Reposted by @mellonmigration.bsky.socialDictionary of Irish Biography @dib.ie · 05/10/2026#DIBLives Novelist, dramatist and columnist Brian O'Nolan (b. #OTD 1911) lived a double life: civil servant by day & surrealist literary disruptor by night. As Flann O’Brien and Myles na gCopaleen, his sharp satire and bilingual wit rewrote the rules of Irish literature. www.dib.ie/biography/on... 084
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So delighted to showcase the Working Over By exhibition with our colleagues from Donegal. 000
Reposted by @mellonmigration.bsky.socialPresident of Ireland @president.ie · 29/09/2026Uachtarán na hÉireann, Catherine Connolly, accompanied by her husband Brian McEnery, travelled to Scotland for a four-day Official Visit, beginning on 16 September 2026. youtu.be/PlUiws7hmoQ?...youtu.beCuairt Oifigiúil ar Albain ón Uachtarán Catherine Connolly agus ón Uasal Brian McEnery.YouTube video by Áras an Uachtaráin 2173
Reposted by @mellonmigration.bsky.socialPresident of Ireland @president.ie · 18/09/2026This morning, President Connolly visited the largest public library in Glasgow, the Mitchell Library, where she viewed an exhibition ‘Working Over By’ highlighting the lives of Donegal emigrants in Scotland and viewed the Glasgow Poor Relief Archives. 05614
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 11/09/2026At @communitiesni.bsky.social PRONI for their EHOD NI Heritage fair. Loads of discussion on heritage at risk and intangible heritage 100
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Letters Across the Atlantic: Tyrone’s Emigrant Stories As part of European Heritage Open Days, step into the personal stories of Tyrone emigrants through remarkable letters sent home to Omagh and the surrounding area. Tonight at 7pm Strule Arts Centre, Omagh- struleartscentre.co.uk/show/letters... 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Did you miss our 25th Ulster American Heritage Symposium? Fear not as our good colleagues at National Museum Northern Ireland filmed the entire proceedings. Over 20 lectures took place at the Symposium on a range of subjects on migration. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Heritage Week comes to a close and we attended two events one looking at the The Diaspora of Errigal Shanco and Errigal Truagh at St Maudains Church, Co. Monaghan and also the Rockwell Kent exhibition at Donegal County Museum which is on display until early September. 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Really interesting look at James O'Neill who emigrated from Belfast to Chicago and transcribed traditional Irish tunes while there preserving them for the future. Great foresight and lovely to have his memory recorded especially during the Fleadh. www.irishnews.com/news/norther...irishnews.comTrad music icon who ‘saved’ Ireland’s best known tunes celebrated with blue plaque in Belfast’s Fleadh weekJames O’Neill was transcriber behind definitive Irish trad music books publishes in early 20th century 031
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 08/07/2026, Peter McKittrick of U.S. Consulate Belfast and Eric Bryan of Frontier Culture Museum of Staunton, Virginia. Music was provided by Megan Teague and Ciaran McKenna and refreshments by Maker Catering. It really was the perfect way to get the Symposium up and running. 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Later in the evening we had speeches from John Gilmour of the Scotch Irish Trust of Ulster, Aaron Ward from National Museums Northern Ireland, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Vice Chair Stephen McCann, a message from Minister for Communities, Gordon Lyons @communitiesni.bsky.social 100
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 08/07/2026🎉Just two weeks ago we had our Ulster American Heritage Symposium launch at the @ulsteramericanfolkpark.org. We were delighted with the beautiful weather and the opportunity to provide some of the delegates a walk around the Folk Park. It proved to be a great way to relax and introduce everyone 100
Reposted by @mellonmigration.bsky.socialVirtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 01/07/2026More records, more collections + new research tools in our 2026 New Releases. www.tcd.ie/news_events/... Hear about some of the great stories being made available: 📻️ 👇️ www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... Jump in and go Hunting ! 😊 New to the VRTI? Check out our help Page: virtualtreasury.ie/help 095
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Check out our Ulster American Heritage Symposium highlight reel. We had an amazing time and were blown away by our speakers. Really enjoyed making and sharing new connections. We will have the talks available online in due course. 021
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 26/06/2026We are so delighted you came down and presented Robyn, such an interesting topic and we will have to have you down again to hear the full story. 110
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Roddy Hegarty of Cardinal O'Fiach library Armagh. Ulster Scots Admiral Enrique O'Donnell 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Trevor Parkhill on the legacy of Arthur Dobbs. 100
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Dr @sophcocooper.bsky.social on the tension and acceptance of the sisters of the sacred heart in St Louis. Local information galore in this rich study. 232
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Thought provoking and interesting presentation from Dr John Young on 1776 and the Scots, Scots Irish in American revolution. 100
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Up and running at the Ulster American Heritage Symposium. Intro by Liam Campbell and John Gilmour 131
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Down to the last few tickets for the 25th Ulster American Heritage Symposium beginning tomorrow. Sure to be a memorable event with an excellent line up of speakers. www.eventbrite.com/e/ulster-ame... www.eventbrite.com/e/ulster-ame... 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 16/06/2026@qubhistory.bsky.social @ulsterhistory.bsky.social @ulsteramericanfolkpark.org @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Last few tickets remaining for the XXV Ulster American Heritage Symposium Thursday 25th and Friday 26th June 2026 Really interesting topics being discussed. Day 1 tickets - www.eventbrite.com/e/ulster-ame... Day 2 tickets - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ulster-ame... 134
Reposted by @mellonmigration.bsky.socialLove Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 08/06/2026He worked alongside Rockefeller, Vanderbilt and European royalty — yet most people in Northern Ireland have never heard his name. Now, groundbreaking research is reconnecting Mid and East Antrim with one of the most powerful and controversial Irish-American financiers of the 19th century.loveballymena.onlineForgotten Co Antrim tycoon who shaped America’s railroads rediscovered after 130 yearsGroundbreaking research is uncovering the forgotten story of Larne-born financier James McHenry and his role in shaping 19th century America. 021
Reposted by @mellonmigration.bsky.socialUlster American Folk Park @ulsteramericanfolkpark.org · 05/06/2026One Irish family’s journey to America 🇮🇪➡️🇺🇸 At the #UlsterAmericanFolkPark, we explore the migration story of Thomas Mellon and his family before 1813. Dr Patrick Fitzgerald from the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies introduces their story → bit.ly/3PMtMvg @mellonmigration.bsky.social 021
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 03/06/2026We have an excellent line up of speakers, the theme this year is Ulster American Migrants and their relationship with others. Tickets will go fast so get them soon to avoid disappointment. Day 1 - www.eventbrite.com/e/ulster-ame... Day 2 - www.eventbrite.com/e/ulster-ame...eventbrite.comUlster American Heritage Symposium 2026 Day 2Hosted by the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies, the symposium explores ‘Ulster American Migrants and their relationship with others" 010
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 03/06/2026🗓️📌XXV Ulster American Heritage Symposium Thursday 25th and Friday 26th June 2026 We are delighted to announce that there are a number of tickets available for our biennial Ulster American Heritage Symposium. 111
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 20/05/2026We have been busy delivering oral history training and sources for oral history to groups across NI as part of the CITBNI Future for thatch project. Hopefully inspiring groups to take the initiative and plan a future project. Historical and community groups already doing some amazing projects 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Fascinating talk at the Cardinal Tomas O Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive in Armagh on Wednesday 20th May at 7.30pm on the subject of the Migration of Ulster-born soccer players by Dr Conor Curran. Looks to be a really interesting lecture. 001
Reposted by @mellonmigration.bsky.socialHistory at Queen's University Belfast @qubhistory.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Congratulations to Constantin Torve, who is this year's AJIS Postgraduate Essay Prize winner his submission 'Tipperary Boys, Red Ribbons, & the Eureka Stockade: The global Irish diaspora & agrarian protest repertoires in Australia, 1840-60.' His essay will appear in the next issue. isaanz.org/ajis/isaanz.orgJournalAustralasian Journal of Irish Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published annually 065
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Delighted to be taking part in this providing some historic insight into mapping, vernacular and local heritage with this project. St Macartans Forth Chapel is in the stunning Clogher Valley and home to four Clarke studio stained glass windows! 000
Reposted by @mellonmigration.bsky.socialMark Hennessy @markhennessy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026‘The story we have so largely forgotten - the often difficult economic fortunes of the Irish in Britain over 200 years - told in a fascinating new exhibition now opened in Dublin - The Irish were an underclass, 50% poorer than the English’ www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...irishtimes.com‘The Irish were an underclass, 50% poorer than the English’: New exhibition comes to Epic museum‘The Irish were the raw material for the Industrial Revolution in England,’ says exhibition curator Christopher Kissane 22010
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Excellent bit of research on Ernst Opik by @publichistoryqub.bsky.social student Maddy Kennedy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukErnst Öpik: How a scientist fled the Red Army, turning displacement into discoveryA university student has helped chronicle the life and exile of renowned astronomer and astrophysicist Ernst Öpik. 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Our director Liam Campbell was on @rteradio1.bsky.social Countrywide discussing Lough Foyle and its changes through history. Really good segment on emigration from Moville by historian Sean Beattie too. 1.30mins in for Liam and 22.2mins for Sean - www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...mellonmigrationcentre.co.ukMCMS Director on RTE 1 Countrywide - Mellon Centre for Migration StudiesCheck out our director, Dr Liam Campbell discussing the Lough Foyle System on RTE Radio 1 Countryside. He looks at the reclamation of the Lough Foyle system and change in landscape. Also in the progra... 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 24/03/2026youtu.be/0QkDQPX4qHg?... Check out Iain Ross and his showstopper take on the Mellon Homestead in the latest Discover NI podcast, Postcards from Northern Ireland. Looks delicious!youtu.beEpisode 4: Iain Ross - Postcards from Northern IrelandYouTube video by Discover Northern Ireland 000
Reposted by @mellonmigration.bsky.socialUlster Folk Museum @ulsterfolkmuseum.org · 18/03/2026🏆 Congratulations to Jessie Buckley for winning Best Actress at the #Oscars! No Hamnet spoilers, but we were excited to spot a straw knot during an emotional scene. We asked our talented Visitor Guide Margaret to see if she could help us recreate this Oscar-worthy knot. #HarvestKnot #HamnetKnot 021
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Much to explore during LibrariesNI Heritage week. Full details of free events here: www.librariesni.org.uk/events/herit... Below just one fabulous event, a talk on the history of the churches at John Street and Church Street in Omagh. 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Amazing recognition and a fascinting project. The Working Over By Project wins the inaugural Ceangal Local Heritage Award at the Local Authority Members’ Association (LAMA) All-Ireland Community and Council Awards. Check it out at the Donegal County Museum donegalnews.com/working-over...donegalnews.com‘Working Over By’ Exhibition wins LAMA Award - Donegal NewsA MAJOR exhibition celebrating the work of Donegal men and women in Scotland between 1940 and 1990 has won the inaugural Ceangal Local Heritage Award at the Local Authority Members’ Association (LAMA)... 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 02/03/2026www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mellon-cen...eventbrite.co.ukMellon Centre for Migration Studies 24th Annual LectureJoin us in person for the Mellon Centre’s 24th Annual Lecture on migration studies with a lecture on textile links with migration. 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 02/03/2026🎙️We featured on BBC Radio Ulster Your Place and Mine on Saturday promoting the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies 24th Annual Lecture this time on Textile Links and Migration. We still have tickets available for this free event. Listen here - 36.30seconds in www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukYour Place and Mine - John 'Otty' Otterson, Enniskillen and Portaferry - BBC SoundsEve Blair meets the BBC’s record-breaking cameraman at his home in Maghera. 100
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 24/02/2026When he returned to Castletown in 1882 he again mentions the bridge, dismounting his horse to "do homage to both bridge and river". Stone Bridge is a ten arch bridge with six spans over the River Strule. It is rubble stonework with V shaped voussoirs. 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 24/02/2026🌉Cappagh Bridge/Stonebridge over the river Strule, north of Omagh. Judge Thomas Mellon writes on numerous occasions about Cappaigh Bridge. He remembers it as a child where he talks about his homeplace "It is a nice little place on the bank of the Strule about half a mile before Cappaigh Bridge." 100
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Dr Robin Ussher explaining the Ulster plantation database which can be used to trace movements of people across ulster. 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Full house at PRONI @communitiesni.bsky.social for the Plantation Of Ulster Conference. @ulsterhistory.bsky.social 100
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Looking forward to this tomorrow, fantastic range of speakers. 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Mellon died on his 95th birthday, also 3rd of February 1908, at his home in East Liberty. He was survived by his wife, who lived for about a year after his death, and three children. Thomas Mellon and his wife Sarah are buried in Pittsburgh's Allegheny Cemetery. 000
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Thomas spent the first five years of his life here, before he and his family emigrated to America. In 1870 Thomas Mellon established his banking business which went on to become the Mellon Financial Corporation, one of the world's largest money management firms based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 100
mellonmigration.bsky.social @mellonmigration.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Thomas Mellon, judge, investor and banker was born on this day in 1813. "I was born in 1813, on the 3rd of February, at the Camp Hill Cottage on my father's farm, Lower Castletown, parish of Cappagh, county Tyrone, Ireland." @ulsteramericanfolkpark.org 100