L McL
@lmclresearch.bsky.social
PhD student at Trinity College, Dublin looking at art created in the old psychiatric institutions. I love books, dogs and tea and will begrudgingly exercise “for my health”.
Welp, two big rejections in the space of ten days meant I had to take a few days to motivate myself to keep going. I think I’m back in the right head space again now, just in time for the long weekend. This research business is tough but I owe it to those patients to see it through.
March 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Welp, two big rejections in the space of ten days meant I had to take a few days to motivate myself to keep going. I think I’m back in the right head space again now, just in time for the long weekend. This research business is tough but I owe it to those patients to see it through.
Who would think that a little drawing lain undiscovered for 125 years would lead to hours and hours of investigative fun learning about religious items used back in the 1890s? Not me that’s who but loving it all the same
January 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Who would think that a little drawing lain undiscovered for 125 years would lead to hours and hours of investigative fun learning about religious items used back in the 1890s? Not me that’s who but loving it all the same
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An event for your diary
January 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
An event for your diary
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Gairm ar pháipéir
Call for papers
(Re)creating stories: rewritings and adaptations of Old and Middle Irish texts in Early Modern and Modern Irish
DIAS, BÁC, 23-4 Bealtaine 2025 / DIAS, Dublin, 23-4 May 2025
Sprioc: 31 Eanáir
Closing date: 31 January
www.dias.ie/2024/11/05/c...
Call for papers
(Re)creating stories: rewritings and adaptations of Old and Middle Irish texts in Early Modern and Modern Irish
DIAS, BÁC, 23-4 Bealtaine 2025 / DIAS, Dublin, 23-4 May 2025
Sprioc: 31 Eanáir
Closing date: 31 January
www.dias.ie/2024/11/05/c...
January 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Gairm ar pháipéir
Call for papers
(Re)creating stories: rewritings and adaptations of Old and Middle Irish texts in Early Modern and Modern Irish
DIAS, BÁC, 23-4 Bealtaine 2025 / DIAS, Dublin, 23-4 May 2025
Sprioc: 31 Eanáir
Closing date: 31 January
www.dias.ie/2024/11/05/c...
Call for papers
(Re)creating stories: rewritings and adaptations of Old and Middle Irish texts in Early Modern and Modern Irish
DIAS, BÁC, 23-4 Bealtaine 2025 / DIAS, Dublin, 23-4 May 2025
Sprioc: 31 Eanáir
Closing date: 31 January
www.dias.ie/2024/11/05/c...
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Tobar Bhríde i gCluain Dolcáin
Brideswell Commons Clondalkin
logainm.ie/ga/17360
'the well of (St.) Bríd'
'..Many people have been cured of sore eyes by going to this well three times and bathing the eyes three times at each visit..'
duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428...
Brideswell Commons Clondalkin
logainm.ie/ga/17360
'the well of (St.) Bríd'
'..Many people have been cured of sore eyes by going to this well three times and bathing the eyes three times at each visit..'
duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428...
January 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Tobar Bhríde i gCluain Dolcáin
Brideswell Commons Clondalkin
logainm.ie/ga/17360
'the well of (St.) Bríd'
'..Many people have been cured of sore eyes by going to this well three times and bathing the eyes three times at each visit..'
duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428...
Brideswell Commons Clondalkin
logainm.ie/ga/17360
'the well of (St.) Bríd'
'..Many people have been cured of sore eyes by going to this well three times and bathing the eyes three times at each visit..'
duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428...
Have to say, I do worry about the Windows default that allows Microsoft to scrape the content of Word for their AI database. What implications does this then have on AI checkers for those of us currently writing their thesis? Will our own work then flag as AI since it’s being scraped as we write it?
January 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Have to say, I do worry about the Windows default that allows Microsoft to scrape the content of Word for their AI database. What implications does this then have on AI checkers for those of us currently writing their thesis? Will our own work then flag as AI since it’s being scraped as we write it?
Sent my first paper submission off and will now wait impatiently to hear it has been rejected. There’s simply no way anyone would be crazy enough to let me prattle on about drawings in such a lovely, prestigious conference. Still, it’s nice to try
January 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Sent my first paper submission off and will now wait impatiently to hear it has been rejected. There’s simply no way anyone would be crazy enough to let me prattle on about drawings in such a lovely, prestigious conference. Still, it’s nice to try
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a starter pack of conservators from various disciplines - please let me know if you'd like to be added, and who I've missed...
go.bsky.app/4HjAJJX
go.bsky.app/4HjAJJX
November 15, 2024 at 1:16 PM
a starter pack of conservators from various disciplines - please let me know if you'd like to be added, and who I've missed...
go.bsky.app/4HjAJJX
go.bsky.app/4HjAJJX
Have my first review soon and it seems I’ve done a lot this year already without really realising it. Nothing compares to the joy of finding a little piece of art that no one has seen in 100 years or more. Here’s to bringing them all to light where they can be appreciated properly.
November 20, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Have my first review soon and it seems I’ve done a lot this year already without really realising it. Nothing compares to the joy of finding a little piece of art that no one has seen in 100 years or more. Here’s to bringing them all to light where they can be appreciated properly.
Just organising my archives notes today and realising I have found 25 artworks so far that no one knew existed. I always knew this work was out there and I’m so glad I persevered. Now to fight to get them out into the world where they can be properly appreciated
July 18, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Just organising my archives notes today and realising I have found 25 artworks so far that no one knew existed. I always knew this work was out there and I’m so glad I persevered. Now to fight to get them out into the world where they can be properly appreciated
Spent two solid days in the archives, standing, flipping through page after page of old ledgers looking for drawings and finally found a tiny sketch in the corner of a letter. Worth it. 😊
July 1, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Spent two solid days in the archives, standing, flipping through page after page of old ledgers looking for drawings and finally found a tiny sketch in the corner of a letter. Worth it. 😊
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Just reminding everyone #earlymodern #modern 🗃️ to send us your proposals for Writing the Self in Pain: Historical Perspectives, happening in Helsinki 24-25 October. DL is 31st of May. Deets here blogs.helsinki.fi/experiencing...
Writing the Self in Pain – Experiencing Agony
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May 8, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Just reminding everyone #earlymodern #modern 🗃️ to send us your proposals for Writing the Self in Pain: Historical Perspectives, happening in Helsinki 24-25 October. DL is 31st of May. Deets here blogs.helsinki.fi/experiencing...
Spending my days digging through journals & books & websites looking for references while John Connolly’s Arts Lives programme plays in the background. Charlie Parker & his friends are oddly comforting companions when you’re looking at psychiatric history, searching for bright sparks in the darkness
May 8, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Spending my days digging through journals & books & websites looking for references while John Connolly’s Arts Lives programme plays in the background. Charlie Parker & his friends are oddly comforting companions when you’re looking at psychiatric history, searching for bright sparks in the darkness
Ah the joys of research ethics. Discuss with supervisor, complete form. Send form off. Form forwarded to someone else. Someone else says I have to complete different form. Complete new form. Can’t finish new form bc it has to be approved by another someone. Email someone to look at form. Wait.
April 29, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Ah the joys of research ethics. Discuss with supervisor, complete form. Send form off. Form forwarded to someone else. Someone else says I have to complete different form. Complete new form. Can’t finish new form bc it has to be approved by another someone. Email someone to look at form. Wait.
Hoo boy, a research and development plan. Haven’t a notion where to start. I mean, I have a ‘to-do’ list and I’m sure bits of that will go into the plan but I’m not sure which modules to choose for personal development.
March 14, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Hoo boy, a research and development plan. Haven’t a notion where to start. I mean, I have a ‘to-do’ list and I’m sure bits of that will go into the plan but I’m not sure which modules to choose for personal development.
Looks like I’m officially starting my PhD journey! Just received my unconditional offer which I have of course accepted. I can’t believe this has happened 🤯
March 6, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Looks like I’m officially starting my PhD journey! Just received my unconditional offer which I have of course accepted. I can’t believe this has happened 🤯
How odd to be blocked for being an ‘ignoramus’. Was it my Dadd thread perhaps? 🙃
October 21, 2023 at 6:04 PM
How odd to be blocked for being an ‘ignoramus’. Was it my Dadd thread perhaps? 🙃
Spent a fabulous time last week discovering artwork. Was told to come back for longer days to try and find more. But haven’t heard a peep back since emailing early this week. Trying not to overthink it. People do have holidays I tell myself.
October 20, 2023 at 6:18 PM
Spent a fabulous time last week discovering artwork. Was told to come back for longer days to try and find more. But haven’t heard a peep back since emailing early this week. Trying not to overthink it. People do have holidays I tell myself.
Good news today. I made a great find with the potential for more! That frizzle of excitement when you find an expected gem is just wonderful
October 9, 2023 at 2:36 PM
Good news today. I made a great find with the potential for more! That frizzle of excitement when you find an expected gem is just wonderful
I’m adjusting to the constant little knock backs that comes with research. After getting two confirmations of artwork being present on site I then got an email today saying there wasn’t any and if there was at one point, it’s likely gone by now. Fingers crossed it’s still there somewhere 🤞😬
October 2, 2023 at 5:41 PM
I’m adjusting to the constant little knock backs that comes with research. After getting two confirmations of artwork being present on site I then got an email today saying there wasn’t any and if there was at one point, it’s likely gone by now. Fingers crossed it’s still there somewhere 🤞😬
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I do this every now and then.
This is Domino. He's one of the dogs that has been the longest at the DSPCA.
Liz and I brought him out for a walk up to the Hellfire Club recently and he is a sweetheart...
What about adopting him?
www.dspca.ie/dimo-17590
A share would help too...
This is Domino. He's one of the dogs that has been the longest at the DSPCA.
Liz and I brought him out for a walk up to the Hellfire Club recently and he is a sweetheart...
What about adopting him?
www.dspca.ie/dimo-17590
A share would help too...
September 29, 2023 at 2:10 PM
I do this every now and then.
This is Domino. He's one of the dogs that has been the longest at the DSPCA.
Liz and I brought him out for a walk up to the Hellfire Club recently and he is a sweetheart...
What about adopting him?
www.dspca.ie/dimo-17590
A share would help too...
This is Domino. He's one of the dogs that has been the longest at the DSPCA.
Liz and I brought him out for a walk up to the Hellfire Club recently and he is a sweetheart...
What about adopting him?
www.dspca.ie/dimo-17590
A share would help too...
How about a little intro to my research area? Probably one of the best known artworks created in a psychiatric unit was those by Richard Dadd in Bedlam. Here we have some examples of his paintings (see alt text). These were painted during his years at Bedlam.
October 2, 2023 at 11:33 AM
How about a little intro to my research area? Probably one of the best known artworks created in a psychiatric unit was those by Richard Dadd in Bedlam. Here we have some examples of his paintings (see alt text). These were painted during his years at Bedlam.
Hi everyone! I’m currently researching old artworks created by patients in the old psychiatric institutions of Ireland, the UK and further afield in Europe.
October 2, 2023 at 10:22 AM
Hi everyone! I’m currently researching old artworks created by patients in the old psychiatric institutions of Ireland, the UK and further afield in Europe.