Social historian of 19th/20th-century Irish women, gender, crime, networks, secrets and gossip. Prof of Irish History @QUBelfast; @Badbridget. Views own etc.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Joined April 2013
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As are we!!! (and more than a little shocked!) Thanks so, so much to everyone who bought the book and put us at #1. And to the wonderful @PenguinIEBooks team🥰
C'mon the Irish women's history!
@Leannemcck @QUBResearchAHSS @HAPPatQUB @QUBelfast @UUHistory @UlsterUni
We are thrilled that Bad Bridget by @Elaineffarrell & @Leannemcck is No 1 in the Irish Paperback Non-Fiction chart!🎉
Not on here very often these days so please do get in touch directly if you have a new Irish history book out or spotted a book that you'd love to review for Irish Historical Studies. @SnedAndrew and I as joint book reviews editors are always open to suggestions🥰
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Details of the 2024 IMC Student Prize for editing a short historical document of Irish interest are available here irishmanuscripts.ie/imc-stud…
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 31 July 2024
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It's not all about archives! Buildings and objects @ufm_cultra will also be examined as part of our CDP studentship with @LeicsMusStud, funded by @ahrcpress. For further details, please visit: le.ac.uk/rcmg/current-news. Deadline 20th May 2024! ⏰
ALT Thatched white house with two windows either side of a door. Window frames and door painted green.
ALT Brown dresser with cream edging. Blue and white patterned plates on top shelf. Mugs and bowls on shelves below.
ALT White Staffordshire dog figurine with yellow eyes and a brown nose.
ALT Interior of a store. Shelves filled with glazed crocks and bowls.
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🎓Fully funded @ahrcpress #PhD opportunities in collaboration w/ @NatMuseumsNI:
1️⃣Delve into @ufm_cultra at @LeicsMusStud
2️⃣Explore education & creativity at @ZonesQUB
3️⃣Uncover the NI Prison Collection at @UlsterUni
🚀Deadlines approaching,apply now!
#FundedPhD #AcademicTwitter
Huge congrats to the brilliant @Leannemcck on promotion to prof! Beyond deserved💕
Really chuffed with my change in title. I’m very fortunate to have great colleagues and friends @UUHistory @UlsterArts and the best collaborators @Elaineffarrell @seanoconnellQUB @TomHulme87.
Thanks for all the help and support- couldn’t have done it without you all☺️
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Happy #SiblingsDay 👫🎉 delighted to say that my first monograph will be out later this year. It’s on the website, so it must be real!!
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📢📢#PhD Opportunity Collaborative Doctoral Partnership @NatMuseumsNI & @QUBelfast (@CDPConnect @ahrcpress) on 'Conflict and Creativity in young people' supervised by @lohare & #LouiseRice deadline 16/5/24. qub.ac.uk/social-charter/equ… Please share! @emilymfg @opurdue @MuseumStudiesUU
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Exciting news! 🤩 In partnership with @LeicsMusStud we have a Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship available funded by @ahrcpress examining the establishment of @ufm_cultra! Application deadline 20th May 2024. Further details here: le.ac.uk/rcmg/current-news
ALT Photograph showing entrance to Cultra Manor, site for the Ulster Folk Museum .
ALT Photograph showing two women admiring a 19th century domestic selection from Ulster Folk Museum.
ALT Photograph showing a group of men examining scenes of Ulster rural life in the past as part of a pop-up display.
ALT Photograph showing a pair of builders working to rebuild Coshkib Hill Farm at the Ulster Folk Museum.
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Prepping for an upcoming event exploring the lives of women @ufm_cultra on Saturday 20th April, followed by an all-female trad session in the pub! 🍻
"...am glad your mother and sisters are still here to comfort and help each other..." ❤️
Tickets: ulsterfolkmuseum.org/whats-o…
ALT Handwritten extract from a letter stating, "...am glad your mother and sisters are still here to comfort and help each other."
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Some book suggestions for International Women's Day! Happy reading! And have a lovely day...men & women!
2024 theme "Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress!" @DevlinMartina @ColumbaBooks #IrishHistory #herstory #IWD #IWD2024 #InternationalWomensDay #InternationalWomensDay2024 📚♀️
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💕🥰 – at Letchworth, England
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I know many people who might like a job in Gender Studies in the lovely Vienna! See here: h-net.org/jobs/job_display.p… #jobfairy
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Looking forward to our first USIHS of the semester. @StephenScarth will speak on 'From the Ashes: A history of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland' on Thu 15 Feb at 6pm. Join us in person @IrishStudiesQUB or online eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-the-…
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What a wonderful #StBrigidsDay weekend we've had in #NewYorkCity! Huge thanks to the amazing team at the Irish Consulate for hosting us, & to the fab audience who turned up to hear about #BadBridget on a Fri morn. So lovely to meet you all🥰
@PenguinIEBooks @QUBelfast @UlsterUni
Thanks to all who joined our packed First Friday Networking Breakfast in honor of St Brigid – a true Irish icon!
A massive thank you to @Elaineffarrell and @leannemcck for their captivating discussion of their book “Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem & The Lives of Irish Emigrant Women"
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Thanks to all who joined our packed First Friday Networking Breakfast in honor of St Brigid – a true Irish icon!
A massive thank you to @Elaineffarrell and @leannemcck for their captivating discussion of their book “Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem & The Lives of Irish Emigrant Women" – at Dublin City, Ireland
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Our MacCurtain/Cullen Essay Prize is open for submissions! The prize is offered for the best original essay in the field of Irish women’s or gender history by a current or recent BA or MA/MPhil student. Visit our website for more information: womenshistoryassociation.com…
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We are now accepting applications for our Anna Parnell Travel Grant! Be sure to send them in by 9 February. See our website for more information on eligibility and how to apply: womenshistoryassociation.com…
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Only two more days to get those abstracts in.
Our CFP for the next WHAI annual conference is now live! The broad theme for the conference is 'Irish women and relationships from medieval to modern history' and it will take place @QUBelfast on 26-27 April. Deadline is 12 January and more details here! womenshistoryassociation.com…
