Conor Heffernan/@physcstudy.bsky.social
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Lecturer @UlsterUni. Author of The History of Physical Culture in Ireland and the History of Physical Culture. Co-host of @boysweveseen
Joined August 2014
Big Daddy and Andre the Giants have already got their copies. Want yours? 💪 To celebrate the release of When Fitness Went Global (Bloomsbury, 2025), I’m giving away a free copy. To enter: 1️⃣ Repost this 2️⃣ Tell me your favorite strongman, gymnast, or physical culture icon —
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Delighted to announce that my first book, Irish Domestic Servants in Transatlantic Culture, c. 1870-1945, is out now with Palgrave Macmillan. All welcome to the launch on November 19, 5.30pm, at @EPICMuseumCHQ. Register here: https://t.co/nbtJwiK3v0
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In High Germany (1993) #Euro88
Anyone remember Dermot Bolger's stage & TV play 'In high Germany' based around Euro88 with @liamcunningham1 ? Who'd like to watch it?
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On Let's Talk with @marbellagiles, from 10.00CET - Rachel Morris with 'The Years of the Wizard: The Strange History and Home Life of Renaissance Magicians', and Conor Heffernan (@PhysCstudy) on 'When Fitness Went Global: The Rise of Physical Culture in the Nineteenth Century'
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Just out now — I joined the History in Focus podcast from the @AmHistReview to talk about my AHR article Mistakes I Carried: Building Strength in a Time of Crisis. We got into what it means to rethink failure, strength, and the stories we tell about both in historical research
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Liam and Jimmy Geoghegan have just published an amazing biography of Liam's career with @PitchPublishing called Pass Master. We had it read within days! A perfect stocking filler for you know what... https://t.co/4pkdronc1c
pitchpublishing.co.uk
Liam O’Brien lifts the lid on his eventful playing career and shares previously untold behind-the-scenes stories of his time with Manchester United, Newcastle United, Tranmere Rovers, the Republic of...
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🚨Episode Alert🚨 This week we spoke with legend Liam O'Brien! From League of Ireland to Newcastle and Charlton's Ireland ,we discuss goals, managerial styles, leg breaks, and promotion glory. A peach from @PhysCstudy & @JohnnyCooper91 Link: https://t.co/GRiyjYqE2G
#COYBIG
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If you want to learn more about Ireland’s tradition of lifting rather heavy stones….tune in to @RTEOne this Monday (20th October) at 9.35pm to hear from our colleague Dr @PhysCstudy💪 💪💪 Can’t wait Conor!🍿 🏋️♀️ #MadeOfStone
Delighted to share that I featured in Made of Stone, the RTÉ documentary on David Keohan — the man bringing Ireland’s ancient stone lifting traditions back to life. Huge credit to David for his dedication and vision, to director Will Hutchby for capturing the story so
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Delighted to share that I featured in Made of Stone, the RTÉ documentary on David Keohan — the man bringing Ireland’s ancient stone lifting traditions back to life. Huge credit to David for his dedication and vision, to director Will Hutchby for capturing the story so
"I can't start crying on camera again" 😪 Made of Stone follows David Keohan, AKA 'Indiana Stones' on his journey of stone lifting as a test of strength and endurance, which he hopes to reignite as an Irish tradition through his social media presence. #MadeOfStone Monday 9.35pm
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Great to see the National Physical Activity Framework launched this week by Ministers for Health, Culture, Communications and Sport, highlighting the cross sectoral nature of the work needed to fulfill the ambition of Ireland becoming the most physically active population in
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Seems very interesting Conor. I need a copy. :)
Ever wondered why gyms look the same in Dublin, Delhi, and Detroit? My new essay How Fitness Conquered the World explores how nineteenth-century ideas about strength, health, and discipline went global — and how they still shape us today. https://t.co/GPC8CJBaj3
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🚨NEW PUBLICATION🚨 Congrats Dr @PhysCstudy publishing in Irish Historical Studies 👏 Conor explored gymnastics & childhood in early 19th century Dublin, & how foreign instructors/Irish doctors turned children's exercise into a national project 🇮🇪 🤸 👉 https://t.co/cSkmV5tcYC
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Ever wondered why gyms look the same in Dublin, Delhi, and Detroit? My new essay How Fitness Conquered the World explores how nineteenth-century ideas about strength, health, and discipline went global — and how they still shape us today. https://t.co/GPC8CJBaj3
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Thrilled to share my new article in Irish Historical Studies — the leading journal for Irish history 🇮🇪 🧠💪 Gymnastics and childhood in early-nineteenth-century Dublin explores how foreign instructors & Irish doctors turned children’s exercise into a national project — blending
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Prepping for Sat @RRFMuseumWarks with @CliveHA23719823 + @footballandwar ⚽️💚 As usual trying to combat tsunami of false women's footie history 😂 @sportinghistory @PhysCstudy @WHUHistorian @First_2_Fifty
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Maud Smith - Star Centre Forward of Dagenham Invincibles - One of the greatest woman footballers of all time ⚽️💚 @CliveHA23719823 @footballandwar @dominiclbbd @ValenceHouse @justaballgame @PhysCstudy Soon to feature in Exhibition in USA @BritSportHisSoc @sportinghistory
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Barbell? Dumbbell? Kettlebell? Yes! Around 1909, Alan Calvert’s Milo Bar-Bell Company came out with the unique Large-Size Milo Triplex Combination Bell”, which consisted of: “…handles for a barbell, a dumbbell, and two ring weights; two small collars to hold the plates in
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This short film "The Stones Will Speak" uses Ireland’s landscapes to tell powerful stories find screening details.
irishcentral.com
The short Irish documentary "The Stones Will Speak" features people in the west of Ireland telling the stories of their lives nearly 50 years ago.
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I’m not sure why I’m posting this, but here you go. Impress your friends. (The Strand 1897)
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Just finished 'Indian Club Swinging and the Birth of Global Fitness.' @PhysCstudy thank you for showing how this single, simple tool became the first piece of fitness equipment to go truly global—shaping military, schools, and medical worldwide. A fascinating, essential history.
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