irishstudieseuf.bsky.social
The EUF Centre for Irish Studies brings together interdisciplinary research on Ireland, Irish-German/Irish-European relations, and the Irish diaspora. We also organise cultural events, summer schools, research colloquia, etc.
👤 Joined on 03 April 2025
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@irishcentreeuf.bsky.social@irishcentreeuf.bsky.social → @irishstudieseuf.bsky.socialWhen slavery was abolished in Jamaica in 1834, the following Irish surnames were present in the long list of compensated slave-owners: Barry, Bourke, Boyle, Brady, Brennan, Broderick, Buckley, Burke, Byrne, Carey, Carroll, Codd, Coleman, Collins, Conway, Corbett, Costello, Cowan, Creighton, Crowley
Show PostIt's got to be Anna Burns's "Milkman". I don't often see a literary text that tells a story in ways I haven't seen somewhere else before, but here I did. (And readers of the novel will know why I had to attach a picture of this morning's sky.)
Show PostThanks to @martindoyle.bsky.social for the invitation to contribute to this Irish Times piece with my summer reading plans and recommendations. The best books for summer 2025: our critics’ top picks www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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