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Investing in Dublin: Tontines, Women, and Financial Life in 19th C Ireland - Royal Irish Academy

These talks will explore how ordinary Dubliners engaged with systems of savings and commercial speculation in the nineteenth century. Speakers: Dr Andrew McDiarmid Adam Kane (PhD candidate at UCD) The...

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We are now receiving applications for the Anne Parnell Travel Grant. This year we have increased the value of the grant to €500. The application form can be found in the link below. Closing date for applications is 31 October 2026. womenshistoryassociation.com/grants-prize...

The Anna Parnell Travel grant

landowner, and Delia Tudor Stewart Parnell. Michael Davitt’s proposal to establish an Irish Ladies’ Land League led him to propose Anna as its organiser as he had previously worked alongside Anna P…

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We have a new book review up on our site this morning. Thanks to Leona Armstrong for reviewing Rita McCarthy's book on the County Clare Mother and Baby Home. womenshistoryassociation.com/book-reviews...

Rita McCarthy: Forgotten Lives – The Story of the County Clare Mother and Baby Home Known as the County Nursery, 1922–1932

Rita McCarthy’s Forgotten Lives – The Story of the County Clare Mother and Baby Home Known as the County Nursery, 1922–1932 is an important and deeply moving contribution to the history of County C…

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📢 Hot off the press: my new @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social piece on radical & innovative summer schools for rural women run by United Irishwomen/ICA 1929+. Read about adventure, dancing, crafting & rabbit pie. Joy is foregrounded as women carved out leisure time for themselves. @whaireland.bsky.social

The story of the revolutionary 1929 Tipperary school for women

Here's what happened when a group of intrepid women packed their bags, gathered hay for bedding and headed up Slievenamon in 1929

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Lovely review by @clodaghfinn.bsky.social in @irishexaminer.bsky.social today for new @manchesterup.bsky.social edited collection 'Flappers & the Jazz Age in Ireland' manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181787/. Looking forward to launch in Cork next Friday 🥳. @whaireland.bsky.social #20s30s.

Clodagh Finn: The Irish flappers who gave bishops sleepless nights by embracing jazz and fashion

New research reveals how Irish women embraced jazz, fashion and dance despite bishops’ warnings about the supposed dangers of modernity

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Congratulations to @lorrainegrimes.bsky.social on the review of her first book.

Gender & History Journal@genderandhistory.bsky.social · last mo.

📚 Book review: Single Mothers in Twentieth-Century Ireland and Britain: Pregnancy, Migration and Institutionalization by Lorraine Grimes, reviewed by Sharon Crozier-De Rosa 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #BookReview #skyhistorians #GenderHistory

Congratulations to all of the contributors of this wonderful new edition. Packed full of new research and understanding of Ireland in the 1920s and 1930s.

Caitríona Beaumont@caitbeaumont.bsky.social · last mo.

Much fun 🥳 was had at the Pav (beautifully restored 1920s venue in Cork) last night to launch the #FlappersJazzAgeIreland book. Great speech by the one & only @clodaghfinn.bsky.social highlighting the importance of joy as a feeling in historical work #historyemotions. @whaireland.bsky.social

Congratulations to Sonja Tiernan and all involved in organising this wonderful weekend. womenshistoryassociation.com/2026/08/11/e...

Eva Gore-Booth: Centenary Celebration of a Radical, Rebel and Reformer, 24 & 25 July, Lissadell House, Sligo

Co-organised with the Irish Labour History Society, the weekend event was a great success with 87 registered attendees and beautiful opening paper given by Sabina Higgins. RTÉ featured a …

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Our latest emerging scholar blog is now online. Thanks to @susancurleymeyer.bsky.social for a fascinating glimpse into her research. womenshistoryassociation.com/whai-emergin...

Market women in Dublin: A snippet of my PhD research (Dr Susan Curley Meyer’s)

Documentary textual sources that signify the presence of market women and their role in Dublin’s secondary economies are scant, yet a wide range of visual media confirms their presence and place in…

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A gentle reminder to our members that if you have or are moving to a new institution or if you just completed your PhD, please make sure your email address is current. If you need to change your email you can contact Deirdre our Membership Secretary who will be happy to update your details.

Tickets for Eva Gore-Booth Centenary Celebration at her birthplace Lissadell House, Sligo on 24 & 25 July are limited and may be booked 👇 Official opening by Sabina Higgins. Promises to be an enjoyable & engaging event @whaireland.bsky.social

We have another great review online this afternoon . Thanks to Brid Connelly for taking the time to review it for us. womenshistoryassociation.com/book-reviews...

Susan Maire Martin: Dublin’s women street traders, 1882 – 1932: ‘Civil evil’ and civil disobedience (Four Court Press, 2025)

As Susan Marie Martin says, Molly Malone, the cockles and mussels street trader, renderedin a bronze sculpture, was unveiled to celebrate Dublin’s millennium, in 1988. It makes thecity sound like a…

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Great news 🥳. Looking forward to wider group of women involved in #Irishrevolution being included in the 'list' once published. Hope our grandmother Maírín Beaumont is there & many more of her #CumannnamBan comrades. Read about her here: theconversation.com/how-a-photog... @whaireland.bsky.social

Dublin council to commission new monument honouring women of Ireland’s revolution

Move part of broader effort to address historical underrepresentation of women in public spaces

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Thanks guys. I really enjoyed giving the talk as part of your wonderful seminar series last year.

Tipperary Studies@tippstudies.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Have a listen to our full length lecture by Dr Martin Walsh on a little known society, The Girls Friendship Society, who helped Prodestant girls emigrating for work to Britian and further afield in the late 19th and early 20th century. Available on Spotify and Apple podcasts

We're really looking forward to a great day in July. Full programme details and access to limited tickets at: theyeatssisters.com/2026-symposi... @whaireland.bsky.social

@antoniahart.bsky.social's The Commercial Lives of Irish Women, 1850-1922, has been reviewed in @whaireland.bsky.social! Read the review here ⬇️

Antonia Hart: The Commercial Lives of Irish Women, 1850–1922: Business as Usual, (Liverpool University Press, 2025)

The fascinating world of women’s work as business owners is illuminated in Antonia Hart’s excellent book The Commercial Lives of Irish Women, 1850–1922 which is the twenty-fourth book published in …

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This will be of interest to many well done to all involved.

Caitríona Beaumont@caitbeaumont.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢 Next month: new book, eds: Louise Ryan & Eileen Hogan on lived experiences of women's leisure across island of Ireland 1920s-1930s. My chapter is on the ICA & their amazing summer schools. #20s30s @whaireland.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181794/

We have another book review online this afternoon. Thanks to @jenniferredmond.bsky.social for taking the time to review it for us. womenshistoryassociation.com/book-reviews...

Antonia Hart: The Commercial Lives of Irish Women, 1850–1922: Business as Usual, (Liverpool University Press, 2025)

The fascinating world of women’s work as business owners is illuminated in Antonia Hart’s excellent book The Commercial Lives of Irish Women, 1850–1922 which is the twenty-fourth book published in …

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This will be of interest to many of our members. womenshistoryassociation.com/2026/06/10/e... @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social @sonjatiernan.bsky.social

EVA GORE-BOOTH CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF A RADICAL , REBEL AND REFORMER

FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION DETAILS CAN BE FOUND BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW Eva Gore-Booth: Centenary Celebration of a Radical, Rebel and Reformer – Irish Labour History Society 2026…

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Centenary celebration Eva Gore-Booth at Lissadell House 24/25 July. Opening by Sabina Higgins & launch Eva Gore-Booth: Irish Radical Poet, Rebel and Reformer@manchesterup.bsky.social Organised by @whaireland.bsky.social & Irish Labour History Society www.irishlabourhistorysociety.com/eva-gore-boo...

Last call for our webinar on 'Women in Revolution'. Very much looking forward to the discussion this evening starting at 7PM. All are welcome and you can still sign up - just use the link below: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a073...

Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland@virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We’re delighted to announce our ‘Women in Revolution’ webinar Thursday 4 June 7:00-8:15 PM featuring @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @earner.bsky.social + Catriona Kennedy. Attendance is free. All are welcome For more info + to register 👀👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a073...

We were delighted that you could attend Cathryn and that you enjoyed the conference.

Dr Cathryn McWilliams@candlelitink.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Congratulations on another hugely successful conference @whaireland.bsky.social The atmosphere was just as supportive, inclusive and generous as last year! Wonderful to connect with friends old and new 😊 Can't wait to see what next year brings... #irishhistory #Limerick

16thC outfit courtesy of Melissa Shiels, the roll is surprisingly heavy, but mantle ideal for working from home! @whaireland.bsky.social

Enjoying networking with @amypanetta.bsky.social at the Locker Bar Limerick at the conference dinner of the first day of the @whaireland.bsky.social conference.

Latin America is well represented at the @whaireland.bsky.social conference with Julien Santos and Magali Segovia.

Superb keynote Speaker Professor Sarah Richardson University of Glasgow ‘Law-breaking justified' Many congratulations to @whaireland.bsky.social and all speakers and chairs. Inspiring!

Two days, two Irish annual Conferences: Irish Conference of Medievalists @tcddublin.bsky.social and Women's History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social, but one paper.

Superb talk Bernadette 👏

Since herself @justrena.bsky.social was teaching down the way in Limerick, and had a grand time in good company, I am always going to think well of Mary I. Which is more than I could say of many other third level institutions in Ireland.

Women’s History Association of Ireland@whaireland.bsky.social · 5mo ago

First day of conference and things are looking good here at Mary I. The wheather is lovely this morning.

First day of conference and things are looking good here at Mary I. The wheather is lovely this morning.