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Research Statement
Professor Fearghal McGarry specialises in modern Ireland. He is currently writing a book on inter-war cultural anxieties about modernity.
His earliest publications, including studies of Ireland and the Spanish Civil War, the socialist republican Frank Ryan, and the fascist Eoin O'Duffy, explored inter-war Irish radicalism in a European context. He also works on Irish republicanism and political violence. In recent years, he has focused on the revolutionary period, writing a history of the Easter Rising, and a collective biography of seven rebels associated with the Abbey Theatre.
Interested in how the past is represented to the public, Fearghal has published on historical memory; commemoration; film; documentaries; and theatre. He is co-editor of the commemorative study, Ireland 1922: Independence, Partition, Civil War recently published by the Royal Irish Academy.
He led two AHRC projects on film and history (2011-14) and was PI of the AHRC-funded project, A Global History of Irish Revolution (2017-2021) which assesses how global factors shaped the independence struggle. His co-edited volume, The Irish Revolution: A Global History, was recently published by New York University Press.
Fearghal McGarry joined Queen's in 2002. Prior to that, he studied history at University College Dublin and at Trinity College Dublin, where he lectured for several years, before taking up a Governement of Ireland research fellowship at NUI Maynooth.
He has served as joint editor of Irish Historical Studies and a member of the editorial board of Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. He regularly works as a consultant on public history projects, including the development of An Post's GPO Witness History museum, and documentaries by BBC, RTE and TG4. He is working with Midas Productions and the National Archives of Ireland to develop a two-part RTE documentary on the development of the Irish state.
He was a member of advisory or steering groups for the Ulster Museum's Collecting the Troubles and Beyond (2015-18) project and the Making the Future cultural heritage project (2028-21). He is a member of the Expert Advisory Panel for the National Museum of Ireland's 20th Century History of Ireland Galleries, and is on the advisory group of the Military Service Pensions collection project. He was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2019.
Teaching
Prof Fearghal McGarry currently teaches on the following programmes/modules:
Undergraduate
- HIS3109 Age of Anxiety
- HIS3073 The Irish Revolution, 1917-1921
- HIS2012 Politics and Society in 20th c. Ireland
Postgraduate
- MHY7035 History and Theory
- MHY7025 Presenting Sources
- MHY7081 Topics in Irish History
- MHY7010 Modern History Dissertation
Prof McGarry welcomes PhD applications in modern Irish cultural and political history. He has supervised dissertations on the afterlife of Michael Collins, censorship and propaganda in Northern Ireland, museum representations of the Troubles, the Irish border, political conflict in East Ulster, labour in Belfast, the Blueshirts, Irish communism, the Sunningdale power-sharing administration, and republicanism in Tyrone.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R1134HIS: Documentary Film and the Public Communication of Historical Knowledge
01/08/2010 → …
Project: Research
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R1192HIS: Documentary Film, Public History and Education in Northern Ireland
01/08/2012 → 31/07/2014
Project: Research
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Ireland
McGarry, F., 31 May 2023, European fascist movements: a sourcebook. Clark, R. & Grady, T. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 202-230 29 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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The 1916 Easter Rising
McGarry, F., 21 Feb 2023, Oxford Bibliographies.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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22 June 1922 the assassination of Sir Henry Wilson: 'dying bravely as soldiers': an Irish tragedy
McGarry, F., 01 Jan 2022, Ireland 1922: independence, partition, civil war. Gannon, D. & McGarry, F. (eds.). Dublin : Royal Irish Academy, p. 170-76Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Introduction: The Irish Revolution. A Global History
McGarry, F. & Mannion, P., 01 May 2022, The Irish Revolution. A Global History. Mannion, P. & McGarry, F. (eds.). New York: New York University Press, p. 1-30 30 p. (The Glucksman Irish Diaspora Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Ireland 1922: Independence, Partition, civil War
Gannon, D. (ed.) & McGarry, F. (ed.), 01 Jan 2022, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. 423 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Prizes
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Fellow, Royal Historical Society
McGarry, Fearghal (Recipient), 2004
Prize: Election to learned society
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Government of Ireland post-doctoral fellowship (NUI Maynooth)
McGarry, Fearghal (Recipient), 2000
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Member of the Royal Irish Academy
McGarry, Fearghal (Recipient), 24 May 2019
Prize: Election to learned society
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Prize nominee, 2016
McGarry, Fearghal (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Difficult Histories in a Global Context (Canadian Historical Association)
Fearghal McGarry (Invited speaker)
31 May 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Historical advisor, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland
Fearghal McGarry (Advisor)
02 May 2023Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panels for social community and cultural engagement
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The Irish Civil War and the Catholic Church, University of Notre Dame
Fearghal McGarry (Participant)
23 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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History Ireland Hedge School: Reflections on the Decade of Centenaries
Fearghal McGarry (Contributor)
03 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Routledge (Publisher)
Fearghal McGarry (Peer reviewer)
Jan 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Press/Media
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Interviewee, Taking sides: Britain and the Civil War
10/05/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Taking sides: Britain's involvement in the Irish Civil War
08/05/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Interviewee, The Irish Civil War documentary series (RTE)
11/12/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Interviewee, Ireland's Global Revolution, Warfare Podcast
25/11/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Interviewee, Global Irish Revolution, This Irish American Life, Irish Radio network
22/10/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impact
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Addressing the Past: History, Film and Public Memory
Fearghal McGarry (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impact, Societial Impact