Prof. Gillian O'Brien

Twitter was great. The advice, suggestions, stories shared by folk here when researching & writing 'The Darkness Echoing' was fantastic. But like so many I'm migrating from here to Bluesky - I'm hoping it's a kinder, more supportive place There I'm @gillianobrien@bsky.social

Why Irish women's history belongs in every museum and not just one. Opening a standalone women's museum in Ireland in 2026 risks reinforcing separation at a time when integration should be the goal, writes @gillianmobrien @LJMU rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Our latest Sharing Lands guest blog post. #sharinglands #choctaw #irish #ireland #cork #gift #famine share.google/1StQbjh4HBhEit…

Next up, we’re at @johnstowncastle on Tuesday - come on down and share your stories! Tickets can be booked here👇 johnstowncastle.ie/event/sharing-…

To mark National Famine Commemoration Day on May 17th, @IrHeritageTrust in conjunction with Sharing Lands created a short film called Sharing Lands: Choctaw Irish Friendship and The Gift. 👉youtu.be/gBnoDLXqTwY #irishfamine #choctaw

April has been a busy month for our team! Read our roundup for more on our activities and what's coming up in May: sharinglands.com/2025/05/07/apr…

If you are in London before 10 May add Gary Owen's version Ibsen's 'Ghosts' to your 'must see' list. It's fantastic. Super cast, staging & direction. Everyone is great but Victoria Smurfit is outstanding! #london #lyrichammersmith #theatre

Vacancies on the @IrishMuseums board. Closing date 23 April. It's a really fulfilling, interesting role & a v welcoming board. irishmuseums.org/news/call-for-… #ulster #connaught #museums #heritage

#FairCity had a storyline this week about the relationship between the #Choctaw Nation & #Ireland I'm just back from visiting the Choctaw Nation in #Oklahoma as part of @thechoctawgift You can read more about it on @RTEBrainstorm rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

@MuseumofCityNY asking the questions we all need to answer. #raiseyourvoice #museum #exhibition #nyc

@thechoctawgift had a great day the @AIHSNYC in #NYC. We recorded participants & talked about our project with the #Choctaw Nation (& I even got in a mention of @NanoNaglePlace It was a privilege to work with Dr Elizabeth Stack again who is doing superb work for the society.

A huge go raibh mile maith agat to Dr Elizabeth Stack, Executive Director of the #americanirishhistoricalsociety, for hosting the #sharinglands team last night! Brilliant to meet with Irish-Americans in NYC, conduct interviews, & introduce our project.

Our co-PI @gillianmobrien recently visited the @FieldMuseum in Chicago as part of her research for #SharingLands She reflects on their changing curatorial direction and the #NativeVoicesNativeStories exhibition in our latest blog post. sharinglands.com/2025/03/19/a-v…

Massive thanks to the elders of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma for giving the #sharinglands team a huge welcome @ the Community Center today. A real treat to visit, have lunch, & talk about our project. Sincere thanks to Judy, Carol, Ian, and Councilman Dry for the invite

@PadraigKirwan @j4lebi @GoldsmithsEng @LeAnneHowe I second this! Welcome Shelley (even though I’ve migrated to Bluesky!)

@j4lebi @GoldsmithsEng On behalf of @LeAnneHowe, @gillianmobrien, and me, I can say that it's a huge pleasure to welcome you to the 'Sharing Lands' team, Shelley! The project, and the Goldsmiths community will benefit hugely from your ideas, energy, and knowledge. Welcome to the team!

Beyond excited to kick off 2025 by preparing to teach Contemporary Indigenous Literatures & Cultures as part of my new gig working on the #SharingLands project at @GoldsmithsEng ! 📚

For #Samhain / #Halloween here’s the last of my favourites from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan #brownstones. #ghosts #skulls #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins #NYC

On the eve of the eve more more of #Samhain / #Halloween snaps more of my favourites from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan #brownstones. #ghosts #skulls #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins #NYC

Even more of the super #Samhain / #Halloween  here are some more of my favourites from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan And an excuse to photograph some lovely houses! #brownstones. #ghosts #skulls #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins #NYC

To mark #Samhain / #Halloween here are some more of my favourites from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan And an excuse to photograph some lovely houses! #brownstones. #ghosts #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins #NYC

@PadraigKirwan The undertakers!! That’s superb. And good for business?!?

@gillianmobrien You only saw the half of it, Prof... Lordship, CT folk go hard, but Tarrytown undertakers possibly go harder #sleepyhollow #samhaingoesglobal

To mark #Samhain / #Halloween over the next few days here are some of my favourite #ghosts #spiders #skeletons #witches #bats #pumpkins from #Brooklyn & #Manhattan!