How Masculinity Shaped Modern Irish Identity
A conversation with Dr. Aidan Beatty
The Women of Ireland Project
A monthly newsletter, written by social researcher and cultural theorist, Dr. Belinda Vigors, exploring the socio-cultural and historical forces that have shaped women of Ireland.
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A game of their own
Gaelic feminism, the sport of Camogie, and its response to 'masculinity'
Beyond the rose-tinted veil: meet the real women of medieval Ireland
A conversation with Dr. Gillian Kenny
The books I reach for to write Irish women's history
Or, if I was starting The Women of Ireland Project all over again, these are among the first books I'd buy
Women's support of women
A short note on the ordinary wonder of showing you care
Where did all the lamenters, charmers and keeners go?
Or, more accurately, where to look to find them
Women and power, capitalism, and Ireland's 'witch-hunt'?
I am currently in the middle of moving house.
Communalism: "The dominant ideology of Ireland"
The story of how Ireland made communalism its identity, and the very real impact this had on women
A miscellany of thought to end the year
From quitting TV, to bedtimes and board games, medieval women, and the ending of cycles
Three things I learned....
during the first semester of an MA in Gaelic Literature and Culture
The Gaelic (Re)Revival
On the parallels between the 19th and 20th century Gaelic Revival and the contemporary, 21st century one.
Hello, I'm pivoting, again.
On going back to University and living a Multi-Stage Life
The Women of Ireland Project Compendium
Three(ish) years of Women of Ireland Project research and writing organised, and in one place
Revisiting Brigid and the "Irish Mind" of both/and, not either/or
Exploring dualistic thinking and how the renewal of Brigid in Ireland might just be the antidote
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
On patterns of behaviour in a post-colonial state
Release Day: Threatening Women
The backstory and an excerpt from my new book Threatening Women: A Cultural History of Why Ireland Shamed and Contained Women
Diaspora Grief
On yearning for the 'missing limb' that is Ireland
Epigenetics and the generational effects of the Great Hunger
Exploring the research on epigenetics and how it may explain the inter-generational impact of the Great Famine
'A lady does not accept payment for her work'
Personal reflections on 19th and early 20th century shifts in the ideology of women's (paid) labour
A scrapbook of enchantment
Writing can be pure drudgery.