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The launch took place recently of Town & Country: perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas (edited by Sarah Gearty and Michael Potterton). For more details and to purchase the book, please click here ria.ie/town-and-count…

The launch took place recently of Town & Country: perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas (edited by Sarah Gearty and Michael Potterton). For more details and to purchase the book, please click here ria.ie/town-and-count…
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Well done to PhD student, Giovanni Parente who has just had an article published on the RTE Brainstorm website- rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

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Defence Forces Review Launch 01 Feb 2024
Best wishes to our colleagues Dr Rory Finnegan, Prof Ian Speller and Dr Laura Brown, who with their Defence Forces colleagues Comdt Simon Keenan and Lt Cdr Stuart Armstrong (NS), will launch the Defence Forces Review (2023).

Defence Forces Review Launch 01 Feb 2024 Best wishes to our colleagues Dr Rory Finnegan, Prof Ian Speller and Dr Laura Brown, who with their Defence Forces colleagues Comdt Simon Keenan and Lt Cdr Stuart Armstrong (NS), will launch the Defence Forces Review (2023).
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Congratulations to Dr Jack Crangle who was recently awarded an IrishResearchCouncil New Foundations Award for his project 'The mixed race Irish book project: public history, education and awareness of Ireland’s diverse past'.

Congratulations to Dr Jack Crangle who was recently awarded an @IrishResearch New Foundations Award for his project 'The mixed race Irish book project: public history, education and awareness of Ireland’s diverse past'.
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How did the saint who inspired Santa Claus end up in a Co Kilkenny grave? By Helen Doyle Maynooth History Maynooth University - taken from Christmas & The Irish: A Miscellany edited by Salvador Ryan The Wordwell Group rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

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‘Merry Christmas in the Baron’s Hall’ - how an Irish artist painted an English Christmas 🎄

Art history offers a unique visual perspective on how was represented in Britain & Ireland during the 19th Century, writes Benjamin Casey Maynooth History

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‘Merry Christmas in the Baron’s Hall’ - how an Irish artist painted an English Christmas 🎄 Art history offers a unique visual perspective on how #Christmas was represented in Britain & Ireland during the 19th Century, writes Benjamin Casey @MaynoothHist maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spotl…
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Postcode inequality: ‘Surely kids in Dublin 8 deserve the same access to education as those in Blackrock?’

Featuring Dr JoAnne Mancini Maynooth History

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Archive & site visits, field trips & museum tours- an important part of our approach to teaching and learning Maynooth University Recently, Dr Michael Potterton has taken groups of undergrads to National Museum of Ireland , the Hill of Tara, the Boyne Valley & Medieval Trim.

Archive & site visits, field trips & museum tours- an important part of our approach to teaching and learning @MaynoothUni Recently, Dr Michael Potterton has taken groups of undergrads to @NMIreland , the Hill of Tara, the Boyne Valley & Medieval Trim.
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Congratulations to our colleague, Dr Michael Potterton on the launch of the book, Medieval Ferns.
Edited by Stephen Mandal, Michael Potterton and Denis Shine, the book is available from all good bookshops and online from Four Courts Press fourcourtspress.ie/books/2022/dis…

Congratulations to our colleague, Dr Michael Potterton on the launch of the book, Medieval Ferns. Edited by Stephen Mandal, Michael Potterton and Denis Shine, the book is available from all good bookshops and online from @FourCourtsPress fourcourtspress.ie/books/2022/dis…
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How did the saint who inspired Santa Claus end up in a Co Kilkenny grave? By Helen Doyle Maynooth History Maynooth University - taken from Christmas & The Irish: A Miscellany edited by Salvador Ryan The Wordwell Group rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

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**** Please note....Our Dept of History Research Seminar due to take place tomorrow, 7 December, with Dr Tim Murtagh has been CANCELLED. ****

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Our Head of Department, Prof Terence Dooley pictured with Gerard Fealy and Larry McDermott, at the book launch of Gerard Fealy's excellent study of Coolfore National School (Monaghan), on Fri 1 December in Carrickmacross.

Our Head of Department, Prof Terence Dooley pictured with Gerard Fealy and Larry McDermott, at the book launch of Gerard Fealy's excellent study of Coolfore National School (Monaghan), on Fri 1 December in Carrickmacross.
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DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY RESEARCH SEMINAR, 2023-2024 SEMESTER ONE

Time: 6.00pm -7.15pm

Venue: Room 1.33 Iontas Building

Date: Thurs 7 December 2023

Title: ‘Empire of Information: the lost records of the Irish Chief Secretary’s Office, 1760-1830’.

Speaker: Dr Tim Murtagh

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY RESEARCH SEMINAR, 2023-2024 SEMESTER ONE Time: 6.00pm -7.15pm Venue: Room 1.33 Iontas Building Date: Thurs 7 December 2023 Title: ‘Empire of Information: the lost records of the Irish Chief Secretary’s Office, 1760-1830’. Speaker: Dr Tim Murtagh
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What a fantastic evening Royal Irish Academy for the launch of Salvador Ryan ‘Christmas and the Irish’. Absolutely delighted to have my short story ‘Santa’s Grave’ included in this wonderful collection. Maynooth History Maynooth University

What a fantastic evening @RIAdawson for the launch of @SalvadorRyan ‘Christmas and the Irish’. Absolutely delighted to have my short story ‘Santa’s Grave’ included in this wonderful collection. @MaynoothHist @MaynoothUni
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The conference will see the launch of the first General Report on the State of History Teaching in Europe, to which our colleague Raul Cârstocea has both contributed and acted as a general editor. coe.int/en/web/observa…

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Congratulations to Dr Dr Bronagh Ann McShane whose recently published monograph, Irish Women in Religious Orders, was announced as the joint winner of the 2023 NUI Publication Prize in History. Dr McShane did her undergraduate and PhD in History at Maynooth.

Congratulations to Dr @BA_McShane whose recently published monograph, Irish Women in Religious Orders, was announced as the joint winner of the 2023 NUI Publication Prize in History. Dr McShane did her undergraduate and PhD in History at Maynooth.
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Best of luck to our colleague Dr Raul Cârstocea who is speaking in Strasbourg on 30 Nov- 1 Dec at the Teaching History: Teaching Peace? Conference organised by the Council of Europe's Observatory on History Teaching in Europe, of which he is Vice Chair. ohte2023.com

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Congratulations to Emma Taylor embarking on an ambitious and fascinating project on Stalinist culture and its reception in the GDR and ČSSR ! Friends/colleagues please give Emma a follow and a boost! Maynooth History

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