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Dr. Caitriona Clear M.A., Ph.D.

Contact Details

Title Senior Lecturer
Address Dept. of History
Room 414, Tower 1
Arts/Science Building
Nui Galway
Telephone: Ext. 3099
Email:
ei.yawlagiun@raelc.anoirtiac

 

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Peer Reviewed Journals

Clear, C. (1987) 'Nuns in Nineteenth-century Ireland'. . [Details]
Clear, C. (1987) 'Walls within walls: convents in 19thc Ireland' Gender in Irish Society'. :134-151. [Details]
Clear, C. (1990) 'The limits of female autonomy' Women Surviving: Studies in Irish women's history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries'. :15-49. [Details]
Clear, C. (1993) 'Homelessness and children in 19thc Ireland' in Galway Labour History Society, Growing Up Poor'. . [Details]
Clear, C. (1995) 'My Mother Taught Me How To Pray: the Nine Murphys of Newmarket-on-Fergus' The Other Clare: Journal of the Shannon Archeological and Historical Association (5000 words approx)'. 19 :64-68. [Details]
Clear, C. (1995) 'The Women Cannot Be Blamed: Feminists, 'Home-makers' and the Commission on Vocational Organization' Chattel, Servant or Citizen?Women's Status in Church, State and Society: Historical Studies XIX'. :179-187. [Details]
Clear, C. (1997) 'Approx 4000 words of contributions on women, education, nuns and various personalities, The Oxford Companion to Irish History'. . [Details]
Clear, C. (1997) 'No Feminine Mystique: Advice to Irish Women of the House in the 1930s and 40s' in Women and Irish History: Essays in Honour of Margaret MacCurtain'. :189-205. [Details]
Clear, C. (1998) 'Homelessness, Poverty and Crime in Galway 1850-1914' Galway Archeological and Historical Society Journal'. 50 :117-134. [Details]
Clear, C. (1999) 'A Saint If Ever There Was One: Luxury and Austerity in the Lives of Women of the House 1920s-60s'. Luxury and Austerity: Papers Given at the Irish Conference of Historians May 1997'. :213-229. [Details]
Clear, C. (2000) 'Women of the House: women's household work in Ireland 1921-61: experiences, memories, discourses'. . [Details]
Clear, C. (2003) 'Women in de Valera's Ireland: a reappraisal' De Valera's Irelands'. :104-114. [Details]
Clear, C. (2003) 'Approx 2000 words of entries for everything Irish'. . [Details]
Clear, C. (2004) 'Approx 4000 words of entries. Encyclopaedia of Ireland. Nations of the World: Reference (2004)'. 1 . [Details]
Clear, C. (2007) 'Social Change and Everyday Life in Ireland 1850-1922'. . [Details]
Clear, C. 'Noiselessly and Calmly:nuns and social responsibility for children in nineteenth-century Ireland'~ Aspects of Educaiton:Journal'. . [Details]
       

Book Review

Clear, C (2003) From pardon and protest: Memoirs from the margins. Book Review [DOI] [Details]
 

Conference Paper

Clear, C. (1991) Nuns in Irish Women's history' . Lecture to undergraduates. University of Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1992) Ideology and Truth: women in twentieth century Ireland' . Women's History Association of Ireland Conference. St Patrick's College, Maynooth: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1993) Nuns and social responsibility for children in nineteenth-century Ireland' . History of Education Society Conference. Oxford: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1993) The Women Cannot Be Blamed: the Commission on Vocational Organization, Feminism and Home-makers in Independent Ireland in the 1930s and 40s'. (30-minute paper) Irish Conference of Historians. QUB: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1993) Domestic work, domestic images and women's power in independent Ireland 1921-1961' . Berkshire Conference on Women's History. Vassar College, N.Y: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1995) How the west was won: nuns and social work in the nineteenth century west'. (30-minute paper) in Fresh Ground to Work In: developing the west 1850-1950' Galway Labour History Society Conference. Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1997) Homelessness and Crime in Galway 1850-1914' . Galway Archeological and Historical Society. Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1997) Women in de Valera's Ireland:a reappraisal' . Conference on De Valera's Ireland. University College, Cork: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1997) Women, work and memory in rural Ireland' . Parnell Summer School, Avondale, Co. Wicklow: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1997) A Saint if Ever There Was One: the social memory of Irish women of the house' . Irish Conference of Historians. NUI, Maynooth: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1998) Women's work: infant feeding, change and continuity in Ireland 1920s-60s' . Women's History Association of Ireland Annual Conference. University of Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1998) Advice to women in Irish-produced print media' . American Conference of Irish Studies. Fort Lauderdale: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1998) Nuns in Nineteenth-century Ireland'. Rathkeale Historical Association. Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1998) Kate O'Brien, convents and class' . I-hour presentation and later, participation in round-table discussion. Kate O'Brien Weekend. Hunt Museum, Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1999) Nuns in 19th century Ireland' . Thomond Archeological and Historical Association. Mary Immaculate College, Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1999) Oral History and Women's History'. (30-minute paper) at Irish Economic and Social History conference. Royal Irish Academy: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (1999) Women, household work and politics in twentieth-century Ireland' . Ulster Committee of Historians. Queen's University Belfast: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2000) Oral evidence and women's work: some personal research experiences' . (30-minute paper) Irish Labour History Society, conference, ILH Museum. Beggar's Bush, Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2000) Oral testimonies about women's working lives in the house in Ireland 1922-61'. We Are The Stories We Tell: women's contributions to Culture, Wisdom and Oral Tradition', at Ellen Bryant Centre for Women's Studies. Mississippi State University at Starkville: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2001) Oral history, women's history and labour history.' . (30-minute paper) Galway Labour History Society. Atlanta Hotel, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2001) Galway's heritage of women's household work 1920s-60s' . Galway County Council Heritage Day. Teagasc Centre, Athenry: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2001) The importance of oral evidence in women's history research' . Visiting lecture to third-year undergraduates. Mary Immaculate College, Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2001) Hardship and triumph narratives about women's lives in Ireland'. Paper presented at Texts of Testimony conference. Liverpool John Moores University: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2001) Reasons to be cheerful: some good things about women in Ireland 1943-1970.' . One-day seminar on Women in Ireland organized by Bernadette Whelan, U.L. Pery Square Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2001) Family History and Oral History: rewards and challenges' . Galway Family History Society. Menlo Park Hotel: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2002) Women in Modern Ireland' . Visiting speaker to Historischesseminar. University of Basel: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2002) Invited book-review paper . (20-minutes) for Oral History Conference. Trinity College, Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2002) Oral History and Local History' . (half an hour presentation, hour discussion) to McGlinchey Summer School Committee, (Inishowen). NUI, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2002) Social Change in Ireland over the past fifty years' . Opening presentation at Social Study Conference. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2002) Oral History and Women's History' . Irish History Seminar. Trinity College, Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2003) Oral History methods and approaches' . History Teachers of Ireland Conference. Clarinbridge: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2003) Religious, social and political life in nineteenth-century Ireland'. (3-hour lecture/seminar) to Melbourne Sisters of Mercy Conference. Baggot St, Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2003) Oral History and Local History. Workshop with Autumn Gathering, Gort: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2004) Nuns in 19th-century Ireland' . Brisbane Sisters of Mercy, Baggot St Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2004) We Will Again, please God: Maura Laverty, tradition, and optimism' . Coimbra Group Conference. NUI, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2004) Diet and Mortality in Ireland 1850-1950' . Museum of Country Life, Castlebar: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2005) Women of the house in Ireland 1850-1950' . Museum of Country Life, Castlebar: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2005) Health and hardship in nineteenth and twentieth-century Ireland: the evidence from oral history' . Roscommon Historical Society, Strokestown: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2005) Gender, Class and Irish Historiography' workshop with students from Historischesseminar (open-air workshop with questions and discussion followed by lunch, 2 hours). University of Basel, Phoenix Park, Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2005) Oral History and Local History ' . to West of Ireland Librarians Association. James Hardiman library NUI: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2005) Oral history and local history' . Galway County Council Folklore Group. Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2006) ‘Paintings as Evidence for Women’s Work in Ireland 1850-1950’ Study Day. Crawford Gallery, Cork: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2006) Oral history: problems and challenges' . Roscommon County Council Folklore Group. Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2008) ‘Bought and paid for, clean and cared for: women’s appearance in Ireland 1940s-60s’ Academy of Irish Cultural Heritage. Magee College, Derry: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2008) Women and Clothes in Ireland' . Academy of Irish Cultural Heritage. Magee College, Derry: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2009) Public Health and Living Conditions in Connacht 1850-1922' . Galway Archeological and Historical Society. Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2009) ‘The Changing Context of women’s everyday and occasional wear in Ireland 1940-1966’ Irish Historical Society. Boston College Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2010) ‘Women’s household work and power in Ireland’ Panel: Rural Class Relations and Radical Politics in 20thc Ireland at European Social Science History Conference (Response to call for papers: 20 minutes). Ghent: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2010) ‘Percy French as Social Historian’ . Percy French Summer School, Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. (2011) ‘Women’s Voices in a Decade of Change: the Woman’s Way problems and letters pages 1963-67’ . Kerry County Museum, Tralee: Conference Paper [Details]
Clear, C. All are standard 50-60 minute presentations and all were invited papers, unless otherwise stated. Conference Paper [Details]
                             

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