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Dr Jennie Orr

@drjenniferorr.bsky.social
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FRHistS SFHEA; Vice President @bars.bsky.social; Senior Lecturer @newcastleuni.bsky.social; 🇮🇪 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Studies, 1798, labouring class poetry, transatlantic networks, MedHums; Member @thencps.bsky.social Didn’t come up the Lagan in a bubble

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Delighted to see verses of Thomas Beggs of Glenwhirry on p. 29 of the Pas Éireann, replacing James Orr of Ballycarry. ❤️❤️❤️
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Having no end of difficulties with InPost which now seems to be delivery partner of choice for a number of companies. From annoying (Delivery time updates after the delivery has been attempted) to completely useless (parcels being held at the depot with no notifications and then returned to sender)
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The whole household are now officially documented. loving the new typeface
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Stewart Parsons @libraryfiend.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Negativity, tragically, would appear to be a stronger drug than positivity.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
GenAlpha is unduly obsessed with the word “sassy“
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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy feast of St Michael and All Angels! May you defeat the dragons bothering you today.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"St Andrews town may look right gawsy, / Nae grass will grow upon her cawsey... Nae doubt for [them] yer bells wad clink / To find [the yanks] on Eden's brink" as Robert Fergusson might have said.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In spite of health struggles, today was a good day. I met newbie students as Academic Advisor, gathered with colleagues over lunch, prepped some teaching materials for the MA programme & was inducted into the counselling team for my forthcoming placement. Great teams who really care about students.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
'student representatives have described the proposal as “tone-deaf”, highlighting that two-thirds of undergraduates are now in term-time employment and describing an expectation for them to take on additional labour as “absolutely ridiculous”.'
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Paid employment ‘biggest barrier’ to rolling out work placements
Survey comes after vice-chancellors said they wanted every undergraduate in England to undertake work experience as part of their degree
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yay another migraine, but at least the zapping neuralgia seems to have temporarily eased. 4th night of no sleep.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It’s that time of year when students are settling their dissertation topics and I’m struck by how few express an interest in poetry. I pretty much only wanted to study poetry when I was an undergraduate and I don’t know if that makes me weird, or if the general culture has just changed.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Cullerfornia earlier this week
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My hairdressing salon has just announced that they now have an AI receptionist but “don’t worry”, you can still ask to be put through to a human and it won’t be able to access any card details...
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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We're now accepting applications for the Hachey Professorship of Irish & Irish-American History! This is a tenured position in the History Department and the Irish Studies Program. Apply here apply.interfolio.com/194167 by November 13.
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
THIS FRIDAY: I'll be giving a public lecture for the @royalhistsoc.org on rights of way and the struggle for the land in post-war England and Wales... It's at Senate House in London at 6pm, and there are still a few tickets left! Also an online option: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rhs-lectur...
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RHS Lecture: 'In All Our Footsteps?' with Professor Glen O'Hara IN PERSON
'In All Our Footsteps? Rights of Way and the Battle for the Land after the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act' at the IHR
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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
6-year fully funded research and teaching assistant job at University of Ghent in the fields of English literature/cultural theory, history/translation history, linguistics, language acquisition, communication. Own projects are welcome! Details: jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-As...
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Assistant English
Assistant English
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Chris Avanti @chris4nature.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Warm September days are helping Painted Lady #butterflies - a good number about yesterday at #Cullercoats (UK) #UrbanNature 🦋
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I may be sleep deprived but at first I read this as “desk killing”
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Another flare up of horrible zapping trigeminal neuralgia symptoms. The bairn woke with nightmares about a stick coming to life and biting her leg. That plus 3 nights of >2hrs sleep is not the best start to the new term. Today/tomorrow: attempting to rule out dental -and muscular causes.
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Chris Avanti @chris4nature.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Two pilot whales dead after mass stranding #Northumberland www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Two whales dead in Northumberland after mass stranding
Attempts to refloat the whales off the Northumberland coast are unsuccessful due to the tides.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Feeling pretty rough as we all creak under the viral load of start of term congregation but it’s hard not to be enthused by the excited new students who are joining us. a revisit to E.P. Thompson‘s great work is proving a tonic.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
An antidote to the doomscrolling. Thank you @victoriaxiaoxiaoma.bsky.social
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The one pre-9am bus that you can get into town from where I am came *5 mins early* and in spite of being ahead, driver refused to stop for a woman who was literally steps away trying to flag it down. she now has to wait 30 mins for the next. This is not an incentive to take public transport, guys.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Time to deport all these fighting age men terrorising our patriotic lifeboat volunteers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
RNLI facility had been targeted by activists trying to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel
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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The RNLI has said the abuse of volunteers in Portsmouth has forced it to close the lifeboat station there and stop operating since September 10. Nearby stations have been providing cover to the area instead. One of the UK's largest coastal cities without a lifeboat because of the far-right.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What a sad loss. She was ace.
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‘Newsnight’s kindest critic’: Bonnie Greer was always effortlessly in command
Playwright was an unusual mix of originality and authority and in high demand as a cultural critic
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Very proud of the incredibly talented @rabarr.bsky.social and what a cover!
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Courtney Weiss Smith @cweiss-smith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m a sucker for a Seventeen-style quiz, but I found this one—that I heard about on the Secret Life of Books podcast—genuinely intriguing. Among different types of readers, I am a *listener*: does this explain everything about me?! readerbank.org/experience/i...
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oh joy, the trigeminal neuralgia is back afte 5 days’ respite.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I was so inspired by the recent conference on 1798, partly because it was the exposure of telling a story in front of a knowledgable audience who really care about the details of history, not just broad brush, big academic claims.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
First condensation on the windows for months. Autumn is here, my friends. 🍁🍂
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Dr Andrew McInnes @drbeard79.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This list of things the University of Brighton has de-recognised is insane 🤯🤯🤯
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Lisa Rullsenberg @rullsenberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Universities are routinely expected to justify themselves through the earnings of their graduates in a way that few other public institutions are. We do not judge hospitals solely by the future tax revenues of the patients they treat..."
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Sadiah Qureshi 🦈 @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The sheer contempt for colleagues and people revealed by one institution after another is breathtaking. I have close friends have been through this, and it takes a profound toll that can take years to undo even after resolution or leaving the sector. Wishing everyone better ahead.
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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Excellent reporting here by Rachel Lavin on the ongoing impact of racist riots and arson attacks in Belfast, digging into the data, and the human stories behind the numbers and trends.
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After Belfast burned: What happened to immigrant families whose homes were attacked?
At least 88 families made homeless in June’s race riots – most have not returned home
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Hannah Wright @hannahwright.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The 2022 UCU workload survey suggested that the burden of additional unpaid work is proportionally bigger for part-time staff than full-time staff (who are already doing the equivalent of 2 unpaid days per week). Will be interested to see what this year's survey says, in light of this.
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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today my heart is with all colleagues facing redundancy (some for the umpteenth time), who were made redundant over the summer or who have simply had enough and left. Our sector is having its guts ripped out.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
University is not the “scam” @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social Graduates are victims of a policy designed to have them bear the cost of higher education, while businesses, rentiers, and society as a whole enjoy the value of the education we provided them. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Why has university become such a scam? | Zoe Williams
Graduates are leaving with an average debt of £53,000 – while entry-level jobs plummet. It’s time for politicians to stop burying their heads in the sand, writes Zoe Williams
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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Quick equalities check: across English, History/Politics/War Studies 6 women have lost their jobs and 0.5 men. 4 men and one woman are safe. English goes from 50:50 (6M, 6F) to 1 woman and 2.5 men.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
spotted a hummingbird hawk moth on my salvia. never seen one before here.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is so incredibly 'on the nose'.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Anyone can become disabled at any time. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not laziness or a lack of effort. It’s a part of the human condition. People get sick. Bodies break down. It’s a minority group you can join any time.
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I always feel better when I know it’s Barry flying me across the sheugh. I’ve never met Barry in person but his voice from the flight deck is comforting ☘️
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Signed. Please consider doing the same. I have family on the local lifeboat who literally down tools to go and rescue anyone without prejudice. They, not these masked thugs, are the true heroes.
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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I believe the RNLI are responding to legitimate concerns that people might drown.
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Super sad about Monty stepping down. I credit him (along with Beechgrove’s Jim McColl) for getting me into serious gardening. I also very much enjoyed his recent stage show where a much more irreverent and very funny Monty showed his colours. I had no one to go with so went alone like a stalker!
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I got to feed a herd of Cheviot sheep yesterday & it was quite the tonic. Thinking humorously of a colleague at another institution who faced down their then Vice Chancellor when asked, “where do you see yourself in 10 years time?” Colleague didn’t flinch, “A farmer with a smallholding.“
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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Looking forward to speaking this coming Thursday (10th) on Cosmopolitan United Irishman David Bailie Warden at the North Down Museum, Bangor. This is part of a 2 day conference on the 1798 Rising held in Bangor (10th) and Downpatrick (11th). Tickets here: www.newrymournedown.org/conference-e...
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Conference Exploring the Untold Stories of 1798 Taking Place in Down
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has partnered with Ards and North Down Borough Council for a special two-day conference dealing with new perspectives on the people and events that shaped the 1
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