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Oral history, oral tradition and the Great Famine (Pre-published version)
(Anthem Press, 2012)
Surname formation in Ireland: Discussion, debates and DNA
(SNSBI [Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland], 2013)
The life and networks of Pamela Fitzgerald, 1773-1831
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2017)
This thesis assesses the life of Pamela Fitzgerald. Crucially, it will attempt to tell the story of
Pamela Fitzgerald from her own perspective, rather than the viewpoint of her husband, which
has dominated for so long. ...
Early Irish priests and their areas of ministry AD 700-900
(Columba Press, 2010)
‘One law, many justices: an examination of the magistracy in Pre-Famine Ireland, 1830-1846’
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)
This thesis examines the role of magistrates in pre-Famine Ireland, examining their relations with one another, with central government, and with local society. It considers the role of the magistracy in enforcing law and ...
Class, religion and society in Limerick City, 1922-1939
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)
This study focuses on the civil society which existed in Limerick City between the signing of the Treaty and the outbreak of the Second World War. The purpose of the thesis is to examine this civil society outside of the ...
The evolution of Limerick City’s fife and drum band tradition 1840 to 1935
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2017)
This thesis examines the evolution and activity of fife and drum bands in Limerick city between 1840 and 1935. The topic was chosen because of the author’s involvement in St Mary’s Fife and Drum Band since 1976 and because ...
‘Rivers of ink’: searching for authentic representations of the Holocaust – words, pictures and the stories they tell
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2018)
The Holocaust haunts the European mind, and its reverberations continue to this day. However, for those of us who were not there, all our knowledge, understanding and experience of this event is expressed in representations ...
Aliens in wartime: reactions and responses to foreign nationalities and minorities in Ireland during the First World War
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)
Ireland was a diverse society made up of various nationalities and ethnic minorities before the twentieth century. Relationships and tensions have developed between these various ‘foreign’ groups and Ireland’s host nation ...
Sex in the civitas: early Irish Intellectuals and their vision of women (pre-print version)
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2013)
Given arguments that Irish poets and churchmen could be educated together, this paper quarries ecclesiastical sources for stereotypes informing female depictions in narrative literature.