Job klaxon - 13 month post (we give job security over the summer months) in Contemporary British History QUB History Apply now.

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Great interview with my QUB History colleagues Olwen Purdue (olwenpurdue.bsky.social) and sean o’connell on the great work of QUB Public History (pp 16-20)

The rise and fall of the Tailteann Games. They were 'the greatest sporting carnival ever organised in Ireland' but, as Siobhán Doyle explains, the spectacle and glamour turned out to be short lived rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

.Royal Historical Society's academic journal, ' TRHS', welcomes submissions from historians at all career stages, researching and working in #history in Higher Education & other sectors bit.ly/3OujmeL.

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Looking forward to this

Mullaghmeen Forest in north Westmeath is the largest planted beech forest in Ireland.

This 1,000 acre broadleaved forest has an extensive network of way marked trails for varying levels of fitness, including three looped walks and a multi access trail!

🚨 We are hiring! 🚨The School of HAPP at Queen's is looking for a Lecturer in Irish Politics and a Lecturer in Comparative Politics. Details here hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrecru… and hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrecru…. PSAI The Political Studies Association European Consortium for Political Research APSA

A new section containing the records of the Plenary Sessions of the Mitchell Talks (1996-1998), has been added to CAIN. The 135 files were donated by Sean Farren from his larger collection.
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Ulster University

In a serious list I’d have Paddy Hillery near the top

Great project here

Education has a key role in supporting and maintaining peace and prosperity in NI, and these resources enable pupils to learn about the Agreement’s significance in an age appropriate, factual manner at school.

Find out more and download here.

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Professor Olwen Purdue (olwenpurdue.bsky.social), Director of QUB Public History at Queen's University Belfast 🎓 hosts Lonnie G. Bunch III, 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, for a conversation on the role of museums in dealing with difficult pasts and divided presents.

23 April 2024
1200 - 1300
Great Hall, QUB.

The April edition of the Mitchell Institute Newsletter is now available.

Get the latest news and information on events; Fellows' activity; the Sabbatical Fellowship Scheme 2024-25; publications and Postgraduate activity.

Margaret Connery (née Knight) 49SP1805 in #MSPC Her file is short enough but full of details, including her work in London and her success in gaining the support from George Bernard Shaw and the ILP for the cause of Irish prisoners rte.ie/news/2024/0405…

Obviously nobody can afford to buy this but keep an eye out for it in libraries in August for First World War enthusiasts. In good company with Dónal Hassett Catriona Pennell, Felipe de Meneses and many others. Quite comprehensive coverage routledge.com/The-Routledge-…

Join historian Jason Burke as he explores James Mitchell's account of the tumultuous Easter Week of 1916, penned on Gresham Hotel notepaper. Mitchell, originally intending to enlist in the British Army, found himself marooned in Dublin, witnessing the unfolding events and

With our 100th Birthday celebrations now over, we look back at some of the highlights from the events that took place during a very busy year!
We would like to thank everyone who joined us in those celebrations and helped us along the way ✨
#PRONI100 youtube.com/watch?v=gXntLs…

Jonathan Lynam is having a great week

Strong Westmeath focus this evening