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Research output per year
Personal profile
Interests
I graduated with a BA in History and Modern Irish from University College Cork (UCC) in 2011. Soon after this I began my doctoral studies at UCC and was awarded a PhD in History in 2016. From 2017-18, I held a research fellowship from the Society for Renaissnace Studies and from 2018-20 I held a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Reseach Fellowship at the University of Glasgow. I taught at Trinity College Dublin from 2020 to 2022 and joined the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at QUB in 2023.
Research Statement
My research focuses on the history and culture of later medieval Ireland, c.1100-c.1600. I am particularly interested in exploring:
- Gaelic and Gaelicized lordship
- the evolving relationship between Ireland and Scotland during the period
- how events in this wider Gaelic world shaped the politics of the wider archipelago
- Ireland's place within the wider North Atlantic world, embracing the Iberian Peninsula and Scandinavia
Teaching
I currently teach/co-teach the following modules:
- HIS1003: Exploring History
- HIS2047 The Expansion of Europe
- HIS3143 War, Politics, and Identity in Late Medieval Ireland, c.1166-c.1521
- IRS7012 Kingship and Colonisation in Medieval Ireland: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
- MHY7011 Individually Negotiated Topic
- MHY7092 Approaches to History
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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Book Review: Dan Armstrong, Áron Kecskés, Charles C. Rozier, and Leonie V. Hicks (eds), Borders and the Norman World: frontiers and boundaries in Medieval Europe (The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2023)
Egan, S., 22 Jan 2025, In: Ceræ: An Australasian Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. 11, p. 168-172Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Book review: Rémy Ambühl and Andy King (eds), Documenting Warfare: Records of the Hundred Years War, Edited and Translated in Honour of Anne Curry (Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer, 2024)
Egan, S., 28 Feb 2025, In: British Journal of Military History. 11, 1, p. 186-188Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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MacGugan, Joanna. Social Memory, Reputation and the Politics of Death in the Medieval Irish Lordship. Dublin, Ireland: Four Courts Press, 2023. Pp. 192. €49.50 (hardback). ISBN: 978-1-80151-090-5
Egan, S., 12 Jan 2025, In: The Medieval Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Beyond the Pale and Highland Line: The Irish and Scottish Gaelic World, c.1400-c.1630
Egan, S. (Editor), 04 Jul 2024, (Accepted) Manchester University Press. (Studies in Early Modern Irish History)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Book Review: Christian Raffensperger (ed), How Medieval Europe was Ruled. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2024
Egan, S., 17 Dec 2024, Royal Studies Journal, 11, 2, p. 363-365 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
Open AccessFile7 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Egan, S. (Recipient), 21 Mar 2024
Prize: Election to learned society
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Finte na hÉireann/Clans of Ireland History Essay Prize
Egan, S. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship
Egan, S. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Mortimer History Conference: The Mortimers and Medieval Ireland
Egan, S. (Invited speaker)
02 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Irish Humanities Alliance Annual Meeting
Egan, S. (Organiser)
20 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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QUB/School of Advanced Studies Research Showcase
Egan, S. (Organiser)
11 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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Scholarship featured on Medievalists.net
11/11/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Hole in the Wall Gang Productions - The Long and the Short of It
14/10/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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History Hit - Castles that made Ireland
24/05/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities