Dr. Lindsey Earner-Byrne | |
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Known for | Professor of Irish Gender history, Irish history author |
Academic work | |
Notable works | Mother and Child: Maternity and Child Welfare in Dublin, 1920s-1960s Letters of the Catholic Poor. Poverty in Independent Ireland, 1920-1940 |
Lindsey Earner-Byrne is currently Professor of Contemporary Irish History at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and author of Irish history books.[1]
Dr Lindsey Earner-Byrne is a historian focusing on modern Irish history. She was a lecturer in the School of History at University College Dublin. Her research has covered gender, health and welfare with a particular interest in sexual violence. Earner-Byrne became the SALI Chair of Irish Gender History at UCC in January 2021, and was the Professor of Irish Gender history at University College Cork.[2] Earner-Byrne is on the Board of the Irish Manuscripts Commission. She's a member of the Royal Irish Academy.[3][4][5][6][7][8]