Biography

I am social historian of Ireland based in Thurles, Co. Tipperary. My work is divided between the Royal Irish Academy, where I work as a mapping and editorial assistant on the Irish Historic Towns Atlas project and the School of History and Geography at the University of Limerick where I teach Irish history to undergraduates.

Teaching Experience

I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship from the University of Limerick.

For six years I was acting course director on the MA History of Family at the University of Limerick, supervising 32 students to successful completion of their dissertations. During this time I also designed, developed and taught on a micro-credential relating to historical research.

I was a winner of the University of Limerick’s Team Teaching Award (2023) along with my collagues Prof. Ciara Breathnach and Prof. Tiziana Margaria.

I was a runner-up in the University of Limerick’s Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Individual Teaching Awards

In 2018/19 I taught on the MA Local History at University College Cork.

Research

I was a research assistant, and subsequently a post-doctoral researcher on the environmental humanities project ‘Deep Maps: West Cork Coastal Cultures’ led by Prof. Claire Connolly (School of English) and Prof. Rob McAllen (School of Biological

In 2011 I was awarded a 4-year PRTLI 5 studentship to study towards a structured PhD in Digital Arts and Humanities through the School of History at University College Cork (UCC). During this time I learned how to apply new media and computer technologies to historical research and became particularly interested in Geographical Information Systems (GIS), completing a Higher Diploma in GIS at UCC in 2013. After completing my PhD I worked as post-doctoral researcher at University College Cork (UCC) on the project.

A graduate of the University of Oxford, I hold an MA in the History of Family from the University of Limerick (2007) and a PhD in Digital Arts and Humanities – History from University College Cork (2017).