niamhwycherley.bsky.social
Medieval historian, Maynooth University; EC member, Young Academy Ireland; PI, Research Ireland Pathway Project, 'Power and Patronage in Medieval Ireland'; Author of The Cult of Relics in Early Medieval Ireland; Host, The Medieval Irish History Podcast
👤 Joined on 20 September 2023
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@niamhwycherley.bsky.socialThanks. Very good to know. I did hear of Niamh's work on Clonard - very useful info! I'll look out for it.
Show PostHi Lorraine. We don't record these seminars because they're very much "work in progress" & the speakers are usually looking to get feedback on their ideas, but that talk is part of a bigger project on Clonard (led by @niamhwycherley.bsky.social) so I am sure it will be published in due course!
Show PostThere's a degree of postcolonial cringe at play in which Oxbridge occupies an outsized place in these people's minds, a desire to jump on whatever 🇬🇧 culture war is waging, the same underlying racial biases and ofc a complete lack of interest in the supposedly substantive issue of academic standards
Show PostAs I race through the full back catalogue of The Medieval Irish History Podcast (with @niamhwycherley.bsky.social), I note her suggestion that "Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib" is just screaming out for movie treatment.
Show PostChastity, nodding and enormous pores: will women also love Nolan’s Odyssey?
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