I've written a blog for the Social History Society about my new book:

Also, I spoke to Olivia Frehill about the process of turning this long-standing project into a book here:

If that sounds like something you'd be interested in, please consider asking your university librarian to order it, or asking your friends who are journal review editors if you can review it for them!.

Have just received hard copies of my book from @CambridgeUP. It's about the ordinary people who funded the Irish Catholic church between the end of the Famine and independence. It takes in social, economic, religious, emotions history and much else besides.

RT @MaynoothHist: Congratulations to our recent PhD students who successfully defended their theses last week- Ronald Connolly, Thomas McGr….

RT @NLIreland: Seminar: Landed Estate Collections in the National Library of Ireland. In association with @historicirishho. 📆 Friday, 28 Ma….

RT @SSNCI_tweets: The 35th Irish Conference of Historians will be hosted by @historians_ie .and @MaynoothHist .12–13 September 2025. The th….

RT @historians_ie: CFP. 35th Irish Conference of Historians, 'Inner lives and outer realities', 12-13 September, Maynooth University https:….

RT @AbdnRiiss: We're delighted to announce that we'll be hosting the Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century I….

RT @SSNCI_tweets: We are delighted to announce @SSNCI_tweets Conference will be held at the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studi….

Preview of the cover of my forthcoming book - should be out in spring 2025.

RT @SalvadorRyan: This day next week we’ll be welcoming @DrClarkM1 to @StPatsMaynooth for the @ITQjournal lecture. All welcome. Please spre….

RT @eshsi_ie: Still plenty of time to sign up for this Friday’s online Distinguished Lecture by @judyzara. Thanks to everyone who has alrea….

Thanks to the @IHSA1950 and to Olivia Frehill for asking me to participate in their podcast about methodology and history. Available here:

RT @eshsi_ie: Don’t forget to sign up to our online lecture with @judyzara next Friday.

RT @Elaineffarrell: Not on here very often these days so please do get in touch directly if you have a new Irish history book out or spotte….

RT @eshsi_ie: Online Distinguished Lecture. We’re delighted to announce this year’s lecture will be delivered by Professor Judy Stephenson….

RT @eshsi_ie: You have until FRIDAY to submit abstracts as part of our CfP for our 2024 Annual Conference . We’re looking forward to a grea….

Registration for the Catholic Historical Society Conference on Catholic Action closes tomorrow!.