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Calling History of Fam folks! UL are hiring an Assistant Professor in Irish History with specialism in #HistFam to cover a period of leave. I'm not on the panel but happy to informally answer qs about the MA HoF programme to anyone interested www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE158/a...

From Kilkenny to the Khyber Pass: Lance Corporal William Ryan and the making of an imperial soldier A family history revealed a surprise Kilkenny connection

Lovely to see my MA History of Family students sharing their research 🥰 Paula Cronin features in the Kilkenny People with a piece about her grandfather's career in the British Army "From Kilkenny to the Kyber Pass" @ulhistory.bsky.social #HistFam

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#ICYMI or need something to liven up your week back to work, click below to listen to me chat to Fin Dwyer about the sex lives of Presbyterians in 18th century Ulster. We cover baby daddy drama, masturbation, adultery & more #HistSex @ulhistory.bsky.social #IrishHist #NewBook #HistFam

& Can't argue with Fin, if you're looking a christmas present with a saucy side, the book can be purchased here shop.ria.ie/products/pious #HistSex #HistFam #IrishHist #NewBook #PiousPromiscuous

The Secret Sex Lives of our Ancestors | Irish History Podcast

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The next WHAI conference will be in Limerick, co-organised by myself & @tmartinwalsh.bsky.social CFP is now live. Abstracts due 31 January 2026, so plenty of time to think of a paper as you think about signing off for xmas... #WomensHistory #GenderHist #HistSex #HistFam

Meet the runaway husbands & eloping wives of 18th century Ulster Elopement advertisements were placed by aggrieved spouses to notify the public that their partners had deserted the marital home

& 'Meet the runaway husbands & wives of 18th century Ulster' #HistFam #HistSex #PiousPromiscuous
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Shh! Sex and surveillance in 18th and 19th century Ulster The stories of sex and surveillance captured in church records reveal much about how communities attempted to monitor one another's behaviour

With @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social 'Sex and surveillance in 18th and 19th century Ulster' #HistSex #HistFam #PiousPromiscuous
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The sex lives of Presbyterians in 18th- and 19th-century Ulster were surprisingly colourful The Presbyterian church closely regulated the intimate lives of its members through a system of church court discipline.

And #ICYMI With @theconversation.com 'The sex lives of Presbyterians in 18th & 19th century Ulster were surprisingly colourful' theconversation.com/the-sex-live...
#HistSex #HistFam

Have had a busy & enjoyable October/November zipping about for my book! More to come in the next few months 😉#PiousPromiscuous #NewBook #HistFam #HistSex
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Today is officially publication day of my book 🥰 Thank you to everyone who made this a reality and to those who pre-ordered a copy! She exists 😍 @ria.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Get yours here:
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#HistSex #IrishHist #HistFam #NewBook #Family

How cool is this 🥰 My book is officially out next week! Here's a little teaser clip of what to expect 👇 @unioflimerick.bsky.social #HistSex #HistFam #IrishFamily #WomensHistory

Book launch: Pious and Promiscuous: Life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster - Royal Irish Academy Join us to celebrate the launch of Pious and promiscuous: life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster by Leanne Calvert.  The book will be launched by William Crawley MRIA, followed by a talk by auth...

My book launch is happening in Belfast at the end of the month! If you want the details, see here from the RIA: www.ria.ie/events/book-...

Thursday 30 October, 630pm 😊 #HistSex #PiousPresbyterians #PromiscuousPresbyterians #HistFam #IrishHist #NewBook

Meet the runaway husbands & eloping wives of 18th century Ulster Elopement advertisements were placed by aggrieved spouses to notify the public that their partners had deserted the marital home

Today on RTE Brainstorm, a piece from me on 'Runaway husbands & eloping wives in 18th century Ulster' in advance of book publication day 😘 #HistFam #Marriage #NewBook @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ria.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The sex lives of Presbyterians in 18th- and 19th-century Ulster were surprisingly colourful The Presbyterian church closely regulated the intimate lives of its members through a system of church court discipline.

If you need a pick me up this rainy afternoon, here's some colourful stories of sex & C18th Ulster Presbyterians to whet your appetite! #HistSex #HistFam @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ria.ie @theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-sex-live...

Poster with details of my upcoming talk for the Limerick History Festival. Talk is titled '“She never knew any man on earth except [him]: Paternity disputes in eighteenth and nineteenth century Ulster.” My talk explores issues of paternity, pregnancy & sexual scandal. Thursday 25 September at People's Museum, No. 2 Pery Square, 7pm.

If you're in Limerick on the evening of Thursday 25 September, I'll be sharing research from my upcoming book on pregnancy and paternity disputes in 18th/19th century Ulster as part of the Limerick History Festival. Be lovely to see folks there! #womenshist #histsex #histfam

Pious and promiscuous Pious and promiscuous – Life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster will be published on 15 October 2025. Pre-orders will be sent out the week of publication.  Step into the intimate worlds of Presby...

My book is now available for pre-order on the @ria.ie website shop.ria.ie/products/pio... Isn't it beautiful 😍 #PiousPromiscuous #PromiscuousPresbyterians #HistFam #IrishHist #Family #HistSex

Little cover update. Now brighter & with flames 🔥😍#IrishFam #Family #HistFam #HistSex

Guess what has appeared for pre-order on the WHSmith website??? My book, published with the Royal Irish Academy 😍 Coming in October! #IrishHist #HistFam #HistSex Isn't the cover divine 💋

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Light reading - finally made it to the library to collect some texts: Kirkland's "Irish London - a cultural history 1850-1916" and Herson's "Divergent Paths - Family histories of Irish Emigrants in Britain 1820-1920". The Kirkland text will be an eyesight test! #HistFam #Genealogy

Oh and 20% off on the LUP website #HistFam

Does anyone know if 'Ulster Folklife' is available to search online? I can't seem to find a way (other than BBIH). I'm looking for folklore on food & courtship/marriage customs with an Ulster focus TIA #Food #Folklore #HistFam #HistFood #FoodHistory Will save me a bit of time...

‘If she had a hundr’d bastards she wou’d give them no father but [him]': Paternity disputes and family life in eighteenth century Ulster' A lecture by Dr Leanne Calvert (University of Limerick) as part of the Modern and Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series.

If you're in Dublin this Wednesday, would be nice to see some friendly faces. I'm presenting material from my book (coming in Sept) on paternity disputes in eighteenth century Ulster at TCD www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr... #HistFam #HistSex

Image of four copies of Siblinghood and Sociability in Nineteenth-Century Ulster by Shannon Devlin and some lovely flowers.

A copy of Siblinghood and Sociability in Nineteenth-Century Ulster by Shannon Devlin against a blue sky.

Happy publication week! Delighted (& slightly terrified) my first book is out in the wild for everyone to read 😂 Had so much fun going down the rabbit hole researching these families and hope that’s evident on the page #histfam

A fantastic programme put together by my colleagues in the COST action on the transnational development of healthcare systems, check it out #skystorians #historyofmedicine, #histfam

History is more than what's written in a book many years after an event, the stories of individuals and the social context of an era is crucial. That is why this module is so intriguing.

Key takeway. Found studying the history of sexuality fascinating as this module was more or less my introduction to this aspect of history.

Things I liked. 1. Interesting learning about a new aspect of History we've never touched on in UL (ie sex, gender, sexuality) 2. More of a human aspect ie reading Kirk Sessions makesnjt more real, also liked how interactive classes were 😁

Very different to other modules in UL. Made it more into. Very engaging class and assignment good to think outside the box.

I debuted my book module "Sex, Scandal & Sin" this semester @ulhistory.bsky.social Using the Presbyterian archive, we explore themes inc domestic violence, same-sex intimacies, alcohol misuse, transgender lives, paternity disputes & affinal incest. Some key takeaways 👇#HistSex #HistFam

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Seeking a historian (global history, global legal history, global gender history) to work with me for one year on the history of family change and parental rights! #GenderHistory #histchild #histfam
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