HISTORY, RESEARCH AND TEACHING
Welcome to my website. I am a member of the Department of History at the University of Limerick, where I teach on the MA History of Family.
I am also a consultant to the Irish Historic Towns Atlas project at the Royal Irish Academy, where I am involved in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) projects.
My research interests include the history of family, landed estates, migration, local history, online pedagogy and digital humanities.
I am based in the Department of History at the University of Limerick where I have been teaching on the MA History of Family for two years. I also work as a consultant to the Irish Historic Towns Atlas project. A graduate of the University of Oxford, I was awarded an MA in the History of… Continue reading Biography
I have a broad range of research interests and often take an interdisciplinary approach, combining my knowledge of history with historical geography and literature. While my focus is nineteenth century Irish history, my thesis covered the period from the Cromwellian settlement through to Independence, and Britain as well as Ireland. Landed Estates History … Continue reading Research Interests
I teach on the MA History of Family (Online) which attracts students from all over the world. Previous students have come from Australia, Britain and Canada to name but a few. Feel free to contact me if you would like to ask any questions about the course.
As well as teaching the MA History of Family online, I also teach students in blended format (i.e. classroom and online). More information about the MA History of Family.
