Seán Corr

Senior Library Assistant at the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. MLib from Ulster University. Tweets are my own. #history #genealogy

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

Excellent first day of LAI/CILIP Annual Conference yesterday, hosted in my home town. Thanks to @CILIPIreland for the bursary. Looking forward to day two! #LAICILIP2026 #Monaghan

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

Sad to hear of the impending demise of The Northern Standard - hard to imagine any modern media recording the life of the Monaghan area in the way that this newspaper did for almost two centuries. https://t.co/Ojpk5xX05t

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

Celebrating National Sporting Heritage Day 2025 at The Linen Hall, Belfast with items on display from our Sports Archive, coinciding with the launch this afternoon of Al Mennie’s book Night Swimming: How to Swim Through The Darkness. @thelinenhall @sportinghistory #NSHD2025

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

Enjoyed being involved in Féile an Phobail 2025 today at St. Mary's University College, Belfast. Thanks to @FeileBelfast and @thelinenhall staff and volunteers for their help in making it happen. #feile2025 #Belfast

[The Linen Hall @thelinenhall]

WE ARE HIRING! ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH OFFICER

The Linen Hall is seeking an Engagement and Outreach Officer for a fixed term role of 1 year. The Engagement and Outreach programme will explore project themes through the delivery of a programme of activities in-person, and digitally. The successful individual will work closely with the Deputy Librarian, and Archivist to meet the project’s aims and objectives.

Deadline for receipt of applications is 15th August 2025 at 4pm.

Full job description and details of how to apply can be found on our website via the link below:

https://t.co/jhuRXlPIKO

#LinenHall #OpeningMinds #Belfast

[Royal Irish Academy @RIAdawson]

Dr Michael Kennedy and Dr Melissa Baird will be giving a lunchtime talk, ‘On Guard Against Depression and Euphoria’: Dealing with the North, at the Linen Hall Library on Wednesday 9 April.

Taking place 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., tickets cost £5.00 – £6.50

Book your tickets here:
https://t.co/KJ1UvMn3fz

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

The first @thelinenhall Genealogy themed tour will take place next Tuesday, 1 April 2025 from 2:30pm-3:30pm. Limited tickets available on our website here: https://t.co/GWONYMTfJF #libraries #Belfast #Genealogy

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

@evertonspares wondering whether anyone might have a spare ticket for Everton v West Ham on Saturday? Ta #everton #evertontickets

[The Linen Hall @thelinenhall]

Ahead of our colleague Seán Corr's illustrated talk on 26/02 at 6pm we are displaying on Level 4 of the Library the 1842 Journal of a Passage From Belfast to New York. This fascinating handwritten journal from our archives provides a detailed account of a six-week journey of the passenger ship New Zealand, which departed Belfast in May 1842, and arrived at New York City in early July of that year. Last few tickets for Seán's talk available at https://t.co/Gi2woKd9Ri

[The Linen Hall @thelinenhall]

1842 Journal of a Passage from Belfast to New York
26th February – 6pm – 7pm
£5.00 – £6.50

Join Senior Library Assistant at The Linen Hall, Seán Corr, for an illustrated talk focusing on the 1842 Journal of a Passage From Belfast to New York.

This fascinating handwritten journal from The Linen Hall archives provides us with a detailed account of a six-week journey of the passenger ship New Zealand, which departed Belfast in May 1842, and arrived at New York City in early July of that year. The anonymous author describes incidents of note during the voyage, his interactions with his fellow passengers, as well as mentioning some of the literature he was reading on the journey.

The journal gives us a fascinating glimpse into the daily life of a typical transatlantic voyage from almost two centuries ago.

Please visit our website for more information:

https://t.co/4gBl3YxkZ5

#LinenHall #OpeningMinds #Belfast

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

Looking forward to presenting an illustrated talk on the subject of an "1842 Journal of a Passage From Belfast to New York" from the archives of The Linen Hall Library on Wednesday 26 February at 6pm. Tickets available here: https://t.co/jFU2l87cr0 #LinenHallLibrary #Belfast

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

Day one of 2025 this morning at The Linen Hall Library, Belfast #2025 #libraries

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

Very useful @sportinghistory ‘Sharing Stories Study Day’ at PRONI today, learning about the Sporting Heritage network and support on offer, meeting local organisations & individuals who work with sporting stories, collections, and memorabilia. #archives #libraries @thelinenhall

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

Temporary, full-time Library Assistant required. Full details on our website: https://t.co/KUJCB0iuzs #libraries #librarian #heritage #Belfast

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

Very interesting Conservation Plan workshop today on Tydavnet Old Burial Ground organised by County Monaghan Heritage Office. Looking forward to see how future care of this historic burial ground progresses. #Heritage #Monaghan @MonaghanCoCo @MonaghanHerita1

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

Tonight at 8pm in the Sports Complex meeting room, Scotstown https://t.co/91RjKNYSO9 #heritageweek2024 #monaghan

[CILIP Ireland @CILIPIreland]

Thanks to bursary winner @scorrlibrary for this fantastic write up! Read Sean's account of the recent @CILIPinfo conference here: https://t.co/JluXjbB3Tl

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

Talk on the History of Scotstown village from 1860-1960 on Friday, 23 August as part of Heritage Week 2024. https://t.co/91RjKNYSO9 #Heritage #Monaghan

[Hilary Benn @hilarybennmp]

Just visited Holy Trinity Church in Clogh, Co. Fermanagh where my great, great grandfather Dr Thomas Graydon is remembered on the family gravestone. He was born in Roslea in 1850 but, like so many others, emigrated to the United States where he died in 1900, age 49.

[Seán Corr @scorrlibrary]

My #CILIPConf24 comes to a close after a busy Day Two with talks on the theme of leadership, an interview with author @TammyeHuf and a panel discussion on Inclusive Collections. Thanks to all involved for a well organised, informative and fun conference! @CILIPIreland @CILIPinfo