Dr David Edwards BA (Mod) (TCD), PhD (TCD)
Honours and Awards |
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| Year: 2003. Title: Irish Independent Book of the Year (History) 2003 |
| Year: 2004. Title: Research Achievement Award, Faculty of Arts, UCC |
| Year: 2007. Title: My co-edited book Age of Atrocity was named one of the Pageturners of the Year |
Associations |
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| Association: Irish Historical Society, Function/Role: Member of the Executive Committee (the 'Committee of Seven') |
| Association: Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Function/Role: Member |
Conference Contributions |
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| Edwards. D. (2008) `Religious Conflict in Early Modern Ireland'. [Oral Presentation], Religion, Violence, Memory and Identity: Protestant-Catholic relations in France and Ireland from the 16th century to the present, Université de Toulouse-le-Mirail , 01-APR-08 - 01-APR-08. |
| Edwards. D. (2007) `Prelude to Flight: Government Coercion in Ulster, 1603-1607'. [Oral Presentation], The Flight of the Earls, Pontifical Irish College, Rome , 01-OCT-07 - 01-OCT-07. |
| Edwards. D. (2007) `Scottish officials and secular government in Early Stuart Ireland'. [Oral Presentation], The Scots and Stuart Ireland, UCC , 01-APR-07 - 01-APR-07. |
| Edwards. D. (2007) 'Louvain and the Memory of Irish Lordship'. [Oral Presentation], Louvain/Leuven 400, Franciscan Irish College & Catholic University of Louvain , 01-MAR-07 - 01-MAR-07. |
| Edwards. D. (2006) `The Ormond Pasturelands in the 16th and 17th centuries: new evidence'. [Oral Presentation], The Group for Irish Historic Settlement annual conference, Clonmel , 01-MAY-06 - 01-MAY-06. |
| Edwards. D. (2006) 'Hibernian Haven: English Catholic Planters in Early Modern Ireland'. [Oral Presentation], Ireland, Rome & the Holy See: History, Culture, Contact, Pontifical Irish College, Rome , 01-APR-06 - 01-APR-06. |
Committees |
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| Committee : Irish Historical Society |
| Committee : History Ireland |
| Committee : Irish Manuscripts Commission |
| Committee : Early Modern Ireland Forum |
Employment |
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| Employer: Trinity College, Dublin Position: Part-time Tutor |
| Employer: University College Cork Position: College Lecturer |
| Employer: University College, Cork Position: College Lecturer (3-year contract) |
| Employer: University College, Cork Position: College Lecturer (Temporary full-time, consecutive 1-year contracts) |
Education |
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| Year 1987 Institution: Trinity College, Dublin Qualification: BA Subject: |
| Year 1998 Institution: Trinity College, Dublin Qualification: PhD Subject: |
Other Activities |
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Visits Abroad: 2004 Bodleian Library, Oxford University To draw up a handlist of Irish material (to 1641) held among the Carte Manuscripts 1 month (January) |
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Research Talks: 2007 Government security measures before the Flight of the Earls Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies; Queen's University, Belfast February 2006 The Violent History of Early Modern Ireland Irish Historical Society, inaugural special meeting in Cork (UCC) April 2003 The Irish of London, 1390-1610 British & Irish Early Modern Research Seminar, Scholl of History, Trinity College Dublin December 2003 The Irish of London, c.1400-1600 NUI Galway History Society February 2002 A Haven of Popery: English Catholic Migration to Ireland c.1540-1640 Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland May 2000 ‘The General in his Labyrinth: The Black Earl of Ormond and the Nine Years War Military History Society of Ireland November |
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Membership of State Agency Boards: Irish Manuscripts Commission (Director), by ministerial appointment April 2006 - 2011 |






