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19 October 2026 13:10

Demons, fairies, and spirits of the dead were thought to roam the earth as the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead were thin. It is celebrated on the 31st of October with feasting, games and traditions. 👻🧙‍♀️ 📷: Discover Ireland #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Halloween #IrishHistory

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19 October 2026 13:10

Professor Jan Plamper (1970-2023) was remembered at a lecture convened in his name and delivered by his friend Professor Uffa Jensen, Center for Research on Antisemitism, TU Berlin. Picture includes his widow Evgenia Gostrer and members of the School of the History and Geography.

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19 October 2026 13:10

COST Action Prayticipate stakeholder meeting at UL On 1-2 October, UL welcomed international and local delegates from the Prayticipate COST Action, who explore participation through prayer, and prayer as an historical phenomenon, in the late medieval and early modern world.

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19 October 2026 13:10

Professor Ruan O’Donnell, School of History and Geography, spoke in Chicago’s Irish American Heritage Centre on 1 October 2026. The event marked the 150th anniversary of the arrival in New York of six Fenian prisoners rescued from penal servitude in Western Australia.

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19 October 2026 13:10

Hi everyone! I'm Ellen, an MA Public History and Cultural Heritage student at UL. I will be taking over @ulhistory.bsky.social this week! 🥳 For #HI6171, I will exploring all things spooky, connecting them to the past and to the present. 🎃 Please follow along to learn more! 📷: Irish Mirror