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Tomás Finn

@finnuniofgalway.bsky.social

Historian of Modern Ireland and Britain at the University of Galway

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Tomás Finn@finnuniofgalway.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Wed. 25th February, 4 pm, University of Galway seminar lnkd.in/dCSKcBX6 about the 7:84 Scottish Theatre company. Taking their name from a statistic of the time, 7% of the people own 84% of the wealth, the company took their drama to Ireland in 1974. Speakers include Andrew Newby and Kieran Hoare

Coming up Wed. 25th February, 4 pm, University of Galway. To join online (no need to pre-register): https://lnkd.in/dCSKcBX6... The 7:84 (Scotland) Theatre company had a tremendous impact on a generation of Irish actors, directors and writers. For Ollie Jennings, who promoted several of their Galway performances in the 1970s, they had ‘energy, swagger, and a political message … their singing made their shows accessible, and their mix of socialism and entertainment was infectious.’ Taking their name from a statistic of the time (7% of the people own 84% of the wealth), the company took their drama through the highways and lowlands of Scotland, before taking Ireland by storm in 1974, with their radical “ceilidh-play” prompted by the discovery of the North Sea oilfield, The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil. Speaker, Dr Andrew Newby, is a specialist in Scottish-Irish comparative history. The second speaker, archivist Kieran Hoare, will introduce one of the University’s major archival collections: that of John Arden and Margaretta D’Arcy, authors of such classic works of Irish theatre as The Non-Stop Connolly Show (1975) and The Ballygombeen Bequest (1972).
University of Galway - History@historyatgalway.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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.

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University of Galway - History@historyatgalway.bsky.social · 12mo ago

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...

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Tomás Finn@finnuniofgalway.bsky.social · 12mo ago

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

University of Galway - History@historyatgalway.bsky.social · last yr.

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!

Elliot@altirishhistorian.bsky.social · last yr.

Hi everyone! I'm currently looking for participants for interviews for my PhD research. I'm working on the history of the LGBT+ community in rural Ireland, the way being in rural Ireland impacted the community and how the community impacted rural Ireland, 1970-2000.

University of Galway - History@historyatgalway.bsky.social · last yr.

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'!

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Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS@irishhistorians.bsky.social · last yr.

Forthcoming publication based on papers from the 33rd Irish Conference of Historians editors @finnuniofgalway.bsky.social @kieran-hoare.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social

Borders and Boundaries: Historical Perspectives

This book examines the making and remaking of borders and boundaries primarily relating to Ireland. Borders and Boundaries features selected papers from the 33rd Irish Conference of Historians held by...

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Kevin O'Sullivan@kevinkosullivan.bsky.social · last yr.

The @difp-ria.bsky.social is hiring! See the link below for details of an assistant editor position on the Documents on Irish Foreign Policy team - to cover a career break until July 2028. Please spread the word. DIFP is a very exciting project to work on. 🗃️ www.ria.ie/about/career...

Vacancy: Assistant Editor, Documents on Irish Foreign Policy - Royal Irish Academy

Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Editor, Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) at the Royal Irish Academy.

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UCD Press@ucdpress.bsky.social · last yr.

⭐️ UCD Press recently published titles ⭐️ We may be a bit biased, but we think our recent books look pretty good together. Cover and spine designs by the wonderful and talented Fiachra McCarthy Browse all of our books at www.ucdpress.ie or find them in stores nationwide

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University of Galway - History@historyatgalway.bsky.social · last yr.

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!

Tomás Finn@finnuniofgalway.bsky.social · last yr.

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...

University of Galway - History@historyatgalway.bsky.social · last yr.

Powerful account by our colleague @sarahannebuckley.bsky.social and Elaine Feeney of the importance of the decision by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to publish modules addressing the history, legacy and literature of Ireland’s institutions www.thejournal.ie/readme/mothe...

Opinion: To learn the lessons of Ireland's institutional past, we must teach it in schools

Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley and Elaine Feeney welcome plans to teach the history, legacy and literature of Ireland’s dark past at Junior Cert level.

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Elaine Feeney@elainefeeney.bsky.social · last yr.

Book Launch Details for Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way 21.5 Foyles Charing Cross Road 23.5 London Irish Centre, Hammersmith 27.5 Kenny’s Bookshop 29.5 Books Upstairs Tickets online via each venue! Love to see you! 🍷

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Tomás Finn@finnuniofgalway.bsky.social · 2y ago

Returning to Tipperary and this Friday Clonmel to revisit Pawel Paul Strzelecki, the Polish humanitarian and explorer, and how his idea saved more than 200,000 children during the Great Famine in Ireland strzelecki.ie/51194-2/

Workshops | A Forgotten Polish Hero of the Great Irish Famine - Paul Strzelecki

Workshops for school children on Paul Strzelecki and the Great Famine accompany the exhibition in various venues around the country.

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Tomás Finn@finnuniofgalway.bsky.social · 2y ago

Looking forward to working with Carrick-on-Suir Library and once again with the Polish embassy in highlighting in talks at the library the role of Paul Strzelecki as a humanitarian, explorer and migrant and how ours has been a Global world for a very long time

Tomás Finn@finnuniofgalway.bsky.social · 2y ago

Looking forward to working with Carrick-on-Suir Library and once again with the Polish embassy in highlighting in talks at the library the role of Paul Strzelecki as a humanitarian, explorer and migrant and how ours has been a Global world for a very long time

Tipperary County Council Library Service@tipperarylibraries.bsky.social · 2y ago

Carrick-on-Suir Library is delighted to host 'A Forgotten Polish Hero of the Great Irish Famine: Paul Strzelecki's Struggle to Save Thousands', an exhibition presented by the Polish Embassy in Dublin. @finnuniofgalway.bsky.social 🧵

A poster showing the details of the exhibition.