Dr Martin Walsh FRHistS
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Social & Gender Historian | Ireland & England| FRHistS | Web Officer WHAI| Co-Treasurer IAPH| Member OHNI | Project Officer Oral History Project UL
Limerick, Ireland
Joined March 2016
Delighted to have received funding from the @RIAdawson for a project that will look at the aftermath & emotional trauma of the 1926 Dromcollogher cinema fire on the people of the town, Ireland and the Irish diaspora. Need the publics help - see below. Retweets appreciated.
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Thanks to those that have reached out to me and those who have given me help with the project. Still looking for the publics help in finding unpublished letters & diaries that talk about the fire as well as those with a family member who died/survived the fire. retweets welcome.
Delighted to have received funding from the @RIAdawson for a project that will look at the aftermath & emotional trauma of the 1926 Dromcollogher cinema fire on the people of the town, Ireland and the Irish diaspora. Need the publics help - see below. Retweets appreciated.
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The call for papers has been extended - please do consider putting in an abstract for what will be a really interesting conference.
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RT @WHAIreland: The National Museum of Ireland are developing a LGBTQ+ tour at Collins Barracks. They are seeking a researcher to work with…
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RT @WHAIreland: Just a gentle reminder that you have only a week to go to get those abstracts in! Click on the link below to submit. https…
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Applications are open. Please spread the word to those who might be eligible.
The WHAI Anna Parnell Travel Grant & the McCurtain/Cullen Prize are now open. Closing date for the Travel Grant is 14 February. The Closing date for the Essay Prize 1 March.
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RT @OralHist_ie: Don't forget our first virtual networking session of 2025 takes place tomorrow evening at 7pm. Join us for an introduction…
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@RealPreCinema Love your posts on fire and cinema safety. Just one thing, Dromcollogher is in Limerick not Cork.
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This year we are delighted to have as our Keynote Speaker Award Winning Author and Academic Prof Clair Wills. We are really looking forward to her Keynote address.
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RT @CarlowCollege: 📢 Call for Papers! 📜 "Women's Experiences Matter: Women & Loss from the Medieval through the Ages" 🗓️ 23–25 May 2025 📍 H…
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#OtD 6 Jan 1971 the Militant Mothers of Raymur, 25 mothers from the Raymur Place housing project in Vancouver, Canada, blockaded railway tracks to get a pedestrian overpass to protect the 400 children who crossed the tracks to and from school
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RT @WHAIreland: As we celebrate Nollaig na Mban a reminder to check out The Bibliography of Irish women, which aims to make visible the wor…
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RT @WHAIreland: As we enter a New YEAR now is the time to think about the WHAI annual Conference. The deadline for the CFP is 30th of Janua…
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RT @iaphistorians: Att Members! We have reports that some members have received spam emails from @ODonoghueMartin! Please be vigilant... a…
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RT @WHAIreland: Happy New Year to all our members, followers, and those that support the work of the WHAI. Hopefully 2025 will be a product…
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RT @limerickpost: Limerick remembers 'The Burning': The devastating fire that traumatised Dromcollogher - https://t…
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RT @billyholland: Limerick: A friend of mines male king Charles answers to Otto, slightly tighter hair to picture is missing in Castletroy…
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We're thrilled to invite CfPs for our 35th annual conference @CarlowCollege May 23rd & 24th 2025. This year's theme: 'Women's Experiences Matter: Women & Loss from the Medieval through the Ages' conf email: whai2025conf@gmail.com Abstracts:
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One of the most single-minded anti-Treaty women refusing to compromise on her allegiance to the 2nd Dáil, leading deValera to describe her as ‘incorrigible’. This biography seeks out a deeper understanding of a richly complex woman, too often written off as a virago Out Feb 25
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