Felix M Larkin
@felixmlarkin.bsky.social
Historian & retired public servant
From today’s Irish Times: Next stop, Antarctica: ‘Van Diemen’s Land’ and its many historical Irish connections
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Next stop, Antarctica: ‘Van Diemen’s Land’ and its many historical Irish connections
It is the smallest of the Australian states, with a population of just under 600,000
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September 19, 2025 at 5:17 AM
From today’s Irish Times: Next stop, Antarctica: ‘Van Diemen’s Land’ and its many historical Irish connections
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We are sorry to hear of the death of Tom Dunne, professor emeritus of history at UCC and formerly a director of Cork University Press. Details of funeral arrangements are at rip.ie/death-notice...
Death Notice of Tom Dunne (Greystones, Wicklow) | rip.ie
The death has occurred of Tom Dunne of Greystones, Wicklow Ireland, on 15/04/2025. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.
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April 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We are sorry to hear of the death of Tom Dunne, professor emeritus of history at UCC and formerly a director of Cork University Press. Details of funeral arrangements are at rip.ie/death-notice...
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250 years ago today America began its march toward independence at the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The battles marked “No Kings Day, Part I.” Today millions of Americans will take part in “No Kings Day, Part II.”
April 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
250 years ago today America began its march toward independence at the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The battles marked “No Kings Day, Part I.” Today millions of Americans will take part in “No Kings Day, Part II.”
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On the 125th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the Town of Concord invited BC President William Devlin, SJ to “The Concord Fight” in commemoration of the beginning of the American Revolution. We’re sending our best to our friends in Concord on the 250th Anniversary of the Battle!
April 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
On the 125th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the Town of Concord invited BC President William Devlin, SJ to “The Concord Fight” in commemoration of the beginning of the American Revolution. We’re sending our best to our friends in Concord on the 250th Anniversary of the Battle!
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"Rory McIlroy’s wish to be identified as Northern Irish is typical of his generation" by Stephen Collins in @irishtimes.com, incl mention of research by our director Prof Shirlow showing that support for a united Ireland is not growing despite demographic changes:
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Rory McIlroy’s wish to be identified as Northern Irish is typical of his generation
Support for Sinn Féin is growing in the North, but support for a united Ireland isn’t. This is not as strange as it might seem
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April 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Rory McIlroy’s wish to be identified as Northern Irish is typical of his generation" by Stephen Collins in @irishtimes.com, incl mention of research by our director Prof Shirlow showing that support for a united Ireland is not growing despite demographic changes:
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Last day for abstracts!
CFP. 35th Irish Conference of Historians, 'Inner lives and outer realities', 12-13 September, Maynooth University www.historians.ie/cfp-35th-iri...
CFP. 35th Irish Conference of Historians, 12-13 September, Maynooth University
Irish Conference of Historians CFPDownload
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March 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Last day for abstracts!
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My thanks to Cormac O'Hanrahan and all involved with 'Cut & Paste', an annual historical journal on Arthur Griffith. An enjoyable launch in the James Joyce Center. My own article is about Griffith and Michael Collins' turbulent dealings with each other in early 1922 as civil war loomed.
March 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
My thanks to Cormac O'Hanrahan and all involved with 'Cut & Paste', an annual historical journal on Arthur Griffith. An enjoyable launch in the James Joyce Center. My own article is about Griffith and Michael Collins' turbulent dealings with each other in early 1922 as civil war loomed.
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‘What we are witnessing are not the collapse of the institutions of American democracy, it is the collapse of the culture of democracy… and it can be seen on this side of the Atlantic too’
Lord Sumpton - hardly a bleeding heart liberal- incredibly worrying on state of democracy
Lord Sumpton - hardly a bleeding heart liberal- incredibly worrying on state of democracy
March 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
‘What we are witnessing are not the collapse of the institutions of American democracy, it is the collapse of the culture of democracy… and it can be seen on this side of the Atlantic too’
Lord Sumpton - hardly a bleeding heart liberal- incredibly worrying on state of democracy
Lord Sumpton - hardly a bleeding heart liberal- incredibly worrying on state of democracy
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Crown Imperial fritillary attended by a court of bright tulips, Merrion Square, Dublin
March 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Crown Imperial fritillary attended by a court of bright tulips, Merrion Square, Dublin
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My friend Dr. Joanne Liu, former international president of Doctors Without Borders, was cancelled at NYU. The vice-president in education asked to see her powerpoint, prior to her lecture. One slide showed the number of humanitarian workers who died in Gaza. NYU cancelled the event.
March 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
My friend Dr. Joanne Liu, former international president of Doctors Without Borders, was cancelled at NYU. The vice-president in education asked to see her powerpoint, prior to her lecture. One slide showed the number of humanitarian workers who died in Gaza. NYU cancelled the event.
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Call for papers for the 35th Conference of Irish Historians, 'Inner lives and outer realities' closes 31 March.
Open to historians of any geographic area and period.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
Open to historians of any geographic area and period.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
Call for Papers: 35th Irish Conference of Historians
CALL FOR PAPERS Irish Conference of Historians Hosted by the Irish Committee for Historical Sciences and Maynooth University Department of History Maynooth University, 12–13 September 2025 --- Inner
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March 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Call for papers for the 35th Conference of Irish Historians, 'Inner lives and outer realities' closes 31 March.
Open to historians of any geographic area and period.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
Open to historians of any geographic area and period.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
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George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck: The Broadway audience gasps at Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’
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George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck: The Broadway audience gasps at Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’
New York Letter: The actor was called a traitor 20 years ago for condemning George W Bush. Today, the problem is worse
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March 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck: The Broadway audience gasps at Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Dublin parish unveils sculpture of atonement for Jesuits’ abuse
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Dublin parish unveils sculpture of atonement for Jesuits’ abuse - The Tablet
A new sculpture has been unveiled at a parish in Dublin as a public gesture of atonement towards those who suffered abuse at Jesuit schools in Ireland.
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March 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Dublin parish unveils sculpture of atonement for Jesuits’ abuse
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/dublin-...
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/dublin-...
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A fantastically important postscript to this piece: David Graham asks Jeffrey Goldberg about possible retaliation, and Goldberg gives a perfect answer — with perfect swipes. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
March 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
A fantastically important postscript to this piece: David Graham asks Jeffrey Goldberg about possible retaliation, and Goldberg gives a perfect answer — with perfect swipes. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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CFP. 35th Irish Conference of Historians, 'Inner lives and outer realities', 12-13 September, Maynooth University www.historians.ie/cfp-35th-iri...
CFP. 35th Irish Conference of Historians, 12-13 September, Maynooth University
Irish Conference of Historians CFPDownload
www.historians.ie
March 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Very pleased to be associated again this year with CUT&PASTE. The 2025 issue will be launched by:
Paschal Donohue TD, Minister for Finance
10am on MONDAY 31st MARCH 2025
at the JAMES JOYCE CENTRE
NORTH GREAT GEORGE'S STREET
DUBLIN 1
Copies on sale at the event €7 each
Paschal Donohue TD, Minister for Finance
10am on MONDAY 31st MARCH 2025
at the JAMES JOYCE CENTRE
NORTH GREAT GEORGE'S STREET
DUBLIN 1
Copies on sale at the event €7 each
March 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Very pleased to be associated again this year with CUT&PASTE. The 2025 issue will be launched by:
Paschal Donohue TD, Minister for Finance
10am on MONDAY 31st MARCH 2025
at the JAMES JOYCE CENTRE
NORTH GREAT GEORGE'S STREET
DUBLIN 1
Copies on sale at the event €7 each
Paschal Donohue TD, Minister for Finance
10am on MONDAY 31st MARCH 2025
at the JAMES JOYCE CENTRE
NORTH GREAT GEORGE'S STREET
DUBLIN 1
Copies on sale at the event €7 each
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Excellent letter in the Irish Times reminding us that Irish builders did not build the White House as indicated by the Taoiseach this week. It was build by slaves including those owned by the Irish architect James Hoban.
March 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Excellent letter in the Irish Times reminding us that Irish builders did not build the White House as indicated by the Taoiseach this week. It was build by slaves including those owned by the Irish architect James Hoban.
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Permanent position for the right professional archivist. 😎
✨️ Job Fairy ✨️
The Department of Defence is recruiting a professional archivist with some experience for the Military Service Pensions Archive Project.
Send up-to-date CV and letter of interest before 28 March 2025 (Friday 5pm).
Link to requirements and how to apply: www.gov.ie/en/organisat...
The Department of Defence is recruiting a professional archivist with some experience for the Military Service Pensions Archive Project.
Send up-to-date CV and letter of interest before 28 March 2025 (Friday 5pm).
Link to requirements and how to apply: www.gov.ie/en/organisat...
Job Vacancies
An overview of the positions available in the department of defence.
www.gov.ie
March 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Permanent position for the right professional archivist. 😎
A report on my recent visit to Savannah GA in the special St Patrick’s Day issue of the Irish Catholic newspaper published today. Felix
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St Patrick and the Irish in Savannah, Georgia
Letter from AmericaOn the last Sunday in February, I attended Mass at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Savannah, Georgia. I was visiting that city to attend the 2025 national meeting of the Am
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March 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A report on my recent visit to Savannah GA in the special St Patrick’s Day issue of the Irish Catholic newspaper published today. Felix
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