VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND

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A belated Valentine's from VOICES ❤️

A Mrs Kinborow Valentine reportedly lived until she was 118 years of age! Her Funeral Entry is recorded in NLI GO MS 76 f. 108v, along with a coat of arms inscribed with small hearts.

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Brigitt Doyne stole '100 English ewes & household stuff' according to the Deposition of Gilbert Tarlton of Moniquid in County Laois. Learn more about her story and others here: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...

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On 30 June 1642 Briggett Drewie recounted her experience of the 1641 rebellion. At the hands of the rebels, she was left a pregnant widow: ‘being left in that miserable state & predicament great with chyld’. Learn more about her story and others here: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...

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In the 1641 Depositions, Brigitt Lee reported the losses suffered, and trauma she experienced, at the hands of the rebels. Learn more about her story and others here: voicesproject.ie/impact/blog-...

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Bridget Bermingham’s mother, Lady Mary Bourke, died from smallpox on Merchant's Quay Dublin on 13 August 1685. Learn more about her story and others here:

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Bridget Arthur was one of nine children born to Barbara Cusack and alderman Edward Arthur. Bridget’s mother died and was buried in Saint Michael's Church in Dublin on 4 September 1643.Learn more about her story and others here:

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Blog 10: VOICES of Brigid - VOICES Dr Claire McNulty* Introduction Bridgett, Briggett, Brigid, Brigitt, Brigitte: these are just some of the Brigids known to have lived in seventeenth-century Ireland. They were pregnant widows in the a...

Bridgett, Briggett, Brigid, Brigitt, Brigitte: these are a few of the Brigids who lived in C17th Ireland. They were pregnant widows, rebels who stole sheep, and daughters who lost mothers to smallpox. As we celebrate St Brigid’s Day, here are some of their stories.
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The VOICES team is delighted to be offering an MPhil module on ‘The Lived Experiences of Women in Early Modern Ireland’, based on our ERC VOICES project in TCD again this term!

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VOICES team delighted to be back after the holidays and wishing everyone the best for the coming year!

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Royal Historical Society: Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland - VOICES RHS Anniversary Lecture: ‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland’ VOICES PI, Professor Jane Ohlmeyer delivered a lecture at Royal Historical Society, UK on Friday 21 November 202...

VOICES PI Prof Jane Ohlmeyer recently delivered the Royal Historical Society's 2025 Anniversary Lecture, 'Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland', which looked at the project's methodologies, the rewards and challenges of using AI, and some early findings. Read more here:

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Women waging law: The Chancery Pleadings revisited - VOICES By Dr. Daniel Patterson On Monday 17th November, VOICES Research Fellow Dr Daniel Patterson delivered apaper at the Trinity Centre for Early Modern History Research Seminar, entitledWomen waging law: ...

It's been a busy few weeks for the VOICES team! On 17th November, Dr Daniel Patterson (@drdpatterson.bsky.social) delivered a paper 'Women waging law: The Chancery Pleadings revisited' at the Trinity Centre for Early Modern History Research Seminar.

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Institute of Historical Research Lecture: Making a living in early modern Dublin: Women and work  - VOICES On November the 20th, VOICES PI, Professor Jane Ohlmeyer delivered a lecture at the Institute of Historical research entitled:  Making a living in early modern Dublin: women and work  https://www.hist...

Last week, VOICES PI Professor Jane Ohlmeyer delivered a lecture at the Institute of Historical Research entitled: 'Making a living in early modern Dublin: Women and work'. Find out more at the link below:

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Keynote Lecture at the Catholic Record Society Hiding in Plain Sight: Women, Agency, and Catholicism in Early Modern Ireland - VOICES By Dr Bronagh Ann McShane In July 2025, I had the pleasure of delivering the opening keynote lecture at the annual Catholic Record Society Conference, held at Hinsley Hall in Leeds. My paper, ‘Hiding ...

Earlier this year, VOICES' own Dr Bronagh Ann McShane (@bamcshane.bsky.social) delivered the opening keynote lecture at the annual Catholic Record Society Conference in Leeds, with her paper entitled: 'Hiding in Plain Sight: Women, Agency and Catholicism in the Early Modern Courts'. Read more here:

Jane Ohlmeyer delivers the Society's 2025 Anniversary Lecture - RHS On 21 November, the Society was delighted to welcome Professor Jane Ohlmeyer to give the 2025 RHS Anniversary Lecture: ‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland’. Jane's lecture in...

Our great thanks to Jane Ohlmeyer who gave the Society's 2025 Anniversary Lecture on Friday evening.

Jane's lecture, 'Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland', charted new work to recover the lives of Irish women, c.1550-1700 bit.ly/43NZXhv. Video to follow soon #Skystorians

Blog 9: My Summer of Wills - VOICES By Sophie Erschen I first learnt of the VOICES project when Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, our Principal Investigator, held a guest lecture at my home university, the University of Vienna, in March 2025. I ...

🚨New VOICES blog!! Sophie Erschen reflects on her summer internship and her work researching women's wills. Read more at our website:

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Viragos and Matrons: The lived experiences of Women in seventeenth-century Dublin - VOICES October the 7th saw the launch of the publication arising from Professor Jane Ohlmeyer’s delivery of the 2024, 27th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Commemorative Lecture entitled ‘The lived experiences of ...

Last Tuesday marked the launch of VOICES PI Prof Jane Ohlmeyer's publication arising from the 27th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Commemorative Lecture entitled 'Viragos and Matrons: The lived experiences of women in seventeenth-century Dublin', at Dublin City Library and Archive. Read more below:

Trinity Today 2025 Dr Smith at Spandau Born in 1927, Trinity graduate Dr Hillas Smith, MB (1951), worked at London’s Royal Free and Northwick Park hospitals. During 1950s nat

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Great exhibits on women at the Jamestown museum in Virginia. Of the 900 colonists in 1620 census 200 were women & children. With time the number increased.
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