Máire Herbert

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Máire Herbert
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    Máire R. M. Herbert

    Emeritus Professor of Early and Medieval Irish at University College Cork, and was previously the head of its Scoil Léann Na Gaeilge (School of Irish Learning).[1][2][3]

    Biography

    Herbert pursued Celtic Studies at

    doctoral thesis was titled "The monastic paruchia of Colum Cille in pre-Norman Ireland: its history and hagiography".[5] Thereafter, Professor Herbert pursued a distinguished academic career in both teaching and research within the National University of Ireland, initially at Maynooth University and then for many years at University College Cork. She has been Visiting Professor at a number of overseas universities and has authored numerous publications. [1]

    Honours

    In 1996, Herbert was elected a

    Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA), the premier all-Ireland learned society.[6] In 2015, a Festschrift was published in her honour.[7] In 2018, she was awarded the Derek Allen Prize (Celtic Studies) by the British Academy "for her outstanding contribution to the study of Celtic literature and history".[8]

    Selected works

    References

    1. ^ a b c d "Mary R Herbert". Department of Early and Medieval Irish. University College Cork. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
    2. ^ "People / Publications". Department of Early and Medieval Irish. University College Cork. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
    3. ^ "Máire Herbert". Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
    4. ^ "DIAS Annual Report 1970-1971 pp.4, 8" (PDF).
    5. ^ a b Herbert, M. R. M. (1985). "The monastic paruchia of Colum Cille in pre-Norman Ireland: its history and hagiography". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
    6. ^ "Máire R. M. Herbert". Royal Irish Academy. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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    8. ^ "Award-winning journalists, prehistorians and world-leading economists honoured with prestigious British Academy prizes and medals". The British Academy. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.