Betty Williams Born: May 22, 1943 Belfast, Northern Ireland Known For: Co-Winner of Nobel Peace Prize After witnessing the death of 3 children in a shooting incident in Belfast in 1976, Betty started organizing a movement for peace during the height of the conflict in Northern Ireland. She eventually...
Isabella Tod Born: May 18, 1836 Edinburgh, Scotland Known For: Women's Rights Activist and Suffragette When I went to research Isabella Tod, a renowned women's rights activist in Northern Ireland, I found a wonderful short documentary made in 2013 by the BBC. Instead of writing a short blog in...
We're back with our continuing coverage of things we feel you should watch on streaming services. Our next review hits close to home for both the Good Doctors. We're talking about a recent documentary on the Miami Showband Massacre, a very troubling event in the...
Happy Friday, all! It's Dr. Hinson back with my 5 Friyays for this past week. For those of you that read Dr. Donnelly's Friyays from last week, you will have seen her tribute to Lyra McKee, a journalist and writer from Northern Ireland killed by...
Good morning everyone! Dr. Donnelly here with the Friyay duty this week, and this is a somber one. Not only because, liturgically, this is a somber day as Christians around the world commemorate the crucifixion of Christ, but also because of some truly horrible news...
Happy Friday, everyone! It's hard to believe we're half-way through the month of April, the year is flying by here at Abbey Research! It's Dr. Hinson back with you for my 5 Friyays. There was a lot to talk about this week, so let's see...
WARNING: If rape, sexual assault, or sexual violence are triggering for you, please watch this video with care and caution. Hello from our proverbial soapboxes! In our Hot(ish) Takes, Dr. Donnelly and I spend a few minutes unpacking an important issue that we've been thinking and...
Happy Monday, everyone! Welcome to our third and final installment of our Women in Ireland video series! Each week we've shared with you leading voices of women researchers working in and on Ireland. Our final interview with Dr. Órfhlaith Campbell goes beyond the first two,...
Greetings all! We hope you had a wonderful St. Patrick's Day weekend (if you celebrated) and that you've recovered in time for Monday morning work. We're coming to you with our second edition of our Women in Ireland series, covering women researchers working on the...
Dia dhuit (dee-yah gwitch), dear readers! That's Irish for 'hello' or 'God be with you' more specifically! It's Dr. Hinson, AR's resident Irish-American coming to you today for a very special, St. Patrick's Day-themed 5 Friyays. Having both spent over 5 years living on the...
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