The weather being fabulous ☀️ I was on RTE’s News at One today, discussing the legend of St Swithin’s Day and other weather lore of Ireland. Listen back at the link below 👇 www.rte.ie/radio/podcas... @oflynnatu.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social

The sun is shining on St Swithin's Day - can we expect 40 days of fine weather?

For more, Folklore Historian, Dr Marion McGarry from the Atlantic Technological University.

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Latest blog article by Eilish Kavanagh & Mark McCarthy - 'The Making of an Irish War of Independence Heritage Trail' - a fascinating account of 'the making of a heritage trail about the killing of brothers Harry (Henry) & Pat (Patrick) Loughnane in 1920.' www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...

Irish Humanities Alliance | The Making of an Irish War of Independence Heritage Trail

Ireland’s War of Independence (or Anglo-Irish War), which commenced at Soloheadbeg on 21 January 1919, was a guerrilla war fought by the flying columns of the Irish Republican…

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The 8th International Swift Conference began this morning at ATU Mayo with Minister O’Sullivan and ATU President Dr Orla Flynn present to welcome 185 delegates to celebrate this amazing bird. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social

Our campus was delighted to recently host the 13th International George Moore Conference, featuring research from scholars from Ireland and abroad as well as contributions from local people, steeped in the heritage of Moore Hall. @atu-ie.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social

Our thanks to geographer Professor Jörn Seemann for an excellent talk on “Telling (Hi)stories and Mapping People, Places, and Memories”, to mark the close of the 30th anniversary celebrations of ATU Galway City’s Heritage programme. 🌍 @atu-ie.bsky.social More: www.atu.ie/news/geograp...

Fourth year History & Geography students at the launch of their Women in History exhibition, prepared as part of a module with lecturer Niamh Hearns. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social

Lovely to receive my copy of ‘Childhood and the Irish’ containing my chapter on soprano Margaret Burke Sheridan. With thanks to wonderful editor @salvadorryan.bsky.social. @atumayo.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social @wordwellbooks.bsky.social

Read more about our wonderful annual conference this year, hosted by @ucdhumanities.bsky.social in Sep 2025, in this blog by @biancacataldi.bsky.social 'Feeding the Soul: Transnational Narratives of Food and Belonging.' www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...

Irish Humanities Alliance | Feeding the Soul: Transnational Narratives of Food and Belonging

Reflections from the 2025 Irish Humanities Alliance – UCD Humanities Institute Conference<br /> <br /> In early September 2025, scholars, writers, and artists from across the globe gathered…

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Next week at ATU Mayo, we have Dr David McGuinness speaking about court tombs in Ireland. All welcome. Wednesday 10th December at 7.30pm. @atumayo.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social

Dr Benjamin Thébaudeau will begin our series of evening lectures with a talk on the Joyce Country & Western Lakes Geopark on Wednesday 22nd October at 7.30pm. All welcome. @atumayo.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social

World Tourism Day is celebrated today & is one of the world’s most important economic sectors. It employs one in every ten people and provides livelihoods to hundreds of millions more.The theme this year is "Tourism and Sustainable Transformation", highlighting tourism’s transformative potential.

Join the Irish Humanities Alliance and @sahavoice.bsky.social at @ria.ie for a half day event - Irish-Scottish cultural diplomacy and relations. Tickets are booking fast and can be secured 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: all you need to know about today's Autumn Equinox. @marionmcgarry.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social ooks at how today's equinox and next week's Michaelmas festival mark the coming of the closure of the year www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

All you need to know about today's Autumn Equinox

The Autumn Equinox and the festival of Michaelmas on September 29th mark the coming of the closure of the year

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Lovely evening at Castle Books, Castlebar talking about soprano Margaret Burke Sheridan for the Linenhall’s Culture Night Trail. @atumayo.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social

📖 Editors & authors Dr Mark McCarthy & Bernard O’Hara at today’s launch in @atu-ie.bsky.social of ‘Technological Higher Education in the West of Ireland since 1972: Perspectives on the History & Memory of RTC Galway, GMIT, & ATU Galway-Mayo’ - published by Atlantic Technological University 📖

Taking place this Friday! #culturenight @oflynnatu.bsky.social @justinkerr123.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social

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I’ll be speaking about Castlebar in the Sheridan era and Margaret’s childhood in Castlebar on Friday as part of a culture night celebration of Margaret Burke Sheridan. All welcome. @atu-hrg.bsky.social @atumayo.bsky.social

Here are some of Heritage Week's 2,347 events you should check out. @marionmcgarry.bsky.social's highlights include Claddagh rings, soda bread, medieval armoury & scything championships www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Here are some of Heritage Week's 2,114 events to check out

Heritage Week must-sees include Claddagh rings, medieval armoury, urban walking tours, soda bread and scything championships

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I'm giving a talk in Abbey, Co. Galway for Heritage Week on the Carthusians and Franciscans in Kinalehin in the medieval period. This was Ireland's only house of the Carthusians. All welcome. @atumayo.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social

Registration is now open for the IHA annual conference @ucdhumanities.bsky.social on 4-5th Sep 2025. Attendance is free - booking essential. Programme & further details 👇 www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...

Irish Humanities Alliance | IHA Annual Conference 2025 - Registration now open

Registration is now OPEN for the IHA Annual conference 2025.<br /> <br /> This two-day conference, supported by the Irish Humanities Alliance (IHA) and the UCD Humanities Institute…

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