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Interests
Professor O'Dowd's research interests have focussed on early modern Ireland and more recently on women and gender in Irish history. She was a founding member of the Women's History Association of Ireland and served as president of the International Federation for Research in Women's History, 2000-2005. In 2010 she was elected an honorary member of the Federation's Board in recognition of her work for the Federation. Professor O'Dowd is a member of the Irish Manuscripts Commission and a member of the Board of the National Museum of Ireland. She was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2010 and is currently the Secretary for Polite Literature and Antiquities/Humanities in the Academy. Professor O'Dowd's co-authored history of marriage in Ireland, 1660-1925 will be published by Cambridge University Press later this year.
Particulars
Research Statement
Gender and women's history; history of marriage; family history; early modern Ireland; historiography.
Teaching
Professor Mary O'Dowd teaches on the following programmes / modules:
Undergraduate
HIS 2052, Love, Life and Death in England and Ireland, 1350-1650
HIS 2055 History and Society
HIS 3086 Family, Gender and Household, c. 1750-1844
Teaching
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Projects
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Research Output
Reading the Irishwoman: Studies in Cultural Encounter and Exchange, 1714-1960
Meaney, G., O'Dowd, M. & Whelan, B., May 2013, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. 272 p. (Reappraisals in Irish History)Research output: Book/Report › Book
Politics, Patriotism and Women in Ireland, Britain and Colonial America, c.1700-c.1780
O'Dowd, M., Dec 2010, In : Journal of Women's History. 22 , 4, p. 15-38 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Popular Writers: Women Historians, the Academic Community and National History Writing
O'Dowd, M., Nov 2012, Setting the Standards Institutions, Networks and Communities of National Historiography Comparative Approaches. Porciani, I. & Tollebeek, J. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 351-371 20 p. (Writing the Nation; vol. 2).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Women in Ulster, 1600-1800
O'Dowd, M., 2012, Ulster since 1600: Politics, Economy, and Society. Kennedy, L. & Ollerenshaw, P. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 43-57 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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Citations
(Scopus)
O'Connell and the Lady Patriots: Women and O'Connellite Politics, 1824-1845
O'Dowd, M., Dec 2007, Politics and Political Culture in Britain and Ireland, 1750-1850: Essays in Tribute to Peter Jupp. Blackstock, A. & Magennis, E. (eds.). Ulster Historical Foundation, p. 283-303 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Prizes
Annual Fund Award for Teaching Project on HIS2055
Mary O'Dowd (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Elected Member of Royal Irish Academy
Mary O'Dowd (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Election to learned society
PG Supervisory Excellence Award
Mary O'Dowd (Recipient), 13 May 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
European Social Science History Conference
Mary O'Dowd (Speaker)05 Apr 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
External Examiner, Ph D Level, Maynooth University
Mary O'Dowd (Examiner)21 Feb 2018
Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
Women's History Association of Ireland Conference
Mary O'Dowd (Keynote speaker)16 Feb 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Policy Oversight Group Royal Irish Academy (External organisation)
Mary O'Dowd (Advisor)30 Mar 2018 → 30 Mar 2021
Activity: Membership types › Membership of national or international committees and working groups
Royal Irish Academy Polite Literaure and Antiquities Committee (External organisation)
Mary O'Dowd (Chair)30 Mar 2018 → 30 Mar 2021
Activity: Membership types › Membership of national or international committees and working groups
Thesis
Elite Women and Material Culture in Ireland, 1770-1840
Author: Thorpe, R., 05 Jul 2018Supervisor: O'Dowd, M. (Supervisor) & Purdue, O. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
Irish warfare in the age of the military revolution : the 'Nine Years War', 1593-1603
Author: O'Neill, J., 2013Supervisor: O'Dowd, M. (Supervisor) & Connolly, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
Love, life and the family in the Ulster Presbyterian community, 1780-1844
Author: Calvert, L., Oct 2014Supervisor: O'Dowd, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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The political role of women in north-east Ulster, 1890-1940
Author: Urquhart, D., Sep 1996Supervisor: O'Dowd, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Women in Education in North-West Donegal
Author: Ni Bhaoill, M., 2013Supervisor: O'Dowd, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy