Catherine Healy

Loved hearing more about the project, Ciara! Keep up the great work

Photograph of red headed woman presenting in front of a slideshow of images of Michael Davitt

Photograph of red headed woman presenting in front of a slideshow of images of Michael Davitt

Photograph of a slide reading “Michael Davitt’s Global Paths

I was honoured to speak at EPIC last night on the Michael Davitt Papers Project as part of their seminar ‘Michael Davitt’s Global Paths.’ I’m grateful to @catherine-healy.bsky.social for reaching out to me and creating the opportunity to be part of such a thoughtful and engaging seminar.

Looking forward to this seminar on Michael Davitt with @dalykeeks.bsky.social at EPIC next Wednesday. Free and open to all! Register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/rebel-with...

(Land League-style poster by the brilliant Niamh McArdle.)

Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services

‘The Epstein files reveal a patriarchy in action. This is a world where the men are rich and powerful, and the women are not’. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Céad míle fáilte to the Derry Girls. This image appears in the Melbourne Advocate in July 1911 and relates to some 34 shirt workers who went to Melbourne to help set up the Welch Margetson Factory there. The workforce in Derry was unmatched and world leading in skill and quality.

Jamaica Daly An Irish family learns about their ancestor's past as a slave-owner.

This documentary was so much fun to make. It’s compiled from audio we gathered across a couple of years and follows two amazing women - Meg and Dympna - all the way to Jamaica, in search of Meg’s ancestor: an Irish Catholic enslaver and coffee planter, Peter Daly

www.rte.ie/radio/docono...

Ah thank you, Joel!!

Irish Domestic Servants in Transatlantic Culture, c. 1870-1945 Examining the transatlantic history of Irish serving women reveals intricate cultural complexities of class, and roles through archival research.

Give @catherine-healy.bsky.social a follow and check out her new book while you're at it: Irish Domestic Servants in Transatlantic Culture, c. 1870-1945 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

On the show today: @adrianweckler.bsky.social says travel to the US; Are electric cars too quiet?; Displays of anger; @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social on dangerous firewood; @mrssmartmoney.com on financial illiteracy; @drjoannafortune.bsky.social with parenting; @catherine-healy.bsky.social on rebel women