Sara Hannafin

PhD candidate MA, Irish Studies, NUIG (2006) PGCE, University of Bristol (1993) BA, Geography, University of Wales, Swansea (1991)
Room:	103, Geography
Email:	s.hannafin2nuigalway.ie

Working Title:

Coming ’home’: Place, identity and second generation return migration from Britain

Research Description:

This project will examine the experience of the second generation Irish from Britain who have chosen to return to their parental homeland.  It will explore the multiple meanings of home to migrant communities, the emotional attachment people develop for particular places and the way in which this feeling of connection to place can shape identity.

Academic Awards:
IRCHSS funding 2009-2012

Supervisor:

Dr Mary Cawley

Research Cluster:

Research Interests:

• Irish migration and return
• The Irish in Britain
• Place and identity

Presentations:

• (Forthcoming) RGS-IBG Conference, London, September 2011: 
  Living in Thirdspace: The experiences and imaginings of the second generation Irish from Britain