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Native of Moneygall. Professor of Ecclesiastical History at St Patrick's College Maynooth, where he writes on popular religion & ritual, medieval to modern.

Moneygall, County Offaly

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Call for Contributions to new volume “Childhood and the Irish: a Miscellany”, to be pub. by @wordwellbooks late 2025. Part of long-running series. Proposals for articles of 1,300 words to salvador.ryan @spcm .ie. All disciplines welcome. #childhood #IrishHistory

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5 years

Love this image of Christ as apothecary and Adam and Eve as his first patients, seeking a cure for Original Sin.

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Sad to hear of the death of Jesuit sociologist Fr Mícheál MacGréil, activist on issues such as traveller rights. prison reform, and the promotion of the Irish language. His 1978 book, Prejudice and Tolerance in Ireland, was a landmark publication. Solas na bhFlaitheas dó.

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Now there’s an honest classification system for one’s own library ... 😀

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It’s unthinkable today, but when the priceless treasure that is the 8th century Book of Kells first arrived to Trinity College Dublin in the late 17thC, it was available on loan just like any other book in the library!

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I don’t know what this dog has done over the Easter weekend, but it’s facing the consequences now.

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4 years

Wrote a letter that was published in the @IrishTimes today about a particularly objectionable narrative that has crept into discussions of COVID restrictions on church attendance. #COVID19

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My father drove double-deck buses in Dublin for over thirty years. I just came across a number of safe driving certificates that he was awarded. This one is from 1949. Isn’t it lovely?

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There’s some very sad news from Maynooth this morning, news that has reverberated around the world of Irish history and has left so many of us numb in its wake.

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My beautiful mother Mary passed away peacefully on Tuesday night in Nenagh hospital. We’re full of gratitude for her life, and for all who loved her, and were so good to her, especially in these last few days of her life’s journey. May she rest in peace.

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Death Notice of Mary Theresa Ryan (née Keaney) (Moneygall, Offaly) | rip.ie

The death has occurred of Mary Theresa Ryan (née Keaney) of Moneygall, Offaly Ireland, on 27/02/2024. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.

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What a fabulous shot of Cloughoughter Castle, County Cavan by

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The wonderfully preserved Ballynahow Castle, Ballycahill, Co. Tipperary.

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Love this!

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My deepest sympathies to his wife Bernie and to all who loved Ray dearly. Somehow, life will never be quite the same again. RIP Ray. Thank you for everything.

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Thank you so much to all of you who expressed kind sympathy on the recent death of my mother Mary. Characteristically, the last few days have once again shown the incredible goodness of people — family, friends, neighbours, and community — for which I am grateful beyond words.

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Rosserk friary, Killala. Founded 1460. Burned by Sir Richard Bingham, 1590.

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Happy 96th birthday to this wonderful man! #DavidAttenborough . What a privilege to have had the gift of his life in our times.

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This is Larry Lego. He stays at home. He washes his hands. Be like Larry Lego. #Coronavirusireland #CoronavirusLockdown

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3 years

I am delighted to announce that Birth and the Irish has just gone to press this morning! Eeeek!!!! Due date to be announced shortly …

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Came to #Regensburg to get away from everything associated with #Brexit . And then I came across this in the basilica of St Emmeram ...

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This should be good! Colmán is a brilliant historian and an excellent, and hugely entertaining, speaker. If you haven’t heard him in action before, here’s a wonderful opportunity to do so ...

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In trying to explain to my children the incalculable loss of my doktorvater Raymond Gillespie, and grasping to find a suitable example, I found the following words tumble out of my mouth: “If I were Luke Skywalker, he would be Obi-Wan Kenobi”. RIP, my beautiful mentor & friend.

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Last night I had the privilege of presenting my doktorvater and all-round legend, Prof. Raymond Gillespie, with his festschrift as he retires from @MaynoothHist . 4 years in the making, with over 80 contributors, it was a minor miracle we kept it a secret!

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Four Courts Press | The Historian as Detective

Uncovering Irish Pasts. Essays in honour of Raymond Gillespie by Terence Dooley, Mary Ann Lyons & Salvador Ryan

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The “Ink Bottle”, Dunkerrin, Co. Offaly.

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The beauty of Lough Derg, County Tipperary.

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It’s a very sad day for theology with the death, earlier today, of Rev. Dr Enda McDonagh. He was a real luminary, and a man before his time. But, most of all, a gentle and kind human being, full of courtesy. @StPatsMaynooth #EndaMcDonaghRIP

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Delighted to finally hold this in my hands ..

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Always love this quote!

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“No, I couldn’t, Mrs Doyle, I couldn’t touch another drop” …

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The Irish name for the fuschia is”Deora Dé” (“tears of God”).

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3 years

So … at 355 pages, and 119,768 words, “Birth & the Irish: a Miscellany” can now officially be said to be “in press” with @wordwellbooks . If you are one of the contributors, please feel free to cite your article on your profile page. Due date: late 2021.

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In the new, strange, reality of living in the coronaverse, when daily schedules are not always as precise as they once were, this meal chart may be more relevant than ever.

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My mother was the last member of a family-run fruit shop in Talbot Street. Some of you may remember it.

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In September 1992 I entered Maynooth College as a barely 17-year-old first year, with the intention, at the time, of studying for the priesthood. Here I reflect a little on that experience thirty years ago.

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From Moneygall to Maynooth: confessions of a former seminarian

Salvador Ryan, author and professor of ecclesiastical history, reflects on first entering Maynooth 30 years ago

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A misty start to the day at @StPatsMaynooth

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Benbulben, County Sligo. And some of the locals ...

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6 years

Very conscious that today is Michael Lyster’s last All Ireland hurling final as anchor of @TheSundayGame . He’s been the voice of most of my life watching hurling broadcasts on @RTEgaa and I’ll certainly miss him.

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Oíche mhaith ó Choláiste Phádraig Má Nuad.

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3 years

Very sad to hear of the death of Lorrae Desmond, actor; singer; performer, presenter; playwright. Perhaps best known over here as “Shirley Gilroy” in “A Country Practice”, she enjoyed an extraordinary career and was much loved.

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Love this!

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7 months

As the year slowly draws to a close, the thoughts of many will soon turn to #Christmas and gift-giving. Next month will see the release of “Christmas and the Irish”, published by @wordwellbooks . It may just ease your annual Christmas gift quest!

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Morning from @StPatsMaynooth

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The perennial complaint of the working academic…. Could have been written yesterday, but this is from the fifth-century bishop Augustine of Hippo, who is desperately eager to make progress on his magnum opus, The City of God. Plus ça change …

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Raymond was a giant among Irish historians of all periods, but more importantly, he was a thoroughly decent human being, generous to a fault with his expertise, his learning, his hospitality, and his down-to-earth humanity.

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Wonderful to finally see all 5 volumes of the new @OUPHistory Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism on the shelf in @library_MU . I’m honoured to have been invited to contribute chapters to volumes 1 and 4. Huge congrats to @jdmccafferty & James Kelly for their ed. work

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Had to make a once-off return visit to @StPatsMaynooth today to retrieve files from my computer. Since I’ve been away, #spring has arrived. A reminder that #hope endures and that there will be better days to come.

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In Irish, the #fuschia is known as "Deora Dé" (lit. "the tears of God").

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Take a few seconds to appreciate the beauty of this evening’s sunset #Donegal

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My wonderful, and utterly irreplaceable doktorvater, mentor, colleague, and dear friend, Raymond Gillespie passed away this morning.

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5 years

If anyone was ever in any doubt that #hurling is a religion in Tipperary ...

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I lost my biological father in December 2001. I lost my academic father today, and I feel bereft. There is a very real sense in which, when this happens, one becomes academically orphaned.

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3 years

Looking forward to celebrating the career of this wonderful man, my doktorvater, Prof. Raymond Gillespie, later this evening as we launch a recently-published festschrift in his honour.

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Morning from @StPatsMaynooth

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It’s 2023’s perfect #Christmas stocking filler 🎄 — Christmas and the Irish: a Miscellany. For all who love history, culture, and good storytelling. But, most of all, for all who love Christmas! Ho! Ho! Ho!🎅 Order your copy today from @wordwellbooks

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A few weeks ago, I was asked by the @IrishTimes to pen a piece on foot of the publication of Birth and the Irish by @wordwellbooks . Reading over all the incredibly thought-provoking contributions of others anew, this is what I found myself writing…

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Childbirth in Ireland: ‘There was no funeral… She deserved a funeral’

A new book tracing childbirth in Ireland makes for uncomfortable and shameful reading

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5 years

Of course we probably shouldn’t be too surprised as the even older Book of Durrow had once to be rescued from a farmer who was dipping it in water and using the water to cure his cattle.

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3 years

I just got mistaken for a PhD student by one of the academic staff at @MaynoothUni . The day is off to a good start! 😄

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Feeling honoured to share the @Hodges_Figgis window with @thecelticist #FierceAppetites … Thank you to the staff member at Hodges Figgis who kindly sent this on! @MaynoothUni @StPatsMaynooth

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4 years

While we so often (rightly) acknowledge declining numbers of church attendance, I also like to think of events such as the Galway novena as snapshots of what a living, breathing, no-fuss, faith-life can look like “on the ground”. #GalwayNovena

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An estimated 90,000 people are expected to attend the annual Solemn Novena at Galway Cathedral which began today | Read more:

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I always come away from “in-service” training with some new nugget of business-speak / jargon. This morning I learned about an IT platform that is being phased out; however the phrase that was used instead was: “it’s being sunsetted” 🌅 (you’re welcome...)

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Simply unbelievable that this could be even considered.

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An application has been lodged to build a hotel on the southern slope of The Rock of Cashel. That would ruin the aesthetic of this national monument and scupper any chance of attaining UNESCO World Heritage Site. Closing date for objection is 28/11/22.

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😂😂😂

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😂😂😂

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I had a dream last night that I found John Henry Newman alive and well and living in Turkey. When I broke the news to him that he was about to be canonised, he became quite grumpy and professed that it was an awful thing to do to a 218-year-old man... #NewmanCanonisation

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Glenade, County Leitrim

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2 years

A peek at the Table of Contents for Birth and the Irish: a Miscellany. Do make sure to order a copy from your local bookshop.

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Says it all, really! 😂

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Maynooth College @StPatsMaynooth bade farewell today to one of its long-serving staff members who devoted the best part of his life to the College community. RIP Tom Corcoran, and thank you for all your years of dedication and service. You will be fondly remembered by many.

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4 years

Even the birds are observing #socialdistancing

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3 years

#Autumn Monday May we all have a good and fulfilling week, filled with friendship and blessing.

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6 months

A date for your diary. On this day, next week, Thursday 30 November, we are launching Christmas and the Irish in the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. Please RSVP if you’d like to come along. Details below.

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Call for Papers🎄 Christmas and the Irish: a Miscellany. From the earliest times to present day. 1,300 words. Expressions of interest to Salvador.ryan @spcm .ie by 1 September 2022. Submission deadline is: 1 October 2022. To be published by @wordwellbooks in late 2023

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6 months

A reminder that Christmas and the Irish will be launched in the @RIAdawson on Thursday evening at 7pm. The volume will be launched by folklorist Michael Fortune. All warmly welcome. Looking forward to seeing you there.

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5 years

MacGillapatrick tomb, Grangefertagh, Co. Kilkenny.

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3 years

Last Thursday evening I recorded the following lecture on Death & the Irish for Tipperary Studies. Little did I know that within just over 24hrs, we would lose my beautiful father-in-law, Michael Sutton. I’d like to dedicate this lecture to him.

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Our #November lecture from the #Tipperary people and Places Series features @SalvadorRyan and a wonderful account of Irish customs surrounding death. @Tippheritage @tippcoco @TippLib @FethardHistory @PublicHistoryUL

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4 years

It is a sobering thought that today I have reached my half-ninetieth birthday. It really doesn’t seem all that long ago since I was being carried by my parents. Life is precious. And the years go quickly. A reminder to appreciate the extraordinary ordinariness of everyday.

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The Schottenkirche (formerly a Benedictine monastery founded by Irish monks in the 11th century). Regensburg.

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The vibrant colours of an early morning Roman market

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Delighted to receive a copy of Peter Marshall’s latest volume this morning; it’s a 550-page magisterial cultural study of a subject very close to the author’s heart — the islands of Orkney. Having already read a draft copy of this superb work, I can heartily recommend it.

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Birth is finally born …. (just arrived in the post).

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Today marks 20 years since the man who gave me my first drink passed away. Remembering my father, Jim, who left me with a wonderful store of memories and with deep gratitude.

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The Russell Library. One of the jewels in Maynooth College’s crown. @StPatsMaynooth @library_MU

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It was always just a matter of time before these guys caught up with me! Lovely to meet such fine, upstanding, gentlemen @DanielMoncada80 and @LuisMoncada77 earlier today. #BreakingBad #BetterCallSaul #dublincomiccon2022

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My father, had he lived (he died in 2001), would have celebrated his 100th birthday today🎂. In reflecting on this, I am so grateful for his 81 years which were well-lived.

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Was sad to hear, some days ago, of the death of Dr Colmán Etchingham, a former lecturer, and then colleague, of mine from @MaynoothUni . He made a very significant contribution to the historiography of early medieval Ireland. May he rest in peace.

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One of my colleagues (good-naturedly) dismisses all historians as nothing more than “professional gossipers”. Not finding enough gossip for their appetites in the present age, they trawl the past looking for more. I think there’s probably something in this ...

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BIRTH AND THE IRISH: A MISCELLANY: Call for contributions of c. 1200 words on any aspect of the Irish giving birth (at home or abroad), from earliest times to the present day. Volume 3 in series for @wordwellbooks Email: Salvador.ryan @spcm .ie for details. Deadline: 1 Sept 2020.

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Morning from @StPatsMaynooth

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The car park payment machine just told me "Change is possible".Don't you love it when even the machines in Cork offer motivational messages?

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Remembering my late father, Jim, on his 18th anniversary, with a feeling of gratitude: for his life; for the person he was; for bequeathing to me his love of storytelling, and so much of his sense of humour & his fabulous expressions. In these I meet him every day.

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Call for Articles🎄 Christmas and the Irish: a Miscellany. 1,300 words. All disciplines welcome. Further info: Salvador.ryan @spcm .ie Will accept submissions up to 25 Dec 2022. To be published by @wordwellbooks in late 2023

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Make sure your tray tables are in the fully upright position #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories

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Morning from @StPatsMaynooth

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