague who passed away in the last few days - ar dheis dé go raibh a anam
Heading into my seminar @ucddublin.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Heading into my seminar @ucddublin.bsky.social
I find making pasta dough v satisfying. Started making my own during pandemic & have never looked back
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I find making pasta dough v satisfying. Started making my own during pandemic & have never looked back
Autumn orange - colours of Samhain
October 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Autumn orange - colours of Samhain
Autumn storms around the corner - cleared my last tomatoes. Was a great year for them
October 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Autumn storms around the corner - cleared my last tomatoes. Was a great year for them
A beautiful autumn morning @ucddublin.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A beautiful autumn morning @ucddublin.bsky.social
Autumn harvest continues 😊🌱🌶️
September 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Autumn harvest continues 😊🌱🌶️
Autumnal feeder - a magnificent Red Admiral butterfly
September 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Autumnal feeder - a magnificent Red Admiral butterfly
Guarding ripening tomatoes? So autumnal today! 🌱🐈
September 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Guarding ripening tomatoes? So autumnal today! 🌱🐈
A very tired bee, maybe at its final flower given the season 🌱
September 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A very tired bee, maybe at its final flower given the season 🌱
Visited family down in Limerick & Killaloe for a few days & came back to a great garden harvest 🌱
August 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Visited family down in Limerick & Killaloe for a few days & came back to a great garden harvest 🌱
Early afternoon in Killaloe Cathedral
August 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Early afternoon in Killaloe Cathedral
Just harvested some organic flat leaf parsley seeds - I haven’t bought a plant in years. I just let them go to seed when the time comes - they self-propogate readily & it is also easy to grow extra plants from seed 🌱
August 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Just harvested some organic flat leaf parsley seeds - I haven’t bought a plant in years. I just let them go to seed when the time comes - they self-propogate readily & it is also easy to grow extra plants from seed 🌱
Have been really enjoying the Siem Estella conference - focusing on multilingualism & identities in early medieval west. I’ve learned so much & Estella-Lizarra is an incredible venue (tho’ very warm for an Irish person like me!)
July 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Have been really enjoying the Siem Estella conference - focusing on multilingualism & identities in early medieval west. I’ve learned so much & Estella-Lizarra is an incredible venue (tho’ very warm for an Irish person like me!)
On top of the world - bumblebee foraging on a drumstick allium in my garden 🌱
July 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
On top of the world - bumblebee foraging on a drumstick allium in my garden 🌱
My field poppies are flowering - such a colourful start to the day 🌱
July 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
My field poppies are flowering - such a colourful start to the day 🌱
A bee in on foraging heaven 🌱
July 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A bee in on foraging heaven 🌱
Male hoverfly feeding on a Carthusian dianthus flower - a tiny jewel of a pollinator 🌱
June 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Male hoverfly feeding on a Carthusian dianthus flower - a tiny jewel of a pollinator 🌱
A bit of colour on a grey day - a beautiful hardy geranium
June 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A bit of colour on a grey day - a beautiful hardy geranium
You don’t get ladybugs without their prey….teasels make great companion plants as they attract the aphids away from other plants & this is turn brings the ladybirds 🌱
June 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
You don’t get ladybugs without their prey….teasels make great companion plants as they attract the aphids away from other plants & this is turn brings the ladybirds 🌱
Catching the morning sun
May 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Catching the morning sun