Economic & Social History Society of Ireland

Reminder: the Call for Papers for the ESHSI 53rd Annual Conference closes this Friday, 23 October 2026!

📖 Now on Early View: ‘Skeleton Woods’; The Retreat of Woodland Habitats and the Irish Forestry Sector, 1650–1920; A Critical Statistical Review. By Andy Bielenberg (UCC). Read here: doi.org/10.1177/0332... #IrishHistory #EconHist

Reminder: the CfP closes in two weeks, on Friday 23 October! Doctoral and early career researchers especially encouraged. #IrishHistory #EconHist #SocialHist

Tontines, shareholders and women investors in 19th-century Dublin. Join the @ria.ie on Wed 7 Oct, 1–2pm, for talks by Dr Andrew McDiarmid and Adam Kane (UCD). 19 Dawson St, Dublin 2. Book here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/investing-... #EconHist #IrishHistory #WomensHistory #FinancialHistory

Call for papers! The ESHSI Annual Conference will be held at Trinity College Dublin, 4–5 Dec 2026. All aspects of Irish economic and social history welcome! Doctoral and early career researchers especially encouraged! Deadline 23 Oct. Full details below. #IrishHistory#EconHist #SocialHist

On our New Researchers' Blog: The Right Time and Place? by @tiarnanheaney.bsky.social (@quceh.bsky.social), on how the Congested Districts Board reduced poverty in the west of Ireland, lifting three people out of poverty per £1 spent. Special commendation, ESHSI 2025. www.eshsi.org/new-research...

Now on our New Researchers' Blog: The Work of Motherhood in Ireland, 1945–1974 by Aviv Corrigan (@ucddublin.bsky.social). Aviv explores how modernisation and consumerism reshaped the work of Irish mothers. Awarded a special commendation at ESHSI's 2025 conference. www.eshsi.org/new-research...

📣 Calling PhD researchers in economic & social history across the island of Ireland! ESHSI is recruiting Student Ambassadors — details below. Send CV & research statement to pmckee18@qub.ac.uk by Fri 29 May. Please share with PhD students who may be interested 📚

We are excited for the Society's Distinguished Lecture, which will be delivered tomorrow by Prof. Tyler Abinder. There is still time to register here: www.eshsi.org

Should be good!

Has Northern Ireland’s productivity growth stalled? Today we’ve launched the 2025 edition of our Northern Ireland Productivity Dashboard, written with Ruth Donaldson, Seán McDonald, and @profjohnturner.bsky.social

Now on Early View: 'Managed decline: Muddling through with the Sterling (dis)Agreements, 1968–74' By Alan de Bromhead, David Jordan, Francis Kennedy & Jack Seddon. @djordanecon.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

This is an excellent - and practical - article on how historians can work with data.

A fantastic resource for history and economics teachers, in collaboration with @cagewarwick.bsky.social and @discoverecon.bsky.social #nsrpproject #econhistory #economics #econsky

The weird historic traditions around Pancake Tuesday in Ireland. The day before Lent began may have involved feasting and food, but explains @marionmcgarry.bsky.social ATU, it certainly wasn't a good day for single people www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The @echistsocreview.bsky.social has just published an online virtual issue in honour of Joel Mokyr, featuring a very nice introduction by @mdrelichman.bsky.social, available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #econhist

Our next seminar on Monday 23 Feb. will be Dr Paddy Gleeson (QUB) speaking on 'Landscapes of kingship: governance, rule and territory in early medieval Ireland'. All welcome in-person / online www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...

Do you want to teach wonderful students alongside great colleagues? Look no further and apply! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

Join us tomorrow at 5:15pm in the Parlour, Magdalene College, for Dr Amy Prendergast's paper, 'Narratives of Violence: Considering Irish Women’s Diaries and Memoirs as Testimony, 1760-1810'. All welcome! @amyprendergast.bsky.social @magdalenecollege.bsky.social

Call for Abstracts Building Practice: Regulation, Corruption and Adaptation CHS Annual Conference in collaboration with Cambridge Faculty of Architecture, Queens’ College, Cambridge, Friday 25 - Sunday 27 September 2026. Submissions should be made to chs@aha.cam.ac.uk More details in ALT text.

CALLING ALL MILITARY HISTORY PGRs! SAHR seeks to appoint a Postgraduate Fellow for a term of two years beginning in April 2026, to represent the PGR community and help advance our research agenda. Details at www.sahr.org.uk/event-report...

A reminder that our Postgraduate Essay and Bursary prizes are now open for applications! Deadline for submissions 17 March 2026 See the BAIS website for details on how to enter and eligibility: irishstudies.co.uk/prizes-and-f...

We’re delighted to announce the society's 2026 Distinguished Lecture will be delivered by Prof Tyler Anbinder of George Washington University. "The Surprising Socio-Economic Mobility of New York’s Great Famine Refugees" Online, 4pm GMT (11am EST), Thurs. 5 Mar. 2026. Register here: www.eshsi.org