Thanks so much to @nearfm.ie for having me in this morning to chat about my PhD research @dublincityuni.bsky.social, all things women in war, and the character of the knight in the Canterbury Tales! A really enjoyable conversation with Berni Dwan and Dr Jackie Uí Chionna!

Catching up on reading is infinitely better with a bit of sun. Finally making a dent in the stack ☀️

Delighted to celebrate the launch of Mary MacSwiney by my brilliant supervisor and dear friend, Dr Leeann Lane, this evening. A powerful and nuanced biography of a formidable and often misunderstood woman.

Congratulations, @lloislanel.bsky.social — so well deserved! @ucdpress.bsky.social

The calm before a day of civil war, revolution, and contested memory— excited to welcome everyone to @dublincityuni.bsky.social this morning for @nwavc2025.bsky.social

📢 ‘Navigating War and Violence in Twentieth-Century Ireland’, is taking place on 4–5 April 2025 at St Patrick’s Campus, DCU.

🗓️ View the full schedule below.
📚 All are welcome to attend!

🔗 More details: shorturl.at

They were absolutely furry agents of soft power.
Silent diplomacy, strategic napping, and an uncanny knack for occupying key terrain (e.g. projectors, bags, hearts).
10/10 would deploy again.

Very excited to be speaking at UCD Centre for War Studies in April!

PhD girlies are out-out 🍾🍾

Haunting entry in the diary of Sean Lester, the last Secretary General of the League of Nations, from 1st September 1940: “the news comes in that German troops have entered Polish territory at three points and that Polish forces are being bombed from the air. So it begins.”
@dculibrary.bsky.social

Emma @ the Abbey theatre is pure genius - a must see!

The best part of sight seeing in Cyprus ❤️

The remains of Lazarus were taken to Marseille and later lost. In 1972, whilst the church in Larnaca was being renovated, a marble sarcophagus was found under the altar. Inside the sarcophagus were human remains believed to be part of Lazarus’ relics.

An unexpected find while exploring Larnaca: the bones of St Lazarus! In 898, the remains of Lazarus were transferred to Constantinople by the Byzantine emperor Leo VI. In exchange for these sacred relics, the emperor built a church (pictured) where the tomb was found. In 1204, Constantinople fell.

Keep to the US please Elon. #VoteLeftTransferLeft

The views in Nicosia are particularly cute

It’s SHOW time of year again! This morning, I presented my paper titled “From Conflict to Recognition: gender and the military service pensions acts in post revolutionary Ireland”. As always, the @msp-archive.bsky.social is central to my research #historyofwar

📢 #CFP: Navigating War and Violence in 20th Century Ireland | 4–5 April 2025 @ Dublin City University

Join us to explore the complexities of conflict and post-conflict dynamics in Ireland. Submission details below 👇

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#IrishHistory #CallForPapers