Marnie Hay
Dr
Dr Marnie Hay specialises in modern Irish history, with particular emphasis on the histories of the Irish cultural revival, the Irish revolution, and youth. Her present research examines Irish nationalist youth culture in the early twentieth century as well as the experiences of children and youth during the Irish Revolution. Her most recent monograph Na Fianna Éireann and the Irish Revolution, 1909-23: Scouting for Rebels (2019, paperback 2021) is published by Manchester University Press. She is the programme chair for DCU's MA in History. She is the module coordinator for the following history modules at DCU: The Irish Revival and Revolution, 1884-1922; A History of Northern Ireland, 1912-98; Children and Childhood in the Western World; Investigating Local History; and Research Methods for the Historian. She is a founding member of the History of Irish Childhood Research Network, a former committee member of the Irish Society for the Study of Children’s Literature (ISSCL), and a former academic director of the Parnell Summer School (2011-12).
Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Marnie Hay (2021) Na Fianna Éireann and the Irish Revolution, 1909-23: Scouting for Rebels. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Link] | |
| 2019 | Marnie Hay (2019) Na Fianna Éireann and the Irish Revolution, 1909-23: Scouting for Rebels. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Link] | |
| 2009 | Marnie Hay (2009) Bulmer Hobson and the Nationalist Movement in Twentieth-Century Ireland. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Link] |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Marnie Hay (2023) 'Using the Military Service Pensions Collection to uncover a revolutionary youth and its aftermath' In: 'A Very Hard Struggle': Lives in the Military Service Pensions Collection. Dublin : Department of Defence, Ireland. [Link] | |
| 2017 | Marnie Hay (2017) 'Na Fianna Éireann' In: Atlas of the Irish Revolution. Cork : Cork University Press. | |
| 2016 | Marnie Hay (2016) 'Performing Irish Nationalism on and off the Stage: Bulmer Hobson and Patrick Pearse' In: Patrick Pearse and the Theatre. Dublin : Four Courts Press. | |
| 2016 | Marnie Hay (2016) 'A “republic of learning”: Bulmer Hobson, nationalism and the printed word' In: Rebellion and Revolution in Dublin: Voices from a Suburb, Rathfarnham, 1913-23. Dublin : South Dublin Libraries. | |
| 2015 | Hay, M. (2015) 'Scouting for rebels: Na Fianna Éireann and preparation for the coming war, 1909-1918' In: Children's Literature and Culture of the First World War. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Marnie Hay (2015) 'An Irish nationalist adolescence: Na Fianna Éireann, 1909-23' In: Adolescence in Modern Irish History. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan. | |
| 2015 | Marnie Hay (2015) 'From rogue revolutionary to rogue civil servant: the resurrection of Bulmer Hobson' In: Years of Turbulence: Essays on the Irish Revolution and its Aftermath in Honour of Michael Laffan. Dublin : UCD Press. | |
| 2012 | Marnie Hay (2012) 'What did advanced nationalists tell Irish children in the early twentieth century?' In: What do we tell the children? Critical Essays on Children's Literature. Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Press. | |
| 2011 | Marnie Hay (2011) 'The propaganda of Na Fianna Éireann, 1909-26' In: Young Irelands: Studies in Children's Literature. Dublin : Four Courts Press. | |
| 2006 | Marnie Hay (2006) 'This treasured island: Irish nationalist propaganda aimed at children and youth, 1910-16' In: Treasure Islands: Studies in Children's Literature. Dublin : Four Courts Press. | |
| 2004 | Marnie Hay (2004) 'Explaining Uladh: the promotion of cultural nationalism in Ulster' In: The Irish Revival Reappraised. Dublin : Four Courts Press. |
Edited Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Marnie Hay and Catherine Cox (Ed.). (2020) The History of Irish Childhoods special issue of Irish Economic and Social History, 47:1. London: SAGE Journals, [Link] | |
| 2016 | Marnie Hay and Daire Keogh (Ed.). (2016) Rebellion and Revolution in Dublin: Voices from a Suburb, Rathfarnham, 1913-23. Dublin: South Dublin Libraries, | |
| 2016 | Marnie Hay, Ríona Nic Congáil and Sarah-Anne Buckley (Ed.). (2016) Special Irish issue of the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth. Maryland, USA: John Hopkins University, |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hay, M. (2024) 'Gender inequality and the Irish Revolution: the girls of Na Fianna Éireann, 1911–22'. Women's History Review, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Marnie Hay (2022) ''Those lads would tackle anything': Na Fianna Éireann and the publishing enterprise of youth in the early twentieth century'. Canadian Journal of Irish Studies, 44 (1). | |
| 2009 | Marnie Hay (2009) 'Kidnapped: Bulmer Hobson, the IRB and the 1916 Easter Rising'. Canadian Journal of Irish Studies, 35 (1):53-60. | |
| 2008 | Marnie Hay (2008) 'The foundation and development of Na Fianna Éireann, 1909-16'. Irish Historical Studies, 36 (141):53-71. | |
| 2024 | Marnie Hay (2024) 'Clan na Gael and other Irish nationalist girl scouts during the era of the Irish Revolution, 1911-23'. Irish Historical Studies, 48 (174):316-337. [Link] https://doi.org/10.1017/ihs.2024.44 |
Other Journal
Conference Contribution
Electronic Source
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Marnie Hay (2015) Children and the Irish Cultural Revival. Dublin: ELES [Link] |
Other Publication
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Research Interests
My research interests include: the history of children and childhood (including adolescence), the history of nationalism, the Irish cultural revival (including the northern branch of this revival), the Irish revolution, Irish and British youth culture, Northern Ireland, and the Irish in Canada.
Teaching Interests
I teach modules on modern Irish history, the history of children and childhood (including adolescence), and research methods for the historian. I believe that my role as a university teacher is to lead and facilitate a learning community. I provide the framework for learning by producing the module outline, reading list, lectures, assessment tasks and feedback, and serving as the chairperson of classroom discussions. Where possible, I like to set a variety of oral, written and team assessment tasks to give students with differing abilities a chance to shine and to help them to prepare for future careers that may require a capacity for collaboration and public speaking. To facilitate learning outside of the classroom, I try to include field trips when time and circumstances permit, such as visits to libraries and archives, a bus tour of Belfast political murals, and a 1916 Easter Rising walking tour. I focus not only on teaching history, but also helping students to develop the transferable research, writing and oral communication skills to succeed in their degree programme as well as their future careers.