No rest for the wicked…
It’s been a busy few months…for anyone interested in commemoration & statues, Irish Architecture; pre-emancipation convents or Museums during & post-Covid there are some links here!
The Cultural Heritage of Convents
Convents are (or were) ubiquitous, often dominating towns and villages. They were such a common feature of the landscape that they became almost invisible, and it is only now, as they are disappearing, that their significance is beginning to be recognised.
Junior Cycle History Paper
I’ve made it - mentioned in the Junior Cycle History Paper 2022!
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Behind the Scenes at the Museum - up close and personal with Michael Collins’ Wolf Slippers (& smuggler’s boots & a bullet in a brick).
#MuseumsNow
And my final bunch of #museum and #heritage sites for #MuseumWeekend. But don’t just go and see museums, this weekend…there are treasures out there waiting be discovered every weekend! #MuseumsNow
#MuseumWeekend II
For #MuseumWeekend here’s my second list of museums and heritage sites that I think are well worth a visit.
#MuseumWeekend
In advance of #MuseumWeekend I’ve picked out some museums & heritage sites that I visited while researching The Darkness Echoing. Some are well-known, some are off the beaten track. All are worth visiting.
Our time of mourning
A chat about how the pandemic makes us think differently about death…amongst many other things.
#BringDannyHome
On 24 May Danny Fenster was detained in Myanmar. His arrest has changed my interest in journalistic freedom of speech from something academic and theoretical to something much more personal.
Cork World Book Fest
A chat about museums, heritage sites & tips on the best places to visit in Ireland
My Five Rules of Writing
I often get asked about what I write, but rarely about how I write. Here I get to discuss my Five Rules of Writing.
The greening of the river…
In this extract from The Darkness Echoing I reflect on my first St Patrick’s Day in Chicago