Ms Margaret Ronayne
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Biography:
| Maggie Ronayne received her BA and MA from University College Cork (1992, 1994) and has also studied at the University of Southampton. She taught there and at Oxford University and trained students in excavation methods in Scotland, Ireland and France before joining the Department of Archaeology, NUI, Galway, in 1999. She is a ex-officio executive member of the World Archaeological Congress (1994-2003). Maggie Ronayne works with grassroots communities and their organisations in a number of countries who are defending their lives, livelihoods, environment and cultural heritage against destructive development projects and has been involved in the investigation of negative impacts of a number of projects which have later been halted including the Ilisu dam project in southeast Turkey. She has worked most often with women and their organisations to investigate and make visible women's central contribution to the care and defence of families, communities and culture. She has carried out long term projects in this field of public archaeology in Turkey and Ireland in particular, based on principles of community involvement and mutual accountability. This work has set a number of precedents and been used as a model for other research in the field. It has received regular media attention in a number of countries in Europe, as well as in Turkey, the US and China. Maggie Ronayne also has a research interest in historical archaeology of the recent past and its amalgamation with a community archaeology approach, and is developing innovative work on the study of 19th century rural Ireland. Her current research projects include the Archaeology of the Famine focused on the North Burren around Ballyvaughan in Co. Clare, the Burren Community Archaeology Project and a Public Art and Public Archaeology Project at the former psychiatric hospital of St Brigid's in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway in collaboration with artists from GMIT. |
Research Interests
| Maggie Ronayne works with grassroots communities and their organisations in a number of countries who are defending their lives, livelihoods, environment and cultural heritage against destructive development projects and has been involved in the investigation of negative impacts of a number of projects which have later been halted including the Ilisu dam project in southeast Turkey. She has worked most often with women and their organisations to investigate and make visible women's central contribution to the care and defence of families, communities and culture. She has carried out long term projects in this field of public archaeology in Turkey and Ireland in particular, based on principles of community involvement and mutual accountability. Her projects over c. 20 years have examined heritage tourism development, large scale infrastructural and hydroelectric development and she is also interested in education and archaeology including the development of online learning resources. Maggie Ronayne also has a current research interest in the historical archaeology of the recent past and its amalgamation with a community archaeology approach, and is developing innovative work on the study of 19th century rural Ireland. Her current research projects include the Archaeology of the Famine focused on the North Burren around Ballyvaughan in Co. Clare, the Burren Community Archaeology Project and a Public Art and Public Archaeology Project at the former psychiatric hospital of St Brigid's in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway in collaboration with artists from GMIT. |
Books
| Ronayne, M. (2002) The Ilisu Dam: Displacement of Communities and Destruction of Culture London: Kurdish Human Rights Project and National University of Ireland, Galway. [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2005) The Cultural and Environmental Impact of Large Dams in Southeast Turkey London: Kurdish Human Rights Project and National University of Ireland, Galway. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Twohig, E.S. (1993) 'Prehistory: A Present Perception. Past Perceptions' In: Shee Twohig, E.; Ronayne, M (eds). [Details] |
| Twohig, E.S. (1993) 'A New Agenda: The South-West and Beyond. Past Perceptions' In: Shee Twohig, E.;Ronayne, M (eds). [Details] |
| Ronayne, M., Thomas,J.S., Brophy,K., Fowler,C., Leivers,M.A., Wood,L. (1999) 'The Holywood Cursus Complex, Dumfriesshire, Pathways and Ceremonies: The Cursus Monuments of Britain and Ireland Oxford' In: Barclay, A; Harding, J (eds). Oxbow Books. [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2001) 'The Political Economy of Landscape: Conflict and Value in a Prehistoric Landscape in Ireland, Contested Landscapes: Movement, Exile and Place Oxford and New York: Berg' In: Bender, B.;Winer, M (eds). [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2007) 'The Culture of Caring and its Destruction in the Middle East: Women’s Work, Water, War and Archaeology and Capitalism From ethics to politics, One World Archaeology Left Coast Press, California' In: Hamilakis, Y.;Duke, P (eds). [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2007) 'Fieldwork at the Pict¹s Knowe; Holywood cursus complex, excavations, Place and memory Excavations at the Pict¹s Knowe, Holywood and Holm Farm, Dumfries and Galloway, 1994-8 Oxbow Books, Oxford' In: Thomas, J (eds). Oxford: [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Kitchen, W,Ronayne, M (2001) 'The Ilisu Dam in southeast Turkey: Archaeology at risk'. Antiquity, 75 :37-38. [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (1997) 'Object Lessons: The Politics of Identity in Archaeological Discourse Assemblage 2'. . [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (1998) 'Archaeological Dilemmas? Ethics, Materialities and Pasts Rethinking History'. 2 (3):321-329. [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2006) 'Archaeology Against Cultural Destruction: the Case of the Ilisu Dam in the Kurdish Region of Turkey Public Archaeology'. (5):23-236. [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2008) 'The State Were In on the Eve of World Archaeological Congess (WAC) 6: Archaeology in Ireland vs Corporate Takeover'. Public Archaeology, 7 (2):114-129. [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2009) 'Commitment, Objectivity and Accountability to Communities: Priorities for 21 st Century Archaeology Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites'. 10 (4):367-381. [Details] |
Article
| Maggie Ronayne (2012) The Archaeology of the Famine in the Burren. Article [Details] |
Conference Paper
| Ronayne,M. (1999) People-Land Relations in a Heritage Landscape in Ireland Paper presented at World Archaeological Congress 4, Cape Town, South Africa (1999) . Conference Paper [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2001) Sites of Struggle and Sources of Profit: Cultural Heritage in the Age of Transnational Capitalism Paper presented at the. Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference, Dublin. Conference Paper [Details] |
Electronic Book
| Ronayne,M. (2008) Ilýsu Barajý: Barbarlýk Ýçin Bir Anýt Türkiye’nin Kürt Bölgesindeki Ilýsu Barajý Ýçin Hazýrlanan Çevresel Etki Deðerlendirmesi Raporu Güncellemesi’nin Bir Deðerlendirmesi Translated by Ayþan Sönmez and published by BGST press online. Electronic Book [Details] |
Electronic Publication
| Ronayne, M. (2006) The Ilisu Dam: A Monument to Barbarism Review of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report Update for the Ilisu Dam in the Kurdish Region of Turkey (in consultation with grassroots communities from the reservoir area and the Global Women’s Strike) ( Report in PDF Format - 965KB). Electronic Publication [Details] |
Invited Lectures
| Ronayne,M. (2009) Invited to deliver a short course and public lecture series on Development, Cultural Heritage and Professional Ethics at Bogazici (Bosphorus) University, Istanbul (November, 2009). Invited Lectures [Details] |
Invited papers
| Ronayne,M. (2004) Cultural Destruction in Ireland and Turkey. Invited Lecture to the Achill Archaeological Field School in Mayo, Ireland. Invited papers [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2005) Dams and Cultural Destruction in Turkey and India Invited Presentation at One Day Seminar on Large Dams in India at University College London. Invited papers [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2005) Cultural Heritage, Cultural Destruction and the GAP Development Project in Turkey . Invited Lecture at Bogazici (Bosphorus) University Alumni Centre, Istanbul, Turkey. Invited papers [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2008) Ethics, Development and Archaeology Invited Contribution to Debate Covered by the Media on Tara and the M3 Hosted by the World Archaeological Congress, University College Dublin. Invited papers [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2008) Commitment, Objectivity and Accountability to Communities: Priorities for 21st Century Archaeology Invited Lecture at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, UK . Invited papers [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2002) The Ilisu Dam and the Destruction of Culture Invited Presentation at the First Conference on Kurdish Cultural Heritage, University of Bergen, Norway . Invited papers [Details] |
Newspaper Articles
| Ronayne, M. (2008) Archaeology Needs to Recover Its Core Principles and Ethics . Irish Times. Newspaper Articles [Details] |
Other Item
| Ronayne,M. (1993) Past Perceptions The Prehistoric Archaeology of South-West Ireland . Other Item [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (1997) Diatribe 7 (co-edited with the editorial board of the journal Diatribe). Other Item [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (1999) Diatribe 8 (co-edited with the editorial board of the journal Diatribe). Other Item [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2000) The Destruction of Cultural Property in Conflict Situations . World Archaeological Bulletin. Other Item [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2000) Sustainable Stonehenge: Sustainable for What? . Rescue News. Other Item [Details] |
| Ronayne, M., Frassinelli, P.P. (2000) In Defence of Memory: the Struggle for the Past and the Present in Chiapas . World Archaeological Bulletin. Other Item [Details] |
| Ronayne, M., Frassinelli, P.P. (2000) Paesaggi Irlandesi Neotradizionali: La Favola Della Tigre Celtica . La Contradizione. Other Item [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2000) The Ilisu Dam Project in Southern Turkey . World Archaeological Bulletin. Other Item [Details] |
| Ronayne, M., Kitchen, W.H. (2001) The Ilisu Dam in Southeast Turkey: Archaeology at Risk . Antiquity. Other Item [Details] |
Ronayne, M., Kitchen,W.H. (2001) The Ilisu Dam Environmental Impact Assessment Report: Review and Critique Submission to UK government . Other Item  [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2001) The Ilisu Dam Project in Southeast Turkey . World Archaeological Bulletin. Other Item [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2002) Large Dam Campaigns Update . World Archaeological Bulletin. Other Item [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2002) The Ilisu Dam Environmental Impact Assessment Report: Review and Critique . Public Archaeology. Other Item [Details] |
| Ronayne,M., Hildyard,N., Griffiths,H., Le Verger,M., Godinot,S.A. (2002) Potential Cultural Impacts of the Yusufeli Dam I. Report by an International Fact-Finding Mission on the Yusufeli Dam in Turkey, published by Friends of the Earth. Other Item [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2002) Cultural Impacts: Preliminary Suggestions for an Assessment Framework . Damning Indictment: How the Yusufeli Dam Violates International Standards and Peoples Rights London and Paris: Kurdish Human Rights Project, Les Amis de la Terre, France Libertés, Friends of the Earth (UK), The Corner House, Ilisu Dam Campaign. Other Item [Details] |
Workshops
| Ronayne, M. (2001) Archaeological Labour and Third World Development Paper presented at the Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference. Dublin: Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2001) The Ilisu Dam and the Destruction of Culture, Invited Presentation to the Newroz (Kurdish New Year) meeting organisedby the Kurdish community in Ireland. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2001) Seminar Co-organiser with Department of Archaeology, NUI Galway and Archaeology Society: Cultural Heritage and Cultural Rights in Kurdistan, Galway. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2001) Ilisu and the GAP Development Project in Turkey, Invited presentation to the Quartu Per Il Kurdistan festival organised by CGIL and the municipality of Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy. Italy: Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2001) The Ilisu Dam in Southeast Turkey Paper presented at the Department of Archaeology & Archaeology Society Seminar on Cultural Heritage and Cultural Rights in Kurdistan, NUI Galway. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2001) Seminar co-organiser and speaker at seminar hosted by Department of Archaeology, NUI Galway and Archaeology Society on Cultural Heritage and Cultural Rights in Kurdistan, Galway. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2001) The Ilisu Dam in Southeast Turkey Invited Lecture to the Archaeology Society, University College Cork . Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2001) Session Co-organiser, with JM Gidlow, Canterbury Archaeological Unit and IPMS, UK, Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference: Working in Archaeology: Craft and/or Labour? Dublin. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2001) Displacing Community, Murdering History: The Ilisu Dam Project in Southeast Turkey . Invited Lecture to the Archaeology Society and Department of Archaeology, University College Dublin. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2001) Neo-Colonial Pasts, Dublin. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2002) The Destruction of Culture in War and by Development Projects in Kurdistan, Invited Presentation to a Kurdish women’s meeting organised by the Kurdish Community Centre in London (2002). London: Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2002) Development and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage. Invited Presentation to the Achill Archaeological Field School in Mayo, Ireland. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2003) The Ilisu Dam: Displacement of Communities and Destruction of Culture Invited Lecture to the Archaeology Society, University College Cork. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2004) Tara, the M3 and the Impact of Road Development in Ireland, Invited Presentation to public gathering organised by the Ecological Society, NUI Galway (Easter, 2004). Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2004) The Iraq War and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage Invited Lecture to the Archaeology Society, University College Cork. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2004) The Iraq War and the Destruction of Culture, Invited Presentation to a public meeting on the Iraq war in Ennis, Co Clare The other speakers were Denis Halliday (former Deputy UN Secretary General) and Ramsay Clark (former US Attorney General) . Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2004) Tara, the M3 and the Impact of Road Development in Ireland, Invited presentation to public gathering organised by the Ecological Society, NUI Galway and assistance with organisation of the event (Easter, 2004). Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2004) Large Dams and Development Projects: Displacement of Communities and Destruction of Cultural Heritage. Invited presentation at national gathering organnised by legal Action for Women. London: Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2005) War, Cultural Destruction and Women’s Work to Defend Culture and Heritage, Invited Presentation at the National Forum on Women and Social Peace organised by the municipality of Kiziltepe-Mardin in southeast Turkey . Turkey: Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2005) Women’s Work to Oppose Cultural Destruction by Large Dams, Invited presentation at Crossroads women’s centre, London . Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M (2005) The Cultural Impacts of Large Dams: A Global Perspective, Invited presentation to international policy conference on water and large dams organised by local and European NGOs and sponsored by the German government, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Turkey: Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2006) Women’s Work, Water, War and Archaeology Invited Lecture to NUI Galway’s Human Rights Society and Amnesty International . Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2006) Women’s Work, Water, War and Archaeology Invited public lecture to NUI Galway’s Human Rights Society and Amnesty International. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2008) Development and its Impacts in Oaxaca, Mexico: Indigenous Communities Defend Culture and Heritage . Invited public seminar to NUI Galway Archaeology Society. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2008) Defending Culture and Heritage from Destruction . Invited contribution to international women's meeting organised by indigenous women from Oaxaca with international women's organisations in Oaxaca,Mexico. Oaxaca, Mexico: Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2009) The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in the War on Iraq, Invited contribution to a panel on this topic organised by an Iraqi women’s group for the Iraqi community and others in London. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. (2009) Cultural Destruction By Development and War: How Professionals Can Support Community Work to Defend Culture & Heritage . Invited contribution to international women’s gathering, London. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2009) Development, Cultural Heritage and Professional Ethics, Invited lecture open to the public organised by academic colleagues at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, student groups and BGST Press at Bogazici (Bosphorus) University, Istanbul. Istanbul: Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2010) Lios an Ru and 19th Cenury Deserted Villages Around Ballyvaughan. Invited lecture to the Clare Archaeological and Historical Society. Ennis, County Clare: Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2010) Lios an Ru and Deserted Villages Around Ballyvaughan, Organiser and speaker at open day on site and community report-back on fieldwork . Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2010) Lios an Ru and 19th Cenury Tenant Villages Around Ballyvaughan. Invited lecture to the Burrenbeo Trust. Kinvara, County Galway: Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne,M. (2010) Cultural Heritage Impacts of the Proposed Gleninagh Pumped Hydroelectric Scheme. Invited contribution to village meeting in Ballyvaughan organised by the village’s development committee on a reservoir proposal for Gleninagh mountain in the Burren, Co Clare. Workshops [Details] |
| Ronayne, M. Session Organiser, Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference: Colonial and. Workshops [Details] |
Committees
| Committee : Teaching and learning committee School of Geography and Archaeology |
| Committee : Teaching Committee, Archaeology |
| Committee : Students with Disabilities, Archaeology |
| Committee : 3/4BA Co-ordinator and Exams Officer, Archaeology |
| Committee : Staff/Student Evaluation Panel |
| Committee : Diploma Management, Archaeology |
| Committee : Open Days Management, Archaeology |
Consultancy
| Client: : Museum of Country Life, Castlebar |
| Client: : communities in the west of Ireland |
| Client: : HSE West Galway Mental Health Services |
| Client: : media organisations in different countries regarding Ilisu dam and GAP project, Turkey |
Community Engagement
| Archaeology of the Famine Project |
| Burren Community Archaeology Project |
| Ilisu dam and GAP development project Turkey |
| Public art and public archaeology project at St Brigid's psychiatric hospital, Ballinasloe |
| Communities in the west of Ireland regarding development impacts |
| HSE West Galway Mental Health Services |
| Consultant to film project Ballyvaughan workhouse |
| Participation in Event and Discussion at Film Premiere for Workhouse Film Ballyvaughan |
| From the Stone Age to the Famine: A ‘Walk and Talk’ on Burrenwee, Ballyvaughan, Burren in Bloom Festival, Ballyvaughan May 2012 |
| Lecture and report back on Archaeology of the Famine Around Ballyvaughan, Ballyvaughan, October 2011 |
| Media work with local, national and international media |
Teaching Interests
| Public and Community Archaeology Archaeology of the Famine Archaeology of 19th and 20th century Ireland Historical Archaeology of the Recent Past Critique of Heritage Management Role of Archaeologists in relation to Development Interpretation and Theory in Archaeology Field Methods in Archaeology combined with a Community Based Approach Developing Research Skills and Independent Learning at Undergraduate level As the discipline staff is small I teach on a wide range of courses, some of which are not related to my current research interests such as introduction to Prehistory of Ireland and Europe |
Current Postgraduate Students
| Seosamh Bheilbigh, Doctorate - Ph.D.(Arts) - Supervisor |
| Ann Kelly-Moran, Masters - Research - Master of Literature Degree - Supervisor |