An early modern map of Dublin. Colours are beige, green with some reds and blues

An even earlier Census from 1650s Dublin detailing Irish names & physical descriptions of women 💚 Check out this new VOICES blog ahead of the 1926 Census release: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-... @tcddublin.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social

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Extraordinary lives of ordinary men, women and children revealed by the Civil War Petitions Project - The World Turned Upside Down Professor Andrew Hopper and Dr Ismini Pells reveal some of the key findings from this study which opens a window on the impact of the British Civil Wars

Explore the extraordinary stories of injured veterans, widows and orphans of the British civil wars that have been uncovered through the work of the Civil War Petitions Project!

🔗 Use the link below to access the key findings of the project by Professor Andrew Hopper and Dr Ismini Pells

Some fascinating sessions at the “world turned upside down” conference at Christ Church, Oxford. Delighted to talk about our VOICES Project @voicestcd.bsky.social

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VOICES Newsletter: Issue 2 - VOICES

The second issue of the VOICES Newsletter is out now!
🔗 Click the link below to read about our latest published articles, lectures, blog posts and more

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We were delighted to have the opportunity to take the MPhil “Lived Experiences of Early Modern Women” class to view different manuscripts in the @tcdlibrary Manuscripts & Archives. Special thank you to Dr. John Gillis and Estelle Gittins for sharing their work and insight into the collection!

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We are excited to announce the publication of ‘Digitising Death: Benchmarking Genealogical Data and Recovering Women’s Histories in Early Modern Ireland’. This article examines how benchmarking digital methods can advance historical research by recovering women’s lives from fragmented archives.

Clodagh Finn: The dung queen of Ireland — and other Irish women alive in the time of Hamnet Voices is using AI and Knowledge Graph technologies to bring together myriad sources so historians and computer scientists can recover the lives of ordinary Irish early modern women

Congratulations Jessie Buckley on her big win! Great to see a focus on 17th century women. Check out this article on Irish women alive during the time of Hamnet 💚

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Celebrating Women’s Voices: Exploring the VOICES Project Knowledge Graph - VOICES By Lucy McKenna and Jane Ohlmeyer Much of the historical data for VOICES – our ‘digital windfall’ – is unstructured and exists in ‘digital silos’ or what one of the founders of the WWW described as a ...

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Take a behind-the-scenes look at the VOICES Knowledge Graph which aims to structure the historical data that underpins the research questions of VOICES by harnessing the power of the Semantic Web and Linked Open Data. Use the link below to access the full KG Blog and Demo video!

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What Irish politician Thomas Gould’s accent going viral in Jamaica reveals about colonial history In the late 1600s, hundreds of Irish people were transported to Jamaica as labourers.

🚨New Article🚨

VOICES PI @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social has published a fascinating article exploring the complicated and lasting colonial connections between Ireland and Jamaica.

Find the article here: theconversation.com/what-irish-p...

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Celebrating Women’s Voices: Exploring the VOICES Project Knowledge Graph - VOICES By Lucy McKenna and Jane Ohlmeyer Much of the historical data for VOICES – our ‘digital windfall’ – is unstructured and exists in ‘digital silos’ or what one of the founders of the WWW described as a ...

Ahead of International Women's Day, the VOICES project is delighted to publish a blog exploring the background, purpose, and future uses of the VOICES Knowledge Graph. In addition, we've published a video that demos the KG in action, giving voice to the women of the Early Modern period.

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Clodagh Finn: The dung queen of Ireland — and other Irish women alive in the time of Hamnet Voices is using AI and Knowledge Graph technologies to bring together myriad sources so historians and computer scientists can recover the lives of ordinary Irish early modern women

From ‘the dung queen of Ireland’ to Jessie Buckley: @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social recently discussed with Clodagh Finn the importance of sharing early modern women’s stories, advances in AI tools, and how VOICES is leading the charge on both fronts.
A special thank you to Clodagh for the article!

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A belated Valentine's from VOICES ❤️

A Mrs Kinborow Valentine reportedly lived until she was 118 years of age! Her Funeral Entry is recorded in NLI GO MS 76 f. 108v, along with a coat of arms inscribed with small hearts.

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Brigitt Doyne stole '100 English ewes & household stuff' according to the Deposition of Gilbert Tarlton of Moniquid in County Laois. Learn more about her story and others here: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...

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On 30 June 1642 Briggett Drewie recounted her experience of the 1641 rebellion. At the hands of the rebels, she was left a pregnant widow: ‘being left in that miserable state & predicament great with chyld’. Learn more about her story and others here: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...

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In the 1641 Depositions, Brigitt Lee reported the losses suffered, and trauma she experienced, at the hands of the rebels. Learn more about her story and others here: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...

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