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Dorothy Cashman

@irishcookbooks.bsky.social
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Culinary historian. History of the recipe in Ireland, through manuscript and print. shop.ria.ie/products/irish-food-his… Co-editor European Journal of Food, Drink, and Society arrow.tudublin.ie/ejfds

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Dorothy Cashman @irishcookbooks.bsky.social · 11h
“The precisely controlled movements of handwriting lead to patterns in the brain that promote learning. The brain opens, deepens and enriches itself. There is in it (speaking subjectively) an exhilaration and a feeling of homecoming.”
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Anne Carson · Beware the man whose handwriting sways like a reed in the wind
This​ is an essay about hands and handwriting. I think of handwriting as a way to organise thought into shapes. I like...
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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 12h
The perfect phone call
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17h
'In response to the era of artificial intelligence, and the questions it raises about culture, copyright and corporate power, the academics behind the Stuart Hall Archive Project have barred AI bots from accessing the data.'
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Thatcherism via the Walkman: Stuart Hall’s British cultural studies preserved online
Project lead says it celebrates ‘incredible contributions’ Jamaica-born sociologist made to Britain’s culture
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 16h
Oh this can just fuck off An AI-'written' complete copy of my own book is now on Amazon; same title, more-or-less the same blurb, and exactly the same impetus. Reviewers of Amazon, I urge you to absolutely dive-bomb this plagiaristic piece of shit: www.amazon.co.uk/FORGOTTEN-VI...
A hollow copy of my book with a shit AI-generated cover
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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
an owl uber at work
a child with an owl on its shoulder in a print of the sixteenth century. Source: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_D-5-45
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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
💙💛 Described as "the most significant English-language poet born since the Second World War”, writer and poet Paul Muldoon has received the UCD Ulysses Medal, the highest honour the University can bestow. @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social #poetry
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 06/10/2026
You're never too old to get excited about seeing a really big tree.
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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Pope stresses “it has become urgent to distinguish human art from what is produced by machines.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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Pope Leo: the Church needs artists - Vatican News
Especially in “the age of search engines,” the Church stands in need of artists,” who can aid pastors in making the Gospel “accessible and ...
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Dorothy Cashman @irishcookbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival is in its 23rd year of celebrating literature, storytelling and music. October 7th to 11th and myself and Máirtín will be there celebrating Irish Food History and all things seafood on the 10th….It will be fun!
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Programme - dnlf
2026 Programme   Brendan Begley – Music & Conversation When: October 11, 2026 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Where: Nenagh Arts Centre DNLF: Brendan Begley –… Read more
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bound without restraint...in the latest UCD #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post Claire Dunne takes us on a vibrant tour of the artists' books held in UCD Special Collections. ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2026/09/29/b... @ucdarchives.bsky.social @ucdpress.bsky.social
Linocut print of a man with glasses. Selected poems of Joseph Mary Plunkett : with accompanying linocuts by Mary Plunkett. W2.S.6.
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Women of 1000 || Meg Hyland @womenof1000.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mystery saint! I've got a mystery saint on a hand reliquary that is supposedly 16th century and Spanish. Can't share the image, but the inscription says: SANTA RATLRINA MARTIRIS So who is St Ratlrina the Martyr? Any ideas?
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Maurice J. Casey @mauricejcasey.com · 01/10/2026
Tonight the @ria.ie jointly awarded the Michel Déon Prize to John Waddell for his book the Celtic World and me for Hotel Lux. A real honour. Congrats also to my fellow shortlisted authors, including fellow veteran of the Irish History Twitter trenches @gerardshannon.bsky.social
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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Why do fascists hate art? Art asks you to step into another's shoes, to consider what the artist was trying to express and to understand who they are. Art is, above all, an act of humanity, a shared moment of vulnerability, a request for empathy, sympathy and compassion. That's why they love AI
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Ciaran O'Neill @ciaranon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sorry to read this. Nini was researching Irish connections to enslavement and abolition long before anyone else in the field and we all owe her such an enormous debt for doing all that foundational work. It was one of the great, not-heralded-enough, contributions to modern Irish history.
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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 29/09/2026
Royal Irish Academy statement following strikes on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: www.ria.ie/2026/09/29/r...
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Royal Irish Academy statement following strikes on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine - Royal Irish Academy
The Royal Irish Academy is shocked and deeply saddened by yesterday’s Russian drone strike on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, which has resulted in loss of life, injuries and exte...
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today is World Rivers Day, with communities around the world celebrating all things rivers. You can learn more about the histories of rivers and streams by exploring the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) buff.ly/he0uDX7 @brepols.net
Black and white etching of a bridge with buildings running across it. The river is populated with several boats, and the land on the far side of the bridge is full of buildings with spires and towers.
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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Call me old fashioned but I don't think the mission of Irish universities is to educate Chinese students in China or American students in America. We are not budding multinational businesses- we are a public service for students in Ireland, wherever they come from. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
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Irish colleges should focus on teaching abroad, not attracting foreign students – Minister
State already has insufficient accommodation for those in higher education, James Lawless says
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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 25/09/2026
The RIA is pleased to announce the publication of 'Ireland: Why it matters to be an island', a new book by Michael Cronin MRIA: www.ria.ie/2026/09/25/r...
Stacks of the book “Ireland: Why It Matters to Be an Island” by Michael Cronin, featuring blue wave patterns and yellow circles.
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Gavin Sheridan @gavinsblog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Reupping this thread. Donations or reposting greatly appreciated 🙏
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Library of the Royal Irish Academy @rialibrary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Investing in Dublin: Tontines, Women, and Financial Life in 19th century Ireland. 1pm, Wed 7 Oct. How did Dubliners use tontines to pay for community projects? How did women help to fund the Dublin-Drogheda railway? Join us for a Library Lunchtime Lecture @ria.ie . www.ria.ie/events/inves...
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
this is fantastic and I learned something new
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Gavin Sheridan @gavinsblog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is the GoFundMe www.gofundme.com/f/our-friend...
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Donate to Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney, organized by Joseph Galvin
Our friend, colleague and comrade Eoghan Sweeney has been diagnosed with termina… Joseph Galvin needs your support for Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney
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Gavin Sheridan @gavinsblog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So this is my ask of Bluesky, of my network and followers. Share this thread and spread it far. Donate if you can. Share if you can't. The #osint community on this platform owes Eoghan an enormous debt for his 15 years as an #osint practitioner and educator. The world does too.
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Gavin Sheridan @gavinsblog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ok Bluesky it's rare I ask for help. But this time I need huge help from the #osint community and #speirgorm #speirghorm, and everyone who follows me. I have a goal to raise up to €100,000 for a long time friend and colleague who is going to leave us.
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Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨📚📜🚨 "With a chirograph, Pope Leo has granted the Vatican Apostolic Archive and Vatican Apostolic Library an additional area within the Vatican City State, and asked that a new building be constructed."❗️ www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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Pope orders expansion of Vatican Apostolic Archive and Library - Vatican News
Given the increase in the Holy See’s bibliographic holdings and documentary production, the Pope expands the Vatican’s archive and library, and asks ...
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Dictionary of Irish Biography @dib.ie · 22/09/2026
#DIBLives Captain Charles Boycott believed Irish peasants were prone to idleness and required firm handling. Following an attempt to evict tenants #OTD 1880 he was subjected to the ostracism advocated by Parnell, and the word 'Boycott' entered the English language. www.dib.ie/biography/bo...
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Jim Allen @jim16309.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Donabate, Ireland. shorturl.at/OPvoV #photography #bnwphotography #sony #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #candidphotography #dublin #ireland #donabate #horse #horses #equestrianlife #equestrian
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Kate Ryan - Flavour.ie @flavour-ie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
EDINBURGH 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Wednesday 23rd September @ Cook Book Shop, Edinburgh I’ll be in conversation with Peter Gilchrist about the Folk Puddings of Ireland & Scotland! Last tickets remaining, so grab yours today. Expect chats, tastings & perfectly paired sips! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/1196817818...
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Day’s Work Begins, Newhaven fishwives near Edinburgh, 1937, photo by Charles Trampus, French photojournalist (National Galleries Scotland).
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Ciaran De Buitlear | Gardeningwell @gardeningwell.ie · 19/09/2026
“What did you do about it?” A question from my son changed the direction of my life. GardeningWell, the walled garden, community, nature, autism — and eventually Nature’s Acre — all grew from there. Thanks to Emma Jane Cooke and RSVP Live for telling the story. www.rsvplive.ie/life/irish-g...
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Irish gardening expert Ciarán De Buitléar on his work life balance as an IT worker
Ciarán De Buitléar is an IT worker, but when he's not in work, he's a gardening expert at the helm of his community initiative the Gardening Well - He tells us about how he balances the two
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Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
You can order a Palestinian mezze box for next Saturday or this tea box for Oct 10 and support Dublin’s Silk Road Cafe while it is involuntarily shut down during the EU presidency. Collect in Kimmage. Highly recommended!!! silkroadcafe.ie
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Mark Doyle @markdoyle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Was very happy to beam into QUB today to launch the Africans in Ireland website that I and a number of colleagues have been working on for years. Maps, database, & other resources documenting the African presence in Ireland from the late 16th to early 20th centuries. africansinireland.com
A right-facing silhouette of the Black preacher and seaman John Jea, Methodist preacher and seaman, from his 1816 book The Life, History, and Unparalleled Sufferings of John Jea, the African Preacher
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Documents on Irish Foreign Policy @difp-ria.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Its the last day of the National Ploughing Championships; listen back to our own @melissabaird.bsky.social speaking to @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social about the controversy over Rhodesian entrants to the 1973 instalment www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig... @ria.ie
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The controversy of the 1973 Ploughing Championships | Newstalk
The Ploughing Championships are on this week, and while that is usually a celebrated event, there...
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El Brento @andbrent.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"AI wins not when it becomes more human, but when humans become more like AI: disengaged and devoid of original thought.” As I battle daily with our new AI reality, can't help but want to join @sarahkendzior.bsky.social in the righteous crusade against it. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/i-wandered...
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I Wandered Lonely in The Cloud
How AI is destroying the life of the mind.
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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“I’m seeing these people pass away; I’m hearing their stories for the last time. I have to piece them together and do something to give back to a trade I’ve been able to raise a family on and build a life from.”
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‘We’re the first white cooperage to open here in 100 years’
The first white cooperage in Ireland to open this century has commenced operations in East Cork. KATE RYAN meets owner Killian O’Mahony, who trained ...
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Felicity Hayes-McCoy @fhayesmccoy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@thejoa.bsky.social #architecture #architecturalhistory #buildings 👇 Please repost
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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 14/09/2026
'Ignoring the fact of living on an island is a luxury its inhabitants can no longer afford.' In his new book, 'Ireland: Why it matters to be an island', Michael Cronin asks us to rethink Ireland's relationship with the sea and consider what our island status means in an age of climate emergency.
A smiling man with glasses and a checked jacket stands in front of a stylized Ireland-themed background with wavy blue-green lines and text.
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Alice Thornton's Books @thorntonsbooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our collection of essays is now available to preorder. While it will be #OpenAccess, recommendations to libraries of a hard copy are appreciated! #EarlyModern 📚 www.routledge.com/Alice-Thornt...
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Alice Thornton’s Books: Reassessing the Life Writings of a Seventeenth-Century Woman
This book is the first dedicated study of Alice Thornton (1626–1707) and her life writings, offering unprecedented insights into how one early modern woman revised and reshaped her life story over 40 ...
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 10/09/2026
#OtD 10 Sep 1979 McDonald's workers in Dublin, Ireland ended their six-month strike and returned to work after winning a 24% pay increase and forcing the company to agree to Labour Court recommendations stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8260...
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Orla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“up to his last days, Frank [McDonald] was justly incensed at recent dismantling of Ireland’s planning process & kowtowing to institutional property lobbying in reducing hard-won housing standards & coherent urban design principles” Graham Hickey Dublin Civic Trust www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
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Frank McDonald was Dublin’s greatest champion
Former Irish Times environment editor was in many ways the living embodiment of the capital
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026
Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.
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Pat McDermott @twinsetpat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I have some rereading rituals every year. I reread A Christmas Carol (or listen to the audiobook read by Hugh Grant) In December. I reread John Hersey’s Hiroshima in August. And in September I reread @tomjunod.bsky.social ’s heartbreaking article from Esquire www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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The Falling Man
Do you remember this photograph? In the United States, people have taken pains to banish it from the record of September 11, 2001. The story behind it, though, and the search for the man pictured in i...
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Dictionary of Irish Biography @dib.ie · 26/08/2026
#NewBlog 'Balloonists and aviatrixes: spotlight on the early history of Irish aviation.' In this month's blog, managing editor of @dib.ie Dr Eoin Kinsella explores the first flight in Ireland, and the lives of three remarkable Irish women aviators. www.dib.ie/blog/balloon...
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Aoife Bhreatnach @aoifeb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Are you desperate to read about dirty washing in the 19th century British army? Pre-order now to learn about how soldiers' wives kept everyone's undies clean. (and all the other contributors great pieces too) #SpéirGhorm 🗃️ #skystorians www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2026/t...
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Four Courts Press | The Irish Soldier
In Peacetime and at War, at Home and Abroad, from Earliest Times to the Present by Thomas Bartlett, editor
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Caroline O'Doherty @codohertynews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Research from @ucc.ie pinpoints Irish coastal areas at greatest risk of climate hazards. Interactive map and Coastal Hazard Exposure Index allows public click on any of 33,000 points and see the risk profile. Map here: ucc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant... www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Flood map: See the Irish coastline areas at ‘very high’ risk from flooding, erosion or sea level rise
Interactive online map allows public to check exposure to risks in their own area
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 07/09/2026
I am giving The Carmen Talk on 30th September at the London Library about who reads, who gets to write and more importantly who decides, in honour of the founder of Virago Books, Carmen Callil. Ticket in link Love to see you there.
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The Carmen Talks: Getting the Good Stuff Out There (In
Legendary publisher, Virago, in memory of their pioneering founder Carmen Callil, bring their lecture series, The Carmen Talks, back to The London Library. The third in a series of five, this tal...
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 07/09/2026
Having now dealt with the deaths of two parents within two months, let me just say that the kindest thing you can do for your loved ones, at every stage of life, is assume that some of them will outlive you, and make that as easy as possible for them, logistically. it sucks and it's morbid, but.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Nun on a lawnmower, Ty Mawr Convent, Monmouth, south Wales, 1979, photo by Kevin O'Farrell, Irish photographer.
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Sati Mookherjee @sati-m.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Something beautiful
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Thomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Get the Merlin app so you don’t have to rely on google for identification. Also it’s a great app and helps researchers involved in conservation efforts to map the movements of species.
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