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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The schedule for the Early Modern Research Seminar is here 👇 lots of great talks! @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social

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janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

To speak about women & war in 1640s Ireland & our ERC VOICES project at the Hiroshima memorial peace museum is a huge privilege. I’m so deeply grateful to the organisers of the BEACH conference for the invitation. 🇮🇪🇯🇵 @voicestcd.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social

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janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you happen to be near Tokyo University next Wednesday-16 September- at 2pm, do join us. See the QR code for details or for the zoom link (if you are awake - it’s 6am) 🇮🇪🇯🇵 @voicestcd.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🚨 New Blog Alert 🚨 Check out the latest blog by Felix Vanden Borre! It’s on Named Entity Recognition which identifies categories of things, such as people, in texts. But how does it cope with tricky historical texts? Learn more about it here! voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...

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Blog 15: Named Entity Recognition and Historical Texts - VOICES

By Felix Vanden Borre VOICES is experimenting with different computational methodologies to query historical sources at scale and recover the lives of non-elite early modern Irish women. One such meth...

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We had a wonderful time at the Tudor Stuart Conference last week! Many thanks to Deirdre and all of the organisers for inviting us to present our VOICES research, and to the great audience for their engagement 📜 @virtualtreasury.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Thrilled to present the VOICES project and @virtualtreasury.bsky.social to the delegation of EU ministers yesterday 🇪🇺 A huge thank you to Minister James Lawless inviting us 🙏 @adaptcentre.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @clairemcnulty.bsky.social

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🚨New Blog Alert🚨 As Ireland currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU, VOICES researchers Felix Vanden Borre and Dr Claire McNulty shed light on the women in early modern Ireland with continental connections ranging from Belgium to Tuscany who feature in the Funeral Entries. Read more:

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Blog 14: Spotlight on European Women - VOICES

By Felix Vanden Borre & Dr Claire McNulty As Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, we are reminded of the many women of early modern Ireland who had connections with con...

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Tues 30 Jun Trinity College Dublin. See the huge range of records + research added to the Virtual Treasury. - Search our New Releases for the history of your locality. - New interactive map of the 1766 Religious census and more! Free, all welcome, book here www.virtualtreasury.ie/events/vrti-...

Sketch of the city of Limerick around 1680. Thomas Dingley's tour of Ireland, at the National Library of Ireland.

A Ringsend Coach, about 1680, used to carry passengers between the city and ships moored out along the coast by Ringend, before the building of the Great South Bull Wall.
From Thomas Dingley's Tour of Ireland. Natioal Library of Ireland.

New interactive map showing diocese and parishes covered by the surviving records from the 1766 Religious Census.
Another research tool developed with the VRTI Knowledge Graph for Irish History.

Many of the surviving original census returns contain parts of the wax seal used to secure the letter. This one, from Killeeshil parish, in Armagh diocese, is one of the best examples, with 'per ardua tempo' still visible on it [NAI IHP/01/668]

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Join @virtualtreasury.bsky.social & VOICES 30 June to learn about lots of different records & new technologies! @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social will discuss Hidden VOICES, New Technologies: Women in Early Modern Ireland 🇮🇪 @adaptcentre.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @tcdahss.bsky.social

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Come along to Trinity College Dublin on Tues 30 June to see the huge variety of records we've been work on. Grass roots activists for + against Catholic Emancipation. Radical Irish women + men and the American Revolution. Free, all welcome, booking essential. www.virtualtreasury.ie/events/vrti-...

'An Independent Freeholder rejoicing', William Heath (1828). This cartoon demonstrates the hostile and negative impression many British politicians had about Irish forty-shilling freeholders and how they had been harnessed by O'Connell. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons License.

'King Dan', Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847): the key figure in the passage of Catholic Emancipation. © National Portrait Gallery, London. Shared under a Creative Commons License.

Philip Dawe, 'Bostonian's Paying the Excise-man' (1774), John Carter Brown Library, Wikimedia Commons. The painting depicts the Boston Tea Party and a group of Bostonians tarring and feathering a tax collector.

Oval portrait of Martha McTier (c. 1787), campaigner for democratic reform and the welfare of women and children. Irish Manuscripts Commission.

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

VOICES is delighted to be participating in this event on 30 June with our partners @virtualtreasury.bsky.social. Do join us: www.virtualtreasury.ie/events/vrti-... @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

In June, the @nlireland.bsky.social was delighted to welcome @voicestcd.bsky.social from @tcddublin.bsky.social, who shared fascinating research on the NLI's Funeral Entry manuscripts. These remarkable early modern records document the lives and deaths of hundreds of women in Dublin and beyond.

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We had such a wonderful time at the @nlireland.bsky.social 📚 We presented our VOICES findings from the Funeral Entries & we got to see the original manuscripts. Such a great day ✨ Many thanks to Audrey, Crónán and colleagues for hosting us!

A group photo of some of the VOICES team at the National Library of Ireland

Some people looking at manuscripts at the National Library of Ireland

People talking about and looking at manuscripts

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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Last call for our webinar on 'Women in Revolution'. Very much looking forward to the discussion this evening starting at 7PM. All are welcome and you can still sign up - just use the link below: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a073...

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

What was the real role of Women in Revolution over the centuries? 📢 Join us online: Thurs 4 June 7:00 pm for Women in Revolution: From the Margins to the Centre (to consider actual, not allegorical, women.) Free, all welcome, booking required.👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a073...

Detail from La_Liberté_guidant_le_peuple_-_Eugène_Delacroix_-_Musée_du_Louvre_Peintures_RF_129_-_après_restauration_2024 showing the Liberty Cap

Detail from Women's March on Versailles, 5-6 october 1789}} |Source=Muse Carnavalet, Paris |Author=Unknown artist showing woman possibly wearing a Liberty Cap.

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

What does revolution look like when you put women's role at the centre? Join us online on Thursday 4 June, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm for Women in Revolution: From the Margins to the Centre events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a073... Attendance is free, all are welcome. (Shared posts are welcome too! 😊)

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English: Margaret Skinnider disguised as a man. She was a member of the Citizen Army during the 1916 Rising in Ireland, and fought alongside her male revolutionaries.
Date 1916
Source Book: Doing My Bit For Ireland, 1917
Author Margaret Skinnider

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

What is the revolutionary view from this vantage point? Join us online for Women in Revolution: From the Margins to the Centre Thursday 4 June 2026 7:00-8:15PM Attendance is free. All are welcome 👇👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a073... 📷 Lotherton Hall, W. Yorkshire. Creative Commons

A portion of The_Irish_House_of_Commons_in_1780_by_Francis_Wheatley showing women in the gallery above the Commons chamber.

Registration link:
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a07314-33b1-4d5c-be97-341f0b31828b@aa52c40e-ac89-4a63-b2cf-7c570fdf1df2

A second portion of The_Irish_House_of_Commons_in_1780_by_Francis_Wheatley showing more women in the gallery above the Commons chamber.
Registration Link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a07314-33b1-4d5c-be97-341f0b31828b@aa52c40e-ac89-4a63-b2cf-7c570fdf1df2

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This looks like a great event on ‘Women in Revolution’ with @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social, Dr Catriona Kennedy, and @earner.bsky.social. Happening 4th June 🗓️ Register here 👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a073...

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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Don’t forget to register for ‘Women in Revolution’. A discussion on the revolutionary lives of women with @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social, Dr Catriona Kennedy, and @earner.bsky.social. See the rest of the thread for talk titles. Registration link👇(1/3) events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a073...

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🚨 New Blog Alert 🚨 Check out the latest blog by VOICES interns Darcy Rougeaux and Amelia Seepersaud! As part of their internship, they engaged with controlled vocabularies, coding, social media and public engagement. A busy spring! 🌱 Thank you Darcy & Amelia 🤗 voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...

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Clodagh Finn @clodaghfinn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This work is the most exciting I've come across for a long time... It is unearthing a chorus of new female voices from the early modern period and giving them wonderful expression. Meet Catherine Strong, the Dung Queen of Ireland in the 1600s. Love it. 🙌

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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Webinar! Women in Revolution: From the Margins to the Centre 7:00-8:15, Thursday 4 June 7:00-7:45 Talks: Prof Jane Ohlmeyer (TCD), Dr Catriona Kennedy (York), Prof Lindsey Earner-Byrne (TCD) 7:45-8:00 Discussion chaired by Dr Joel Herman 8:00-8:15 Q&A events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a073...

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Happening today at 3pm - “Women, War, and Sexual Violence in Early Modern Ireland” by Prof @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social. More details on how to join here: mkgd.hypotheses.org

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Join @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social on Wednesday 20th May as part of Dublin’s Hidden Histories. Learn about Catherine Strong, Dung Queen of Dublin, responsible for running sanitation teams to clear the streets of human & animal waste! Book your spot here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/catherine-...

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Catherine Strong, Dung Queen of Dublin

Series 2 of ‘Dublin’s Hidden Histories’, a collaboration between the Trinity Long Room Hub, Near FM and Unit18 (Trinity in the Community).

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Be sure to tune in on Monday 11 May 2026 for “Women, War and Sexual Violence in Early Modern Ireland” by Prof @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social. One of a number of upcoming talks so stay tuned 🙏 @tlrhub.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @clairemcnulty.bsky.social @drdpatterson.bsky.social

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

An even earlier Census from 1650s Dublin detailing Irish names & physical descriptions of women 💚 Check out this new VOICES blog ahead of the 1926 Census release: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-... @tcddublin.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social

An early modern map of Dublin. Colours are beige, green with some reds and blues

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Explore the extraordinary stories of injured veterans, widows and orphans of the British civil wars that have been uncovered through the work of the Civil War Petitions Project! 🔗 Use the link below to access the key findings of the project by Professor Andrew Hopper and Dr Ismini Pells

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Extraordinary lives of ordinary men, women and children revealed by the Civil War Petitions Project - The World Turned Upside Down

Professor Andrew Hopper and Dr Ismini Pells reveal some of the key findings from this study which opens a window on the impact of the British Civil Wars

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janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Some fascinating sessions at the “world turned upside down” conference at Christ Church, Oxford. Delighted to talk about our VOICES Project @voicestcd.bsky.social

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The second issue of the VOICES Newsletter is out now! 🔗 Click the link below to read about our latest published articles, lectures, blog posts and more voicesproject.ie/impact/voice...

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VOICES Newsletter: Issue 2 - VOICES

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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We were delighted to have the opportunity to take the MPhil “Lived Experiences of Early Modern Women” class to view different manuscripts in the @tcdlibrary Manuscripts & Archives. Special thank you to Dr. John Gillis and Estelle Gittins for sharing their work and insight into the collection!

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