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Tim McMahon

@timtimothy87.bsky.social

Historian of 19th-20th c Ireland & the British Empire. Faculty at Marquette University (WI, USA). Researching national identity, empires, decolonization, popular culture, especially religion.

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Tim McMahon@timtimothy87.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Irish-language research opportunity at the University of St Thomas (St Paul, MN): 8-wk funded research for early career scholar with interest in the Gaeltacht +/or contemporary spoken Irish. Details attached.

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Deva Woodly@devawo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is a very serious problem for libraries, archives, and knowledge-keepers of all kinds. If you don’t control access to your collections, *you do not have collections.* If we do not have permanent access to records, stories, & sources of knowledge then our histories and memories are not our own.

Shannon Mattern@shannonmattern.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"In 2022, Wiley removed over 1,300 ebooks from academic library collections; [they said] perpetual access is not an option for subscribed content. In 2025, Clarivate,... announced they would stop offering libraries perpetual access licenses for ebooks and primary-source digital collections."

Tim McMahon@timtimothy87.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The essay will read as all too familiar to many across the US as well. Well worth a read using the author’s deep familiarity with their home institution at Exeter.

Peter Geoghegan@petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Behind the bewildering transformation of British universities, are management consultants being paid millions Really proud to have this vital piece on our unis are being gutted from the inside by @jheathershaw.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale. Do read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-bri...

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

'Government investment in defence-related higher education recognises the need for engineering, computing, cyber, robotics and autonomous systems. But if universities educate the next generation of defence specialists while weakening subjects that teach conflict resolution' [continued] 1/3

What universities count – and what they cannot afford to ignore - HEPI

This blog was kindly authored by Anna Zimdars, Christopher Playford, Eve Worth, Luke Graham, Joanna Merrett and Joseph Crawford, members of the Centre for Social Mobility, University of Exeter. He tha...

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Tim McMahon@timtimothy87.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This looks terrific. Kelleher is absolutely one of the most important scholars of her generation. Really looking forward to this.

UCD Press@ucdpress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 COVER REVEAL Mary and Padraic Colum: Lives and the Dream The first joint biography of Mary and Padraic Colum by Margaret Kelleher, the author of The Maamtrasna Murders. A story of lives and dreams that deserves to be heard. ✨ Coming to bookstores this September! 🔗 Preorder now at ucdpress.ie

Patrick walsh@speakerconolly.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Some wonderful new archival materials for Irish history made scale by the extraordinary @virtualtreasury.bsky.social team. Some great essays here too curating and introducing the archival materials provided by over 100 international partners

Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland@virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 🧐 Come see over half a million freely available records. Dive in and explore! 👇 View 194,000 new releases and 10 new features in one place 👇 www.virtualtreasury.ie/2026-new-rel... New to the Virtual Treasury? Check out our Help page for mini-videos and a User Guide www.virtualtreasury.ie/help

Tim McMahon@timtimothy87.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🧵. Important discussion here, focused on UK & specific to that context, but it parallels discussions elsewhere. In US, discussion of higher ed too often based on attention to elite, usually private, schools, not regional public unis. As in this post, cuts to majors remove affordable options.

Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 4mo ago

On Thursday, the House of Lords debates the 'affordability and quality' of higher education bit.ly/4ao7mHO Hopefully peers will consider the context and consequences of 'affordability'. Ever more students live at home because because they can't afford to do otherwise (even with loans/grants) 1/3

Tim McMahon@timtimothy87.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🧵Thoughtful, careful analysis looking across the island of Ireland at the violence aimed at migrants & differentiating b/t strains of fascism in RoI and NI

Laura McAtackney@lauramca.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The interesting yet disturbing dynamic i keep seeing on social media is the racist riots and pogroms in the North are fundamentally occurring - and being coordinating - in Loyalist areas and they are being cheered on by racists from the Republic of Ireland, not nationalists from the North.

Tim McMahon@timtimothy87.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#IrishDiasperialism Very interesting display coming next week at the @nmireland.bsky.social focused on the Catalpa Mission through which US-based Fenians rescued 6 from Fremantle in Western Australia. Links across Diaspora, Empire, & anti-colonial networks.

National Museum of Ireland@nmireland.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Marking the 150th anniversary of the rescue of six Fenian leaders from Fremantle Prison by the whaling ship Catalpa. The flag of the Catalpa will be on display at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, on Saturday, 18th and Sunday, 19th April 2026 only. www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

A large historic American flag is laid flat on a white floor inside a museum gallery, surrounded by photography lighting stands and softbox lights, with wall displays and a mezzanine level visible above.