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
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
Busy avoiding meteors!
August 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Busy avoiding meteors!
July 23, 2025 at 10:49 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.
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.
Visited the Oratory in #DunLaoghaire today. It's exquisite. A gem of Celtic Revival art - all painted by Sr Concepta Lynch in the 1920s & 30s. Tours are free but tickets must be booked. #art #celticrevival #oratory
July 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Visited the Oratory in #DunLaoghaire today. It's exquisite. A gem of Celtic Revival art - all painted by Sr Concepta Lynch in the 1920s & 30s. Tours are free but tickets must be booked. #art #celticrevival #oratory
Great chatting #PublicHistory with this bunch at @batw.bsky.social today. Chaired by inimitable @jamescrossland.bsky.social. Excellent advice about getting outside & walking, seeing, doing. #ljmu #liverpool #batw2025
June 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Great chatting #PublicHistory with this bunch at @batw.bsky.social today. Chaired by inimitable @jamescrossland.bsky.social. Excellent advice about getting outside & walking, seeing, doing. #ljmu #liverpool #batw2025
Liverpool skyline at sunset - fitting for the premier league champions! #liverpool #lfc #premierleague #sunset #skyline
May 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Liverpool skyline at sunset - fitting for the premier league champions! #liverpool #lfc #premierleague #sunset #skyline
Fascinating work week - #convent, #conference, #corpse & a #museum! #monaghan #liverpool #dalkey @irishmuseums.bsky.social @ljmuhistory.bsky.social @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Fascinating work week - #convent, #conference, #corpse & a #museum! #monaghan #liverpool #dalkey @irishmuseums.bsky.social @ljmuhistory.bsky.social @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social
Nothing like some new poetry to start the new month. Thanks @jackiepoetry.bsky.social for this gem. #poetry #snotofthesea #family
May 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Nothing like some new poetry to start the new month. Thanks @jackiepoetry.bsky.social for this gem. #poetry #snotofthesea #family
If you are in London before 10
May add Gary Owen's version Ibsen's 'Ghosts' to your 'must see' list. It's fantastic. Super cast, staging & direction. Everyone is great but Victoria Smurfit is outstanding! #london #lyrichammersmith #theatre
May add Gary Owen's version Ibsen's 'Ghosts' to your 'must see' list. It's fantastic. Super cast, staging & direction. Everyone is great but Victoria Smurfit is outstanding! #london #lyrichammersmith #theatre
April 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If you are in London before 10
May add Gary Owen's version Ibsen's 'Ghosts' to your 'must see' list. It's fantastic. Super cast, staging & direction. Everyone is great but Victoria Smurfit is outstanding! #london #lyrichammersmith #theatre
May add Gary Owen's version Ibsen's 'Ghosts' to your 'must see' list. It's fantastic. Super cast, staging & direction. Everyone is great but Victoria Smurfit is outstanding! #london #lyrichammersmith #theatre