Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 20hIn this month’s edition of Marine Times Newspaper, author Colin Breen caught up with Tom MacSweeney to discuss his book Lords of the Sea, the first examining the archaeology and history of Irish ‘sea lords’ and their coastal communities in Ireland and Scotland throughout the later Middle Ages. 022
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We are deeply saddened to hear about the death of Elmarie Mawe, an immense champion of arts and culture in Cork city and beyond. Our sincere condolences to her husband Conor, her family, and friends. Our city has suffered a great loss. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam. 000
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Out next month 📖 ... ‘Contemporary Socially Engaged Art Practice in Ireland’ – written by a mix of emerging, mid-career and established socially engaged art practitioners – explores interdisciplinary art forms in the context of social, cultural and political transformations unfolding in Ireland. 121
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Today we remember Nell McCafferty on the 2nd anniversary of her death. In 1985 she signed an agreement with Attic Press, the feminist publisher, to write a book on the infamous Kerry babies case. ♀️ A Woman to Blame is a searing depiction of "a witch trial" in modern Irish history.📚 25620
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 18/08/2026We’re delighted to see Cathal Póirtéir’s review of 'Glór ón Sceilg: Scríbhinní le Mícheál Ua Ciarmhaic' published today by @booksireland.bsky.social . Póirtéir describes the collection as “a feast of traditional life and lore”. Read the full review: bit.ly/3UElkQw 023
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 10/08/2026In last weekend’s @irishtimes.com, Gemma Tipton asked Irish photographers to choose their favourite image from their career. Alen MacWeeney’s choice is 'White Horse [...]'. The image – which features as the cover image of our forthcoming publication – was captured during a 1965 trip to Donegal. 101
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Thank you to Neslihan Şenocak for her detailed review of 'Mendicants on the Margins' in the Journal of Medieval Monastic Studies. Şenocak says that the book is "an excellent contribution to" the topic of mendicant friars, and is "very well researched". The book is available at bit.ly/4pxjNXW 011
Reposted by Cork University PressTheBookshop.ie @thebookshopie.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Coming from @corkup.bsky.social on 11.09, the latest in their Atlas Series - Atlas of Irish Sport, edited by Mike Cronin, @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social , John Crowley & @charlieroche.bsky.social. Contains a HUGE array of essays on all aspects of Irish sporting history. thebookshop.ie/john-crowley... 174
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 20/07/2026From a former set of stables and a former shoe factory to a more fitting home in the Boole Library (@ucclibrary.bsky.social) at the heart of UCC’s campus, Cork University Press has occupied numerous interesting and unique office spaces throughout our one-hundred-year history. 100
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 16/07/2026With the #FIFAworldcup Final coming up this weekend, tensions are high as football fans eagerly wait to see who the 2026 winner will be. But did you know that the penalty kick – a part of the game that can drastically alter the outcome of a match – was invented by an Irishman? 111
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Thanks to Michael Potterton for his fantastic review of ‘Gaelic Wexford 1400–1660’ in @historyireland.bsky.social's July-August 2026 edition. Published in December 2025, Potterton describes the book as “one of the most substantial regional studies to appear in Irish historiography in recent years”. 110
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The 'Atlas of Irish Sport' is an upcoming landmark publication for readers interested in sports history and the history of Ireland and its people. It will be released on 11 September 2026 and can be pre-ordered on the CUP website bit.ly/4f299DM Thank you to our endorsers for their comments. 013
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 22/06/2026📚We recently celebrated the launch of ‘Dánfhocail: Irish epigrams in verse’ in Cork and Belfast. In Cork, Professor Alan Titley MRIA provided a fascinating insight into the “bits and shards [...] of wisdom” of the old Irish epigrams which are published with English translations for the first time. 110
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 18/06/2026“Folklore’s age of innoncence […] is coming to an end” declares Stiofán Ó Cadhla, author of the newly published ‘Inventing Irish Folklore’, which offers a retrospect of the keywords and worlds of Irish folklore/béaloideas. Read more about it at bit.ly/4ewFQcf 000
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Did you know that “dánfhocail” is a word invented and adapted by T.F. O’Rahilly to translate the word “epigram”? Listen to an episode of the Pat Kenny Show, where Dr Ken Ó Donnchú – co-translator of ‘Dánfhocail: Irish epigrams in verse’ – discusses Irish sayings dating back centuries bit.ly/3S2PKef 161
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 27/05/2026👏🏻 Congratulations to Dr. Fintan Vallely who has been awarded the C.B. Oldman Prize 2025 by the UK & Ireland branch of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives & Documentation Centres for his work as editor of The Companion to Irish Traditional Music, 3rd ed (2024). 101
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Our latest spring publication has just arrived. 'Lords of the Sea: An archaeology of the medieval Gaelic maritime world' builds on thirty years of primary research on the coastal archaeology of the medieval Gaelic maritime world by author Colin Breen. 153
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Join us tomorrow evening for the launch of 'The Irish Pub: Invention and re-invention', edited by Moonyoung Hong and Perry Share. The book will be launched by Chris Morash. RSVP to corkuniversitypress@ucc.ie. The book will be available for purchase by card payment only at this event. bit.ly/4uOZCGh 020
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch of Dánfhocail: Irish epigrams in verse on April 23. We were honoured that Alan Titley MRIA launched the book in such an entertaining manner and with an emphasis on the importance of translation. 141
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Last year @ucclibrary.bsky.social, in partnership with Cork Print Makers, commissioned a set of 4 prints by Cork artist Craig Carry in editions of 25 each to total 100 to mark a centenary of publishing from CUP. Email corkuniversitypress@ucc.ie for info about prices, or read our blog bit.ly/4cgHBdScorkuniversitypress.comOwn a piece of Cork University Press’ one hundred year legacy - Cork University PressLast year UCC Library, in partnership with Cork Printmakers, commissioned a set of fourdistinct prints in editions of twenty-five each to total one 000
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 23/03/2026We are delighted to be selected as part of the #20YearsOfIBA Campaign of the @irishbookawards.bsky.social 📚 Vote for our publication on bit.ly/4dBscFM The 'Atlas of the Irish Revolution' is a landmark publication that presents scholarship on the revolutionary period in an accessible manner. 132
Reposted by Cork University PressRTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 10/03/2026A guide to Medieval Gaelic's witty advice, sayings and guidance. Aidan Doyle & Ken Ó Donnchú @ucc.ie @corkup.bsky.social on the witty dánfhocail containing advice and guidance on topics like wealth, love and drink www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...rte.ieA guide to Medieval Gaelic's witty advice, sayings and guidanceMedieval Gaelic writers provided advice and guidance on topics like wealth, love and drink in the form of witty dánfhocail 12313
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 09/03/2026"The book’s drumbeat is deeply researched, fastidiously marshalled arguments that probe and reveal." bit.ly/4rZNa5x We were delighted to see this review of 'The Irish Pub' by Brendan Daly in the Irish Examiner. Congratulations to editors Moonyoung Hong and Perry Share, and the team of contributors.irishexaminer.comBook review: The Irish pub: Evolving and reinvented itself through timeConsisting of 20 scholarly but accessible essays, the book explores its subject through the prism of history, design, sociology, literature, and psychology 000
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 05/03/2026To celebrate #WorldBookDay we’re offering 20% off* spring publications. Use code WBD20 at the checkout until Sunday 8 March linktr.ee/corkuniversitypress * this discount is not available in America and Canadalinktr.eecorkuniversitypress | Instagram | LinktreeLinktree. Make your link do more. 110
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 02/03/2026'Dánfhocail: Irish Epigrams in Verse' features poetic commentaries found throughout Irish manuscript and oral traditions translated for the first time by Aidan Doyle, Ken Ó Donnchú. Read a blog post by the translators on their inspiration behind the new volume: bit.ly/4cmWPOQ #SNAG2026bit.lyNew Collection of Irish Wisdom in Translation - Cork University PressIllustration by Ellie Farr, excerpt from book cover image. 011
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Thanks to all who joined us for the recent launch of Gaelic Wexford 1400-1660 at the Spiegeltent, Wexford. Support from Wexford Historical Society and @notredame.bsky.social, Dublin. Thanks Dominda for the tunes, Stephen Rea for the reading and hurling legend Liam Griffin for launching. 📚 Out now 011
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 03/11/2025♀️Last week we celebrated the launch of Thirty Years of Change Through Women’s Eyes: Ireland, 1993–2023 by Íde B. O’Carroll at the @nlireland.bsky.social The final book in a trilogy by the author under our Attic Press imprint was launched by Gráinne Healy. 📸 Maxwell Photography 043
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Celebrating 100 years of books from Cork University Press. From early academic research to bestselling atlases, @marjbrennan.bsky.social takes us through the highlights in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar... 020
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Hollywood meets hurling? Seán Crosson recounts the origins of his award-winning book Gaelic Games on Film (2019) which inspired TG4’s new documentary Iománaíocht Hollywood: Cluichí Gaelacha ar Scannán/Hollywood Hurling www.thejournal.ie/hollywood-ga... 021
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Thanks to everyone who joined us last night for the launch of Irish Dressers and Delph by Meredith Chesson. Our launch speaker Professor Diarmuid Ó Giolláin spoke beautifully about the way communities and individuals make homes out of houses. Out now: www.corkuniversitypress.com/978178205067... 053
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 17/10/2025We love seeing our authors with their books! Here’s Kevin Whelan outside University of Notre Dame, Dublin with and advance copy of Gaelic Wexford 1400–1660: Culture, Landscape, Settlement. This new book, co-authored with Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich, explores the rich heritage of The Model County. 020
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 10/10/2025"...the definitive account of the bodhrán" Delighted to see this thoroughly engaged review of Beating Time from Tristan Rosenstock in @journalofmusic.bsky.social this week journalofmusic.com/book-reviews... 021
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Thanks to everyone who joined our Centenary Symposium! It was a joy to celebrate 100 years of publishing. We're continuing the celebration with 25% off all print books until 2 Oct—use code CUP100YEARS at checkout. (1/2) 132
Reposted by Cork University PressClaudia Kinmonth MRIA FSA @claudiakinmonth.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Brilliantly inspiring presenters for today's symposium in Uni College Cork, for example Prof Claire Connolly MRIA, Feargal Keane & Eoin Reardon who brought some of his vernacular-inspired furniture: celebrating 100 yrs of publishing by Cork University Press @ucc.ie @ucclibrary.bsky.social @ria.ie 0103
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 10/09/2025 Our Symposium is tomorrow – we can’t wait to see you! 📘 Session 4 features Linda Connolly on Attic Press, Thomas McCarthy on Irish Review, Fergal Keane on the Atlas Series + a new series announcement 📝 a few tickets remaining 🔗 Registration & Full programme: bit.ly/CUPSymposium 044
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Fergal Keane reflects on the culture that shaped him in today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social ahead of our symposium Cork University Press and Irish Intellectual Life this week: www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar... 042
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Waitlist still open for our Symposium next week! 📘 Session 3 features Heather Laird on Daniel Corkery, Virginia Teehan on The Collegiate Chapel, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh on Ogam Stones at UCC Margaret Lantry on The College 🔗 Full programme: bit.ly/CUPSymposium 062
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Waitlist now open for our Symposium next week 📘 Session 2 features: Claire Connolly on Irish Women’s Writing, Michelle McKeown on Irish Flora, Ciara Chambers on Gaelic Games on Film, Eoin Reardon on Irish Furniture 🔗Full programme: bit.ly/CUPSymposium 073
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Looking forward to seeing you at our Symposium next week. bit.ly/CUPSymposium 📘 Session 1: Paul McSweeney on Urban Milk Supply. Síle Ní Mhurchú on Dánta Gráda. Iarla Ó Lionáird on Irish Music. Cormac Ó Gráda on Cork’s Economic History Other session details to follow 087
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Tá ríméad orainn go léir ag Cló Ollscoile Chorcaí go bhfuil Glór ón Sceilg ainmnithe do Ghradam Uí Shúilleabháin ag Gradaim Foilsitheoireachta an Oireachtais. Tréaslaími le heagarthóirí an leabhair, Mary Shine Thompson agus Máirín Nic Eoin. @forasnagaeilge.bsky.social @loveleabhargaeilge.bsky.social 132
Reposted by Cork University PressPerry Share @perryshare.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Just received the penultimate proofs for our new book with @corkup.bsky.social and I have to say it looks great! Really looking forward to unleashing it into an unsuspecting world :-) www.corkuniversitypress.com/978178205066...corkuniversitypress.comThe Irish Pub - Cork University PressImmerse yourself in the rich history and cultural significance of the Irish pub, from its humble beginnings in the 17th century to its modern incarnation as ... 031
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Celebrate 100 years of Cork University Press, Ireland’s oldest university press Join us Thu 11 Sept in UCC’s Dora Allman Room for a symposium on landmark works, from Dánta Grádha to the award-winning Atlas Series, (plus an evening reception.) Free & open to all www.eventbrite.com/e/cork-unive... 12019
Reposted by Cork University PressUCC Library @ucclibrary.bsky.social · 28/07/2025UCC Library is recruiting a Head of Special Collections & Archives. Lead the development, digitisation, and promotion of our rare books, manuscripts & archives. Apply by 12pm, 19 Aug: www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc... 02529
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 15/07/2025🌊Thanks to everyone who joined us for today's sold out event @wcorklitfest.bsky.social on The Lived Experience of Ireland’s Coast: Perspectives From The Coastal Atlas of Ireland. We hope everyone enjoyed the lively discussion and left with fresh considerations on how we engage with our coastlines. 041
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 09/07/2025🎵 The history of the bodhrán might surprise you. Fintan Vallely's piece in today's Irish Times tells the story of the Irish frame drum. Learn more in Beating Time: The story of the Irish bodhrán. Out now 📚. www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi... 094
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 08/07/2025The Lived Experience of Ireland’s Coast 📍 @wcorklitfest.bsky.social | 15 July 2025 Join Prof. Robert Devoy & panel to explore Ireland’s coastal identity via The Coastal Atlas of Ireland. 🎟️ Book: westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/the-coastal-atlas-of-ireland #WestCorkLiteraryFestival 041
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 03/07/2025📚 Last night we celebrated the launch of Beating Time: The Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely. Huge thanks to @nmireland.bsky.social for hosting us in their majestic rotunda, to Kevin Conieff for launching and to everyone who joined us 🎶 🔗 www.corkuniversitypress.com/978178205046... 063
Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Read an extract from The Birds of County Donegal in @irishexaminer.bsky.social highlighting factors affecting bird populations in the county and ways to conserve these rich and varied communities www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou... Illustration: @robertvaughani.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Cork University PressRaidió na Life @raidionalife.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Anocht ar Fios Feasa! Cloisimid faoi chóisir bhreithlae Gréasán Gaeilge na hEarnála Poiblí. Beidh Fintan Valley linn scéal na mbodhrán a roinnt linn agus an Dr Liz Coleman ag labhairt faoi 'The Air We Share' #FiosFeasa @corkup.bsky.social @acadamh.onag @galwaycitycouncil.bsky.social 021