Orla Donnelly
@ordonnel.bsky.social
PhD, Victorianist, gothicist, teacher of English at TCD
Thanks for having me. What a fun panel!
This was a fantastic and inspiring discussion that I'm sure will continue in future @irishgothichorror.bsky.social and @tlrhub.bsky.social events.
I am absolutely delighted to be taking part in this panel discussion with @murphgothic.bsky.social, @ordonnel.bsky.social, @profdarryljones.bsky.social, and @drdara.bsky.social. I'll be talking about Gertrude Barrows Bennett. It's part of @tlrhub.bsky.social's research festival. Free & open to all!
September 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Thanks for having me. What a fun panel!
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This was a fantastic and inspiring discussion that I'm sure will continue in future @irishgothichorror.bsky.social and @tlrhub.bsky.social events.
I am absolutely delighted to be taking part in this panel discussion with @murphgothic.bsky.social, @ordonnel.bsky.social, @profdarryljones.bsky.social, and @drdara.bsky.social. I'll be talking about Gertrude Barrows Bennett. It's part of @tlrhub.bsky.social's research festival. Free & open to all!
September 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This was a fantastic and inspiring discussion that I'm sure will continue in future @irishgothichorror.bsky.social and @tlrhub.bsky.social events.
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It was a beautiful day for welcoming the new cohort of MA Folklore Studies students to campus at the University of Hertfordshire AND for publishing a folklore book with @manchesterup.bsky.social - which you can buy now! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180377/
September 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It was a beautiful day for welcoming the new cohort of MA Folklore Studies students to campus at the University of Hertfordshire AND for publishing a folklore book with @manchesterup.bsky.social - which you can buy now! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180377/
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This promises to be loads of fun. Come join us and test your spooky trivia knowledge 🕷️🦇🐐🎃
We're having an online pub quiz to celebrate the spooky season! This will be an informal, relaxed, fun evening of socializing while flexing our trivia knowledge.
Registration is free and open to everyone.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-onli...
Registration is free and open to everyone.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-onli...
INGHS Online Pub Quiz
Join the Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies for a free online pub quiz, 16 October at 7 pm Irish time.
www.eventbrite.ie
September 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This promises to be loads of fun. Come join us and test your spooky trivia knowledge 🕷️🦇🐐🎃
Calling all Arthur Conan Doyleans. Who do you recognise in this, admittedly grainy image taken on the boardwalk in Atlantic City?
September 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Calling all Arthur Conan Doyleans. Who do you recognise in this, admittedly grainy image taken on the boardwalk in Atlantic City?
Ghosts and ghouls! Join us for our Halloween (virtual) pub quiz, if you dare!!!
September 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ghosts and ghouls! Join us for our Halloween (virtual) pub quiz, if you dare!!!
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We're having an online pub quiz to celebrate the spooky season! This will be an informal, relaxed, fun evening of socializing while flexing our trivia knowledge.
Registration is free and open to everyone.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-onli...
Registration is free and open to everyone.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-onli...
INGHS Online Pub Quiz
Join the Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies for a free online pub quiz, 16 October at 7 pm Irish time.
www.eventbrite.ie
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We're having an online pub quiz to celebrate the spooky season! This will be an informal, relaxed, fun evening of socializing while flexing our trivia knowledge.
Registration is free and open to everyone.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-onli...
Registration is free and open to everyone.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-onli...
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I am absolutely delighted to be taking part in this panel discussion with @murphgothic.bsky.social, @ordonnel.bsky.social, @profdarryljones.bsky.social, and @drdara.bsky.social. I'll be talking about Gertrude Barrows Bennett. It's part of @tlrhub.bsky.social's research festival. Free & open to all!
September 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I am absolutely delighted to be taking part in this panel discussion with @murphgothic.bsky.social, @ordonnel.bsky.social, @profdarryljones.bsky.social, and @drdara.bsky.social. I'll be talking about Gertrude Barrows Bennett. It's part of @tlrhub.bsky.social's research festival. Free & open to all!
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Two movies nobody would believe are by the same director:
August 17, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Two movies nobody would believe are by the same director:
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BENDING TO EARTH is the cornerstone of our Strange Stories by Irish Women series.
Anna Maria Hall
Lady Wilde
Lady Gregory
L.T. Meade
Ethna Carbery
Beatrice Grimshaw
Katharine Tynan
Dora Sigerson Shorter
Rosa Mulholland
B.M. Croker
Charlotte Riddell
Clotilde Graves
swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/be...
Anna Maria Hall
Lady Wilde
Lady Gregory
L.T. Meade
Ethna Carbery
Beatrice Grimshaw
Katharine Tynan
Dora Sigerson Shorter
Rosa Mulholland
B.M. Croker
Charlotte Riddell
Clotilde Graves
swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/be...
May 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
BENDING TO EARTH is the cornerstone of our Strange Stories by Irish Women series.
Anna Maria Hall
Lady Wilde
Lady Gregory
L.T. Meade
Ethna Carbery
Beatrice Grimshaw
Katharine Tynan
Dora Sigerson Shorter
Rosa Mulholland
B.M. Croker
Charlotte Riddell
Clotilde Graves
swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/be...
Anna Maria Hall
Lady Wilde
Lady Gregory
L.T. Meade
Ethna Carbery
Beatrice Grimshaw
Katharine Tynan
Dora Sigerson Shorter
Rosa Mulholland
B.M. Croker
Charlotte Riddell
Clotilde Graves
swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/be...
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Frankenstein is the story of a STEM dad whose son majors in the humanities
November 15, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Frankenstein is the story of a STEM dad whose son majors in the humanities
Who wants to bet if these are alarmed?
April 10, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Who wants to bet if these are alarmed?
She may not be elegant. She may not be graceful. She is, however, Misery.
February 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM
She may not be elegant. She may not be graceful. She is, however, Misery.
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A reminder as we approach Imbolc that Le Fanu had his eye on the seasons www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
January 23, 2024 at 12:08 AM
A reminder as we approach Imbolc that Le Fanu had his eye on the seasons www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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At RSVP’s next Digital Event, we will hear about HathiTrust’s services for computational analysis of #c19 sources from John Walsh, Director of the HathiTrust Research Center.
Feb 16, 8am PST/11am EST/4pm GMT/5pm CET
Register 👉 pugetsound-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Feb 16, 8am PST/11am EST/4pm GMT/5pm CET
Register 👉 pugetsound-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 22, 2024 at 8:23 AM
At RSVP’s next Digital Event, we will hear about HathiTrust’s services for computational analysis of #c19 sources from John Walsh, Director of the HathiTrust Research Center.
Feb 16, 8am PST/11am EST/4pm GMT/5pm CET
Register 👉 pugetsound-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Feb 16, 8am PST/11am EST/4pm GMT/5pm CET
Register 👉 pugetsound-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Looks like the postage rates are going up again on 1 February. Postage and printing are our two biggest costs.
I'll not be raising our prices. We always try to hold out for as long as possible.
If you want to order something before the end of the month, please do! swanriverpress.ie/titles/
I'll not be raising our prices. We always try to hold out for as long as possible.
If you want to order something before the end of the month, please do! swanriverpress.ie/titles/
Titles | Swan River Press
Swan River Press is Ireland’s only independent press dedicated exclusively to the literature of the fantastic.
swanriverpress.ie
January 21, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Looks like the postage rates are going up again on 1 February. Postage and printing are our two biggest costs.
I'll not be raising our prices. We always try to hold out for as long as possible.
If you want to order something before the end of the month, please do! swanriverpress.ie/titles/
I'll not be raising our prices. We always try to hold out for as long as possible.
If you want to order something before the end of the month, please do! swanriverpress.ie/titles/
Lovis Corinth 'The Temptation of St. Anthony'.
You'd feel sorry for him all the same.
You'd feel sorry for him all the same.
January 22, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Lovis Corinth 'The Temptation of St. Anthony'.
You'd feel sorry for him all the same.
You'd feel sorry for him all the same.
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Just remembered the time a few years ago I ended a phone call with a friend meaning to say “Stay healthy and well” but accidentally spoonerized it so it came out “Stay wealthy in Hell”
January 7, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Just remembered the time a few years ago I ended a phone call with a friend meaning to say “Stay healthy and well” but accidentally spoonerized it so it came out “Stay wealthy in Hell”
The facial expressions on these kitties from this 1899 Windsor magazine illustration are just brilliant. For me, kitty drawing a pistol is just one of the best bits from 'The Burglary' by Louis Wain.
January 7, 2024 at 4:15 PM
The facial expressions on these kitties from this 1899 Windsor magazine illustration are just brilliant. For me, kitty drawing a pistol is just one of the best bits from 'The Burglary' by Louis Wain.
The Strand Magazine not holding back (from 1903)
November 21, 2023 at 12:38 PM
The Strand Magazine not holding back (from 1903)