History Hub at UCD
historyhub.bsky.social
History Hub at UCD
@historyhub.bsky.social
History Hub is based at the School of History, University College Dublin. Our ambition is to make the most recent academic research available on-line to everyone who loves history.

https://historyhub.ie
Delighted to present podcasts from the 2025 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference, which took place @ucddublin.bsky.social last month. Lots of wonderful papers to listen to, including keynotes by Danielle Clarke and Ruth Canning. Listen on Apple ¦ Soundcloud ¦ Spotify historyhub.ie/tudor-and-st...
September 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
'Vikings in the Celtic World' will consider the Viking experience of the Celtic-speaking lands and how the Vikings, through both confrontation and collaboration, had a transformative impact on that world between c. 780–1020 hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_RE...
August 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
'Assassinations That Changed Modern Irish History' will analyse the employment of assassination as a tool by revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries (Starts 27 January) hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_RE...
August 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
'The (Dis)United States of America: Difference, Disparity & Division in Modern America' will explore issues which have been divisive in America since its establishment including race, immigration, and political, social & economic inequality (From 26 Jan) hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_RE...
August 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
'Ireland in the Medieval World' (with Dr Linda Doran) is designed as an introduction to early Irish society and culture. The chronological range of the course will be essentially between 400 and c.1014. A.D. (starts 2 October) hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_RE...
August 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
'Who do you think you are? An introduction to family history' will acquaints learners with the methods and sources for conducting effective Irish family history research (starts 30 September) hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_RE...
August 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
'America since 1945: A Global Power' (with Dr Sarah Feehan) will focus on America’s role on the world stage from the end of the Second World War to the present (from September 29) hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_RE...
August 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In 'From Lemass to Dickie Rock: the History of Ireland in the 1960s', students will learn about the key political developments as well as the economic changes that happened during the decade (from September 29) hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_RE...
August 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A History of UCD'. In this course students will learn about the history of @ucddublin.bsky.social from its foundations as the Catholic University of Ireland to aims and missions of the university as it changed over time (starts 29 September). hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_RE...
August 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
As part of Taster Week at UCD Access and Lifelong Learning, Dr Sarah Feehan will give a free talk on 'America: A Global Leader in the 21st Century?' tomorrow in @ucddublin at 2pm. Details: hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_RE...
August 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Taster week at UCD Access and Lifelong Learning continues tomorrow with 'Who do you think you are? An introduction to Irish family history' with Dr Thomas Tormey at @ucddublin.bsky.social The talk is free and takes place at 12pm.
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August 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
**Tomorrow morning** as part of UCD ALL taster week, Dr Morgan Wait presents 'Ireland in the 1960s - An Overview'. This is a free preview of the @ucddublin.bsky.social Lifelong Learning course: 'From Lemass to Dickie Rock: the History of Ireland in the 1960s'. hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_RE...
August 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
**Tomorrow** as part of taster week, an online preview of the Lifelong Learning course: A History of UCD. The taster looks specifically at the relocation of the @ucddublin.bsky.social campus to Belfield and student protest movements hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_RE...
August 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Next week is Lifelong Learning Taster Week at @ucddublin.bsky.social These lectures give the opportunity to meet other learners and get a flavour of what UCD Lifelong Learning courses have to offer. Lectures include: UCD: A History (with Dr Jeremiah Garsha) on 19 August. hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_RE...
August 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In this week’s episode of “Recording the Revolution”, Conor and Harlan are discussing Harlan's fascinating interview with Maire Comerford. historyhub.ie/recording-th...
April 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
In this week’s episode of “Recording the Revolution”, Conor Mulvagh and Harlan Strauss are taking a look at Harlan's interview with James M Dillon, the former leader of Fine Gael from 1959 to 1965 and son of the Home Rule MP John Dillon.
March 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
'Crafting and Craftivism' is final episode of the Women's Grassroots Activism Podcast. Anna Muggeridge, Deirdre Connery & Joan Houston consider how ‘craftivism’ has been used by women’s organisations to raise awareness of complex and challenging issues historyhub.ie/womens-grass...
March 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ep 1 of 'Recording the Revolution: The Harlan Strauss Tapes' now available. Episode focuses on General Seán MacEoin and features Conor Mulvagh, Harlan Strauss, and Catherine O'Mahony along with clips from Harlan's interview with MacEoin, which was recorded in March 1972 historyhub.ie/recording-th...
March 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In 1972, Harlan J Strauss, a young American PhD student, came to Ireland and interviewed veterans of the Irish independence struggle. Harlan’s tapes offer often unparalleled insights into both the experiences and perceptions of revolutionaries reflecting back on their youth.
March 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Ep 4 of Women's Grassroots Activism Podcast is now available. Dr Anne Logan, Chrissie Booth (NFWI) and Lorna Blackmore (SIGBI) discuss how women’s organisations have campaigned, and continue to campaign, to protect and improve the natural environment historyhub.ie/womens-grass...
March 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Check out Ep3 of Women’s Grassroots Activism Podcast: SIGBI campaigns & educational work against gender-based violence. Dr Ruth Davidson, Caroline Auckland and Eadaoin Lawlor discuss how Soroptimists have campaigned to end Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) historyhub.ie/womens-grass... #IWD2025
March 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The Women’s Grassroots Activism podcast series is now live! Episode 1 looks at the ICA’s long history of activism historyhub.ie/womens-grass...
February 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
In honour of St Brigit's Day, History Hub invites you to listen back to 'St Brigit and the beginnings of Irish history' a panel discussion recorded in March 2024 at UCD School of History.

Access it via our history hub website: historyhub.ie/st-brigit or wherever you enjoy your podcasts!
January 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM