Prof. Gillian O'Brien
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Historian. Author of 'The Darkness Echoing'. Public History/Heritage/Memory/Death/Spies/Nuns/ Board member Irish Museums Assoc. Also @gillianobrien.bsky.social
Liverpool, Dublin, (sometimes Cork & Chicago) Instagram: gillianmobrien
Joined October 2012
Twitter was great. The advice, suggestions, stories shared by folk here when researching & writing 'The Darkness Echoing' was fantastic. But like so many I'm migrating from here to Bluesky - I'm hoping it's a kinder, more supportive place There I'm @gillianobrien@bsky.social.
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RT @thechoctawgift: Next up, we’re at @johnstowncastle on Tuesday - come on down and share your stories! . Tickets can be booked here👇.http….
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Join us for a moving and unifying experience with Padraig Kirwan, LeAnne Howe (enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation), and Gillian O’Brien, as they discuss their project, Sharing Lands. Let’s...
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RT @strokestownpark: To mark National Famine Commemoration Day on May 17th, @IrHeritageTrust in conjunction with Sharing Lands created a sh….
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RT @thechoctawgift: April has been a busy month for our team!. Read our roundup for more on our activities and what's coming up in May:.htt….
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Read our reflections on an exciting month and find out what’s in store for the team this summer…
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If you are in London before 10.May add Gary Owen's version Ibsen's 'Ghosts' to your 'must see' list. It's fantastic. Super cast, staging & direction. Everyone is great but Victoria Smurfit is outstanding! #london #lyrichammersmith #theatre
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Vacancies on the @IrishMuseums board. Closing date 23 April. It's a really fulfilling, interesting role & a v welcoming board. #ulster #connaught #museums #heritage.
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#FairCity had a storyline this week about the relationship between the #Choctaw Nation & #Ireland I'm just back from visiting the Choctaw Nation in #Oklahoma as part of @thechoctawgift You can read more about it on @RTEBrainstorm .
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RT @PadraigKirwan: A huge go raibh mile maith agat to Dr Elizabeth Stack, Executive Director of the #americanirishhistoricalsociety, for ho….
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RT @thechoctawgift: Our co-PI @gillianmobrien recently visited the @FieldMuseum in Chicago as part of her research for #SharingLands . She….
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Professor Gillian O’Brien reflects on a recent visit to Chicago as part of her research for ‘Sharing Lands’.
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RT @PadraigKirwan: Massive thanks to the elders of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma for giving the #sharinglands team a huge welcome @ the Co….
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For #Samhain / #Halloween here’s the last of my favourites from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan #brownstones. #ghosts #skulls #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins #NYC
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On the eve of the eve more more of #Samhain / #Halloween snaps.more of my favourites from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan #brownstones. #ghosts #skulls #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins #NYC
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Even more of the super #Samhain / #Halloween here are some.more of my favourites from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan And an excuse to photograph some lovely houses! #brownstones. #ghosts #skulls #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins #NYC
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To mark #Samhain / #Halloween here are some.more of my favourites from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan And an excuse to photograph some lovely houses! #brownstones. #ghosts #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins #NYC
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To mark #Samhain / #Halloween over the next few days here are some of my favourite #ghosts #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan!
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Delighted to give a talk about ‘The Darkness Echoing’ @AIHSNYC last night. Lots of chat about #museums so very appropriate to be across the road from @metmuseum on 5th Ave. #nyc #irishhistory #publichistory #research
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Matilda Tone’s grave in @GreenwoodCem #brooklyn. The fact that she was based in the USA explains partly why she heavily edited her husband’s Theobald Wolfe Tone’s writings (he was not keen on Americans) #wolfetone #irishAmerica #cemetery #graveyard #research
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In you’re in #NewYork on Monday eve come along to this. “The Darkness Echoing", historian Gillian O’Brien takes readers on a captivating tour through Ireland’s bleakest landmarks, #irishhistory #nyc . Source:
irishcentral.com
In "The Darkness Echoing", historian Gillian O’Brien takes readers on a captivating tour through Ireland’s bleakest landmarks, from cemeteries to castles, uncovering the narratives of suffering,...
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