Margaret Mac Curtain
Irish historian, writer, nun, and educator
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- Bachelors History National University of Ireland
- Masters History National University of Ireland
- PhD History National University of Ireland
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Margaret Mac Curtain was a Dominican sister, Irish historian, writer, and educator. Career Mac Curtain was a native of County Cork, Ireland. She was the daughter of Sean and Ann Mac Curtáin, who raised her in Cork City. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950 from University College Cork , where she won the Peel Prize and turned down an opportunity to study with J. R. R. Tolkien prior to joining the Dominican Order. She joined the teaching staff at Sion Hill, Blackrock and she held several positions including Prioressess of Sion Hill Convent . In 1964, she earned a Ph.D. in history and was a lecturer in the Irish History Department of University College Dublin from 1964 to 1994. She was also a professor at the School of Irish Studies, Dublin, from 1972 to 1989. She held the Burns Chair of Irish Studies at Boston College from 1992 to 1993. She was awarded the Eire Society of Boston Gold Medal in 1993 for her writings on Irish women's history. When she initially became a nun she was given the name Sister Benvenuta but she restored her own name when rule changes allowed it.
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