Biography
Dr Barra O'Donnabhain, who holds a PhD degree in Anthropology from the University of Chicago, is a bioarchaeologist who has been conducting archaeological research in Ireland and other parts of the world for over 25 years. His publications cover a wide temporal span as well as a broad range of themes but are characterized by an integrative approach in their reconstructions of past lives. He is co-editor of the 2018 volume Archaeological Human Remains: Legacies of Imperialism, Communism and Colonialism published by Springer, New York. O'Donnabhain has directed and collaborated in archaeological projects in a number of world areas. His recent focus has been on the bioarchaeology of institutional confinement. From 2012-2018 he directed excavations at the19th century prison at Spike Island, in Cork harbour. He is a member of the board of the National Museum of Ireland where he is Chair of the Museum's only statutory subcommittee, the General Public Advisory Committee. He also serves on the academic board of the Los Angeles-based Institute for Field Research. In 2023, he was appointed by the Irish government to the Advisory Board for the excavations that are to be carried out at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home.
Research Interests
Bioarchaeology; physical anthropology; palaeopathology; historical archaeology; the archaeology of institutional confinement; colonialism.Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body | Start Date | End Date | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Missing: promoting interdisciplinary dialogue between forensic practitioners, researchers, and the arts | Irish Research Council | 01-MAY-19 | 31-DEC-19 | €12,000.00 | |
| Trevelyan’s Corn: bone chemistry and Famine relief aid in 19th century Ireland | UCC Strategic Research Fund | €12,000.00 | |||
| Institute for Field Research: The Spike Island Archaelogical Project | Foreign Research Institute | 07-JUN-13 | 31-DEC-25 | €114,715.00 | |
| Thye Bioarchaeology of Childhood During the Great Irish Famine - experienced realities and institutional care of children in the Kilkenny Union Workhouses. | Irish Research Council | 01-OCT-13 | 30-SEP-15 | €87,490.00 | |
| Till Death Do Us Part - a Bioarchaeologiecal Investigation of Female Kinship Ties in Early Medieval Ireland. | Irish Research Council | 01-APR-14 | 31-MAR-15 | €24,000.00 | |
| Analysis of human remains, Poulnabrone portal tomb. | Government Departments | 01-FEB-11 | 30-NOV-19 | €2,839.00 | |
| Heritage Council INSTAR Programme AR01046 | Heritage Council | 21-JUN-10 | 10-DEC-10 | €18,823.00 | |
| UCLA Archaeology Field Programme | Miscellaneous Non Exchequer | 28-JUN-09 | 31-JUL-10 | €59,365.00 | |
| Post-Excavation Grant for Liscahane, Co. Cork. | Royal Irish Academy (RIA) | 01-JUL-06 | 30-JUN-10 | €10,744.00 | |
| Tintern Abbey Co. Wexford | Government Departments | 01-NOV-05 | 31-JAN-07 | €3,310.00 |
Publications
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | Too Beautiful for Thieves and Pickpockets: A History of the Victorian Convict Prison on Spike Island. Cal McCarthy and Barra O'Donnabhain (2016) Too Beautiful for Thieves and Pickpockets: A History of the Victorian Convict Prison on Spike Island. Cork: Cork County Library. [Full Text] [Details] |
Edited Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Archaeological Human Remains: Legacies of Imperialism, Communism and Colonialism Barra O'Donnabhain and Maria-Cecilia Lozada (Ed.). (2018) Archaeological Human Remains: Legacies of Imperialism, Communism and Colonialism New York: Springer. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Archaeological Human Remains: Global Perspectives Barra O'Donnabhain and Maria Cecilia Lozada (Ed.). (2014) Archaeological Human Remains: Global Perspectives Archaeological Human Remains: Global Perspectives. New York: Springer. [Details] | |
| (2013) | The Dead Tell Tales: essays in honor of Jane E. Buikstra Lozada, M.C. and B. O'Donnabhain (Ed.). (2013) The Dead Tell Tales: essays in honor of Jane E. Buikstra The Dead Tell Tales: essays in honor of Jane E. Buikstra. Los Angeles: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | 'Chokehold on Freedom: Archaeology, Incarceration, and the Ideology of Whiteness' Barra O'Donnabhain (2023) 'Chokehold on Freedom: Archaeology, Incarceration, and the Ideology of Whiteness' In: Archaeology Outside the Box. Los Angeles: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA. [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Spike Island, County Cork' Barra O'Donnabhain (2021) 'Spike Island, County Cork' In: Robert Devoy, Val Cummins, Barry Brunt, Darius Bartlett, Sarah Kandrot (eds). The Coastal Atlas of Ireland. Cork: Cork University Press. [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'Contested Bones: Archaeological Human Remains and Legacies of Power' Barra O'Donnabhain and Maria Cecilia Lozada (2018) 'Contested Bones: Archaeological Human Remains and Legacies of Power' In: Barra O'Donnabhain and Maria Cecilia Lozada (eds). Archaeological Human Remains: Legacies of Imperialism, Communism and Colonialism. New York: Springer. [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'Burial Exacvation' Barra O'Donnabhain (2018) 'Burial Exacvation' In: Sandra L. López Varela (eds). The Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'To Be or Not To Be: Global Approaches to Ancient Human Remains' Barra O'Donnabhain and Maria Lozada (2014) 'To Be or Not To Be: Global Approaches to Ancient Human Remains' In: Barra O'Donnabhain and Maria Cecilia Lozada (eds). Archaeological Human Remains: Global Perspectives. New York: Springer. [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Bioarchaeology' Barra O'Donnabhain and Mara Tesorieri (2014) 'Bioarchaeology' In: Ann Lynch (eds). Poulnabrone: An Early Neolithic Portal Tomb in Ireland. Dublin: Government Publications. [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'The Development of the Contextual Analysis of Human Remains in Ireland' Barra O'Donnabhain and Eileen Murphy (2014) 'The Development of the Contextual Analysis of Human Remains in Ireland' In: Barra O'Donnabhain and Maria Cecilia Lozada (eds). Archaeological Human Remains: Global Perspectives. New York: Springer. [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'The Human Remains' Barra O'Donnabhain (2014) 'The Human Remains' In: Georgina Scally (eds). High Island (Ardoileán), Co. Galway: Excavation of an Early Medieval Monastery. Dublin: Government Publications Office. [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Immigrant and indigenous: colonial encounters in Early Historic Ireland' O'Donnabhain, B. and B. Hallgrimsson. (2013) 'Immigrant and indigenous: colonial encounters in Early Historic Ireland' In: The Dead Tell Tales: essays in honor of Jane E. Buikstra. Los Angeles: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Introduction' Lozada, M.C. and B. O'Donnabhain (2013) 'Introduction' In: The Dead Tell Tales: essays in honor of Jane E. Buikstra. Los Angeles: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'Human remains from Dún Aonghasa' O'Donnabhain, B (2012) 'Human remains from Dún Aonghasa' In: The Western Stone Forts Project: excavations at Dún Aonghasa and Dún Eoghanachta, Vol 2. Dublin: Wordwell. [Details] | |
| (2011) | 'Various contributions' O'Donnabhain, B. (2011) 'Various contributions' In: Breaking Ground, Finding Graves— reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of Ireland, 1927–2006 Volumes 1 and 2. Bray: Wordwell. [Details] | |
| (2011) | 'Preliminary report on a Viking warrior grave at War Memorial Park, Islandbridge' Sikora, Maeve; O'Donnabhain, Barra; Daly, Niamh (2011) 'Preliminary report on a Viking warrior grave at War Memorial Park, Islandbridge' In: Medieval Dublin XI. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2011) | 'The social lives of severed heads: skull collection and display in medieval and early modern Ireland' O'Donnabhain, B; (2011) 'The social lives of severed heads: skull collection and display in medieval and early modern Ireland' In: The Bioarchaeology of the Human Head: decapitation, decoration and deformation. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Culture clashes? The human remains from the Wood Quay excavations' O'Donnabhain, B; (2010) 'Culture clashes? The human remains from the Wood Quay excavations' In: The Viking Age: Ireland and the West. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'The Human Remains' O'Donnabhain, B; (2010) 'The Human Remains' In: Tintern Abbey, Co. Wexford: Cistercians and Colcloughs. Excavations 1982-2007. Dublin: Government Publications Office. [Details] | |
| (2003) | 'Trepanations and pseudotrepanations: evidence of cranial surgery from prehistoric and early historic Ireland' O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2003) 'Trepanations and pseudotrepanations: evidence of cranial surgery from prehistoric and early historic Ireland' In: Trepanation: History, Discovery, Theory. [Details] | |
| (2001) | 'Dublin: the biological identity of the Hiberno-Norse town' O'Donnabhain, B. and Hallgrimsson, B.; (2001) 'Dublin: the biological identity of the Hiberno-Norse town' In: Medieval Dublin II. [Details] | |
| (2001) | 'A cut above: cranial surgery in Medieval Dublin' O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2001) 'A cut above: cranial surgery in Medieval Dublin' In: Medieval Dublin II. [Details] | |
| (2000) | 'An appalling vista? The Celts and the Archaeology of later prehistoric Ireland' O'Donnabhain, B.; (2000) 'An appalling vista? The Celts and the Archaeology of later prehistoric Ireland' In: New Agendas in Irish Prehistory: papers in commemoration of Liz Anderson. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2020) | '“Against Shameless and Systematic Calumny”: Strategies of Domination and Resistance and Their Impact on the Bodies of the Poor in Nineteenth-Century Ireland' Geber, Jonny; O’Donnabhain, Barra (2020) '“Against Shameless and Systematic Calumny”: Strategies of Domination and Resistance and Their Impact on the Bodies of the Poor in Nineteenth-Century Ireland'. Historical Archaeology, 54 :160-183 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Dental microevolution in Portuguese Neolithic and modern samples using an alternative morphometric analysis' Fernandes, DM;Silva, AM;O'Donnabhain, B;Pinhasi, R (2013) 'Dental microevolution in Portuguese Neolithic and modern samples using an alternative morphometric analysis'. Anthropological Science, 121 :25-30 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Dental microevolution in Portuguese Neolithic and modern samples using an alternative morphometric analysis' Fernandes, DM; Silva, AM; O'Donnabhain, B; Pinhasi, R (2013) 'Dental microevolution in Portuguese Neolithic and modern samples using an alternative morphometric analysis'. Anthropological Science, 121 (1):25-30 [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'Migration and Viking Dublin: paleomobility and paleodiet through isotopic analyses' Knudson, KJ;O'Donnabhain, B;Carver, C;Cleland, R;Price, TD (2012) 'Migration and Viking Dublin: paleomobility and paleodiet through isotopic analyses'. Journal of Archaeological Science, 39 :308-320 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'Migration and Viking Dublin: paleomobility and paleodiet through isotopic analyses' Knudson, K.J., B. O'Donnabhain, C. Carver, R. Cleland and T.D. Price; (2012) 'Migration and Viking Dublin: paleomobility and paleodiet through isotopic analyses'. Journal of Archaeological Science, 39 (2):308-320 [Details] | |
| (2005) | 'Why are rare traits unilaterally expressed? Trait frequency and unilateral expression for cranial nonmetric traits in humans' Hallgrímsson, B; O'Donnabhain, B; Blom, DE; Lozada, MC; Willmore, KT; (2005) 'Why are rare traits unilaterally expressed? Trait frequency and unilateral expression for cranial nonmetric traits in humans'. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 128 (1):14-25 [Details] | |
| (2004) | 'Composition of the founding population of Iceland: biological distance and morphological variability in Early Historic Atlantic Europe' Hallgrímsson, BenediktÓ Donnabháin, BarraWalters, G. BragiCooper, David M.L.Guðbjartsson, DaníelStefánsson, Kári; (2004) 'Composition of the founding population of Iceland: biological distance and morphological variability in Early Historic Atlantic Europe'. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 124 (3):257-274 [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'Cremated human remains from Ballyglass, Co Mayo' O'Donnabhain, Barra; (1998) 'Cremated human remains from Ballyglass, Co Mayo'. Proceedings of The Royal Irish Academy, 98C (*):144-147 [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'The human remains from a Bronze Age cemetery mound at Grange, Co Roscommon' O'Donnabhain, Barra; (1998) 'The human remains from a Bronze Age cemetery mound at Grange, Co Roscommon'. Journal of Irish Archaeology, 8 (*):57-71 [Details] | |
| (1996) | 'Human remains from Caherquin, Co Kerry' O'Donnabhain, B.; (1996) 'Human remains from Caherquin, Co Kerry'. Journal of The Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society, 29 (*):28-30 [Details] | |
| (1995) | 'Human remains from Later Bronze Age Settlement, Lough Gur, Co Limerick' O'Donnabhain, B.; (1995) 'Human remains from Later Bronze Age Settlement, Lough Gur, Co Limerick'. Proceedings of The Royal Irish Academy, 95C (*):59-63 [Details] | |
| (1990) | 'The status of children in a sample of Bronze Age burials containing pygmy cups' O'Donnabhain, B. Brindley, A.L.; (1990) 'The status of children in a sample of Bronze Age burials containing pygmy cups'. Journal of Irish Archaeology, 5 (*):19-24 [Details] | |
| (1989) | 'The non-dental human remains from Dunmisk fort, Carrickmore, Co Tyrone excavations 1984-1986' O'Donnabhain, B.; (1989) 'The non-dental human remains from Dunmisk fort, Carrickmore, Co Tyrone excavations 1984-1986'. Ulster Journal of Archaeology, 52 (*):44-75 [Details] | |
| (1987) | 'EXCAVATION AT MOYNE-GRAVEYARD, SHRULE, CO-MAYO + IRELAND' MANNING, C,MCCORMICK, F,MALIEPAARD, CH,ODONNABHAIN, B; (1987) 'EXCAVATION AT MOYNE-GRAVEYARD, SHRULE, CO-MAYO + IRELAND'. Proceedings of The Royal Irish Academy Section C-Archaeology Celtic Studies History Linguistics Literature, 87 :37-70 [Details] | |
| (1987) | 'The human remains from Excavations at Moyne graveyard, Shrule, Co Mayo' O'Donnabhain, B.; (1987) 'The human remains from Excavations at Moyne graveyard, Shrule, Co Mayo'. Proceedings of The Royal Irish Academy, 87C (*):68-70 [Details] | |
| (1987) | 'The human remains from Dromkeen East, Co Kerry' O'Donnabhain, B.; (1987) 'The human remains from Dromkeen East, Co Kerry'. Journal of The Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society, 20 (*):64-72 [Details] | |
| (1986) | 'ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION OF A SUCCESSION OF ENCLOSURES AT MILLOCKSTOWN, CO LOUTH' MANNING, C,MCCORMICK, F,ODONNABHAIN, B,MONK, M; (1986) 'ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION OF A SUCCESSION OF ENCLOSURES AT MILLOCKSTOWN, CO LOUTH'. Proceedings of The Royal Irish Academy Section C-Archaeology Celtic Studies History Linguistics Literature, 86 [Details] | |
| (1985) | 'A trepanned parietal bone' O'Donnabhain, B. O'Sullivan, V.R. Fraher, J.P.; (1985) 'A trepanned parietal bone'. Journal of Dental Research, 64 (*):727-727 [Details] | |
| (1985) | 'Anatomical report on the bones from the pit burials at Newgrange, Co Meath' O'Sullivan, V.R. Gunn, H. Monk, J. O'Donnabhain, B.; (1985) 'Anatomical report on the bones from the pit burials at Newgrange, Co Meath'. Proceedings of The Royal Irish Academy, 85C (*):219-220 [Details] | |
| (1985) | 'The human remains from a Bronze Age cist at Pound, Co Kerry' O'Donnabhain, Barra; (1985) 'The human remains from a Bronze Age cist at Pound, Co Kerry'. Journal of The Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society, 18 (*):217-221 [Details] | |
| (1985) | 'The human remains from Archaeological excavations of a series of enclosures at Millockstown, Co Louth' O'Donnabhain, Barra; (1985) 'The human remains from Archaeological excavations of a series of enclosures at Millockstown, Co Louth'. Proceedings of The Royal Irish Academy, 86C (*):171-179 [Details] | |
| (1985) | 'The human remains from Excavations at Grand Parade, Cork' O'Donnabhain, Barra; (1985) 'The human remains from Excavations at Grand Parade, Cork'. Journal of The Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, 90 (*):88-89 [Details] | |
| (0) | 'Human Skeletal Remains from the Souk Excavations, Beirut. Berytus Archaeological Studies. Submitted June 2005' O'Donnabhain, Barra; (0) 'Human Skeletal Remains from the Souk Excavations, Beirut. Berytus Archaeological Studies. Submitted June 2005'. * (*):*-* [Details] |
Other Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | 'Locked Up For Being Poor: Victorian and modern prison regimes on Spike Island, Co. Cork' Barra O'Donnabhain (2018) 'Locked Up For Being Poor: Victorian and modern prison regimes on Spike Island, Co. Cork' History Ireland, 26 (6) :8-9. [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'The cremation burial from Knockatreenane barrow' O'Donnabhain, B; (2010) 'The cremation burial from Knockatreenane barrow' Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological society, 115 :162-164. [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'INSTAR - The people of prehistoric Ireland, Phase 1' Murphy, E; O'Donnabhain, B; Welsh, H; McGranaghan, C; (2010) 'INSTAR - The people of prehistoric Ireland, Phase 1' Archaeology Ireland, 24 (1) :23-25. [Details] | |
| (2001) | 'aDNA and aRCHAEOLOGY' O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2001) 'aDNA and aRCHAEOLOGY' Archaeology Ireland, 15 (2) :34-35. [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'Decommissioning our Dead' Buckley, L.Murphy, E.O'Donnabhain, B.; (1998) 'Decommissioning our Dead' Archaeology Ireland, 12 (*) :18-19. [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'The origins of the populations of Ireland: a survey of putative immigrations in Irish prehistory and history' Mallory, J.P. O'Donnabhain, Barra; (1998) 'The origins of the populations of Ireland: a survey of putative immigrations in Irish prehistory and history' Emania, 17 :47-81. [Details] | |
| (1995) | 'Monuments of Shame: some probably trophy heads from medieval Dublin' O'Donnabhain, Barra; (1995) 'Monuments of Shame: some probably trophy heads from medieval Dublin' Archaeology Ireland, 9 (*) :12-15. [Details] | |
| (1994) | 'Poulnabrone Portal Tomb' Lynch, A.O'Donnabhain, B.; (1994) 'Poulnabrone Portal Tomb' The Other Clare, 18 (*) :5-7. [Details] | |
| (1992) | 'Early cranial surgery in Ireland' O'Donnabhain, B.Buckley, L.; (1992) 'Early cranial surgery in Ireland' Archaeology Ireland, 6 (*) :10-12. [Details] | |
| (1979) | 'The Stone Fort at Cahercommaun, Co Clare' O'Donnabhain, B.; (1979) 'The Stone Fort at Cahercommaun, Co Clare' The Other Clare, 4 (*) :8-9. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (1999) | New Agendas in Irish Prehistory O'Donnabhain, Barra; (1999) An appalling vista: the Celts and the archaeology of Later Prehistoric Ireland . In: Desmond, Angela Johnson, Gina McCarthy, Margaret Sheehan, John Twohig, Elizabeth S eds. New Agendas in Irish Prehistory University College Cork, Ireland, , 28-FEB-99 - 28-FEB-99 , pp.189-196 [Details] |
Published Reports
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2013) | Dún Aonghasa: Human Remains, skeletal inventories. O'Donnabhain, Barra (2013) Dún Aonghasa: Human Remains, skeletal inventories. Archaeology Data Service, York. [DOI] [Details] |
Articles
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2002) | Human Remains from Tara, Co. Meath. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2002) Human Remains from Tara, Co. Meath. Articles [Details] | |
| (1998) | The cremated remains from the pit burial, Glassamucky, Co Dublin. O'Donnabhain, Barra; (1998) The cremated remains from the pit burial, Glassamucky, Co Dublin. Articles [Details] | |
| (1995) | The human remains from Essex St West, Dublin. O'Donnabhain, Barra; (1995) The human remains from Essex St West, Dublin. Articles [Details] | |
| (1994) | The human remains from Isolde's Tower, Dublin. O'Donnabhain, B and Cosgrave, U.; (1994) The human remains from Isolde's Tower, Dublin. Articles [Details] | |
| (1992) | The human remains from a lintel grave cemetery at Killygarvan, Co Donegal. O'Donnabhain, B.; (1992) The human remains from a lintel grave cemetery at Killygarvan, Co Donegal. Articles [Details] | |
| (1988) | Report on the bone remains from sites on the Mitchelstown-Limerick and Bruff-Mallow gas pipelines. O'Donnabhain, B.; (1988) Report on the bone remains from sites on the Mitchelstown-Limerick and Bruff-Mallow gas pipelines. Articles [Details] | |
| (1984) | A souterrain at Rhinecrew, Co Waterford. Power, C., O'Donnabhain, B. and O'Donnell, M.; (1984) A souterrain at Rhinecrew, Co Waterford. Articles [Details] |
Guest Lectures
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2004) | Goths and Celts: imagining the past in Iceland and Ireland. Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2004) Goths and Celts: imagining the past in Iceland and Ireland. Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary. Guest Lectures [Details] | |
| (2004) | Celts and Vikings: origin myths and national identity in Iceland and Ireland. Calgary Scandinavian Centre, Calgary, Canada. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2004) Celts and Vikings: origin myths and national identity in Iceland and Ireland. Calgary Scandinavian Centre, Calgary, Canada. Guest Lectures [Details] | |
| (2001) | Ancient DNA and the Early Historic population of Ireland. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2001) Ancient DNA and the Early Historic population of Ireland. Guest Lectures [Details] | |
| (2001) | Migration and biology: morphological variability and population change in Early Historic Ireland. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2001) Migration and biology: morphological variability and population change in Early Historic Ireland. Guest Lectures [Details] | |
| (2000) | The biological identity of Medieval Dublin. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2000) The biological identity of Medieval Dublin. Guest Lectures [Details] | |
| (2000) | Genetic diversity in the Early Historic population of Ireland. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2000) Genetic diversity in the Early Historic population of Ireland. Guest Lectures [Details] | |
| (2000) | Poulnabrone and Poulawack: archaeology, biology and early farmers in the mid-west. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2000) Poulnabrone and Poulawack: archaeology, biology and early farmers in the mid-west. Guest Lectures [Details] | |
| (1999) | A Tale of Two Island: biological distance and morphological variability in Iceland and Ireland in the Early Historic Period. O'Donnabhain, B. and Hallgrimsson, B.; (1999) A Tale of Two Island: biological distance and morphological variability in Iceland and Ireland in the Early Historic Period. Guest Lectures [Details] |
Guest Speaker
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2003) | Celts, Celtic and the use of genetics in Irish Archaeology. Thomond Archaeological Society, Limerick. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2003) Celts, Celtic and the use of genetics in Irish Archaeology. Thomond Archaeological Society, Limerick. Guest Speaker [Details] | |
| (2002) | Exiles and Strangers: Irish-Viking interactions in the Early Historic Period. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2002) Exiles and Strangers: Irish-Viking interactions in the Early Historic Period. Guest Speaker [Details] |
Pamphlet
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (1999) | The Treatment of Human Remains: technical paper for archaeologists. Buckley, L., Murphy, E., and O'Donnabhain, B.; (1999) The Treatment of Human Remains: technical paper for archaeologists. Pamphlet [Details] |
Presented Papers
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2002) | Community Health in Medieval Ireland. Barryscourt Lecture Series, Barryscourt Castle, Co. Cork. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2002) Community Health in Medieval Ireland. Barryscourt Lecture Series, Barryscourt Castle, Co. Cork. Presented Papers [Details] |
Review Articles
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2002) | Bones and bodies: the bioArchaeology of Medieval Ireland. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2002) Bones and bodies: the bioArchaeology of Medieval Ireland. Review Articles [Details] | |
| (2000) | Genetic diversity in the Early Historic population of Ireland. Royal Irish Academy, Genetic Anthropology Committee Seminar. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2000) Genetic diversity in the Early Historic population of Ireland. Royal Irish Academy, Genetic Anthropology Committee Seminar. Review Articles [Details] |
Thesis/Dissertation
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2001) | Immigrants and Indigenes: morphological variability and Irish-Viking interactions in the Early Historic period. PhD dissertation. Ann Arbour: Proquest/University Microfilms. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2001) Immigrants and Indigenes: morphological variability and Irish-Viking interactions in the Early Historic period. PhD dissertation. Ann Arbour: Proquest/University Microfilms. Thesis/Dissertation [Details] | |
| (1990) | Theories of mortuary practice and the emergence of formal disposal of the dead in the south-central Andes. MA, Department of Anthropology, the University of Chicago. O'Donnabhain, Barra; (1990) Theories of mortuary practice and the emergence of formal disposal of the dead in the south-central Andes. MA, Department of Anthropology, the University of Chicago. Thesis/Dissertation [Details] | |
| (1985) | The Human Remains from Tintern Abbey, Co Wexford. MA, Dept of Archaeology, UCC. O'Donnabhain, Barra; (1985) The Human Remains from Tintern Abbey, Co Wexford. MA, Dept of Archaeology, UCC. Thesis/Dissertation [Details] |
Technical Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (1988) | The human remains from Killeen Cormac, Co Kildare. O'Donnabhain, B.; (1988) The human remains from Killeen Cormac, Co Kildare. Cork: Technical Publication [Details] |
Video recording / TV
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2001) | An Miotais Ceilteach. Contributor to TG4 program. O'Donnabhain, B.; (2001) An Miotais Ceilteach. Contributor to TG4 program. Video recording / TV [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Fulbright Foundation Scholarship | Fulbright Foundation | |
| 1987 | University of Chicago Century Fellowship | The University of Chicago | |
| 2006 | President's PhD Scholarship in CACSSS | University College Cork | |
| 1987 | Graduate Student Bursary | University College Cork |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Society for American Archaeology | Member | / | |
| American Association of Physical Anthropology | Member | / |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2019) | Society for American Archaeology, 84th Annual Meeting, Barra O'Donnabhain (2019) Plus Ca Change: Archaeology and Incarceration. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Society for American Archaeology, 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico , 10-APR-19 - 14-APR-19. [Details] | |
| (2019) | Society for American Archaeology, 84th Annual Meeting, Barra O'Donnabhain (2019) Me Too in Archaeology. [Invited Oral Presentation], Society for American Archaeology, 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico , 10-APR-19 - 14-APR-19. [Details] | |
| (2018) | Society for American Archaeology, 83rd Annual Meeting, Barra O'Donnabhain and Jonny Geber (2018) Irishness and the Bodies of the Poor in the 19th century. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Society for American Archaeology, 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC , 14-APR-18 - 14-APR-18. [Details] | |
| (2018) | American Association of Physical Anthropologists 87th Annual Meeting, Jonny Geber and Barra O'Donnabhain (2018) Against Shameless and Systematic Calumny: strategies of domination and resistance and their impact on the bodies of the poor in 19th century Ireland. [Poster Presentation], American Association of Physical Anthropologists 87th Annual Meeting, Austin, TX , 12-APR-18 - 12-APR-18. [Details] | |
| (2017) | Travelling Stories: connecting people and landscapes, Barra O'Donnabhain (2017) From Necroviolence to Necronominalism: landscapes of convicts’ bodies in Ireland. [Keynote Speaker], Travelling Stories: connecting people and landscapes, Hobart, Tasmania , 10-OCT-17 - 14-OCT-17. [Details] | |
| (2016) | 30th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Human Biology, Jonny Geber and Barra O'Donnabhain (2016) Exposing Hidden Histories: A Bioarchaeology of Social Identity in Nineteenth-Century Ireland. [Oral Presentation], 30th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Human Biology, Dunedin, New Zealand , 04-DEC-16 - 08-DEC-16. [Details] | |
| (2014) | The Day of the Dead: recent research in Human Osteoarchaeology, Barra O'Donnabhain (2014) Keynote address. [Plenary Lecture], The Day of the Dead: recent research in Human Osteoarchaeology, Queen's University Belfast , 17-OCT-14 - 19-OCT-14. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Society for American Archaeology, 78th Annual Meeting, Barra O'Donnabhain (2013) Americans Abroad: Providing Meaningful Archaeological and Cultural Experiences in an English-Speaking Destination. [Oral Presentation], Society for American Archaeology, 78th Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii , 06-APR-13 - 06-APR-13. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Society for American Archaeology, 77th Annual Meeting, Barra O'Donnabhain and Katherine Beatty (2012) About Face: a ‘careless’ burial from Knowth, Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Society for American Archaeology, 77th Annual Meeting, Memphis, Tennessee , 18-MAR-12 - 22-MAR-12. [Details] | |
| (2008) | 6th World Archaeological Congress, Barra Ó Donnabháin, W Romer and K Croucher ; (2008) Getting to the Heart of Matters: Investigating the Theory and Practice Relationship in Archaeologies of Humanity. [Conference Organising Committee Member], 6th World Archaeological Congress, Dublin, Ireland , 30-JUN-08 - 30-JUN-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | Society for American Archaeology, 73rd Annual Meeting, Barra Ó Donnabháin, MC Lozada; (2008) A Global Perspective on Archaeological Human Remains: convergence or diversity in approaches?. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Society for American Archaeology, 73rd Annual Meeting, Vancouver , 30-MAR-08 - 30-MAR-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | West Waterford Museum Society, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2008) The Villains's Dire Disgrace: skull collection and display in Viking Age and Medieval Ireland. [Oral Presentation], West Waterford Museum Society, Dungarvan , 23-JAN-08 - 23-JAN-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | Society for American Archaeology, 73rd Annual Meeting, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2008) The Development of the Contextual Analysis of Human Remains in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Society for American Archaeology, 73rd Annual Meeting, Vancouver , 30-MAR-08 - 30-MAR-08. [Details] | |
| (2007) | American Association of Physical Anthropologists, 76th Annual Meeting, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2007) Culture Clash: individuals and identity in medieval Dublin. [Oral Presentation], American Association of Physical Anthropologists, 76th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia , 29-MAR-07 - 29-MAR-07. [Details] | |
| (2007) | Institute of Irish Archaeologists Annual Conference, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2007) Archaeology and Mass Murder: the Srebrenica massacre. [Oral Presentation], Institute of Irish Archaeologists Annual Conference, Cork, Ireland , 10-MAR-07 - 10-MAR-07. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Society for American Archaeology, 71st Annual Meeting, Barra Ó Donnabháin, MC Lozada; (2006) The Dead Tell Tales: Jane E. Buikstra and Narratives of the Past. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Society for American Archaeology, 71st Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico , 27-APR-06 - 27-APR-06. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Society for American Archaeology, 71st Annual Meeting,, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2006) Immigrant and Indigenous: colonial encounters in Early Historic Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Society for American Archaeology, 71st Annual Meeting,, San Juan, Puerto Rico, , 27-APR-06 - 27-APR-06. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Society for American Archaeology, O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2006) The Dead Tell Tales: Jane E. Buikstra and narrative of the past (Symposium organiser and Chair). [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Society for American Archaeology, San Juan, Puerto Rico , 25-APR-06 - 30-APR-06. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Society for American Archaeology, 71st Annual Meeting, O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2006) Immigrant and Indigenous: colonial encounters in Early Historic Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Society for American Archaeology, 71st Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico , 25-APR-06 - 30-APR-06. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Achill Field School, O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2006) Celtic Ireland? Archaeology, race and the construction of a myth. [Invited Oral Presentation], Achill Field School, Achill, Co Mayo , 27-JUN-06 - 27-JUN-06. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Archaeology Ireland Conference, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2005) Food for Thought: human remains, diet and cultural change. [Oral Presentation], Archaeology Ireland Conference, Dublin, Ireland , 12-NOV-05 - 12-NOV-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | International Commission on Missing Persons, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2005) Non-metric traits and migration in Medieval Ireland. [Invited Oral Presentation], International Commission on Missing Persons, Lukavac, Bosnia-Herzegovina, , 16-SEP-05 - 16-SEP-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | European Archaeological Association,, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2005) The Villains Dire Disgrace: skull collection and display in Medieval Dublin. [Oral Presentation], European Archaeological Association,, Cork, Ireland , 10-SEP-05 - 10-SEP-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | The Bioarchaeology of the Wood Quay Excavations, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2005) XVth International Viking Congress. [Oral Presentation], The Bioarchaeology of the Wood Quay Excavations, Cork, Ireland , 18-AUG-05 - 18-AUG-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Food: Culture and Identity. Annual Archaeology Ireland Conference, O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2005) Food for thought: human remains, diet and cultural change. [Invited Oral Presentation], Food: Culture and Identity. Annual Archaeology Ireland Conference, University College Dublin , 12-NOV-05 - 12-NOV-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | European Association of Archaeologists, O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2005) *. [Conference Organising Committee Member], European Association of Archaeologists, University College Cork , 07-SEP-05 - 11-SEP-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | International Viking Congress, O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2005) The Bioarchaeology of the Wood Quay Excavations. [Invited Oral Presentation], International Viking Congress, University College Cork , 18-AUG-05 - 24-AUG-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | European Association of Archaeologists, O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2005) The Villain’s Dire Disgrace? Skull collection and display in Viking Age and Medieval Dublin . [Invited Oral Presentation], European Association of Archaeologists, University College Cork , 07-SEP-05 - 11-SEP-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | European Archaeology Association, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2005) European Archaeology Association. [Conference Organising Committee Member], European Archaeology Association, Cork, Ireland , 05-OCT-05 - 11-OCT-05. [Details] | |
| (2004) | Talking Death: Narratives of Illness and Bereavement, O'Donnabhain, Barra Glavanis, Kathy; (2004) *. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Talking Death: Narratives of Illness and Bereavement, University College Cork , 29-OCT-04 - 30-OCT-04. [Details] | |
| (2004) | Calgary Scandinavian Centre, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2004) Celts and Vikings: origin myths and national identity in Iceland and Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Calgary Scandinavian Centre, Calgary, Canada , 13-FEB-04 - 13-FEB-04. [Details] | |
| (2004) | Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2004) Goths and Celts: imagining the past in Iceland and Ireland. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary, University of Calgary , 13-FEB-04 - 13-FEB-04. [Details] | |
| (2004) | Talking to the Dead, Barra Ó Donnabháin, K. Glavanis and G. Ó Crualaoich; (2004) Talking to the Dead. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Talking to the Dead, University College Cork , 30-OCT-04 - 31-OCT-04. [Details] | |
| (2003) | Old Waterford Society, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2003) Life and Death in Medieval Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Old Waterford Society, Waterford, Ireland , 23-OCT-03 - 23-OCT-03. [Details] | |
| (2003) | Barryscourt Lecture Series, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2003) Diet and Disease in Medieval Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Barryscourt Lecture Series, Barryscourt, Co Cork , 12-MAY-03 - 12-MAY-03. [Details] | |
| (2002) | Merriman Summer School, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2002) Exiles and Strangers: Irish and Viking interactions in the Early Historic period. [Oral Presentation], Merriman Summer School, Ennistimon , 21-AUG-02 - 21-SEP-02. [Details] | |
| (2002) | Merriman Summer School, O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2002) Exiles and Strangers: Irish and Viking interactions in the Early Historic Period. [Invited Oral Presentation], Merriman Summer School, Ennistimon, Co Clare , 19-AUG-02 - 23-AUG-02. [Details] | |
| (2001) | Theoretical Archaeology Group, Barra Ó Donnabháin, S. Milliken; (2001) Migration and colonisation in archaeology. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Theoretical Archaeology Group, University College Dublin , 13-DEC-01 - 15-DEC-01. [Details] | |
| (2001) | Death, dying and bereavement: Irish perspectives, Barra Ó Donnabháin, K. Glavanis and G. Ó Crualaoich; (2001) Death, dying and bereavement: Irish perspectives. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Death, dying and bereavement: Irish perspectives, University College Cork , 02-NOV-01 - 04-NOV-01. [Details] | |
| (2001) | Morphological variability and the Viking migrations to Ireland, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2001) Theoretical Archaeology Group. [Oral Presentation], Morphological variability and the Viking migrations to Ireland, UCD, Dublin, ireland , 14-DEC-01 - 14-DEC-01. [Details] | |
| (2001) | Royal Irish Academy, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2001) Immigrants and Indigenes: the mDNA data. [Oral Presentation], Royal Irish Academy, Royal Irish Academy , 20-DEC-01 - 20-DEC-01. [Details] | |
| (2001) | Theoretical Archaeology Group Annual Meeting, O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2001) Morphological variability and the Viking migrations to Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Theoretical Archaeology Group Annual Meeting, University College Dublin , 12-DEC-01 - 15-DEC-01. [Details] | |
| (2000) | Shannon Archaeological and Historical Society, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2000) Poulnabrone and Poulawack: archaeology, biology and early farmers in the mid-west. [Oral Presentation], Shannon Archaeological and Historical Society, Shannon , 23-MAR-00 - 23-MAR-00. [Details] | |
| (2000) | Friends of Medieval Dublin Symposium, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2000) The biological identity of medieval Dublin. [Oral Presentation], Friends of Medieval Dublin Symposium, Trinity College Dublin , 13-MAY-00 - 13-MAY-00. [Details] | |
| (2000) | Royal Irish Academy Genetic Anthropology Committee seminar, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2000) Genetic diversity in the Early Historic population of Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Royal Irish Academy Genetic Anthropology Committee seminar, Dublin , 08-DEC-00 - 08-DEC-00. [Details] | |
| (2000) | Centre for Irish Studies, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2000) `Other¿ Celts: Celticism and identity formation in modern Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Centre for Irish Studies, Boston College , 13-OCT-00 - 13-OCT-00. [Details] | |
| (2000) | Royal Irish Academy, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (2000) Immigrants and Indigenes: genetic diversity in the Early Historic population of Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Royal Irish Academy, Royal Irish Academy , 08-DEC-00 - 08-DEC-00. [Details] | |
| (2000) | History and Geography of Irish Genes, O'Donnabhain, Barra Hallgrimsson, Benedikt Saunders, Shelley; (2000) Genetic Diversity in the Early Historic Population of Ireland. [Invited Oral Presentation], History and Geography of Irish Genes, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin , 08-DEC-00 - 08-DEC-00. [Details] | |
| (2000) | Friends of Medieval Dublin Annual Conference, O'Donnabhain, Barra; (2000) The Biological Identity of Medieval Dublin. [Oral Presentation], Friends of Medieval Dublin Annual Conference, Trinity College Dublin , 13-MAY-00 - 13-MAY-00. [Details] | |
| (1999) | A Tale of Two Islands: Biological Distance and Morphological Variability in Iceland and Ireland in the Early Historic Period, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (1999) Research seminar at deCode Genetics. [Oral Presentation], A Tale of Two Islands: Biological Distance and Morphological Variability in Iceland and Ireland in the Early Historic Period, Reykjavík, Iceland , 05-JUL-99 - 05-JUL-99. [Details] | |
| (1999) | Conference on New Agendas in Irish Prehistory, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (1999) An appalling vista: the Celts and the archaeology of Later Prehistoric Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Conference on New Agendas in Irish Prehistory, University College Cork , 28-FEB-99 - 28-FEB-99. [Details] | |
| (1998) | Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (1998) Community health in a medieval town in Munster. [Oral Presentation], Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, Cork, Ireland , 18-MAR-98 - 18-MAR-98. [Details] | |
| (1997) | Wicklow Archaeological and Historical Society, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (1997) Recent excavations of an Early Bronze Age cemetery at Ballinagore, Co Wicklow. [Oral Presentation], Wicklow Archaeological and Historical Society, Arklow , 23-APR-97 - 23-MAR-97. [Details] | |
| (1997) | Human and Animal Remains Discussion Group, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (1997) Losing the head in southern Peru: headless skeletons in the Atacama. [Oral Presentation], Human and Animal Remains Discussion Group, University College Cork , 22-MAR-97 - 22-MAR-97. [Details] | |
| (1997) | Royal Irish Academy, Barra Ó Donnabháin, J. Mallory; (1997) The evidence from Archaeology. The Genetic History and Geography of Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Royal Irish Academy, Royal Irish Academy , 31-OCT-97 - 31-OCT-97. [Details] | |
| (1996) | Department of History, University of Limerick, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (1996) Anthropological approaches to history and local studies. [Oral Presentation], Department of History, University of Limerick, University of Limerick , 23-OCT-96 - 23-OCT-96. [Details] | |
| (1996) | Human and Animal Remains Discussion Group, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (1996) Variations in morbidity among urban and rural populations in Medieval Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Human and Animal Remains Discussion Group, Queen¿s University Belfast , 24-FEB-96 - 24-FEB-96. [Details] | |
| (1994) | Human and Animal Remains Discussion Group, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (1994) Activity-induced pathology in a medieval population. [Oral Presentation], Human and Animal Remains Discussion Group, University College Dublin , 01-OCT-94 - 01-OCT-94. [Details] | |
| (1992) | Midwest Conference on Andean and Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory,, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (1992) The removal of skulls from an Early Ceramic cemetery on the south coast of Peru. [Oral Presentation], Midwest Conference on Andean and Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory,, Urbana-Champaign , 01-MAR-92 - 01-MAR-92. [Details] | |
| (1991) | Society for American Archaeology, Barra Ó Donnabháin; (1991) Recent excavations of an Early Ceramic cemetery at Wawakiki, Ilo, Peru. [Oral Presentation], Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans , 28-APR-91 - 28-APR-91. [Details] | |
| (2007) | Culture clash: individuals and identity in medieval Dublin, O'Donnabhain, B (2007) American Association of Physical Anthropologists, 76th Annual Meeting. [Poster Presentation], Culture clash: individuals and identity in medieval Dublin, Philadelphia, 29 March 2007 . [Details] |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equality Committee | Member | 2018 / | |
| Board of Directors, Institute for Field Archaeology | Board Member | 2011 / | |
| Research Committee, College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences | Member | 2011 / 2018 | |
| Conference: Death, dying and bereavement: Irish perspectives. University College Cork | Organiser with K. Glavanis and G. O'Crualaoich | 2001 / 2001 | |
| Conference: Migration and colonisation in archaeology. Theoretical Archaeology Group, University College Dublin | Organiser with S. Milliken. | 2001 / 2001 | |
| Conference: Dialogues with the dead. University College Cork. | Organiser, with K. Glavanis and G. O'Crualaoich. | 2004 / 1899 | |
| European Archaeological Association, 11th Annual Meeting, Cork: Organising Committee | Member | 2005 / 1899 | |
| Reviewing panel for International Journal of Osteoarchaeology | Member | 2002 / 1899 | |
| Overseas Students' Committee, Faculty of Arts | Member | 1997 / 2000 | |
| Overseas Students' Committee, Arts Faculty | Member | 1998 / 2001 |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University College Cork | College Lecturer | 01-JUL-96 / 01-JAN-10 | |
| NUI Maynooth | Temporary Lecturer | 01-JAN-93 / 01-JAN-96 | |
| University College Dublin | Occasional Lecturer | 01-JAN-95 / 31-DEC-95 | |
| Dúchas, the Heritage Service | Contract Archaeologist | 01-JAN-92 / 01-JAN-96 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | University College Cork | BA | Archaeology and History | |
| 1985 | University College Cork | MA | Archaeology | |
| 1990 | University of Chicago | MA | Anthropology | |
| 2001 | University of Chicago | PhD | Anthropology |
Languages
| Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French | Functional | Functional | Functional | |
| Irish | Functional | Functional | Functional | |
| Spanish | Functional | Basic | Basic |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
Recent Postgraduates
| Graduation Year | Student Name | Institution | Degree Type | Thesis Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mara Tesorieri | University College Cork | PHD | Health in the Medieval World: Regionality and the Bioarchaeology of Ireland and Britain | |
| 2015 | Katherine Beatty | NUI (UCC) | PHD | Skin and Bone: the face in the archaeological imagination | |
| 2014 | Linda Lynch | UCC | PHD | An Assessment of Health in Post-medieval Ireland: ‘One Vast Lazar House Filled with Famine, Disease and Death’ | |
| 2012 | Clare Mullins | University College Cork | PHD | Bodies of Belief: ideas, materiality and the body as a site of social meaning |
Research Information
Internal Collaborators
| Name | Institute | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Roisin O'Gorman | UCC | IRELAND | |
| Joseph Mackey | UCC/CIT | IRELAND | |
| Dr Orla O'Donovan | UCC | IRELAND | |
| Dr Elizabeth Gilchrist | UCC | IRELAND |
External Collaborators
| Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Julia Beamont | University of Bradford | ENGLAND | |
| Niamh McCullagh | Queen's University Belfast | NORTHERN IRELAND | |
| Dr Cliona McGovern | University College Dublin | IRELAND | |
| Prof. Eileen Murphy | Queen's University Belfast | NORTHERN IRELAND | |
| Dr Linda Mulligan | Office of the State Pathologist | IRELAND | |
| Dr Jonny Geber | University of Edinburgh | SCOTLAND | |
| Dr Maria Lozada | The University of Chicago | U.S.A. |