Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland

Don't forget this exciting conference, this weekend!

The Catholic Historical Society of Ireland Annual Conference on 'O'Connell and his Legacy' takes place on Saturday 22 November 2025 at the St Patrick's campus @dublincityuni.bsky.social
To book see
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The Catholic Historical Society of Ireland Annual Conference on 'O'Connell and his Legacy' takes place on Saturday 22 November 2025 at the St Patrick's campus @dublincityuni.bsky.social
To book see
www.eventbrite.ie/e/oconnell-a...

This one-day symposium seeks to explore representations of the ‘critical age’ – the (peri-) menopause – in Victorian popular literature. The peri-menopausal and menopausal experiences of Victorian women have to date been overlooked or underrepresented in scholarly discussions of the period. Victorian popular literature, from novels to periodicals to advice books, provided an essential forum for discussing and shaping the public understanding of women’s bodies, even as much of it sought to obscure the female body. The (peri-) menopausal experience was often framed in terms of illness, excess, and degeneration, or, conversely, was relegated to silence. Women at the ‘critical age’ are frequently marginalised and associated with a range of negative stereotypes in literary and cultural narratives. This call for papers invites exploration of how this phase of women’s lives was constructed in the Victorian imagination, in medical discourses and advice literature, and in women’s lived experiences. We invite 20-minute papers exploring any aspect of the critical age in Victorian popular literature. Topics for exploration include but are not limited to: • Representations of the critical age in Victorian popular fiction • The medicalisation of (peri-) menopause • Cultural constructions of middle-aged women • Class and (peri-) menopause • (Peri-) Menopause in Victorian advice literature • Motherhood and (peri-) menopause • Experiences of the critical age in Victorian women’s life writing • Myths and popular misconceptions The event will also include a Digital Humanities Research Skills Workshop, with an emphasis on making digital methods more accessible. We invite short papers or workshop proposals that showcase how digital tools can be used to research women and their bodies in Victorian literature. Possible topics include data creation/cleaning/visualisations, textual, quantitative or statistical analysis, using AI or specific tools (such as Voyant or Power BI).

Another VPFA Study Day: 'The Critical Age in Victorian Popular Literature'
❓literary representations of the (peri-) menopause
🌏 online
📅 19th May 2026
💰 free for VPFA Members/ £5 for non-members
Send proposals (250) to
jessica.cox@brunel.ac.uk and siobhan.smith@tees.ac.uk by 19th February 2026

Now consider relationships between Ireland and Europe in Colin Graham and Leon Litvack (eds), Ireland and Europe in the Nineteenth Century www.edepositireland.ie/collections/...

Our next digitised vol examined human interaction with the land, perception and memory, and the symbolism of land and landscape in nineteenth-century Ireland. Úna Ní Bhroiméil and Glenn Hooper (eds), Land and Landscape in Nineteenth-Century Ireland www.edepositireland.ie/collections/...

Now consider relationships between Ireland and Europe in
Colin Graham and Leon Litvack (eds), Ireland and Europe in the Nineteenth Century
www.edepositireland.ie/collections/...

Next take a nuanced look at religion and its impact in nineteenth century ireland James H. Murphy (ed.), Evangelicals and Catholics in nineteenth-century Ireland www.edepositireland.ie/collections/09bb1715-e537-4f38-8803-f5bc20ebee4b

YouTube video by QUB Irish Studies Irish Studies Seminar: Ian d'Alton

If you missed Ian d'Alton's talk yesterday about '1932: Seeing the same world differently: Irish Catholics and Protestants a decade after independence', it's now available online at youtu.be/9oxWs0PTA1Y

@ucddublin.bsky.social @ssnci.bsky.social The book might have dropped during the summer, but we only got to have a celebratory coffee today. My thanks again to the Society for the opportunity to do this book, to the contributors and referees, and to my two excellent (and chuffed) co-editors #ssnci

DARIAH-IE October 2025 Newsletter Monthly round-up of news, events and opportunities for Ireland’s Digital Arts and Humanities community

We've just issued our monthly newsletter, a round-up of news, events and opportunities of interest to Ireland’s Digital Arts and Humanities community. Check it out on our website
dariah.ie/newsletter/ and while you're there, why not sign up to receive it directly to your inbox each month !!

Significant religious questions at issue in James H. Murphy (ed.), Evangelicals and Catholics in nineteenth-century Ireland
www.edepositireland.ie/collections/...

Our next vol contained some timely reflections Peter Gray (ed.), Victoria's Ireland? : Irishness and Britishness, 1837-1901 www.edepositireland.ie/collections/...

Next revisit the Irish Revival! Betsey Taylor FitzSimon and James H. Murphy (eds), The Irish Revival Reappraised www.edepositireland.ie/collections/...

Friends & Followers in Dublin! I'll be giving the annual Edmund Burke Lecture at TCD today 18:30, at the Edmund Burke Lecture Theatre. All most welcome (but do register)

The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence & the Pillage of an Empire share.google/Yxfq3IMYhcKd...

We are delighted to share our programme of seminars for Michaelmas Term 2025 🍂

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Our next vol contained some timely reflections Peter Gray (ed.), Victoria's Ireland? : Irishness and Britishness, 1837-1901 www.edepositireland.ie/collections/...

Next revisit the Irish Revival! Betsey Taylor FitzSimon and James H. Murphy (eds), The Irish Revival Reappraised www.edepositireland.ie/collections/...

Our next vol contained some timely reflections Peter Gray (ed.), Victoria's Ireland? : Irishness and Britishness, 1837-1901
www.edepositireland.ie/collections/...

Our next vol contained some timely reflections Peter Gray (ed.), Victoria's Ireland? : Irishness and Britishness, 837-1901
www.edepositireland.ie/collections/...

NH:1892.49.1 being photographed as part of the Natural History Decant Project. Research image by Anna Massignan © National Museum of Ireland

Over 9,000 specimens safely tracked & stored as the National Museum of Ireland refurbishes the Dead Zoo. Faith Nolan shares how location control supports conservation, research & exhibitions. #Museumology #RegistrationCorner #NMIBlog #NaturalHistory www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...

The sex lives of Presbyterians in 18th- and 19th-century Ulster were surprisingly colourful The Presbyterian church closely regulated the intimate lives of its members through a system of church court discipline.

If you need a pick me up this rainy afternoon, here's some colourful stories of sex & C18th Ulster Presbyterians to whet your appetite! #HistSex #HistFam @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ria.ie @theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-sex-live...

Our next volume explored issues of migration and diaspora from important perspectives Oonagh Walsh (ed.) Ireland abroad: politics and professions in the nineteenth century
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Join us for this week's History Research Seminar on Wednesday at 4pm! Our very own Dr Anita Rupprecht will be speaking on 'Out of Sight: the Narrative of the Slave-ship, Le Rodeur (1819)'. All welcome! Hardiman Research Building G011 or get in touch to join on zoom.

Our next volume explored issues of migration and diaspora from important perspectives Oonagh Walsh (ed.) Ireland abroad: politics and professions in the nineteenth century
edepositireland.ie/handle/2262/...

QUB History Seminar tomorrow at 4pm BST

Always worthwhile revisiting Laurence M. Geary (ed.) Rebellion and Remembrance in Modern Ireland
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For a different perspective see our next volume Leon Litvack and Glenn Hooper (eds), Ireland in the Nineteenth Century: Regional Identity
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For a different perspective see our next volume Leon Litvack and Glenn Hooper (eds), Ireland in the Nineteenth Century: Regional Identity
edepositireland.ie/handle/2262/...