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Economic & Social History Society of Ireland

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Promoting the study of economic and social history in Ireland since 1970. www.eshsi.org

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Economic & Social History Society of Ireland @eshsi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tontines, shareholders and women investors in 19th-century Dublin. Join the @ria.ie on Wed 7 Oct, 1–2pm, for talks by Dr Andrew McDiarmid and Adam Kane (UCD). 19 Dawson St, Dublin 2. Book here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/investing-... #EconHist #IrishHistory #WomensHistory #FinancialHistory
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Investing in Dublin: Tontines, Women, and Financial Life in 19th C Ireland
These talks will explore how ordinary Dubliners engaged with systems of savings and commercial speculation in the nineteenth century.
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Economic & Social History Society of Ireland @eshsi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Call for papers! The ESHSI Annual Conference will be held at Trinity College Dublin, 4–5 Dec 2026. All aspects of Irish economic and social history welcome! Doctoral and early career researchers especially encouraged! Deadline 23 Oct. Full details below. #IrishHistory#EconHist #SocialHist
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Economic & Social History Society of Ireland @eshsi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
On our New Researchers' Blog: The Right Time and Place? by @tiarnanheaney.bsky.social (@quceh.bsky.social), on how the Congested Districts Board reduced poverty in the west of Ireland, lifting three people out of poverty per £1 spent. Special commendation, ESHSI 2025. www.eshsi.org/new-research...
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The Right Time and Place? Agricultural Development, Poverty, and Irish Place-Based Policy 1891–1909
Figure 1: CDB investment 1891 - 1909 at DED-level.
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Economic & Social History Society of Ireland @eshsi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Now on our New Researchers' Blog: The Work of Motherhood in Ireland, 1945–1974 by Aviv Corrigan (@ucddublin.bsky.social). Aviv explores how modernisation and consumerism reshaped the work of Irish mothers. Awarded a special commendation at ESHSI's 2025 conference. www.eshsi.org/new-research...
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The Work of Motherhood in Ireland 1945-74
Neave’s baby food promoted the ‘digestibility’ of their ‘pre-cooked, scientifically blended cereal food’. Woman’s Life, 26 November 1955, 22.
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Economic & Social History Society of Ireland @eshsi.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
📣 Calling PhD researchers in economic & social history across the island of Ireland! ESHSI is recruiting Student Ambassadors — details below. Send CV & research statement to pmckee18@qub.ac.uk by Fri 29 May. Please share with PhD students who may be interested 📚
The Economic and Social History Society of Ireland is inviting applications from PhD researchers across the island of Ireland to join our Student Ambassador programme.

Ambassadors act as a bridge between the society and students interested in economic and social history, helping to foster engagement across institutions and networks.

What's involved:
•	Representing ESHSI within your institution
•	Sharing opportunities through your networks and social media
•	Helping organise events, workshops, reading groups, and informal discussions
•	Reporting back to the committee on your activities

What you'll get:
•	A bursary to support attendance at the ESHSI Annual Conference
•	Networking opportunities within the society
•	Valuable academic service experience for your CV

Eligibility: PhD students in economic or social history in their second year or later, actively engaged in the academic life of their institution, and a member (or willing to become one) of ESHSI.

To apply, send a CV and short research statement to Padraig McKee at pmckee18@qub.ac.uk by Friday 29 May.
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Economic & Social History Society of Ireland @eshsi.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We are excited for the Society's Distinguished Lecture, which will be delivered tomorrow by Prof. Tyler Abinder. There is still time to register here: www.eshsi.org
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Should be good!
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David Jordan @djordanecon.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Has Northern Ireland’s productivity growth stalled? Today we’ve launched the 2025 edition of our Northern Ireland Productivity Dashboard, written with Ruth Donaldson, Seán McDonald, and @profjohnturner.bsky.social
NI Productivity Dashboard page 1.NI Productivity Dashboard page 2.
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Economic History Review @echistsocreview.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Now on Early View: 'Managed decline: Muddling through with the Sterling (dis)Agreements, 1968–74' By Alan de Bromhead, David Jordan, Francis Kennedy & Jack Seddon. @djordanecon.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Beth Kitson @drbethkitson.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
This is an excellent - and practical - article on how historians can work with data.
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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
A fantastic resource for history and economics teachers, in collaboration with @cagewarwick.bsky.social and @discoverecon.bsky.social #nsrpproject #econhistory #economics #econsky
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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The weird historic traditions around Pancake Tuesday in Ireland. The day before Lent began may have involved feasting and food, but explains @marionmcgarry.bsky.social ATU, it certainly wasn't a good day for single people www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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The weird historic traditions around Pancake Tuesday in Ireland
The day before Lent began may have involved feasting and food, but it certainly wasn't a good day for single people
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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 11/12/2025
The @echistsocreview.bsky.social has just published an online virtual issue in honour of Joel Mokyr, featuring a very nice introduction by @mdrelichman.bsky.social, available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #econhist
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<em>The Economic History Review</em> | EHS Journal | Wiley Online Library
Click on the title to browse this issue
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Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Our next seminar on Monday 23 Feb. will be Dr Paddy Gleeson (QUB) speaking on 'Landscapes of kingship: governance, rule and territory in early medieval Ireland'. All welcome in-person / online www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
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Renaud Morieux @renaudmorieux.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Do you want to teach wonderful students alongside great colleagues? Look no further and apply! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor in Global Economic History (1600-1850) (Temporary Cover)
The Faculty of History wishes to recruit a Temporary Assistant Professor in Global Economic History (1600-1850). This is a fixed term 24 month Temporary Assistant Professorship. To cover the academic
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Cambridge Group for Irish Studies @irishstudiescam.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Join us tomorrow at 5:15pm in the Parlour, Magdalene College, for Dr Amy Prendergast's paper, 'Narratives of Violence: Considering Irish Women’s Diaries and Memoirs as Testimony, 1760-1810'. All welcome! @amyprendergast.bsky.social @magdalenecollege.bsky.social
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Construction History Society @constructionhist.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Call for Abstracts Building Practice: Regulation, Corruption and Adaptation CHS Annual Conference in collaboration with Cambridge Faculty of Architecture, Queens’ College, Cambridge, Friday 25 - Sunday 27 September 2026. Submissions should be made to chs@aha.cam.ac.uk More details in ALT text.
Main theme will be the history of regulation & corruption in the building industry. 
1st day will be devoted to this theme. Topics might include (but are not limited to):
• Corruption in contracting, including in material & labour supply chains
• Legal cases in building projects
• Guilds & regulation
• Building regulations & practices created or modified to prevent corruption
• Failures & other built effects caused by illegal or irregular practices
• Thefts from building sites & steps taken to prevent them
• Historiographical approaches, sources, & methods that allow insights into these processes
Abstracts are welcome from any period. The object is to study interactions between regulation & compliance & barriers & hurdles to change. 
2nd day will consider any paper on  construction history including a special session on fountains & water supply.
This is a history conference. The review panel will only accept papers based on historical research, not surveys of contemporary practice or conservation. 
Abstracts: 300-500 words long, including full names, academic affiliation or employer, a description of the subject proposed, the sources to be used, & where it fits within or how it relates to the current literature on the topic, together with address & email contact details. Submissions should be made to chs@aha.cam.ac.uk.

Process & Paper Submission
The abstracts will be peer-reviewed & the authors informed of the results by 15 March 2026. The final paper must be submitted by 1 May 2026. Final papers will be 5000 words/30,000 characters & can include up to 10 images. The editors reserve the right
to reject papers that do not meet the necessary st&ards at this stage.

Publication
Submit full paper by 1 May 2026 & will be prepared for publication & printed in July/August. Proceedings are published as an edited book with an ISBN number published & available at conference. All final accepted papers must be presented at the conference by at least one of the authors
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Society for Army Historical Research @societyarmy.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
CALLING ALL MILITARY HISTORY PGRs! SAHR seeks to appoint a Postgraduate Fellow for a term of two years beginning in April 2026, to represent the PGR community and help advance our research agenda. Details at www.sahr.org.uk/event-report...
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British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @bairishstudies.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
A reminder that our Postgraduate Essay and Bursary prizes are now open for applications! Deadline for submissions 17 March 2026 See the BAIS website for details on how to enter and eligibility: irishstudies.co.uk/prizes-and-f...
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Prizes and Funding
BAIS Book Prize The 2026 BAIS Book Prize is now open. We invite submissions of single-author monographs published in 2025. All areas of Irish Studies across a range of disciplines are welcome.…
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Economic & Social History Society of Ireland @eshsi.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
We’re delighted to announce the society's 2026 Distinguished Lecture will be delivered by Prof Tyler Anbinder of George Washington University. "The Surprising Socio-Economic Mobility of New York’s Great Famine Refugees" Online, 4pm GMT (11am EST), Thurs. 5 Mar. 2026. Register here: www.eshsi.org
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