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Marie Coleman, Professor of Twentieth Century Irish History, is a graduate of University College Dublin. She is the author a number of books (County Longford and the Irish Revolution, 1910-1923, The Irish sweep: a history of the Irish hospitals sweepstake, 19130-1987 and The Irish revolution) in addition to a number of refereed articles and essays on the Irish revolution. She is the joint editor of Irish Historical Studies and sits on a number of committees related to the Irish decacde of centenaries (Military Service Pensions Project Advisory Committee; Beyond 2022 International Advisory Board; Northern Ireland Office Centenary Historical Panel). Professor Coleman has provided expert comment on the Irish revolution on radio, television and in the press.
Research Statement
My principal research interests are in twentieth-century Irish history, especially the Irish revolution. My recent research has focused on the award of pensions and compnesation to revolutionary combatants and civilians injured during the revolution; the Protestant experience of revolution; and gender in the revolution.
Teaching
Undergraduate
HIS2012: Politics and society in twentieth century Ireland
HIS3073: The Irish revolution
HIS3077: Undergraduate dissertation
Postgraduate
MHY7010: MA History dissertation
MHY7011: Individuall Negotiated Topic
MHY7020: The Historians' Craft
MHY7081: Topics in Irish History
MHY7089: Case studies in History
MHY7090: Pathways Through History
MHY7092: History and its audiences
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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R1976HIS: Life on the Fringe? Ireland and Europe between 1800 and 1922
01/08/2008 → …
Project: Research
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R1606HIS: Commemorating Partition and Civil Wars in Ireland, 2020-2023
01/03/2016 → 31/03/2018
Project: Research
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R1429HIS: Northern Ireland's 2016: Approaching the contested commemoration of the Easter Rising and the Somme
08/07/2014 → 31/12/2015
Project: Research
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A "woman on her past": a historian's reflections of growing up in County Westmeath
Coleman, M., 24 Mar 2022, Westmeath History and Society: Interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish county. O'Brien, S. (ed.). Dublin: Geography Publications, p. xxxii (History and Society; vol. 29).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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'Cuman na mBan opposes the Anglo-Irish Treaty: Women activists during the Civil War'
Coleman, M., 2022, Ireland 1922: Independence, Partition, Civil War. McGarry, F. & Gannon, D. (eds.). Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, p. 54-60Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Expanding educational opportunity: the mission of the Queen’s Colleges and their successors since 1845
Coleman, M., 01 Dec 2022, In: Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland. LI, p. 19-22Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Northern Ireland, 1921-2021: Centenary historical perspectives
Nic Dháibhéid, C. (ed.), Coleman, M. (ed.) & Bew, P. (ed.), 04 Mar 2022, Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation. 224 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Privileged Injuries: Defining Disability Among Veterans Of The Irish Revolution (1916-1923)
Coleman, M., Sep 2022, In: History. 107, 377, p. 707-726 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile42 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Co-Investigator on AHRC/BBC 'World War One at Home Project'
Coleman, Marie (Recipient), 01 Jan 2014
Prize: Other distinction
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Elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Coleman, Marie (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Other distinction
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'Gold' Green Impact Award: School of History and Anthropology Environmental Champion
Coleman, Marie (Recipient), 27 May 2013
Prize: Other distinction
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Principal Investigator for AHRC funded Follow-on-Funding award, "Commemorating Partition and Civil Wars in Ireland, 2020-23"
Coleman, Marie (Recipient), 01 Sep 2016
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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PRONI (Public Record Office of Northern Ireland) Centenary Event
Marie Coleman (Advisor)
22 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Linenhall Library: Implementing the Agreement
Marie Coleman (Advisor)
28 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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On The Record: Reflections on The Belfast Agreement (Good Friday Agreement)
Marie Coleman (Advisor)
03 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Foundation of the Irish State conference (UCD)
Marie Coleman (Participant)
03 Dec 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Talk: 'Dr Brigid Lyons: Ireland's first female commissioned army officer'
Marie Coleman (Advisor)
24 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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BBC TV: The Long and the short of it - 'Michael Collins: Hero or Villain?'
29/09/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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BBC TV: The Long and the Short of it - ‘Was the Larne Gun-Running Justified?’
22/09/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Irish Times: 'Civil servants advised to assume UK ministers’ relative ignorance on North, new files show'
24/08/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Irish Times: ‘State papers: American do-gooders planned new town for the North’
24/08/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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'Rite & Reason: Biggest impact of Irish Civil War on Protestants involved assaults on people and property' (Irish Times)
15/05/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment