"For more than two centuries after 1199, Ireland was ruled by Plantagenet kings, lineal descendants of Henry II"
We are delighted to announce the publication of the widely anticipated 'Plantagenet Ireland' by Professor Robin Frame. Available here: bit.ly/3tRTNM3
Great to see this in print. Many many congratulations to Ali Cathcart @ustirhistpol 👏👏👏
A must read for anyone interested in plantations & colonialism. @PeterLangGroup
Bursary in Cypriot and Greek Archaeology, M.Phil. in Classics
We are pleased to offer a bursary of €1000 (towards tuition fees) for a student registered on our Classics MPhil. Priority will be given to candidates with a background in Cypriot and/or Greek Archaeology (1/3)
We are very pleased to announce the re-opening of the Academy Library @Library_RIA following our annual stock-taking on a limited basis from today Wednesday, 1 September 2021 from 10.00-13:00, 14:00-16:00. More details ria.ie/news/library/library-…
Interested in how researchers could collaborate with policymakers to ensure that Ireland benefits from the very best of evidence-based policymaking?
Attend our report launch on Sept 8th with @SimonHarrisTDeventbrite.ie/e/research-for…
Perfect weekend reading - a new Confabulations post, "Don and Sancho", from Charlie Kerrigan.
"What’s nice about Cervantes’ debt to the classics, however, is the lightness and irreverence with which he treats them." @TCDHistHum@TCDsllcs#livinglatintcd.ie/classics/livinglatin/…
We are delighted to launch our TCD Classics blog with 3 posts to get the ball rolling
In our first post, our colleague Rebecca Usherwood shares her experiences of being a consultant for the 'Domina' TV series @DrUsherwood @tcdalumni@TLRHub@TCDHistHumhestia-blog.squarespace.com/…
A crucial element of the @dri_ireland educational programme is our Early Career Research Award (€500 bursary), which opened for applications very recently (dri.ie/dri-early-career-rese…). I'm available to talk through any ideas or questions : dri.ie/dri-team/deborah-thor…
#Otd 1649: Cromwell sailed for Dublin with 35 ships. Ireton landed 2 days later with 77! By end war <41% Irish population died (some say 83%!). Also transported c 50,000 as indentured labourers & war resulted in famine, worsened by bubonic plague! Brutal! downsurvey.tcd.ie/history.ht…