Jay Roszman
@jayroszman
Historian of 19th-c Ireland, Britain, & Empire at University College Cork. An 🇺🇸in 🇮🇪. Book on agrarian violence and British policy w Cambridge (2022). Next project on Irishmen, education, and empire.
Looking for other things in the newspapers, and found this mention of QCC having in its possession a Peruvian mummy, which is separate from the later Egyptian mummy returned by UCC to Egypt a few years ago: www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
TIL Stonehenge was made of stone blocks originally from Kildare via Africa. Or, maybe Westmeath, depending on which legend you trust. 🗃️
Feel like I could add a few sentences to this ODNB profile of Philip Meadows Taylor. For starters, it seems clear in the mid-1860s he was an active member of Dublin society.
Poor wildlife photos. 2 moose; a marmot; a cheeky bluejay; a tiny woodpecker. Not pictured: the fox that I ran into at 6:15am on the train; lots of deer.
This trip really could have been called Jay visits lakes (with mountains in the background).
I had the privilege to serve as the @acirishstudies.bsky.social History Rep, which meant I also chaired the Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book. We had an amazing slate of books – truly inspiring stuff – and it was such a pleasure to read. Irish Studies future is bright!
I am sure formal announcements will be up soon on the @acirishstudies.bsky.social website, but a huge congratulations to all the prize winners, especially my @ucc.ie colleague, @claireconnolly.bsky.social!
Wonderful talk from photographer Sean McKernan showcasing his incredible pictures of Belfast from the last 40 years.
First sea swim of the season was a hit. Not pictured: Aubrey’s deep blue lips after 20 minutes playing in the waves 🌊
I know this was common in 19th-c. histories, but I still find it rather jarring.