Joel Herman
@joelherman.bsky.social
Research Fellow @virtualtreasury.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social, Houses of Parliament | Historian of the press, publicity, and popular political action in Ireland, America, Britain, and the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World
Watching the old Parliament building/now Bank of Ireland get some new headwear from the desk…
October 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Watching the old Parliament building/now Bank of Ireland get some new headwear from the desk…
It was a fantastic closing roundtable and a fitting end to a wonderful two days. Many thanks to my co-organisers, @virtualtreasury.bsky.social, @tlrhub.bsky.social, and all the speakers, participants, and attendees! The start of a generative conversation that I hope we will continue.
October 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
It was a fantastic closing roundtable and a fitting end to a wonderful two days. Many thanks to my co-organisers, @virtualtreasury.bsky.social, @tlrhub.bsky.social, and all the speakers, participants, and attendees! The start of a generative conversation that I hope we will continue.
Was a fantastic first day at ’Ireland and the American Revolution’ capped off by a brilliant keynote address by Prof. Eliga Gould. Looking forward to day two.
October 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Was a fantastic first day at ’Ireland and the American Revolution’ capped off by a brilliant keynote address by Prof. Eliga Gould. Looking forward to day two.
Another fascinating advertisement for 'Histories for Youth'. None of this Netflix stuff. How about an account of 'The Trojan War' - I'm sure it was a page turner.
September 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Another fascinating advertisement for 'Histories for Youth'. None of this Netflix stuff. How about an account of 'The Trojan War' - I'm sure it was a page turner.
Interesting to see so many familiar titles on this advertisement for a book of children's stories published by the Catholic Printer James Hoey in the early 1770s in Dublin.
September 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Interesting to see so many familiar titles on this advertisement for a book of children's stories published by the Catholic Printer James Hoey in the early 1770s in Dublin.
The newspaper vs. the pamphlet - from a letter to William Blackstone by Junius, 1769
September 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The newspaper vs. the pamphlet - from a letter to William Blackstone by Junius, 1769
Eighteenth-Century Clickbait...
September 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Eighteenth-Century Clickbait...
Excited to release the conference programme for 'Ireland and the American Revolution: 250th Anniversary Perspectives'. There are only a few tickets left, so if you would like to attend I would suggest getting one as soon as possible. Attendance is free but booking is essential.
September 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Excited to release the conference programme for 'Ireland and the American Revolution: 250th Anniversary Perspectives'. There are only a few tickets left, so if you would like to attend I would suggest getting one as soon as possible. Attendance is free but booking is essential.
The 35th Irish Conference of Historians is kicking off shortly with opening remarks from Prof. Ian Speller and @petergray47.bsky.social. Looking forward to hearing about fascinating research across a wide range of topics and time periods. @irishhistorians.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The 35th Irish Conference of Historians is kicking off shortly with opening remarks from Prof. Ian Speller and @petergray47.bsky.social. Looking forward to hearing about fascinating research across a wide range of topics and time periods. @irishhistorians.bsky.social
Currently reflecting on John Dewey's view, articulated in The Public and Its Problems (1927), that the path to an informed public and public opinion going forward was a rediscovery of locally engaged community.
August 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Currently reflecting on John Dewey's view, articulated in The Public and Its Problems (1927), that the path to an informed public and public opinion going forward was a rediscovery of locally engaged community.
From teenage years my family has always vacationed at Kure Beach, NC. Here we are again bringing the next generation into the tradition.
July 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
From teenage years my family has always vacationed at Kure Beach, NC. Here we are again bringing the next generation into the tradition.
Caught my two-year old just as she was about to add some insightful annotations and no doubt excellent marginalia to her father’s books…
July 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Caught my two-year old just as she was about to add some insightful annotations and no doubt excellent marginalia to her father’s books…
An attack on John Foster (Jacky Finance), then Chancellor of the Exchequer and future Speaker of the House of Commons, printed in the Volunteer's Journal by Mathew Carey on the 5 April 1784. Carey described the Irish Parliament as a 'den of thieves' and a 'receptacle of iniquity'.
June 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
An attack on John Foster (Jacky Finance), then Chancellor of the Exchequer and future Speaker of the House of Commons, printed in the Volunteer's Journal by Mathew Carey on the 5 April 1784. Carey described the Irish Parliament as a 'den of thieves' and a 'receptacle of iniquity'.
Caught off guard by the table of contents of this edited volume on America, Ireland and the Irish-American connection. Is this the philosopher Alasdair MacIntrye?
June 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Caught off guard by the table of contents of this edited volume on America, Ireland and the Irish-American connection. Is this the philosopher Alasdair MacIntrye?
Truly a headline for the times…
June 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Truly a headline for the times…
Jason McElligott, director of @marshslibrary.bsky.social, giving a fascinating paper on ‘The Women of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham’ in a panel at the 40th annual conference of the ECIS. Was a brilliant first day. Many thanks to the organizers and the @tlrhub.bsky.social for hosting.
June 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Jason McElligott, director of @marshslibrary.bsky.social, giving a fascinating paper on ‘The Women of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham’ in a panel at the 40th annual conference of the ECIS. Was a brilliant first day. Many thanks to the organizers and the @tlrhub.bsky.social for hosting.
Here's the conclusion of Grattan's unsuccessful attempt to stir up the vote against Union: 'it is more, it is your life to come whether you will go with the Castle at your head to the tomb of Charlemont and the Volunteers, and erase his epitaph...'
June 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Here's the conclusion of Grattan's unsuccessful attempt to stir up the vote against Union: 'it is more, it is your life to come whether you will go with the Castle at your head to the tomb of Charlemont and the Volunteers, and erase his epitaph...'
Castlereagh's closing take in the final debate on the Union in February 1800:
Union will cure all ills and allow Ireland to join in the 'magnanimous empire of Great Britain'.
The full debate will be available at virtualtreasury.ie in the near future.
Union will cure all ills and allow Ireland to join in the 'magnanimous empire of Great Britain'.
The full debate will be available at virtualtreasury.ie in the near future.
June 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Castlereagh's closing take in the final debate on the Union in February 1800:
Union will cure all ills and allow Ireland to join in the 'magnanimous empire of Great Britain'.
The full debate will be available at virtualtreasury.ie in the near future.
Union will cure all ills and allow Ireland to join in the 'magnanimous empire of Great Britain'.
The full debate will be available at virtualtreasury.ie in the near future.
Here's an entertaining description of Henry Grattan entering the Irish House of Commons like some kind of super hero during the final debates on Union in 1800: 'an indescribable emotion seized the House and Gallery; and every heart heaved in tributary pulsation...'
May 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Here's an entertaining description of Henry Grattan entering the Irish House of Commons like some kind of super hero during the final debates on Union in 1800: 'an indescribable emotion seized the House and Gallery; and every heart heaved in tributary pulsation...'
A packed room for coffee morning @tlrhub.bsky.social to celebrate the leadership of @evepatt.bsky.social and @ciaranon.bsky.social.
May 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A packed room for coffee morning @tlrhub.bsky.social to celebrate the leadership of @evepatt.bsky.social and @ciaranon.bsky.social.
Many thanks to speakers, participants, and the audience for making ‘Ireland and America: 250th Anniversary Perspectives’, such a success. The event was hosted by PRONI in collaboration with the @virtualtreasury.bsky.social and videos of proceedings will be released in the coming weeks.
May 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Many thanks to speakers, participants, and the audience for making ‘Ireland and America: 250th Anniversary Perspectives’, such a success. The event was hosted by PRONI in collaboration with the @virtualtreasury.bsky.social and videos of proceedings will be released in the coming weeks.
And then Mr. Knox weighs in with this delightful take on Union.
May 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
And then Mr. Knox weighs in with this delightful take on Union.
Nothing like a little Jonah Barrington to pep a debate on the proposed legislative Union of Great Britain and Ireland...
A Report of the debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday and Wednesday 22 and 23 Jan. 1799 on the subject of an Union (Dublin, 1799).
A Report of the debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday and Wednesday 22 and 23 Jan. 1799 on the subject of an Union (Dublin, 1799).
May 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Nothing like a little Jonah Barrington to pep a debate on the proposed legislative Union of Great Britain and Ireland...
A Report of the debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday and Wednesday 22 and 23 Jan. 1799 on the subject of an Union (Dublin, 1799).
A Report of the debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday and Wednesday 22 and 23 Jan. 1799 on the subject of an Union (Dublin, 1799).
'This American question revived in the minds of men the principle of Representation'
Henry Flood reflecting on American independence when introducing a bill for parliamentary reform in the Irish House of Commons in 1785.
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Henry Flood reflecting on American independence when introducing a bill for parliamentary reform in the Irish House of Commons in 1785.
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April 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
'This American question revived in the minds of men the principle of Representation'
Henry Flood reflecting on American independence when introducing a bill for parliamentary reform in the Irish House of Commons in 1785.
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Henry Flood reflecting on American independence when introducing a bill for parliamentary reform in the Irish House of Commons in 1785.
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