We were really pleased to feature in Muster, the digital arm of the Journal of CW Era recently. Details on our piece, "Civil War Bluejackets: Citizen Science, Machine Learning, and the US Navy Common Sailor" can be found here: civilwarbluejackets.com/2024/09/04/civ… #DigitalHumanities #DigitalHistory

Been to palaces at Knossos and Kato Zakros b4, so it was great to see Minoan archaeological finds in #Heraklion on this trip. The Phaistos disk, the bee pendant+bulls were favs. Impressed my boy could tell me all about Minos and the Minotaur, learned in his time ArchibaldFirst!

😮4 Mind Blowing stats on #irishamerican history Subscribe to my new show with Damian Shiels Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast linktr.ee/transatlanticp…

Interesting case study in the impact of memorials on popular historical perception. The relatively recent memorial marking the Choctaw Famine donation in Midleton has led to the incorrect assumption, widely reported, that the donation was originally sent to Midleton, e.g. here.

Names of a whopping 35% of those enumerated in Clonmany, DonegalArchives , 1821, survive, so we made them available via Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland . C. 2k names, ages, occupations, etc. Amazing resource for Donegal genealogists, local historians. One of the best survival rates in Ireland

Mine & Harry Smeltzer free tour following the Irish at Bull Run in 1861 is really coming together. Dozens of stories of Irishmen, their families, Irish life and emigration. It will be the first time they've ever been brought together. 9am, 22 Sept. See 👇bullrunnings.wordpress.com/tag/bull-runni…

Due out next week the #AtlasoftheIrishCivilWar. Great to see our contribution on graffiti at Ash Hill Towers, #Kilmallock in print. Well done all involved History at UCC CorkUniversityPress

Today's arrival, a programme from Celtic Football Club v KPV Kokkola, 1970 European Cup 1st Round. Kokkola is just up the road and I've see KPV a few times. Celtic recorded their record European win in this game 9-0, and won the return 5-0. Changed days for KPV now, in Finland's third tier.

Sketch of the wounds Irish emigrant Michael Coleman sustained when he was shot at Henry Hill during the Battle of Bull Run on 21st July 1861. The impact of the battle on Irish men and their families will be a major theme of our free 22nd September tour: bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2024/08/03/in-…

The first episode of Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast is now live! In it Irish History Podcast (Fin) and I ask: "Who was the First Irish Person in the Americas?" You can listen here- and remember to subscribe if you are interested! shows.acast.com/transatlantic #IrishDiaspora

Spotify link for my interview with John Niven about O Brother, Kill Your Friends, and the rest of his writing career. open.spotify.com/episode/1DNcJo…

Handouts for In the Footsteps of Irish Soldiers at Fist Bull Run bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2024/09/10/han…

Looking forward to heading Stateside tomorrow. 1st stop is Antietam to begin research work on the Irish experience of the battle. This famous Alexander Gardner image shows the fate of one of them-the lone grave of 50-year-old #Dublin emigrant John Marshall, KIA 17 September 1862.

Many thanks to everyone who joined Emer Purcell and I last night for the launch of John Redmond and Irish Parliamentary Traditions. Special thanks to William Murphy for launching the book, to NUI Patrick O'Leary PLY for hosting, to UCD Press and Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media for support

Samuel Horne from Ferbane,Offaly .Civil War Medal of Honor recipient . Connecticut’s first volunteer .He was 7 years old when his family emigrated in 1850 .His brothers John and Robert also served in the Union Army .Offaly History Damian Shiels Harry Smeltzer

Nice to see the first episode of Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast doing well! Episode 2 is out Monday. If you would like to catch up on Episode 1 (and/or subscribe to the show!) you can do so here: shows.acast.com/transatlantic #IrishDiaspora

The view this morning from the Observation Tower at the Sunken Lane, Antietam. The Irish Brigade attacked across this field towards Confederate positions in the Lane on 17th September 1862, taking horrendous casualties in the process. #IrishDiaspora

Another view of the area where the Irish Brigade fought at Antietam in 1862. This is some of the ground they occupied showing the varying terrain which contributed to some unit's casualties. An awful lot of Irish emigrant journeys came to an end on this ground. #IrishDiaspora

I was particularly struck this afternoon at how many instances there are in Antietam National Cemetery of Irish Americans buried side-by-side. Here's one example, Thomas Connors and Patrick Darcey, who both died as a result of the fighting in Antietam's West Woods. #IrishDiaspora