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.

A close view of a large American flag spread on the floor in a museum space, with two people working nearby and studio lights positioned around the flag for documentation.

A person stands on a mezzanine operating a camera mounted on a tripod, photographed from below, with ceiling beams and a large fan visible in the background.

A historic American flag photographed flat against a white background, showing thirteen stars in the canton and alternating red and off-white stripes, with visible signs of age and wear.

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.
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Henderson, Nevada, 8:51pm

Burns Scholar Ray Cashman Provost Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington Ray Cashman, who is serving this semester as BC’s Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies, will deliver a l…

Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Ray Cashman, whose current book project is on Irish funerary traditions, will give a talk at @bostoncollege.bsky.social on Apr. 8 at 6 pm, on “Exploring Belief in Spirits of the Dead Among Contemporary Irish Death Care Workers”

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Las Vegas, Nevada, 5:49pm

Yes, gunning to get it on bookshelves by 17 March, for sure!

Yes, that desk! When we were moving to Las Vegas years ago, we were looking to cut weight but both agreed…

“That big, old, inherited roll-top desk…

…is *definitely* coming!”

Grazie, Maddalena!

Thanks, Emily!

Thanks, Sophie. Me too.

Right now, it’s still a Word doc I’m tinkering with.

Somehow not the same as holding a book in your hands!

It’s been a hoot, thanks!

Thanks! It has been a labor of love.

Oh Mary… *we* are working on it LOL!!

Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast History Podcast · Updated Weekly · 3,000 miles of ocean separate Ireland from the USA, but both countries share a deep and intertwined history. Links between North America and Ireland predate Columbus...

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Yerrah, Damian, thanks for inviting me on your podcast to talk about it!

Thanks, Nicholas.

Ch3 is on “Savannah, 1824.”

Delighted to announce that my new book, a global history of Saint Patrick’s Day, will be published by @uncpress.bsky.social in early 2027. Big thanks to @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social @ndirishstudies.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social @unlv.edu and everyone who helped me along the way.

Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride win Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages

Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride win Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize

The BC Chronicle interviewed Burns Scholar Ray Cashman before his lecture on Wednesday, April 8!

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Canada and the Great Irish Famine In the summer of 1847, over four hundred ships arrived in the Gulf of St Lawrence, carrying Irish men, women, and children who were fleeing the starvation and misery of the Great Potato Famine. Tens o...

New book chapter by IEHS member @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social :

“Shipwrecks and Society: Press Reports of the Irish Emigrant Passage to Canada, 1845-1855” in William Jenkins, ed., Canada and the Great Irish Famine (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2025): 55-72.

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Marcus Rediker: History from below The histories Marcus Rediker explores are grounded in the radical and courageous acts of those who remain largely unknown to us— poor people with calloused hands, often nameless in the historical…

The histories Marcus Rediker explores are grounded in the radical and courageous acts of those who remain largely unknown to us.

Theirs is a history from below.

Congrats, Tom!

This was a genuinely thought-provoking and balanced discussion of an emotive, tricky subject. It felt like a breath of fresh air in these troubled times!

A packed room as Fintan O'Toole & Sam McBride discuss their arguments 'For and Against a United Ireland'
Congratulations to the authors on winning the Ewart-Biggs Prize, recognizing works that promote peace & reconciliation
@arinsproject.bsky.social @undpress.bsky.social @ndirishstudies.bsky.social

Many thanks to Cian T. McMahon for making our second annual St. Patrick's Day event a success!

Students, faculty, & the public were treated to a lecture on how the Irish around the globe have used St. Patrick's Day to define and redefine what Irishness meant to them.

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That was so much fun! My favorite part was the lengthy Q&A afterwards with lots of great comments by the faculty, students, and public in attendance. Thanks for coming!

Thanks also to friends @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social especially Guy Beiner, Rachael Young, Maria Ordonez, and Christian Dupont.

I was so delighted to see that my dear friend and colleague, Kathleen Costello-Sullivan, has been inducted into the Irish American Hall of Fame this year. Congratulations @costelkh.bsky.social !!! What a great #SaintPatricksDay treat!

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The Irish Times view on St Patrick’s Day: a celebration for all Today’s celebrations are an affirmation of the rich complexities of our shared national experience

Great editorial in @irishtimes.com about #SaintPatricksDay and inclusive “Irishness” but I would push the argument one step further and say that the holiday has long been a chance for Irish and non-Irish around the world to have a low stakes, fun day out together.

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Admiring Mary Daly’s gold Cunningham medal at the RIA

Meet St Patrick's spin doctor A cleric who lived 200 years after St Patrick's death is the one responsible for many of the stories around the saint's life, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley from the Department of Early Irish and

Meet St Patrick's spin doctor ☘️

A cleric who lived 200 years after St Patrick's death is the one responsible for many of the stories around the saint's life, writes Dr Niamh Wycherley from the Department of Early Irish and Department of History.

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A huge contribution to a critical debate. Congrats, Anna!!!