shannondevlin.bsky.social
Historian of siblings, the family, gender and sexuality, and 19th-century Ireland. Belfast-Galway commute enthusiast. Lecturer in Irish History @ U of Galway. All my own thoughts. She/her
👤 Joined on 29 December 2023
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@shannondevlin.bsky.socialI had so much fun researching this. It was a huge privilege to bring these people ‘back to life’
Show PostOut with IFUT and SIPTU colleagues at Trinity’s Front Gate today. Big turnout and lots of support for strike from people on street and horn tooting drivers.
Show PostNot to take away from celebrating Carson, but she's a "former professor" here in large part because the university shut down her department and cancelled its classes. What pride does the institution claim now—years later—when austerity is forcing other scholars out? What does that 'pride' do?
Show PostMargaret Skinnider, revolutionary woman, committed trade unionist, President of the INTO in 1956. Said that the first thing any women should do, on getting a job, is join a union - she joined the INTO the day she got her teaching post. She’d be on the picket line today. #uptheworkers
Show PostSome context for colleagues outside Ireland: over 300,000 people are on strike today. That's over 11 per cent of *all* people working in the state.
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