Moving Histories is the first book to detail the lives of women who left Ireland after independence. Drawing on a wide range of archival material, this book traces new narratives to bring original insights into the migration of thousands of Irish women in the twentieth century. Despite having a strong tendency to leave Ireland like men, women’s migration to Britain has been less well studied. Yet Irish women could be found in all walks of life in Britain, from the more familiar fields of nursing and domestic service to teaching, factory work and more. This original study also considers the public commentary made about Irish women from the pulpit, press and politicians, who thought the women to be flighty, in need of guidance and prone to moral failures away from home. The repeated coverage of the ‘emigrant girl’ in government memos and journals gave the impression Irish women were leaving for reasons other than employment. Moving Histories argues that the continued focus on Irish unmarried mothers in Britain was based on genuine concerns and a real problem, but such women were not representative. They were, rather, an indictment of the conservative socio-cultural environment of an Ireland that suppressed open discourse of sexuality and forced women to ‘hide their shame’ in institutions at home and abroad.
The book is based on Dr Redmond's PhD and postdoctoral work conducted at Trinity College Dublin and Maynooth University respectively. It will be launched in 2019 by Professor Enda Delaney, University of Edinburgh, one of the series editors of Reappraisals in Irish History at Liverpool University Press.
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Did Women Escape The Worst Of Brutalities Between 1919-1921?
On Friday, 1 September, MUSSI hosted a significant conference exploring how women were affected by the Irish revolution from 1917 to 1923 in the Royal Irish Academy on Dawson Street. Women and the Irish Revolution 1917-1923 will bring together new research by leading scholars exploring how women both participated in revolutionary activities in the 1917-1923 period in Ireland and were impacted by the climate of terror and war that existed.
Date: Friday, 01 September 2017
Monaghan History and Society book launched.
On Monday 19th June, a new book – “Monaghan, History and Society: Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County” – was launched in St. McCartan’s College in Monaghan Town; an event that was chaired by RTE’s Audrey Carville.
Date: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Cruinniú na Cásca - Discussions on working conditions, Easter Monday
Think tank for Action on Social Change - Easter Monday, 17 April – SIPTU, Liberty Hall
Date: Thursday, 13 April 2017
Thomas Kenneth (T.K.) Whitaker 1916 - 2017
T. K. Whitaker, economist and public servant, born 8 December 1916, died 9 January 2017
Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2017
'From a whisper to a roar' wins Award for Best Exhibition
The 1916 Exhibition, 'From a whisper to a roar,' wins the 2016 Public Sector Magazine Award for Best Exhibition.
Date: Monday, 05 December 2016
Launch of "The Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist Writings of James Connolly 1893-1916", edited by Dr Conor McCarthy
"The Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist Writings of James Connolly 1893-1916" edited by Dr Conor McCarthy, lecturer in the Department of English.
Date: Thursday, 17 November 2016
We need to trust teachers to take ownership of student assessment, say international experts
Chuala siad siúd a d’fhreastail ar an gceathrú Fóram bliantúil Oideachais de chuid Ollscoil Mhá Nuad ó bheirt saineolaithe idirnáisiúnta a deir gur cheart go mbeadh ról lárnach ag múinteoirí na hÉireann maidir le measúnú a dhéanamh ar dhaltaí an Teastais Shóisearaigh agus ar dhaltaí na hArdteistiméireachta.
Date: Friday, 24 June 2016
'Madame de Markievicz on Trial' by Ann Matthews
A highly commended reading of this much-acclaimed play was presented by members of the Maynooth University Student History Society in association with the Department of History on Thursday 21 April 2016 in Renehan Hall (South Campus).
Date: Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Domhnall Ua Buachalla and the Easter Rising
Ua Buachalla Exhibition at MU Library
Date: Wednesday, 30 March 2016