The Women of Ireland Project

Women and power, capitalism, and Ireland's 'witch-hunt'?

I am currently in the middle of moving house.

Feb 15 • Belinda Vigors

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January 2026

Communalism: "The dominant ideology of Ireland"

The story of how Ireland made communalism its identity, and the very real impact this had on women

Jan 15 • Belinda Vigors

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December 2025

A miscellany of thought to end the year

From quitting TV, to bedtimes and board games, medieval women, and the ending of cycles

Dec 15, 2025 • Belinda Vigors

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November 2025

Three things I learned....

during the first semester of an MA in Gaelic Literature and Culture

Nov 11, 2025 • Belinda Vigors

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September 2025

The Gaelic (Re)Revival

On the parallels between the 19th and 20th century Gaelic Revival and the contemporary, 21st century one.

Sep 10, 2025 • Belinda Vigors

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August 2025

Hello, I'm pivoting, again.

On going back to University and living a Multi-Stage Life

Aug 10, 2025 • Belinda Vigors

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March 2025

The Women of Ireland Project Compendium

Three(ish) years of Women of Ireland Project research and writing organised, and in one place

Mar 2, 2025 • Belinda Vigors

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February 2025

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

Feb 1, 2025 • Belinda Vigors

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January 2025

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

On patterns of behaviour in a post-colonial state

Jan 8, 2025 • Belinda Vigors

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December 2024

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

Dec 12, 2024 • Belinda Vigors

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Diaspora Grief

On yearning for the 'missing limb' that is Ireland

Dec 1, 2024 • Belinda Vigors

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November 2024

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

Nov 17, 2024 • Belinda Vigors

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