Tomorrow I will be giving a short talk about my new article (bandwidth permitting) 'Carlow and the Crusades' at the launch of this year's Carloviana journal.
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@conorsmurf I put essay questions in and see what it comes up with. I then tweak the question until I get, "Sorry, I can't respond to that." That's the question the students then get.😈
📷 Clicks from round 1 of the World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024! #SeniorChess
The championships take place in 🇵🇱 Kraków, Poland, July 1-12! 👇
🔗 https://t.co/UDH7dCwshJ
📷 Mark Livshitz
Invasion: The Normans continues this Sunday exploring the 12th-century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. In 1171, Henry II arrives to take control of Ireland and grants land there to settlers from Britain.
Sunday, 6.30pm | #invasionthenormans
The Harrowing of Hell: Christ bending over to pull souls out of Hellmouth and trampling Satan underfoot. #HolySaturday
BL Cotton MS Tiberius C VI; the 'Tiberius Psalter'; 11th century; (?) Old Minster, Winchester; f.14r @BLMedieval
Today 11 February is the feast day of St Gobnait, the patron saint of bees & beekeeping.
The Murmur of Bees exhibition, National Museum of Ireland -CountryLife #Mayo celebrates the magic of Ireland’s bees and their vital role in nature.
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We are deeply saddened by the death of our editor and colleague, Raymond Gillespie, MRIA, on 8 February 2024. It is with great fondness that we remember his intellect, vision and friendship and our thoughts are with his wife Bernadette Cunningham.
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Can finally reveal (I know 00s of you have been waiting w/bated breath) that we started a podcast @EarlyIrishPod! You can find The Medieval Irish History Podcast fr Dec 8th wherever you get your podcasts (Spotify, Apple etc). Supported by @EarlyIrishMU@MaynoothUni@IrishResearch
So sorry to hear about the death of David Sweetman. A graduate of @ucdarchaeology he spent his professional career in @NationalMons. He's best known for his research on Irish castles. He carried out important excavations as part of the conservation of Trim, Ferns & Adare castles