Dr Tara McConnell
@wine18thcirl.bsky.social
Food historian. Independent Researcher. Drinking studies, material culture, gastronomy. Author of "Honest Claret": The Social Meaning of Georgian Ireland's Favourite Wine (Oxford: Peter Lang, 2022).
Meet the Beautiful Dragonfly That Thrives in Your Pollution www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/s...
Meet the Beautiful Dragonfly That Thrives in Your Pollution
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August 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Meet the Beautiful Dragonfly That Thrives in Your Pollution www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/s...
Superb lecture from Sherlock Holmes’s academic peer, @irishcookbooks.bsky.social at the Royal Society of Antiquarians of Ireland 30 January. Always blown away by Dr Dorothy Cashman’s eye for microscopic detail.
January 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Superb lecture from Sherlock Holmes’s academic peer, @irishcookbooks.bsky.social at the Royal Society of Antiquarians of Ireland 30 January. Always blown away by Dr Dorothy Cashman’s eye for microscopic detail.
Here’s another shout-out: Don’t endure sexual harassment or worse—as too many women of my generation have—call it out!
I'd also like to give a big shout-out to all the women and girls who endured sexual harassment and worse from men in their family circle over the festive period, and stayed silent so as not to 'rock the boat' or disturb others.
A big shout-out to all the women who made Christmas happen by thinking what presents would make people happy, shopping, decorating, cooking and cleaning up, often with little acknowledgement.
December 27, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Here’s another shout-out: Don’t endure sexual harassment or worse—as too many women of my generation have—call it out!
Why so not so gloomy looking? 😆
At the inaugural Gloomsday in @davybyrnespub last night - #Gloomsday being the date farthest from Bloomsday, June 16th, on which James Joyce set Ulysses. We marked the aphelion by reading the book’s bleakest sections & drinking dark beer. It was of course great fun.
December 26, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Why so not so gloomy looking? 😆
Very much looking forward to reading this!
*NEW BOOK* I'm delighted to announce after seven years of research and writing FILTHY QUEENS: A HISTORY OF BEER IN IRELAND is here! Published with Nine Bean Rows, it is available for preorder now. Link in bio.
About the book: In Filthy Queens, we look at the history of beer alongside some of... 🧵
About the book: In Filthy Queens, we look at the history of beer alongside some of... 🧵
December 26, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Very much looking forward to reading this!
Great to see another issue of this excellent Open Access journal hit the virtual shelves!
Just in time for Christmas and something for everyone! New issue of the European Journal of Food, Drink, and Society arrow.tudublin.ie/ejfds/
#OpenAccess
#OpenAccess
European Journal of Food, Drink and Society is a fully open access journal with articles on a wide range of topics. | Current Publications | Technological University Dublin
European Journal of Food, Drink and Society is a fully open access journal with articles on a wide range of topics. Produced by academics it is totally free to publish in. All articles are double blin...
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December 26, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Great to see another issue of this excellent Open Access journal hit the virtual shelves!
Looking 4 a fireside read over the holidays? "Honest Claret": The Social Meaning of Georgian Ireland's Favourite Wine (www.peterlang.com) is packed/w intriguing facts about the history of wine drinking in Ireland w/emphasis as stated in title. eBook 4 instant gratification. Happy Holidays to All!
December 22, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Looking 4 a fireside read over the holidays? "Honest Claret": The Social Meaning of Georgian Ireland's Favourite Wine (www.peterlang.com) is packed/w intriguing facts about the history of wine drinking in Ireland w/emphasis as stated in title. eBook 4 instant gratification. Happy Holidays to All!
She Wrote the Book on Preservation in New York www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/r...
She Wrote the Book on Preservation in New York
Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel has made it her life’s work to make sure that the city’s landmarks, and the contributions of its residents, are never forgotten.
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December 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
She Wrote the Book on Preservation in New York www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/r...
Great theme!
CFP: Communication & Exchange in the Early Modern - Far From Home
Will surely be of interest to @bsecs.bsky.social members?
#18c #18thC #18thCentury
Will surely be of interest to @bsecs.bsky.social members?
#18c #18thC #18thCentury
December 17, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Great theme!
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Thrilled to see that the editors Dr Dorothy Cashman’s and Dr Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire’s groundbreaking excellent book has received this award. If you’ve any interest in food history check this publication outAvailable open access & hard copy the latter published by the Royal Irish Academy.
November 27, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Thrilled to see that the editors Dr Dorothy Cashman’s and Dr Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire’s groundbreaking excellent book has received this award. If you’ve any interest in food history check this publication outAvailable open access & hard copy the latter published by the Royal Irish Academy.
Sounds lie a reasonable holiday order. 😊
5/ 'One Hogshead of Claret One pipe of port Wine One pipe of Madeira Wine twenty Dozen Quarts of Rum and a Quantity of the several other different sorts of Wines' 🍾🍷
December 17, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Sounds lie a reasonable holiday order. 😊
Also the winner in that category!
Back in stock just in time for Christmas is the Book of the Year nominee Irish Food History - A Companion, published by @ria.ie , edited by @irishcookbooks.bsky.social & Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire. A book for everyone that eats. A book to get lost in. thebookshop.ie/mairtin-mac-...
December 17, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Also the winner in that category!
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Back in stock just in time for Christmas is the Book of the Year nominee Irish Food History - A Companion, published by @ria.ie , edited by @irishcookbooks.bsky.social & Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire. A book for everyone that eats. A book to get lost in. thebookshop.ie/mairtin-mac-...
December 17, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Back in stock just in time for Christmas is the Book of the Year nominee Irish Food History - A Companion, published by @ria.ie , edited by @irishcookbooks.bsky.social & Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire. A book for everyone that eats. A book to get lost in. thebookshop.ie/mairtin-mac-...
The Pure Liberation of a Personal Urination Device www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/m...
The Pure Liberation of a Personal Urination Device
A plastic aqueduct provides new pathways for relief.
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December 17, 2024 at 1:50 PM
The Pure Liberation of a Personal Urination Device www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/m...
Tackling the Difficult Subject at the Heart of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/m...
Tackling the Difficult Subject at the Heart of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
A festival devoted to the film usually focuses on its comforting message. This year, it also underscored suicide prevention.
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December 17, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Tackling the Difficult Subject at the Heart of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/m...
Not quite sure but it appears to be rampant.
December 2, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Not quite sure but it appears to be rampant.
Reminds me of my experience with Endnote.
'Get a planner' everyone says
-I used the planner for two weeks (a record)
-I've now lost the planner
-I forgot to write upcoming plans in the planner, and have also lost the sheet of paper that had two weeks of plans on.
-I used the planner for two weeks (a record)
-I've now lost the planner
-I forgot to write upcoming plans in the planner, and have also lost the sheet of paper that had two weeks of plans on.
December 1, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Reminds me of my experience with Endnote.
Thrilled to see that the editors Dr Dorothy Cashman’s and Dr Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire’s groundbreaking excellent book has received this award. If you’ve any interest in food history check this publication outAvailable open access & hard copy the latter published by the Royal Irish Academy.
November 27, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Thrilled to see that the editors Dr Dorothy Cashman’s and Dr Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire’s groundbreaking excellent book has received this award. If you’ve any interest in food history check this publication outAvailable open access & hard copy the latter published by the Royal Irish Academy.
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So good to receive the physical copies of Metropolitan Science!
For those interested in early modern London and/or #histSTM details here (do let your library know!) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/metropoli...
For those interested in early modern London and/or #histSTM details here (do let your library know!) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/metropoli...
October 28, 2024 at 11:02 AM
So good to receive the physical copies of Metropolitan Science!
For those interested in early modern London and/or #histSTM details here (do let your library know!) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/metropoli...
For those interested in early modern London and/or #histSTM details here (do let your library know!) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/metropoli...
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Since clay tablets and papyrus scrolls, the hardest part of being an author isn't writing a book it's selling it. I'm guessing even Bede sometimes despaired. But, hey, MENEWOOD is ready to preorder in the UK in paperback, so Buy My Book! Post has buy links, credits: wp.me/p5F4z1-No
#medievalsky 📚💙
#medievalsky 📚💙
October 16, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Since clay tablets and papyrus scrolls, the hardest part of being an author isn't writing a book it's selling it. I'm guessing even Bede sometimes despaired. But, hey, MENEWOOD is ready to preorder in the UK in paperback, so Buy My Book! Post has buy links, credits: wp.me/p5F4z1-No
#medievalsky 📚💙
#medievalsky 📚💙
Irish Food History: A Companion, eds Maírtín Mac Con Iomaire & Dorothy Cashman. The winter is long. It's good to have an excellent book on hand that you can dip in and out of. Available Open Access arrow.tudublin.ie/irishfoodhist/ & hard copy shop.ria.ie/products/iri...
September 29, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Irish Food History: A Companion, eds Maírtín Mac Con Iomaire & Dorothy Cashman. The winter is long. It's good to have an excellent book on hand that you can dip in and out of. Available Open Access arrow.tudublin.ie/irishfoodhist/ & hard copy shop.ria.ie/products/iri...
Great line-up!
New term and a packed programme events in #earlymodern and #18thcentury studies for Autumn 2024 at Warwick. Have a look at our website for more about our activities and research: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/histo…. Our first event will be 10 October with the wonderful Angela McShane
September 25, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Great line-up!
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📢 NEW Will of the Month Blog Post! 📢
To mark the new academic year, we look at the will of a man 'local' to the University of Exeter.
Read about the charitable bequests of an Exeter Alderman, his pots & pans, & a box locked with 2 keys 🔑 #history #EarlyModern sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...
To mark the new academic year, we look at the will of a man 'local' to the University of Exeter.
Read about the charitable bequests of an Exeter Alderman, his pots & pans, & a box locked with 2 keys 🔑 #history #EarlyModern sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...
September 24, 2024 at 7:12 AM
📢 NEW Will of the Month Blog Post! 📢
To mark the new academic year, we look at the will of a man 'local' to the University of Exeter.
Read about the charitable bequests of an Exeter Alderman, his pots & pans, & a box locked with 2 keys 🔑 #history #EarlyModern sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...
To mark the new academic year, we look at the will of a man 'local' to the University of Exeter.
Read about the charitable bequests of an Exeter Alderman, his pots & pans, & a box locked with 2 keys 🔑 #history #EarlyModern sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...
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Exciting times ahead! Today our research students received an introduction to @transkribus.bsky.social from Frank Marquardt and will now be using it regularly for their work and research. Transkribus is a very helpful tool if you work with documents in at least 19 languages.
#earlymodern #history 🗃️
#earlymodern #history 🗃️
September 24, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Exciting times ahead! Today our research students received an introduction to @transkribus.bsky.social from Frank Marquardt and will now be using it regularly for their work and research. Transkribus is a very helpful tool if you work with documents in at least 19 languages.
#earlymodern #history 🗃️
#earlymodern #history 🗃️