University of Galway - History
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- Join us tomorrow for our next History Research Seminar. Prof. Cristina Bon will speak about “A Delicate Balance of Power: Executive Leadership, Professional Administration, and Democracy in Woodrow Wilson’s Theory and Practice” Wednesday, 4th February at 4pm in Hardiman THB-G010. See you all there!
- Congratulations to University of Galway History graduate Michael Loughman on the publication of his new book from Four Courts, 'James Ryan and the Development of Independent Ireland, 1892-1970'. Doing his alma mater proud! www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2026/j...
- 🚨CFP📢 Galway is delighted to host the annual conference of the @iarcees.bsky.social, 16-17 June. Organised by Dr Róisín Healy, this year's theme is 'Conversions in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe since 1800: Religious, National, Ideological and Sexual'. CFP open until 20 Feb! 🚨
- Our Research Seminar Series kicks off next Wednesday 21 Jan. 🎉 Kieran Devenish will be speaking on 'Establishing Ardmore Film Studios: The American Connection'. Hardiman Building G011 at 4pm. See you all there!
- Come along tonight where Dr Shannon Devlin is speaking on 'Siblinghood, guardianship, and family responsibility in nineteenth-century Belfast.' Mon 12th Jan, 8pm, The Harbour Hotel.
- If you’re at a loose end tonight, come along to the first Galway Archeological and Historical Society lecture of the year! I’m speaking on tangled knots of sibling obligation, guardianship, unravelling family reputation and the nephews caught in the crossfire (poor Edmund). The Harbour Hotel at 8pm!
- Reposted by University of Galway - HistoryPrepping for @historyatgalway.bsky.social MA module I’ll be delivering in Jan, covering the everyday lives of women in the 20th century Ireland. Pictured below is a fraction of the women’s magazines and prescriptive literature I’ll be sharing with this year’s students.
- Róisín Healy is making the most of her research fellowship at the Herder Institute in Marburg, which specialises in the history of east central Europe. Many thanks to the warm and friendly staff for providing her with lots of fascinating sources on German-Polish relations!
- Reposted by University of Galway - HistoryLooking forward to speaking on the influence of intellectuals in modern Ireland at Economic and Social History conference this Friday
- Congratulations to our recent MA graduate, Maura Irwin, on the publication of her new book entitled 'Land War: Mayo's Forgotten Conflicts'! The book will be launched this Thursday 6 Dec at the Erris Coast Hotel.
- The History Department recently had the pleasure to meet with local partners to explore opportunities for further collaboration for students and staff. Lots of great ideas from new student placements to cycling routes with historical landmarks. We are so excited for our future plans!
- This included representatives from Aerogen, Branar, Galway City Museum, Galway County Council, Galway Cycling Club, Galway Traveller Movement and Kylemore Abbey!
- If you're in Dublin next week, Dr Anita Rupprecht is speaking on 'Living by Trespass: ‘Liberated Africans' in the British Caribbean, 1808-1828' at the Trinity Centre for International History Seminar Series! Neill Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, 1 Dec at 1pm. www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...
- Congratulations to all our wonderful MA students who are graduating today in the winter sunshine. Well done and enjoy the celebrations 🎉
- Two of our MA history graduates, Eddie Egan and Maura Irwin, with our Head of History, Dr Róisín Healy.
- Congratulations to our colleague Dr Ciarán McCabe on the publication of his new book entitled 'Pre-Famine Fever Epidemics: A case study of the Cork Street Fever Hospital, Dublin' (Four Courts, 2025). The book is being launched this evening at Pugin Hall, Maynooth University at 7pm!
- The Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class Seminar this week marks the launch of Kieran Devenish's 'Factory Life in Industrial Yarns, Bray' (Four Courts, 2025) & the 50th volume of Saothar. Speakers include Kieran Devenish and Laurence Marley. O'Donoghue Centre, Wed 26 Nov. 4.15pm.
- Reposted by University of Galway - HistoryI was delighted that Prof. William Desmond launched my book "The Fidelity of Reason" (Springer) last week @uniofgalway.bsky.social. It was a wonderful to celebrate with colleagues and students from @philosophygalway.bsky.social, @historyatgalway.bsky.social and the wider university community.
- Congratulations to Professor Enrico Dal Lago on the publication of Storia della schiavitù americana. Dalla fondazione delle colonie alla Guerra civile (A History of American Slavery: From the Foundation of the Colonies to the Civil War), Rome: Carocci Editore, 2025!
- The volume offers a historical and historiographical survey of American slavery and is the first work of its kind published by an Italian scholar in Italy!The book has been reviewed on a 2-page spread on the Corriere della Sera, the oldest and widest circulation newspaper in Italy, 4 November 2025.
- Last week, our colleague @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social ran the second workshop of the 'Sites of Fracture' project, in collaboration with the this/OUR academic-artist collective. Over two days in east Cork, participants explored the village of Killeagh as a site of resistance against capitalism.
- Through a series of conversations and walks, participants also discussed sources for writing the environmental history of modern Ireland. Where do we look to find the imprint of capitalism - on ecosystems, bodies, and atmospheres?
- Further details of the 'Sites of Fracture' project are available here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/pro... . Details of this/OUR can be found at thisour.ie
- Interested in doing a MA in History? Find out more at University of Galway's Postgraduate Open Day on Tues., 11 Nov. 4-6pm in Bailey Allen www.universityofgalway.ie/postgraduate... For a preview our exciting MA, take a look here youtu.be/SIKBbxm0K1o
- Join us this week for our final research seminar of the semester! Dr Jake Subryan Richards will be speaking on his new book 'The Bonds of Freedom: Liberated Africans and the End of the Slave Trade'. All welcome, Hardiman G011, Wednesday 5 Nov at 4pm!
- Congratulations to the first ever cohort of BA History (Pathways) students, the first to graduate from this new programme 🎉 pictured here with their programme director Dr Gearóid Barry. L-R: Dr Barry & Ava Kerrane. Cormac Wilkinson, Shane Ward, Enda Bourke, Shane Coyle, Dr Barry & Noah Carberry.
- Join us tomorrow for our research seminar in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Religion. Dr Celeste McNamara will be speaking on "Sleeping with the in-laws: Annulment by reason of affinity in 18th-century Venice". All welcome!
- Congratulations to Dr Pat Farrell graduating this week with a PhD in History 🎉 pictured alongside her doctoral supervisor, Dr Róisín Healy!
- Congratulations to all our students graduating over the next few days at our Autumn conferring ceremonies 🎉 You've all worked so hard and now is time to celebrate this amazing achievement! 👏 (Not sure if the Grad style has changed over the years??)
- Reposted by University of Galway - HistoryCongratulations to our PhD student Kieran Devenish on the successful launch of his book on an important aspect of the economic and social history of Bray and an article in the 50th issue of Saothar @historyatgalway.bsky.social
- Reposted by University of Galway - HistoryWe are delighted to announce a new collection – Ireland’s Educational Foundations: Digitising and Mapping the 1826 Education Inquiry – has been published in the Repository by @ria.ie in collaboration with Dr. Alan Fernihough of @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social. Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-col...
- This week we are joined by Dr Ramazan Hakki Öztan for our History Research Seminar, in collaboration with the BILQIS project, entitled 'Revolutionaries, Counterinsurgency, and Humanitarianism in Late Ottoman Europe'. Please note that for this week only we'll be in Áras Moyola MY127!
- For more on the BILQIS project, see here: www.bilqis.ie
- A very stimulating and enjoyable week for University of Galway History students and staff in Tartu, Estonia, on ENLIGHT course on small nations, featuring a fantastic visit to Baltic German manor, Alatskivi Castle. Many thanks to hosts University of Tartu!
- Congratulations to our fantastic students, Caden Casey and Aoibhín Ní Gleasáin, on their success at the Global Undergraduate Awards in Dublin last night! Their prize-winning essays are now available to view on the GUA Library: gua.soutron.net/Portal/Defau...
- Delighted Caden Casey and Aoibhín Ní Gleasáin received awards at the Global Undergraduate Awards at the Royal Irish Academy undergraduateawards.com/regional-win... Their essays at the @universityofgalway.bsky.social have been recognised as among the very best of those sent from across the world
- A History module developed by Dr Róisín Healy, The History of Small Nations in Modern Europe, is the University of Galway nominee for the ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Award at the upcoming ENLIGHT Conference at Uppsala University, 8-10 October 👏 For more info: onlineexpo.com/en/enlight-2...
- Join us for this week's History Research Seminar on Wednesday at 4pm! Our very own Dr Anita Rupprecht will be speaking on 'Out of Sight: the Narrative of the Slave-ship, Le Rodeur (1819)'. All welcome! Hardiman Research Building G011 or get in touch to join on zoom.
- Call for participants! Spread the word and get in touch with our PhD researcher, Elliot, if you are interested in being interviewed for his exciting PhD project!
- Looking forward for this week's Research Seminar by Dr Martin Nekola, who will be speaking on 'A Small Nation in a Big Country: The History of Czech Communities in the USA (1848-1918)'. Wednesday 24 Sept. in the Hardiman G010. See you there!
- A massive congratulations to two of our brilliant students, Aoibhín Ní Gleasáin and Caden Casey, for their success at the Global Undergraduate Awards! Aoibhín was the Island of Ireland Regional Winner in History and Caden was Highly Commended in the History category. A fantastic achievement 🎉
- Aoibhín's essay was entitled 'Ireland's Missed Opportunity; The 1951 Mother and Child Scheme in Comparative Context' and Caden's essay was entitled 'The Transformation of Education in Ireland in the 1950s'. Well done on all your hard work 👏🥳
- Helen Hayes-Sweeney and her MA supervisor, Breandán Mac Suibhne, joined the History Show this weekend to discuss their use of the Imirce Collection. Brilliant to hear such fascinating research carried out at MA level! Have a listen here: www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
- Reposted by University of Galway - HistoryAdvance Notice: We are pleased to announce that the CSR will welcome @celestemcnamara.bsky.social to UoG to speak on 'Sleeping with the In-laws: Annulment by Reason of Affinity in 18th Century Venice' on 29th October, co-hosting with @historyatgalway.bsky.social. Further details in due course!
- A big welcome to our MA cohort this year! We were joined by teaching colleagues, incoming, and outgoing MA students for the most important part of MA orientation - pizza! 🍕
- Happy first week of the semester! Today we made the most of the sunshine and welcomed colleagues in History and Philosophy back for the new academic year!
- Reminder that our Research Seminar Series is kicking off tomorrow 🎉
- Reposted by University of Galway - HistoryUniversity of Galway launches digital archive of Long Kesh journals www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new... @araireland.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
- Delighted to share our Research Seminar Series for this semester! We're starting off next Wed 10 Sept @ 4pm by welcoming our new colleague, Dr Ciarán McCabe, who will be speaking on 'Privacy, Respectability, and Working-Class Domestic Spaces in Dublin's Tenements, c.1910-c.1960'!
- Delighted to have you with us, Daniel!
- Today was my first official day as a PhD student with @historyatgalway.bsky.social and I’m looking forward to getting stuck in properly!
- Reposted by University of Galway - HistoryMy review of Patrick Gleeson's tremendous book 'Landscapes of Kingship in Early Medieval Ireland AD 400-1150' (IrishTimes 23/08/25). Very hard to do it proper justice in 800 words, but already it has led me to redesign my medieval Irish lecture modules @historyatgalway.bsky.social #medievalireland.
- Congratulations to Pól Ó Dochartaigh and Niall Ó Ciosáin (and many of our colleagues in Roinn na Gaeilge) for their contributions in the recently published The Oxford History of the Irish Book, vol II: The Printed Book in Irish, 1567-2010s (OUP, 2025)!
- Ó Dochartaigh's chapter explores 'German scholars and the Irish Book, 1830s-2010s' and Ó Coisáin considers 'Print Literacy in Irish in the Nineteenth Century'. For more info: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
- Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley joined @news.rte.ie to discuss the importance of hearing the lived experience of survivors and families impacted by institutions as excavation begins at the former mother and baby home in Tuam. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
- For more information on the Tuam Oral History Project, co-led by Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley and Dr John Cunningham, here: www.universityofgalway.ie/tuam-oral-hi...
- Reposted by University of Galway - HistoryI find watching myself on tv excruciating, but in case anyone else is willing to put themselves through it, then I was on the latest episode of From That Small Island on @rte.ie this evening - talking (briefly!) about humanitarianism. @historyatgalway.bsky.social www.rte.ie/player/serie...
- As always, have a search of your attics and let us know if you find any treasure troves of letters! 💌
- Great lunchtime listen about our fantastic Imirce collection @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social with our colleagues Breandán Mac Suibhne and Daniel Carey. Explore the vast database here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
- Great lunchtime listen about our fantastic Imirce collection @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social with our colleagues Breandán Mac Suibhne and Daniel Carey. Explore the vast database here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
- The latest episode of Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast is live! In this episode I chat with Breandán Mac Suibhne & Daniel Carey about 1000s of Irish emigrant letters made available through the Imirce Database, discussing what they tell us: shows.acast.com/66c85949a45b...
- Reposted by University of Galway - HistoryThanks so much to the Irish Ambassador and Embassy in Prague for hosting my talk. So many fascinating insights from so many people into how modern Ireland has emerged and evolved @historyatgalway.bsky.social @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social @uniofgalwaycasscs.bsky.social
- Reposted by University of Galway - HistoryTudor & Stuart Ireland 2025 is shaping up into a brilliant conference @ucddublin.bsky.social on 21-22 August. We've had a super response to the CFP, so if you're interested in speaking, please submit your proposal by Friday, 7 June. All the details can be found at tudorstuartireland.com
- Our colleague, @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social, was interviewed for the forthcoming @rte.ie television documentary series 'From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish'. Catch the first episode on RTÉ1 and RTÉ Player this Sunday, 8 June at 6.30pm!
- This four-part series, narrated by Colin Farrell, examines "the extraordinary story of the Irish people, from the island's very first inhabitants to the global diaspora that now numbers over 80 million people". Further details here: www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
- If you're in Prague this Thursday, catch Tomás Finn @finnuniofgalway.bsky.social speaking at the Irish Embassy on his brilliant recent research on the transformation of post-WWII Ireland!
- Thanks to the Irish Ambassador and the Irish embassy in Prague for the opportunity this Thursday 5 June to speak on the transformation of Ireland from WWII to today @historyatgalway.bsky.social @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @uniofgalwaycasscs.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/lecture-on...
