Genuinely sad to hear of the passing of this truly amazing and talented person

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Great to hear this David, thanks for sharing ☂️

Me again!
Us Irish are obsessed with the weather ... for good reasons!
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How Irish weather lore shows the importance of paying heed to nature. By @historiankarol.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

100 years of weather and Irish folklore Mary Curley, meteorologist with Met Éireann and Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam, Associate Professor of History at the University of Limerick

"This wasn't superstition. It was observation and it was woven into our cultural heritage."

On Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1, UL's Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam explains how Irish people used to forecast the weather long before meteorology and climate science.

🎧 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

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Reading the sky: how Irish weather lore preserved a deep understanding of the natural world Irish people have historically looked to the natural world to forecast the weather and make sense of their surroundings.

In The Conversation, Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from @ulhistory.bsky.social writes about Irish weather lore and the natural indicators that Irish people relied on to forecast the weather long before meteorology and climate science.

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UL lecturer Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam. She is wearing a black top and black blazer. She has long black hair and is wearing black glasses. There are festoon lights in the background.

Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from UL's School of History spoke to Tipperary Live about the Celtic roots of Halloween, and explains how over time the traditions of Halloween have diverged from their Samhain origins.

Watch: www.tipperarylive.ie/video/home/1...

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Well done Claire 👏

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With the #LouvreHeist still making headlines, let’s explore another unsolved museum #Heist.

It’s just after 1AM on March 18, 1990, in Boston (a famously rowdy city on St. Patrick’s Day), when a security guard at the #IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum opens the door to two men dressed as police officers.

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In July 2012, Michel, a worker in a #CanadianCartel, arrives at a rural warehouse to check inventory.

For years his cartel had been building a secret reserve, a stockpile of "sweet stuff," allowing them to control the price of what they're pushing.

To Michel all looks fine... until👇

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The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324

The Debate - France's Heist of the Century The Louvre is reopening for the first time since Sunday’s heist of the century. We will follow leads in a daylight robbery now estimated at 88 million euros and check security at the world’s most visi...

Going back to the inspiration for this week’s #StudentTakeOver, this is a great listen for understanding why the #LouvreHeist matters from a #Nationalism, #PublicHistory and #CultureLovers perspective.

#Heritage #Culture #MaterialCulture #TourGuide #ViveLeMusée!

www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

Belfast Booklaunch on 30 Oct. of Leanne Calvert's 'Pious and Promiscuous: Life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster'
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Today let's explore the #HeistHistories surrounding the 1911 theft of the #MonaLisa. For anyone who's visited the #Louvre and joined the Mona mosh pit, it's hard to believe she was once unpopular, and that it was the very act of being stolen that transformed her into a pop culture icon. TBC 👇#HI6171

Great bio Claire! @claireul2025.bsky.social

Well done @heidihistory.bsky.social 👏

Drawing of a scary-looking house at night surrounded by a carved pumpkin and trees without leaves. There is a full moon, and with bats flying around it.

Halloween today is a fun, spooky celebration where people dress up in costumes, decorate homes with ghosts and pumpkins, and enjoy candy, parties, and scary movies. It‘s also associated with the supernatural and horror. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Halloween 📸: displate.com

Three children standing outside a house, dressed in white robes with masks on, two are carrying a pumpkin buckets one is sitting on the ground.

Trick-or-treating began with the medieval “souling” custom, when the poor sought food or money for prayers for the dead. In Scotland and Ireland, this evolved into “guising,” where people dressed up and performed for treats on Halloween. #HI6171 #TrickOrTreat #Halloween 📸: smithsonianmag.com

a picture depicting three people, one native American man, one Chinese woman and one Mexican man. It says culture is not a costume.

What customs are appropriate in terms of cultural misappropriation? Check out this article about how to be respectful during Halloween: eighthgeneration.com/blogs/blog/h... #HI6171 #CultureIsNotACostume 📸: twulasso.com

People dressed up in robes and decorated with horns on their heads, carrying flags on poles, celebrate the Celtic festival of Samhain.

Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival on November 1, marked when the veil between gods and humans thinned. It was a mysterious, perilous time when deities mingled with mortals, causing fear and strange supernatural happenings. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Samhain 📸: @britannica.com

Pumpkins and corn on a wooden bench. Pumpkin is wearing a witch’s hat. A cat is stretching next to the pumpkin.

This week's theme will be about the ‘History of Halloween’. I will be going back to the roots of this holiday, as well as comparing different Halloween traditions nowadays in various countries. I am excited to hear your thoughts on it. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Halloween 📸: @heidihistory.bsky.social

Suaimhneas síoraí ✝️

This week, students of @historiankarol.bsky.social elective History module 'The Irish country house: class, gender, and culture' visited the 'big house' on campus, Plassey House.
They were given a tour by Rachel Beck, a doctoral candidate in History, whose research concerns the Russell family.

Brilliant! Best wishes with the MA

Me on the TV 📺

#PublicHistory #Heritage
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Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam, Associate Professor in the School of History and Geography. She is seated in a room with mint green walls. She has long brown hair and is wearing glasses. She is wearing a black top, green blazer and silver necklace.

In Legacy on RTÉ 1, UL's Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from the School of History & Geography speaks about the Bryce family whose creative spirit transformed Garinish Island from a bleak, windswept, rocky outcrop to a unique horticultural & architectural gem

Watch: www.rte.ie/player/serie...

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Chocolate cake

Keeping busy or; busy using up the #Easter chocolate