When on holiday in Alaska, I visited the Gold Rush #Cemetery in #Skagway. The cemetery opened in 1898 and is the resting place of prospectors and those who settled in Skagway. The headstones are a mix of original and restored monuments. I am intrigued about the history of the unknown headstones

In the 1870s, the Holborn guardians built the Holborn Union Infirmary in Archway/Highgate, N London solely as a hospital distinct from the main workhouse site. Across the street at Whittington Hospital, is an 1848 Smallpox & Vaccination Hospital #workhouse #histmed #londonhistory #islington

Thank you @tlrhub.bsky.social and NearFMfor inviting me to speak on medical relief and death in the post-Famine Dublin #workhouses. It was a great conversation & I enjoyed hearing about the audience’s family history. The recording will be released on 29 May #irishhistory #histmed

Honoured to have contributed to this volume on death and institutions. My chapter examines how the priorities of post-Famine Irish workhouse administration shaped institutional mortality Thanks to @cendeathsociety.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social

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Excellent exhibition, ‘Making the Rounds’ at @rcnlibraries.bsky.social in London.This exhibit explores the experience and stories of workhouse nurses in Norfolk. As artefacts tend to not survive from workhouse infirmaries, artist Connie Flynn used textiles to share these stories #workhouse #histmed

Looking forward to returning to Dublin to speak at the UCD Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland’s seminar series on 6 Feb. My paper will discuss the institutional options for end of life in late 19th and early 20th century Dublin. #histmed #irishhistory #workhouse @tlrhub.bsky.social

Spotted on London’s tube today. In the 1950s and 60s, there was a mass influx of Irish immigrants in England. It is great that the Irish government is reaching out to London residents who were confined in Irish mother and baby homes. Hopefully this is one step towards justice for these women

Smallpox Elf is learning about anatomy & dissection at the @oldoptheatre.bsky.social. Test your diagnosis skills on the museum’s ’Disease Elves’ trail. Although smallpox had less than 25% mortality rate, vaccination reduced the risk of serious infections. It is the only globally eradicated disease

Always fun going out into the community with the Old Operating Theatre Museum and using museum collections to share the history of medicine #histmed #london #museum

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine provides a fascinating look into the role of medicine during the US civil war including developments in ambulances and embalming the dead. Definitely worth a visit if in Frederick, MD. #histmed #maryland #history

Brompton Cemetery is one of London’s Magnificent Seven garden cemeteries and is the resting place for Emmeline Pankhurst and John Snow. As a medical historian, it was great to see the grave of the doctor who determined cholera was waterborne in 1854 #histmed #london #cemetery #bromptoncemetery

Join us on 21 March for the next Trinity Medical Humanities hybrid seminar. Dr Aisling Shalvey will discuss the role of women in biomedical experiments during National Socialism. Register: tcd.ie/trinitylongroo…#medicalhumanitiese#historyr#bioethicscs @ashshalvey.bsky.social @historytcd.bsky.social

Passed my viva!! Thank you so much to my examiners Carole Holohan and Laura Kelly and chair, Joseph Clarke, for an engaging discussion. Extremely fortunate for my supervisors Georgina Laragy and Ciaran O’Neill’s support and guidance over the past 4 years . @TLRHub @historytcd.bsky.social

The next @TLRHub hybrid Medical Humanities seminar will be on 30 Nov. Orla Fitzpatrick(@tcddublin) will speak about medical photography in an age before photo-mechanical reproduction. Join us for what will sure to be a fascinating event: ticketpass.org/event/ELEEWA/d…

Are you a Trinity College Dublin researcher or student working in #medicalhumanities? The Medical and Health Initiative is hosting a 1 day symposium on 'Exploring Medical and Health Humanities' in TCD on 7 March to showcase current research and brainstorm future development
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Interesting tour of the Irish Wake Museum in Waterford. The museum offers an overview of Irish dying and burial rituals from the Neolithic period to today. Highlights include mourning jewellery and ritualistic artefacts. The tour guide was an engaging storyteller. #ireland #irishhistory #death

Join us on Thursday 26 Oct from 1-2 for the first Trinity Medical and Health Humanities seminar series of the semester. In this hybrid event, Kimberly Campanello from Leeds Uni will read from her work about her experience with chronic illness. Registration info: www.tcd.ie/news_events/...