Dr. Mark Hennessy
B.A. (N.U.I.), M.A. (Dublin), Ph.D.(N.U.I.)Telephone: +353-(0)1 896 1881
Email: mhnnessy@tcd.ie
Postal Address: Department of Geography, Museum Building, Trinity College Dublin
Graduate Research Projects
Projects will be considered relating to most aspects of the historical geography of Ireland.
Postgraduates
Completed
Shore, Damian, Manorial economy and society in the Earldom of Kildare, c.1290-c.1330, M.Litt, 1999.Polley, David, Ulster-Scots in Irish placenames, M.Litt, 2001.
Komolafe, Julius, Nigerians in Dublin, 1980-2000: patterns and processes of migration, M. Litt, 2002.
O’Connor, John, The Great Famine: a geography of distress and relief in County Donegeal, 1845-1850, Ph.D., 2003
Hiney, Gráinne, An historical geography of women and work: Helsinki and Dublin c.1900, M.Litt, 2004.
Strati, Irene, Historical geographies of Dublin’s public green spaces from their origins to 1756, Ph.D., 2005. (IRCHSS Scholar)
Breathnach Colm, An historical geography of social class in early nineteenth century Dun Laoighre, Ph.D., 2006. (IRCHSS Scholar)
Prendiville, Garry, An historical geography of the Post Office in early nineteenth century Ireland, Ph.D., 2006. (Broad Curriculum Scholar)
Travis, Charles, Lifeworlds: literary
geographies in 1930s Ireland, Ph.D., 2006.
In progress
Larsen, Laragh, Monuments in a colonial and postcolonial landscape: a study of Nairobi, Ph.D., Under examination. (IRCHSS Scholar)
Crampsie, Arlene, The origin, development and demise of the Rural District Councils in Ireland, 1895-1922, Ph.D. Year 4. (IRCHSS Scholar).
Ludlow, Francis, The Irish Annals as source for the study of climate and weather, Ph.D., Year 4. (IRCHSS Scholar).
Komolafe, Julius, Nigerian churches and transnational social identity in Ireland, Ph.D. Year 4. (TCD Postgraduate Scholar)
Hester, Patrick, From Corporations to Commissions: governance and urban change in nineteenth century Ireland, Ph.D. Year 2.
Mullan-Byrne, Catherine, County Gaols and the urban landscape in nineteenth century Ireland, (Currently off-books).
Stedman, Heather, The Duke of Wellington, monuments and national and imperial Identity, M.Litt/Ph.D. Year 1. (TCD Postgraduate Scholar).