Ssh! Sex and Surveillance in 18th and 19th century Ulster.

Dr Leanne Calvert (History) published a piece in RTE Brainstorm this week that explores how Presbyterian women and men in Ulster used spying and gossip to expose the sexual misbehaviour of their neighbours. The article draws on Leanne's new book (launched last week in Belfast): Pious and Promiscuous. Life, Love and Family in Presbyterian Ulster. Read here.