Historian of Twentieth Century Ireland. Views my own. Retweets do not signify endorsement.
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6 Jul 2018
Looking over coverage of women in ‘Irish Historical Studies’ over the years. First woman to figure was, predictably perhaps, St Brigit. Subject of an article in issue 2 (Sept. 1938).
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📢 ANNOUNCEMENT | Education Minister, Paul Givan has officially launched a new world-leading Northern Ireland Curriculum for public consultation, marking a major milestone in the TransformED programme to deliver excellence and equity across the education system.
The consultation will run from 16 June until 30 September 2026.
Find out more and have your say: education-ni.gov.uk/news/giv…
#TransformED
ALT Image of Matthew Best, Greenisland Primary School, Christine Counsell OBE, Chair of the Curriculum Taskforce, Mark Roberts, Carrickfergus Grammar School, Education Minister, Paul Givan, Noeleen Tiffney, St Catherine's College, Karen Irwin, Ballyclare Primary School and Alistair Hamill, Lurgan College.
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And it is live! The Northern Ireland Curriculum Consultation starts today. Please do have a read of the materials and provide feedback by 30th September. You can find all the documentation here: education-ni.gov.uk/consulta…
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May 23
Comparing partitions
May 23
The partition of India is one of the defining events of the twentieth century: violence and movement of people on an unthinkable scale, and a subcontinent pulled apart.
Entry to all venues across the festival is free!
Register now
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May 17
Happy out
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RESULT
From the 2026 Leinster GAA Senior Football Championship Final
WESTMEATH ARE THE CHAMPIONS!
Dublin 0-26
Westmeath 2-28
#LeinsterChamps26 #WeAllBelong
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Apr 20
Although the paperwork for Northern Ireland's 1926 Census was lost, the main statistics survived and they show how the population has changed.
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Apr 20
1/Such credit due to everyone in @NARIreland for the marvellous work on releasing Census 1926. Hugely important point made by Minister O’Donovan that these records belong to the people and should be freely available.
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Apr 20
5/The 1926 for was slightly different to 1911. Including the employer’s name was very useful. Many war veterans in Killester were working for British Ministry of Pensions, Irish Sailors & Soldiers Land Trust and Guinnesses.
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7/Some useful categories from 1911 excluded in 1926 alas; e.g. disabilities - deaf, dumb, blind and unfortunate 1911-speak ‘imbecile, idiot, lunatic’. This will make it much harder to look for disabled war veterans (just one such category that interests me).
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6/In rural Ireland this is fascinating as it gives the size of the farms held by landowners - often given in the returns of the labourers (including my own ancestors) who they employed. Easy to see the reduction in estate sizes.
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Apr 18
1926 census children’s names:
- 31 ‘Patrick Pearse’ (under 10)
- 19 Kevin Barrys (under 5) 4 Kevin Bs (aged 4)
- 18 deValera/Valera
- 4 Michael Collinses (aged 0-4)
- 4 Roger Casements
- 4 Kitcheners (b.1915)
- 2 Kathleen Lynns
- 2 Protestant Edwards Carson
- 1 Con Markievicz
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Apr 18
One of the most significant demographic shifts in the early years of the Irish Free State was the drop in the country's Protestant population, papers from a 100-year-old census have revealed.
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The first of what is likely to be a number of posts on the 1926 census
The lost Northern Ireland census of 1926 – QPOL blogs.qub.ac.uk/qpol/the-los…
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Mar 24
Great programme
The National Archives will release the 1926 Irish Census online in just 25 days.
In our latest episode, Myles Dungan and guests explore what you can expect to find in these century old census returns.
Listen back here: rte.ie/radio/radio1/the-hist…
ALT Motorists pedestrians and cyclists on Dublin's Donnybrook Road in 1926. Photo: National Library of Ireland
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The National Archives will release the 1926 Irish Census online in just 25 days.
In our latest episode, Myles Dungan and guests explore what you can expect to find in these century old census returns.
Listen back here: rte.ie/radio/radio1/the-hist…
ALT Motorists pedestrians and cyclists on Dublin's Donnybrook Road in 1926. Photo: National Library of Ireland
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Feb 22
Very sad news. I have known Deirdre for over 30 years since I was an undergraduate at UCD. Her insights into foreign policy, especially during the 1930s, were first rate.
The IHSA is greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Deirdre McMahon, one of the stalwarts of our association. Deirdre was instrumental in keeping the association going over the years. She will be sorely missed (arrangements to follow).
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We were delighted to host the Taoiseach during his visit to Cambridge today.
Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice welcomed the Irish Prime Minister @MichealMartinTD to celebrate the appointment of the University's first-ever Childers Professor of Irish History, Alvin Jackson, at @TrinCollCam.
The new Professorship will further support Irish history at Cambridge and help build closer academic ties between Ireland and the UK.
Read more about the visit 👇
bit.ly/4rmzvoU
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