@theleftgarden.bsky.social @theleftgarden.bsky.social
David Bowman @dlbowman76.com Illustrator, coder, reader, bon-vivant. Please don't ask about HAL 9000...I don't like to talk about it.
Portfolio: https://www.dlbowman76.com (available for commissions)
Ella @futurasfree.bsky.social County Mayo. Journal for myself. Librarian in training!
Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz Vapid Response Unit. Tired dad. Writer, not always about tech. Gadget editor at ft.com/htsi
Also, multi-faceted musical human. Perform with Scritti Politti, Cardiacs, Lost Crowns, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Spearmint, others. More info at rhodri.biz
Conall @luigii.bsky.social Irish, Marxist-Leninish, vegetarian, both angry AND disappointed (he/him)
Native Dialogs in Irish @nativedialogsga.bsky.social Practice your #Gaeilge by chatting to virtual humans.
Alice Corble @dralicecorble.bsky.social Transdisciplinary scholar-activist-educator working on anticolonial library and archival praxis at UCL. Neurospicy Queer. Always (un)learning. Own views not my employer's etc.
GalleryX @galleryxdublin.bsky.social Art gallery in Dublin, Ireland, specialising in unconventional and inappropriate art: gothic, erotic, surreal.
Matt Davies Adams @mattdaviesadams.bsky.social Football commentator/podcaster/loudmouth
NCI Library @ncilibrary.bsky.social Library of the National College of Ireland. Follow for updates on library services at NCI!
Say hello via LibChat on our website or drop us an email. https://libguides.ncirl.ie/library
Maeve McElligott @mcelligottmaeve.bsky.social
@mcelligottmaeve
Who knows where it will go. Culture, Libraries, Dublin, The West, Wexford 📚🌿🏊 📸She / Her.
https://linkedin.com/in/maeve-mcelligott-19698421/
MickWard @mawward.bsky.social
Jade Kelly @jadekelly95.bsky.social Library Assistant MIC Thurles working with our students in the library & on miclibraries social media team.
MIC Libraries @miclibraries.bsky.social Hi, we're the libraries across both the Thurles and Limerick campuses of Mary Immaculate College.
https://linktr.ee/MICLibrary
LenusHSE @lenushse.bsky.social Lenus Irish Health Repository http://lenus.ie makes health research and publications relevant to health in Ireland openly accessible.
John Howard @jbhoward.bsky.social American/Irish musician, musicologist, librarian, informatics scientist. Retired, living in France and enjoying being alive.
Substack: https://bit.ly/SeekingTranquillity
Claire Dunne @clairedunne.bsky.social Library Assistant @ UCD Special Collections / National Folklore Collection. Books. Archaeology. Crafts. Cats.
Not necessarily in that order. She/her.
The Antifa Turtle (alt) @alchemisttt.bsky.social @theanarchistturtle.bsky.social
Mems Dead @memsdead.com MemsDead.com is a tool to help you make the most of a wonderful source for researching Irish family history and local history. Created by @ShamrockRoots.com
DBS Library @librarydbs.bsky.social Library and Academic Hub at Dublin Business School
Find us on Instagram (@dbs.library)
We're on Twitter (@DBSLibraryTwits) for now
Sofia Engvall @gravadersdagar.bsky.social Librarian gone archivist. Geek. Languages, history, literature, arts etc. Mum of 3. Posts in Swedish, English and Gaeilge briste. She/her.
Tá mé ag foghlaim na Gaelige.
Jenny O'Neill @jennylibrarian.bsky.social Open Research and FAIR Data advocate by day, knitter & serial crafter when I get 5 minutes. Permanently drinking coffee. She/her
@faoileanngrinmhar.bsky.social @faoileanngrinmhar.bsky.social Gaelic-socialist, lover of visual puns.Genuine boat/marine/water obsessive.Raised by spaniels from Cork......My views are (unfortunately) all my own
Giugiu (they/them) 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇵🇸 @drgiugiu.bsky.social "Some are born to Sweet Delight" William Blake
Non-Binary Trans Genderfluid | Queer | Pansexual
Vegan | Neurodivergent
PhD Cambridge Uni '22
philosopher turned neuroscientist turned librarian. Jivamukti yoga teacher&buddhist. art lover. Unionize!
Emma Stapleton @emmastapleton.bsky.social Science and Health Librarian @ DCU
Sinéad @zidatom.bsky.social Digital Librarian
Ann Byrne @the-librariann.bsky.social Digital librarian at Hibernia College. Also a proud parent, psychotherapist, movie lover, bibliophile, melomaniac, stargazer, and magic seeker.
TUS Library Midwest @tuslibrarymidwest.bsky.social Library of Technological University of the Shannon, Midwest. Find us at Moylish, Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD), Thurles, Clonmel and Ennis.
https://linktr.ee/tus.librarymw
Emma Rothwell @rothweeee.bsky.social Assistant Librarian @rialibrary.bsky.social. Libraries, history, art, theology, music and all that good stuff.
National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social Sharing Ireland's stories through our unique collections/ Ag roinnt scéal na hÉireann tríd ár mbailiúcháin uathúla.
Explore our collections: https://www.nli.ie/collections/our-collections
Danielle Clarke @rhetorician.bsky.social early modernist at UCD; Dublin, London. Beer, bikes, books. Queer is my DNA. All views my own
Anu McEla @anumak.bsky.social Books, bookshops, afternoon teas, strong cheeses, and various other interests.
Book dragon, wearer of black (mostly).
Poster Fish @posterfish.bsky.social Hosting gigs and managing new wave synth pop band Dash! Single release party 29 March, Fibbers, Dublin
Dash! @dash-dublin.bsky.social synthpop aliens from Space Place (-!=⊕Λ) orbiting Dublin and beyond. Single LUAS out now on bandcamp and streaming https://dashdublin.bandcamp.com/track/luas
mgmt @Posterfish.bsky.social
Cover photo by Ishmael Claxton
Fergal @fergalc.bsky.social Privacy Lawyer
De Gruyter Brill Library & Information Science @dgb-lis.bsky.social Academic books, journals and news from the Library and Information Science department at De Gruyter Brill @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. Posts by our editors.
SWINC @swinc-edi.bsky.social Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century.
A research group at the University of Edinburgh, co-directed by Professor Penny Fielding and Dr Robert Irvine. https://www.swinc.englit.ed.ac.uk.
Sam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social Editor, co-founder @dublininquirer.bsky.social.
Paul Taylor @nottmtails.bsky.social Nottingham Forest writer at The Athletic.
Meet you by the left lion.
Frontiers before borders conference 2025 @frontiers2025.bsky.social Interdisciplinary conference on #frontiers, 11-12 July 2025 @tlrhub.bsky.social, @tcddublin.bsky.social. Organised by @pduffy1.bsky.social. Enquiries to pduffy1@tcd.ie. Book tickets here: https://fixr.co/event/frontiers-before-borders-tickets-166477930
Government Libraries Section - LAI @glsireland.bsky.social Government Libraries Section of the Library Association of Ireland.
Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS) @igrs1936.bsky.social We are the “Great Granddaddy of all Irish Family History Societies”. Founded in 1936, we’re the world’s oldest society dedicated Irish family history - and now in our 90th year. 🎉☘️
https://www.irishancestors.ie
Carol Maddock @carolmaddock.bsky.social Recovering librarian.
Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social Co-Creating Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap
ENGAGED is building a national roadmap to shape public involvement in open research in Ireland. We believe that research can and does play an important role in tackling societal challenges.
Chrisonwheels @chrisonwheels.bsky.social Pondie
Freelance trainer / researcher
Disability/equalities & human rights advocate ♿
Berend @berenddijk.bsky.social I like bread! And Cardiacs.
The Forest Preservation Society @forestpressoc.bsky.social Documenting and celebrating the heritage, history and the spirit of Nottingham Forest Football Club. ‘The past should be used as a springboard, not as a sofa.’
Football Heritage @footballheritage.bsky.social Heritage. Identity. Football.
We explore the roots, culture and history of the beautiful game.
https://www.footballheritage.co.uk/
Johan van Hattum @johanvanhattum.eurosky.social Teacher, bass player, phonologist, antifascist, screamer. He/him
terzijdehorde.bsky.social
Terzij de Horde - the only black metal on bluesky @terzijdehorde.bsky.social Hardcore Black Metal from Utrecht, Netherlands. Fuck Nazis. 'Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone' out now. Shows and more: https://cutt.ly/DMw1Y1w
Dublin Freelance @dublinfreelance.org Connecting freelance journalists and photographers in Dublin and throughout Ireland. Dublin Freelance NUJ branch.
Find us here and on https://mastodon.ie/@dublinfreelance
Banshee Press @bansheepress.bsky.social lit mag & small press | supported by the Arts Council of Ireland | issue 21 (spring/summer 2026) out now | latest book: Render by Billy Ramsell | https://bansheepress.org/
National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social Ireland’s premier cultural institution and home to the greatest collection of Irish heritage, culture and history. Free admission.
Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social Irish Science Communicator. Bleeding heart lefty.
Views are those of the parasitic alien attached to my brainstem.
I won't follow back if you're not using alt text.
LAI CDG @laicdgroup.bsky.social Career Development Group of the Library Association of Ireland
🌐 https://laicdg.wordpress.com
Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann @museumofchildhood.bsky.social museumofchildhood.ie Est 2018. Groundbreaking first for Ireland. Award winning Historic to contemporary, Islandwide and Diaspora, museum of children and childhood. Championing every child. Charity: 20205452 #SeenAndHeard #CherishingAllTheChildren
Shush! Sounds from UCC Library @shushradio.bsky.social Alt music Radio shows on UCC983FM (Cork Ireland) brought to you by Martin O Connor of UCC Library.
Expect music & library stuff.
Listen Live Monday 11-12 & Thursday 6-8 🎶📚 💬
https://linktr.ee/ShushRadio
chan eil sìth gun cheartas @coimeas.bsky.social ph.d. ann an litreachas coimeasach (fantasachd is ficsean-saidheansa). sgrìobhadair. e/esan | ph.d. in comparative literature (fantasy and sci-fi). he/him
https://anduilleaggheal.neocities.org/
John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social Irishman between Yorkshire and Addis Ababa. Historian of language, education, migration at the University of Leeds. Editor of Renaissance Studies. Occasional BBC radio presenter. Currently learning Amharic/አማርኛ እየተማርኩ ነው. Dad!
Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social The AI-powered platform for unlocking history.
www.transkribus.org
Soma Ghosh @somaghosh.bsky.social “A 1000 women in one” - The Hay Festival. “A snake and a prostitute”- some guy. ‘A Guardian Best’ Podcaster, Writer, Performer, Filthy Tree Hugger. Words: Little White Lies, The Independent, The Irish Times, The Quietus etc
Research Group on Manuscript Evidence @rgmemss.bsky.social Dedicated to the love of books, manuscripts, written words in multiple media across the ages. Did we mention books?
Our website = https://manuscriptevidence.org/wpme/
Mark Thomas @markthomasinfo.bsky.social Older artiste.
He/Him
https://www.markthomasinfo.co.uk
Peter Gray @petergray47.bsky.social Historian of 19thC Ireland, QUB. Last book: William Sharman Crawford and Ulster Radicalism (2023); working on politics of Irish land reform and the Tenant League(s). Chair of @Irishhistorians.bsky.social There may also be cats.
Clodagh Tait @clodaghtait.bsky.social Historian at MIC, Limerick, of women, men, children, emotion, death, violence, ghosts, cursing, folklore.
https://www.mic.ul.ie/staff/283-clodagh-tait
Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social Head of School/Prof at UCD Archaeology; Early Medieval archaeologist; Director @experimentarchaeol.bsky.social Member Royal Irish Academy; Fellow Society of Antiquaries; Dad of boys; Dog Dad; Hurling/Camogie; IC Member; Own Opinions here
Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social Economist and economic historian. Directeur de Recherche, CNRS and Professor of Economics, Sciences Po, Paris.
Website: kevinhorourke.com
Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social Archaeologist at Abarta Heritage & Tuatha Ireland. Passionate about public archaeology and enthusiastic about old ruins.
Author of guidebooks to the #WildAtlanticWay & #IrelandsAncientEast
Explore Ireland with me at
@tuatha.ie
(Dr) Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social Archaeologist. This gun's for hire on small finds. Educator. Iron Age/ early med material culture . Likes horses and old stabby pointy things. "Ain't nothin' like me - except me" (Raccoon, 2014). Usually optimistic. She/her/thon wan. Personal views only
Ciara Breathnach @ciarab.bsky.social Professor of Irish Gender History, scholar of modern Irish socio-economic, cultural and health history. Recent book https://global.oup.com/academic/product/ordinary-lives-death-and-social-class-9780198865780?cc=ie&lang=en&
Karol Mullaney-Dignam @historiankarol.bsky.social ▪︎ Cultural, Social, Public Historian
▪︎ Associate Professor @ulhistory.bsky.social
▪︎ Ireland 🇮🇪
Anelise Hanson Shrout @anelisehshrout.bsky.social #DH, digital historian, data humanist. #Philanthropy, #Atlantic, Ireland, North America. From NJ. On occupied Wabanaki land. Opinions mine. She/her. Pro-worker.
Marion McGarry @marionmcgarry.bsky.social Irish heritage, folklore, vernacular architecture and landscape. Author of books. Contributor to RTE Brainstorm. Lecturer ATU. Views my own.
https://www.rte.ie/author/1241485-marion-mcgarry/
Maurice J. Casey @mauricejcasey.com Historian of intimacy and revolution in 1920s-40s Europe. New project: anti-Nazi vegetarians.
Author of Irish Book Awards shortlisted HOTEL LUX — about a hotel in 1920s Moscow — and radical history newsletter Archive Rats:
archiverats.substack.com
Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social Social Historian | Glasgow dweller | Humanist | Writes about sex, religion, queer lives, oral histories, moral panics. And public history in a newspaper.
Irish Archaeology @irarchaeology.bsky.social Sharing Ireland’s amazing archaeology as well as interesting sites from around the world. Posts by Wexford archaeologist Colm Moriarty.
Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social Historian of 19th-c Ireland, Britain, & Empire at UCC. An 🇺🇸in 🇮🇪. Writing about Irishmen, education, and empire.
Stephanie Rains 🪼 @acidrains.bsky.social The Barbara Woodhouse of llamas. Mainly politics and cute animals, with occasional images from the archives. For the day job, follow the Irish Cultural and Media History blog at irishmediahistory.com
Fionnuala Walsh @fionnualawalsh.bsky.social Associate Prof of Irish History at University College Dublin, interested in women’s history, and WWI. Enjoy film, fiction and fun. Always looking for fiction recommendations!
Emily Mark-FitzGerald @emilymfg.bsky.social Professor of Art History & Cultural Policy at University College Dublin (UCD). Irish studies; art history; museums; photography; cultural omnivore. Angeleno by birth, Dubliner by choice. Mildly interesting at times.
https://people.ucd.ie/emily.mark
Bríd McGrath @bridmcgrath.bsky.social Historian of #earlyModern #Irish #parliaments and towns & palaeography. #Gaeilge agus fáilte. #Cyclist. Fellow Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.bsky.social
ORCID ID 0000-0003-0636-0499
Peter O'Neill @poneill.bsky.social Associate Professor Emeritus. he/him
Immigrant; Derry wan; London dweller; hallion.
Claire Mitchell @clairemitchell.bsky.social writer, mamaí, history and politics, Belfast/County Down, she/her.
📖 The Ghost Limb: Alternative Protestants and the Spirit of 1798
www.clairemitchell.net
Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social Books Editor of The Irish Times; author of Dirty Linen: The Troubles in My Home Place (Merrion Press)
UCD Press @ucdpress.bsky.social We publish the best contemporary non-fiction writing. Peer-reviewed. Representation US @UChicagoPress Australia @WileyGlobal
www.ucdpress.ie
https://linktr.ee/ucdpress
Laura Kelly @tortietabby.bsky.social Historian of medicine and gender in modern Ireland. Professor at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. I work on #histmed, reproductive health, and activism. Cat lover. 🐈 she/her. Personal views. 🇮🇪🇵🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/proflaurakelly/
Frank McNally @frankie49.bsky.social Chief writer of An Irish Diary, The Irish Times
Juliane Röleke @jroeleke.bsky.social Historian, Phd on West Germany and Northern Ireland during the Troubles @zzfpotsdam @huberlin
Educational Work for various Memorials & Football Clubs
Laurence Cooley @lpcooley.bsky.social Politics lecturer, University of Birmingham
Work on the politics of deeply divided societies (mostly Northern Ireland these days), including power-sharing, demography and the census. Recently also thinking about Lough Neagh. UCU rep. #firstgen
Karina Bénazech Wendling @karinabwendling.com Historian of 18/19c.
Associate Professor (MCF)
@Univ_Lorraine
@IDEA_UL
2nd Horkan Visiting Fellow, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Ass. Researcher LEM-CNRS / BNU
PI MIRCOM project MSH -Lorraine/ANR JCJC
🇨🇵🇫🇮
karinabenazechwendling.wordpress.com
Women’s History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social The Women's History Association of Ireland (WHAI) has been promoting research into women's history in Ireland since 1989.
Aidan Beatty @aidanbeatty.com History Lecturer, Carnegie Mellon University // President, American Conference for Irish Studies @acirishstudies.bsky.social
Current research: Capitalism and Irish nationalism
Old research: aidanbeatty.com/books/
Niamh Wycherley @niamhwycherley.bsky.social Medieval historian, Maynooth University; EC member, Young Academy Ireland; PI, Research Ireland Pathway Project, 'Power and Patronage in Medieval Ireland'; Author of The Cult of Relics in Early Medieval Ireland; Host, The Medieval Irish History Podcast
Dr Emma Lyons @ehlyons.bsky.social Historian of c17th&c18th Ireland: female inheritance, Catholic landownership & education during the Penal Laws. Also Irish horse racing, and Irishwomen & WWI war effort.
Visiting Research Fellow, Dept of History, TCD.
Website: emmalyons.ie
Bridget Keown @sevenpaperclips.bsky.social Gender & Science at Pitt
Researching Gender & Trauma among WWI women veterans & queer kinship in Ireland
ADHD
Friend of Garden Gnomes
Same SevenPaperclips from the other social media sites.