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Biography

Aislinn Collins is a graduate of University College Cork, BA(hons) 2004. Aislinn joined the School of Law in 2007 having previously worked in the UCC Accommodation, Student Activities & Conferencing Office. Her responsibilities in her current post include timetabling and administering the submission of student coursework. She is currently undertaking the Masters in Local History with the UCC School of History.
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Research Interests

My primary research area is Irish social and cultural history up to the early 1600s, with a special focus on textiles and crafts.
I am also engaged in researching methods of making this history more accessible to those outside of academia.
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Professional Activities

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Association of Dress Historians	Member	/

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	NESAT XIII, Collins, Aislinn (2017) A Comparative Analytical Study of Extant Garments from Early Modern Ireland. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], NESAT XIII, Liberec, Czechia , 22-MAY-17 - 26-MAY-17. [Details]
	(2016)	European Textile Forum, Collins, Aislinn (2016) Scattered Feathers: A Case Study in Effects of Errors in the Reporting Process. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], European Textile Forum, Labor für Experimentelle Archäologie, Mayen, Germany , 07-NOV-16 - 12-NOV-16. [Details]
	(2016)	International Conference of Dress Historians, Collins, Aislinn (2016) More than Mantles and Saffron: Looking beyond the Archetypes of Clothing in Early Modern Ireland, 1480–1620. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], International Conference of Dress Historians, London , 05-NOV-16. [Details]
	(2016)	Dress and Textiles Study Group, Collins, Aislinn (2016) Clothing in Early Modern Ireland. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Dress and Textiles Study Group, University of Manchester , 21-JAN-16 - 21-JAN-16. [Details]
	(2015)	European Textile Forum, Collins, Aislinn (2015) Felt Hats in Early Modern Ireland. [Invited Oral Presentation], European Textile Forum, Labor für Experimentelle Archäologie, Mayen, Germany , 02-NOV-15 - 07-NOV-15. [Details]
	(2015)	Borderlines XIX, Collins, Aislinn (2015) Translating Academic Research in to Public Knowledge. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Borderlines XIX, Queen's University Belfast , 10-APR-15. [Details]
	(2015)	The Shinrone Gown, Collins, Aislinn (2015) The Shinrone Gown. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], The Shinrone Gown, Shinrone, Co. Offaly , 03-FEB-15. [Details]
	(2015)	9th Experimental Archaeology Conference, Collins, Aislinn (2015) Communicating Academic Research to the General Public on Their Terms. [Oral Presentation], 9th Experimental Archaeology Conference, Irish National Heritafge Park, Ferrycarrig, Co. Wexford , 18-JAN-15. [Details]
	(2014)	European Textile Forum, Collins, Aislinn (2014) Extant Early Modern Garments in Ireland. [Invited Oral Presentation], European Textile Forum, Labor für Experimentelle Archäologie, Mayen, Germany , 04-NOV-14 - 08-NOV-14. [Details]
	(2014)	Tudor and Stuart Ireland, Collins, Aislinn (2014) ‘Dozen, wolcards, old...6s 8d’: The clothing of the lower classes in Elizabethan Cork. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Tudor and Stuart Ireland, Maynooth University , 29-AUG-14. [Details]
	(2014)	National Museum of Ireland Bealtaine Festival, Collins, Aislinn (2014) Viking Weaving. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], National Museum of Ireland Bealtaine Festival, National Museum of Ireland, Archaeology , 10-MAY-14. [Details]
	(2014)	Borderlines XVIII, Collins, Aislinn (2014) The Efficacy of Gift-Giving in Promoting Royal Influence in Ireland. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Borderlines XVIII, University College Cork , 05-APR-14. [Details]
	(2014)	Borderlines XVIII, Collins, Aislinn (2014) Co-Director. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Borderlines XVIII, University College Cork , 04-APR-14 - 06-APR-14. [Details]
	(2012)	Focus on Irish Textiles Event, Collins, Aislinn (2012) Unravelling the Terminology Tangle. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Focus on Irish Textiles Event, University College Cork , 24-NOV-12. [Details]
	(2012)	Focus on Irish Textiles Event, Collins, Aislinn (2012) Conference Director. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Focus on Irish Textiles Event, University College Cork , 24-NOV-12. [Details]
	(2011)	Focus on Irish Textiles Event, Collins, Aislinn (2011) The Moy Gown: Dating and Replicating. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Focus on Irish Textiles Event, University College Cork , 26-NOV-11. [Details]
	(2011)	Focus on Irish Textiles Event, Collins, Aislinn (2011) Conference Director. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Focus on Irish Textiles Event, University College Cork , 26-NOV-11. [Details]
	(2011)	Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference, Collins, Aislinn (2011) Image and Reality: the Dress of the Irish in Tudor and Stuart Ireland. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference, University College Dublin , 02-SEP-11 - 03-SEP-11. [Details]

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Office for Academic Programmes and Regulations, University College Cork	Administrative Assistant	13-NOV-17 /
	School of Law, University College Cork	Executive Assistant	22-OCT-07 / 10-NOV-17
	Accommodation, Student Activities & Conferencing Office, University College Cork	Office Assistant	01-DEC-05 / 12-OCT-07
	Cork University Dental School and Hospital	Records Assistant and Receptionist	12-MAY-05 / 12-DEC-05

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2004	UCC	BA (Hons)	Greek and Roman Civilisation; Latin; and Computer Science

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Languages

	Language	Reading	Writing	Speaking
	Gaeilge	Functional	Functional	Functional
	French	Functional	Basic	Basic
	German	Functional	Basic	Basic
	Latin	Functional	Functional