Catriona Delaney
Biographic Data
| ID | 5825047 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catriona Delaney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catriona |
| FAMILY NAME | Delaney |
| SIGNATURE | DELANEY C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9986-6917 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Feeling Political
This article discusses how women teachers experienced the Irish revolutionary period during the time of experience, rather than in the light of what came afterwards. It argues that, while new scholarship generally succeeded in writing women into the historical narrative of the revolutionary period, it failed to explore the experiences of women teachers. The article draws on several archival collections, to present an account of emotions of protes…
Teaching vocation or religious vocation
This article discusses oral history sources that give insight into how a specific group of teaching sisters (also known as nuns or women religious) reflect on their primary identity as vowed women, and their professional identity as teachers. Their identity was bound up with the fact that they had taken religious vows, and entered a congregation with a clear charism or identity of its own, and they each had their own understanding of vocation. Th…
Our very existence is threatened’
This article explores the Department of Education's programme of co-operation and rationalisation within the Irish post-primary school sector during the period 1966–70. Through a systematic analysis of government files and private convent archival collections, especially those of the Presentation Sisters, combined with oral history interviews, this study provides a unique insight into how co-operation and rationalisation in the post-primary secto…
‘There seems to be some misunderstanding’
This paper charts the development of one of Ireland's first comprehensive schools located in Carraroe in County Galway. Through a systematic, historical analysis of Department of Education and diocesan correspondence, this article provides a unique insight into how official policy was reconciled at ground level. The analysis exposes the ambiguity of previous studies surrounding the role of the church hierarchy in educational reform during the 196…
The Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions
Discourse surrounding the history of women religious has traditionally been confined to hagiographical accounts of foundresses or general histories documenting the origins and subsequent expansion
‘Staying on in national schools’
Staying on in national school to gain some second-level education became a feature of the Irish education system during the late nineteenth century and continued until the 1980s. Following the establishment of Ireland’s Department of Education in 1924, the classes in national schools which provided second-level instruction became known as ‘secondary tops’. At their peak, there were more than 80 secondary tops in Ireland. Nonetheless, few academic…
Irish Nuns and Education in the Anglophone World, 1800–1900
This article provides an account of some of the education provisions by Irish women religious, in the Anglophone world, in the nineteenth century. Although many orders sent Sisters around the globe, to both establish and run schools for English-speaking children, the main focus of this article is on two Irish orders, the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Sisters of Mercy. While the work of other female congregations i…
Becoming ‘everything rolled into one’
Based on the oral history testimonies of Sister-teachers, this study provides an insight into the impact of the Free Education Scheme (1967) on the lives of women religious in Ireland. This major initiative was generated and driven by men; however, it had a direct impact on the professional lives of thousands of women who ran schools. The article outlines the development of Irish convent schools as a form of ‘voluntary secondary schooling’ and th…
Un-Irish and un-Catholic”
This article charts the development of physical education and sports in girls’ schools in Ireland during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It notes how early developments were undoubtedly influenced by traditions and practices in English public schools, with games such as hockey and cricket becoming popular in Irish girls’ schools. The “Swedish” gymnastics movement, which became popular the 1870s, led to the introduction of calli…
Becoming ‘everything rolled into one’
Based on the oral history testimonies of Sister-teachers, this study provides an insight into the impact of the Free Education Scheme (1967) on the lives of women religious in Ireland. This major initiative was generated and driven by men; however, it had a direct impact on the professional lives of thousands of women who ran schools. The article outlines the development of Irish convent schools as a form of ‘voluntary secondary schooling’ and th…
Un-Irish and un-Catholic”
This article charts the development of physical education and sports in girls’ schools in Ireland during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It notes how early developments were undoubtedly influenced by traditions and practices in English public schools, with games such as hockey and cricket becoming popular in Irish girls’ schools. The “Swedish” gymnastics movement, which became popular the 1870s, led to the introduction of calli…
Becoming ‘everything rolled into one’
Based on the oral history testimonies of Sister-teachers, this study provides an insight into the impact of the Free Education Scheme (1967) on the lives of women religious in Ireland. This major initiative was generated and driven by men; however, it had a direct impact on the professional lives of thousands of women who ran schools. The article outlines the development of Irish convent schools as a form of ‘voluntary secondary schooling’ and th…
The Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions
Discourse surrounding the history of women religious has traditionally been confined to hagiographical accounts of foundresses or general histories documenting the origins and subsequent expansion
‘Staying on in national schools’
Staying on in national school to gain some second-level education became a feature of the Irish education system during the late nineteenth century and continued until the 1980s. Following the establishment of Ireland’s Department of Education in 1924, the classes in national schools which provided second-level instruction became known as ‘secondary tops’. At their peak, there were more than 80 secondary tops in Ireland. Nonetheless, few academic…
Irish Nuns and Education in the Anglophone World, 1800–1900
This article provides an account of some of the education provisions by Irish women religious, in the Anglophone world, in the nineteenth century. Although many orders sent Sisters around the globe, to both establish and run schools for English-speaking children, the main focus of this article is on two Irish orders, the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Sisters of Mercy. While the work of other female congregations i…
‘There seems to be some misunderstanding’
This paper charts the development of one of Ireland's first comprehensive schools located in Carraroe in County Galway. Through a systematic, historical analysis of Department of Education and diocesan correspondence, this article provides a unique insight into how official policy was reconciled at ground level. The analysis exposes the ambiguity of previous studies surrounding the role of the church hierarchy in educational reform during the 196…
Teaching vocation or religious vocation
This article discusses oral history sources that give insight into how a specific group of teaching sisters (also known as nuns or women religious) reflect on their primary identity as vowed women, and their professional identity as teachers. Their identity was bound up with the fact that they had taken religious vows, and entered a congregation with a clear charism or identity of its own, and they each had their own understanding of vocation. Th…
Our very existence is threatened’
This article explores the Department of Education's programme of co-operation and rationalisation within the Irish post-primary school sector during the period 1966–70. Through a systematic analysis of government files and private convent archival collections, especially those of the Presentation Sisters, combined with oral history interviews, this study provides a unique insight into how co-operation and rationalisation in the post-primary secto…
Feeling Political
This article discusses how women teachers experienced the Irish revolutionary period during the time of experience, rather than in the light of what came afterwards. It argues that, while new scholarship generally succeeded in writing women into the historical narrative of the revolutionary period, it failed to explore the experiences of women teachers. The article draws on several archival collections, to present an account of emotions of protes…
Sociology (7 works) · Irish (6 works) · Irish and British Studies (6 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Historical Education Studies Worldwide (2 works)