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Máire R. M. Herbert , also known as Mary Herbert, is an Irish historian and academic, specialising in early medieval Irish history and Irish saints. She is
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of Early and Medieval Irish at
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, and was previously the head of its ''Scoil Léann Na Gaeilge'' (School of Irish Learning).


Biography

Herbert pursued Celtic Studies at
University College, Galway The University of Galway ( ga, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland. A tertiary education and research institution, the university was awarded the full five QS stars for excellence in 201 ...
, taking a
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(BA) degree in 1968 followed by a
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(MA) degree in 1970. She was appointed scholar at the School of Celtic Studies within the
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) ( ga, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a statutory independent research institute in Ireland. It was established in 1940 on the initiative of the Taoiseach, Éamon de Valera, in Dub ...
in October 1970 and researched there for two years until 1972. She later undertook further postgraduate studies as a visiting fellow at Clare Hall,
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, completing her research there in 1975 and officially awarded her
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(PhD) degree in 1985. Her
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was titled "The monastic paruchia of Colum Cille in pre-Norman Ireland: its history and hagiography". Thereafter, Professor Herbert pursued a distinguished academic career in both teaching and research within the National University of Ireland, initially at
Maynooth University The National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM; ga, Ollscoil na hÉireann Mhá Nuad), commonly known as Maynooth University (MU), is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. I ...
and then for many years at
University College Cork University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one o ...
. She has been Visiting Professor at a number of overseas universities and has authored numerous publications.


Honours

In 1996, Herbert was elected a
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(MRIA), the premier all-Ireland
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. In 2015, a ''
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'' was published in her honour. In 2018, she was awarded the Derek Allen Prize (Celtic Studies) by the
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"for her outstanding contribution to the study of Celtic literature and history".


Selected works

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Herbert, Máire Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Academics of University College Cork Alumni of the University of Galway Alumni of the University of Cambridge 20th-century Irish historians 21st-century Irish historians Irish women non-fiction writers Irish medievalists Members of the Royal Irish Academy Academics of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies