Historian. Author of 'The Darkness Echoing'. Public History/Heritage/Memory/Death/Spies/Nuns/ Board member Irish Museums Assoc. Also @gillianobrien.bsky.social
Joined October 2012
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Twitter was great. The advice, suggestions, stories shared by folk here when researching & writing 'The Darkness Echoing' was fantastic. But like so many I'm migrating from here to Bluesky - I'm hoping it's a kinder, more supportive place There I'm @gillianobrien@bsky.social
Do come along to the UK premiere of Drowned Land on 11 Sept at 6.30 in London. It's an amazing story of resilience amid environmental destruction. And a story of Native American courage & persistence. And it's free! eventbrite.co.uk/e/drowned-l…
Exciting news (for me!) and hopefully for everyone interested in the history of #Dublin
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Why Irish women's history belongs in every museum and not just one. Opening a standalone women's museum in Ireland in 2026 risks reinforcing separation at a time when integration should be the goal, writes @gillianmobrien @LJMU rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0312/…
Our latest Sharing Lands guest blog post. #sharinglands #choctaw #irish #ireland #cork #gift #famine share.google/1StQbjh4HBhEit7…
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Next up, we’re at @johnstowncastle on Tuesday - come on down and share your stories!
Tickets can be booked here👇
johnstowncastle.ie/event/sha…
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To mark National Famine Commemoration Day on May 17th, @IrHeritageTrust in conjunction with Sharing Lands created a short film called Sharing Lands: Choctaw Irish Friendship and The Gift.
👉youtu.be/gBnoDLXqTwY #irishfamine #choctaw
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April has been a busy month for our team!
Read our roundup for more on our activities and what's coming up in May:
sharinglands.com/2025/05/07/…
If you are in London before 10
May add Gary Owen's version Ibsen's 'Ghosts' to your 'must see' list. It's fantastic. Super cast, staging & direction. Everyone is great but Victoria Smurfit is outstanding! #london #lyrichammersmith #theatre
Vacancies on the @IrishMuseums board. Closing date 23 April. It's a really fulfilling, interesting role & a v welcoming board. irishmuseums.org/news/call-f… #ulster #connaught #museums #heritage
#FairCity had a storyline this week about the relationship between the #Choctaw Nation & #Ireland I'm just back from visiting the Choctaw Nation in #Oklahoma as part of @thechoctawgift You can read more about it on @RTEBrainstorm rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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A huge go raibh mile maith agat to Dr Elizabeth Stack, Executive Director of the #americanirishhistoricalsociety, for hosting the #sharinglands team last night! Brilliant to meet with Irish-Americans in NYC, conduct interviews, & introduce our project.
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Our co-PI @gillianmobrien recently visited the @FieldMuseum in Chicago as part of her research for #SharingLands
She reflects on their changing curatorial direction and the #NativeVoicesNativeStories exhibition in our latest blog post.
sharinglands.com/2025/03/19/…
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Massive thanks to the elders of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma for giving the #sharinglands team a huge welcome @ the Community Center today. A real treat to visit, have lunch, & talk about our project. Sincere thanks to Judy, Carol, Ian, and Councilman Dry for the invite
For #Samhain / #Halloween here’s the last of my favourites from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan #brownstones. #ghosts #skulls #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins #NYC
On the eve of the eve more more of #Samhain / #Halloween snaps
more of my favourites from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan #brownstones. #ghosts #skulls #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins #NYC
Even more of the super #Samhain / #Halloween here are some
more of my favourites from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan And an excuse to photograph some lovely houses! #brownstones. #ghosts #skulls #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins #NYC
To mark #Samhain / #Halloween here are some
more of my favourites from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan And an excuse to photograph some lovely houses! #brownstones. #ghosts #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins #NYC
To mark #Samhain / #Halloween over the next few days here are some of my favourite #ghosts #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan!
Delighted to give a talk about ‘The Darkness Echoing’ @AIHSNYC last night. Lots of chat about #museums so very appropriate to be across the road from @metmuseum on 5th Ave. #nyc #irishhistory #publichistory #research
