Gillian O'Brien
@gillianobrien.bsky.social
Professor of Public History. Author of 'The Darkness Echoing'. Public History/Museums/Heritage/Memory/Death/Dark Tourism/Spies/Nuns/ Board member Irish Museums Association
I'm so excited about our @sharinglands.bsky.social online event on Thursday about #Irish & #Choctaw basket weaving traditions that I learnt the basics of basket weaving! But you can just make a cup of tea & tune in. It's free, just register at www.eventbrite.com/e/weaving-to...
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I'm so excited about our @sharinglands.bsky.social online event on Thursday about #Irish & #Choctaw basket weaving traditions that I learnt the basics of basket weaving! But you can just make a cup of tea & tune in. It's free, just register at www.eventbrite.com/e/weaving-to...
In response to the elderly man who thought I'd agree with his anti-immigrant stance (or at least he did until I told him that I'm an immigrant too)
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
In response to the elderly man who thought I'd agree with his anti-immigrant stance (or at least he did until I told him that I'm an immigrant too)
Great day at @beinghumanfest.bsky.social with the @sharinglands.bsky.social crew. Sharing #Choctaw Bvnaha & #Irish Yellowmeal Bread will all & collecting related #recipes from all over the world. #baking #cooking #sharing #bread #deptford
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Great day at @beinghumanfest.bsky.social with the @sharinglands.bsky.social crew. Sharing #Choctaw Bvnaha & #Irish Yellowmeal Bread will all & collecting related #recipes from all over the world. #baking #cooking #sharing #bread #deptford
A week of diverse heritage meetings, talks & launches - Plas Newydd in #wales, #kilmainhamGaol, #GlasnevinCemetery, #heritageireland2030 Irish Museums
Association conf at #nationalmuseum.
@irishmuseums.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @curioustravellers.bsky.social @glasnevincemetery.bsky.social
Association conf at #nationalmuseum.
@irishmuseums.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @curioustravellers.bsky.social @glasnevincemetery.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A week of diverse heritage meetings, talks & launches - Plas Newydd in #wales, #kilmainhamGaol, #GlasnevinCemetery, #heritageireland2030 Irish Museums
Association conf at #nationalmuseum.
@irishmuseums.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @curioustravellers.bsky.social @glasnevincemetery.bsky.social
Association conf at #nationalmuseum.
@irishmuseums.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @curioustravellers.bsky.social @glasnevincemetery.bsky.social
Heritage Ireland 2030 summit. Anne Cassin & Deirdre MacMathúna extolling the importance of History & how it encourages critical thinking. Music to my ears. #heritageireland #history #irishhistory #heritage #education #teachers
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Heritage Ireland 2030 summit. Anne Cassin & Deirdre MacMathúna extolling the importance of History & how it encourages critical thinking. Music to my ears. #heritageireland #history #irishhistory #heritage #education #teachers
Go see the new exhibition @kilmainham.bsky.social The photographs in 'The Prisoners' Lens' are revealing & moving (& there are dogs!) Brilliant work by Aoife Torpey & Brian Crowley. #exhibition #history #museums #darktourism #penalhistory #speirgorm
October 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Go see the new exhibition @kilmainham.bsky.social The photographs in 'The Prisoners' Lens' are revealing & moving (& there are dogs!) Brilliant work by Aoife Torpey & Brian Crowley. #exhibition #history #museums #darktourism #penalhistory #speirgorm
If only every work day could be like this! #plasnewydd #llangollen #wales #research #ladiesofllangollen
October 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
If only every work day could be like this! #plasnewydd #llangollen #wales #research #ladiesofllangollen
Nice to see MichaelD watched over by Jesus at the #Liverpool Irish Centre. It was great to be there at the launch of the Liverpool Irish Festival which runs until 26th Oct. Check out all the events here: www.liverpoolirishfestival.com #LIF2025 #liverpoolIrish #ireland #festival #michaelD #president
October 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Nice to see MichaelD watched over by Jesus at the #Liverpool Irish Centre. It was great to be there at the launch of the Liverpool Irish Festival which runs until 26th Oct. Check out all the events here: www.liverpoolirishfestival.com #LIF2025 #liverpoolIrish #ireland #festival #michaelD #president
A thrill see Michael Collins' slippers finally on display in the #ChangingIreland exhibition @nmireland.bsky.social. Seems a long time since @brendamalone.bsky.social & I made them a social media sensation! Great to see a packed house for the launch this eve. #michaelcollins #museum #exhibition
October 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
A thrill see Michael Collins' slippers finally on display in the #ChangingIreland exhibition @nmireland.bsky.social. Seems a long time since @brendamalone.bsky.social & I made them a social media sensation! Great to see a packed house for the launch this eve. #michaelcollins #museum #exhibition
It's #IndigenousNations Day in the US & it great to mark it listening to Chief Deskaheh #Haudenosaunee, Kenneth Deer, #Mohawk & Anders Oskal, #Sámi speak at the World Food Forum in #Rome. Tomorrow I'll speak about reciprocity in the context of the #Irish #Choctaw relationship. #wff2025 •
October 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It's #IndigenousNations Day in the US & it great to mark it listening to Chief Deskaheh #Haudenosaunee, Kenneth Deer, #Mohawk & Anders Oskal, #Sámi speak at the World Food Forum in #Rome. Tomorrow I'll speak about reciprocity in the context of the #Irish #Choctaw relationship. #wff2025 •
A privilege to be representing @sharinglands.bsky.social at the World Food Forum in Rome this week. A great start with Peter Cleary noting the importance of Choctaw Irish relations which I'll expand on tomorrow. #betterfoodsbetterfuture #wff2025 #sharinglands #rome #fao
October 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A privilege to be representing @sharinglands.bsky.social at the World Food Forum in Rome this week. A great start with Peter Cleary noting the importance of Choctaw Irish relations which I'll expand on tomorrow. #betterfoodsbetterfuture #wff2025 #sharinglands #rome #fao
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This Fri, 3 October at 2pm — 3rd and final talk in @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's "Finding Ireland" online series: "Ireland's undiscovered past: the 1800s" from @gillianobrien.bsky.social. More info on how to join here:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...
September 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This Fri, 3 October at 2pm — 3rd and final talk in @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's "Finding Ireland" online series: "Ireland's undiscovered past: the 1800s" from @gillianobrien.bsky.social. More info on how to join here:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...
A gorgeous piece by my friend Danielle O'Donovan on the power of teachers, art & not being afraid to not follow the crowd. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe... #art #arthistory #museums
Cork's Butter Museum curator Dr Danielle O’Donovan: ‘I found meaning in my life through art’
Marking Culture Night, Butter Museum curator Dr Danielle O’Donovan talks to Helen O’Callaghan about finding her life’s purpose as a teenager on a school art trip – and how she sees museums and what th...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A gorgeous piece by my friend Danielle O'Donovan on the power of teachers, art & not being afraid to not follow the crowd. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe... #art #arthistory #museums
World Expo Osaka. A cross between a theme park & a trade show but worse! Massively overcrowded, limited content, queues for hours-3 hours to visit the merch store, 5 hours to visit the Italian pavilion. It's all fur coat, no knickers! Last photo is how I felt at the end of it! #worldexpo #osaka
September 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
World Expo Osaka. A cross between a theme park & a trade show but worse! Massively overcrowded, limited content, queues for hours-3 hours to visit the merch store, 5 hours to visit the Italian pavilion. It's all fur coat, no knickers! Last photo is how I felt at the end of it! #worldexpo #osaka
September 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
On 3 Oct I'll be talking online about 19th century #ireland for @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy & @virtualtreasury.bsky.social On 4 Oct I'll be in #thurles at an event organised by #Tipperary #Museum of Hidden History about death & burial. Info about both here: www.gillianobrien.net/events-2
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August 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
On 3 Oct I'll be talking online about 19th century #ireland for @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy & @virtualtreasury.bsky.social On 4 Oct I'll be in #thurles at an event organised by #Tipperary #Museum of Hidden History about death & burial. Info about both here: www.gillianobrien.net/events-2
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We caught up with Skylee Glass, a former Choctaw-Ireland scholar at @ucc.ie this summer to find out more about her experience of studying in Ireland.
Read Skylee's reflections on the future relationship between the Choctaw and Irish peoples over on our blog.
sharinglands.com/2025/08/20/r...
Read Skylee's reflections on the future relationship between the Choctaw and Irish peoples over on our blog.
sharinglands.com/2025/08/20/r...
Reflections on the Choctaw-Ireland Scholarship: Rediscovering Identity and Forging Lasting Alliances
Former Choctaw-Ireland scholarship recipient Skylee Glass reflects on her time in Ireland and the lasting bond between peoples that continues to this day.
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August 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
We caught up with Skylee Glass, a former Choctaw-Ireland scholar at @ucc.ie this summer to find out more about her experience of studying in Ireland.
Read Skylee's reflections on the future relationship between the Choctaw and Irish peoples over on our blog.
sharinglands.com/2025/08/20/r...
Read Skylee's reflections on the future relationship between the Choctaw and Irish peoples over on our blog.
sharinglands.com/2025/08/20/r...
Busy avoiding meteors!
August 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Busy avoiding meteors!
About time & Palestine should be recognised even if Israel abides by a ceasefire www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK to recognise state of Palestine in September unless Israel holds to ceasefire
Cabinet agrees to support Middle East roadmap at emergency meeting called amid humanitarian crisis in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
About time & Palestine should be recognised even if Israel abides by a ceasefire www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
July 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Reposted by Gillian O'Brien
We have all watched in horror as Israel crosses red line after red line in Gaza. If you agree please share this post on, help us send this message across social media, then contribute a picture to our powerful visual at bit.ly/3HW2ePI
Let’s speak out, in our masses, right now. #RedLineForGaza #Gaza
Let’s speak out, in our masses, right now. #RedLineForGaza #Gaza
July 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We have all watched in horror as Israel crosses red line after red line in Gaza. If you agree please share this post on, help us send this message across social media, then contribute a picture to our powerful visual at bit.ly/3HW2ePI
Let’s speak out, in our masses, right now. #RedLineForGaza #Gaza
Let’s speak out, in our masses, right now. #RedLineForGaza #Gaza
Anyone in #Cork this weekend who is interested in the Irish Choctaw link do
come along to the Kindred Spirits sculpture in #Midleton on the 13th at 4pm. My @sharintaint.bsky.social colleague @padraigkirwan.bsky.social will be there.
come along to the Kindred Spirits sculpture in #Midleton on the 13th at 4pm. My @sharintaint.bsky.social colleague @padraigkirwan.bsky.social will be there.
July 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Anyone in #Cork this weekend who is interested in the Irish Choctaw link do
come along to the Kindred Spirits sculpture in #Midleton on the 13th at 4pm. My @sharintaint.bsky.social colleague @padraigkirwan.bsky.social will be there.
come along to the Kindred Spirits sculpture in #Midleton on the 13th at 4pm. My @sharintaint.bsky.social colleague @padraigkirwan.bsky.social will be there.