Well, if you want to see a dead body, then St Michan’s church vaults are the place to go…
Death in Ireland #2 -The St Michan’s mummies
11 Monday Aug 2014
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Death in Ireland #1 – St Valentine’s Relics
31 Monday Mar 2014
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I’m starting with this as Saint Valentines day was only a few weeks ago and a visit to the church housing these relics prompted me to write this series of posts.
So, Saint Valentine…what’s not to love? -he’s the Patron Saint of fiancees, bee keepers, happy marriages, love, plague, epilepsy and against fainting. Continue reading
Death in Ireland series
31 Monday Mar 2014
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“You guys wanna see a dead body?”
Well if that’s how you want to impress your friends or loved ones then you”ll be glad to know that it’s easier than you might think. Continue reading
Bram’s Stoker, a jar of tapeworms and a trepanned skull… Culture Night in Dublin
21 Saturday Sep 2013
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1916, Culture Night, Dublin, RCPI, RCSI, Stoker, Zoological museum TCD
I really enjoyed this year’s Culture Night in Dublin City centre. With so much to see, I think I did quite well fitting in a good few fascinating venues…. Continue reading
Culture Night Dublin
19 Thursday Sep 2013
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Culture Night, Dublin, Freemason hall, Ireland, Prof T. Clive Lee, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Surgeon's hall, TCD Zoological museum
So, tomorrow is Culture Night in Dublin. There is an incredible range of places opening their doors to the public until all hours. Here is my rough plan for the evening… Continue reading
A jar of moles and fleas racing chariots- my weekend in London
09 Monday Sep 2013
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Congress for Curious People, Flea Circus, Grant Museum, Morbid Anatomy, Preserved, Strange Attractor, Tarantism, Walter Potter
So, just back from a fascinating weekend in London which began with a quick browse in the bookshop at the Wellcome Collection. Since we were passing, I couldn’t resist a quick nosey and “may” have been sucked into some purchases. Continue reading
Reclaiming Spectacle – Congress of Curious People
05 Thursday Sep 2013
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Saturday and Sunday of this weekend will be an explosion of the spectacular by the looks of it…
What a programme! Where else would you find the history and culture of the funfair and the fascination of religious relics (including Jesus’ foreskin) in the same lineup of topics? Where else??
Really excited to have the opportunity to attend, considering Morbid Anatomy in NY always seems so far away from Ireland!
Walter Potter
05 Thursday Sep 2013
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So stop number 2 tomorrow…
‘Anthropomorphic Taxidermy: Walter Potter book release party’
If you have never seen the amazing taxidermy of Walter Potter than prepare to be blown away… Who couldn’t love the Victorian’s?
Hunterian London
05 Thursday Sep 2013
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So a trip to London is on the cards this weekend. I’ve managed to get to quite a few of the medical museums in London but for some reason have never managed to get to the Hunterian, so that’s stop number one tomorrow…
A visit to RCPI Library
03 Tuesday Sep 2013
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So, during Ireland’s recent Heritage week, I visited the RCPI’s beautiful building on Kildare Street for a lunchtime tour of the building including Sir Patrick Dun’s Library. The tour was very insightful, but the library blew me away- 30,000 books relating to the history of medicine. They had some beautifully illustrated books on display and provided gloves to encourage people to take a careful glance through the contents. One book really caught my eye… a book by Ambrose Parey (Ambroise Pare)… as seen in some badly taken iphone pics… Continue reading
Museum in a Drawer 