@MarieMCole

Historian of Twentieth Century Ireland. Views my own. Retweets do not signify endorsement.

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Looking over coverage of women in ‘Irish Historical Studies’ over the years. First woman to figure was, predictably perhaps, St Brigit. Subject of an article in issue 2 (Sept. 1938).
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Tonight we launch the papers of the Army Inquiry Committee (1924), convened on the direction of the President of Dáil Éireann to investigate the circumstances leading to the Army Crisis 1924. The papers provide insight into a key chapter of Irish political and military history.
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Deeply saddened by the news. A man held in such high regard by everyone who knew him. My sincerest sympathies to his wife and families and colleagues from journalism.
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The award-winning journalist and author Stephen Walker has died at the age of 61. bbc.in/3TbwhJ4

Former BBC NI Political Correspondent Stephen Walker dies

During a high-profile career at the BBC for three decades, he was an investigative reporter on the Spotlight programme, as well as being both London correspondent and political correspondent.

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Not just Australia
Times Higher Education
@timeshigheredJun 29
Academics find strength in big-hearted co-workers rather than university executives who offer “empty promises” and “strategic deferrals” in lieu of support, an Australian study has found timeshighereducation.com/new…

‘Kindness’ of colleagues valued over ‘empty’ managerial promises

Satisfaction gained from academic jobs undermined by mounting workloads and ‘creeping’ administrative burden, finds study

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Education NI
@Education_NIJun 16
📢 ANNOUNCEMENT | Education Minister, Paul Givan has officially launched a new world-leading Northern Ireland Curriculum for public consultation, marking a major milestone in the TransformED programme to deliver excellence and equity across the education system. The consultation will run from 16 June until 30 September 2026. Find out more and have your say: education-ni.gov.uk/news/giv… #TransformED
Image of Matthew Best, Greenisland Primary School, Christine Counsell OBE, Chair of the Curriculum Taskforce, Mark Roberts, Carrickfergus Grammar School, Education Minister, Paul Givan, Noeleen Tiffney, St Catherine's College, Karen Irwin, Ballyclare Primary School and Alistair Hamill, Lurgan College.

ALT Image of Matthew Best, Greenisland Primary School, Christine Counsell OBE, Chair of the Curriculum Taskforce, Mark Roberts, Carrickfergus Grammar School, Education Minister, Paul Givan, Noeleen Tiffney, St Catherine's College, Karen Irwin, Ballyclare Primary School and Alistair Hamill, Lurgan College.

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Daniel Muijs@ProfDanielMuijsJun 16
And it is live! The Northern Ireland Curriculum Consultation starts today. Please do have a read of the materials and provide feedback by 30th September. You can find all the documentation here: education-ni.gov.uk/consulta…

Consultation on the Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028

The Department of Education is seeking views on the draft Northern Ireland Curriculum Framework 2028. This consultation sets out a new, knowledge-rich curriculum designed to improve clarity, cohere...

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Comparing partitions
JLF International@JLFLitfestMay 23
The partition of India is one of the defining events of the twentieth century: violence and movement of people on an unthinkable scale, and a subcontinent pulled apart. Entry to all venues across the festival is free! Register now
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Happy out
Leinster GAA
@gaaleinsterMay 17
RESULT From the 2026 Leinster GAA Senior Football Championship Final WESTMEATH ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Dublin 0-26 Westmeath 2-28 #LeinsterChamps26 #WeAllBelong
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Although the paperwork for Northern Ireland's 1926 Census was lost, the main statistics survived and they show how the population has changed. bbc.in/41Ncfp1

1926 Census of Northern Ireland: How NI has changed and grown

Although NI's 1926 Census forms were lost, surviving data gives a snapshot of society at the time.

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1/Such credit due to everyone in @NARIreland for the marvellous work on releasing Census 1926. Hugely important point made by Minister O’Donovan that these records belong to the people and should be freely available.
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5/The 1926 for was slightly different to 1911. Including the employer’s name was very useful. Many war veterans in Killester were working for British Ministry of Pensions, Irish Sailors & Soldiers Land Trust and Guinnesses.
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7/Some useful categories from 1911 excluded in 1926 alas; e.g. disabilities - deaf, dumb, blind and unfortunate 1911-speak ‘imbecile, idiot, lunatic’. This will make it much harder to look for disabled war veterans (just one such category that interests me).
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6/In rural Ireland this is fascinating as it gives the size of the farms held by landowners - often given in the returns of the labourers (including my own ancestors) who they employed. Easy to see the reduction in estate sizes.
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Fantastic launch of 1926 census by @NARIreland Fantastic work by all involved.
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1926 census children’s names: - 31 ‘Patrick Pearse’ (under 10) - 19 Kevin Barrys (under 5) + 4 Kevin Bs (aged 4) - 18 deValera/Valera - 4 Michael Collinses (aged 0-4) - 4 Roger Casements - 4 Kitcheners (b.1915) - 2 Kathleen Lynns - 2 Protestant Edwards Carson - 1 Con Markievicz
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One of the most significant demographic shifts in the early years of the Irish Free State was the drop in the country's Protestant population, papers from a 100-year-old census have revealed. bbc.in/4sI6KTx

Historic 1926 census shows Protestant population drop in Irish Free State

The 1926 census is available online from Saturday morning and the public are able to look up their own families.

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The first of what is likely to be a number of posts on the 1926 census The lost Northern Ireland census of 1926 – QPOL blogs.qub.ac.uk/qpol/the-los…
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Great programme
RTE History Show@RTEHistoryShowMar 24
The National Archives will release the 1926 Irish Census online in just 25 days. In our latest episode, Myles Dungan and guests explore what you can expect to find in these century old census returns. Listen back here: rte.ie/radio/radio1/the-hist…
Motorists pedestrians and cyclists on Dublin's Donnybrook Road in 1926. Photo: National Library of Ireland

ALT Motorists pedestrians and cyclists on Dublin's Donnybrook Road in 1926. Photo: National Library of Ireland

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