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Interests
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
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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R1606HIS: Commemorating Partition and Civil Wars in Ireland, 2020-2023
Coleman, M. (PI) & Bryan, D. (CoI)
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
Coleman, M. (PI) & Bryan, D. (CoI)
08/07/2014 → 31/12/2015
Project: Research
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R1370ENG: World War One At Home
Brearton, F. (PI) & Coleman, M. (CoI)
23/01/2014 → 31/12/2014
Project: Research
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R1976HIS: Life on the Fringe? Ireland and Europe between 1800 and 1922
Coleman, M. (PI)
01/08/2008 → 02/04/2009
Project: Research
Research output
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The 1926 census and the impact of war and revolution
Coleman, M., 18 Apr 2026, The story of us: independent Ireland and the 1926 census. McBride, O. & Gibney, J. (eds.). Dublin: Irish Academic Press, p. 75-80Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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New perspectives on Ireland's great war
Coleman, M., 27 Aug 2024, The Routledge history of the First World War. Bartrop, P. R. (ed.). Oxford / New York: Informa, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 192-203 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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'Editors' introduction: The Irish Civil War, 2022-23
Coleman, M. & Donnelly Jr, J. S., 01 Nov 2023, Eire Ireland: Interdisciplinary Journal of Irish Studies, 58, 3-4, p. 5-8 4 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Editorial
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Experiencing the Irish revolution: pension records and the sensory and emotional impact of armed conflict
Coleman, M., 23 Nov 2023, A very hard struggle: lives in the Military Service Pensions Collection. Dolan, A. & Crowe, C. (eds.). Dublin: Military Archives, Irish Department of Defence, p. 50-63 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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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
Prizes
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Co-Investigator on AHRC/BBC 'World War One at Home Project'
Coleman, M. (Recipient), 01 Jan 2014
Prize: Other distinction
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'Gold' Green Impact Award: School of History and Anthropology Environmental Champion
Coleman, M. (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, M. (Recipient), 01 Sept 2016
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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'Exploring the 1926 Census'
Coleman, M. (Participant)
04 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Fragments of a nation
Coleman, M. (Advisor)
23 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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'Challenging points in History between Britain and Ireland until 1969'
Coleman, M. (Advisor)
21 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The Story of Us: Independent Ireland and the 1926 Census
Coleman, M. (Advisor)
22 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Records Management in the Public Sector Conference
Coleman, M. (Participant)
25 Mar 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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(Radio) 'The 1926 Irish Free State Census', Talkback, BBC Radio Ulster
27/04/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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'A century of change in Northern Ireland, 1926-2026'
27/04/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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(TV) Mark Simpson, 'How NI's population has changed in past century', BBC Newsline
20/04/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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(Radio) ‘1926 Northern Ireland Census’, BBC Radio Ulster Evening Extra
20/04/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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(Radio) 'Religious demography in the 1926 Irish census', Sunday Sequence
19/04/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment