Matthew Potter
Matthew Potter is the curator of Limerick Museum.[1] He is an Honorary Fellow of the Department of History of the University of Limerick.[2] He is a published historian with a primary focus on governmental history. He has also focused on discovering link between Limerick the place and limerick the poem.[3] He was educated in the Abbey Vocational School, Donegal Town and the Crescent College Comprehensive, Limerick City. He hold a B.A. in History from the University of London, an M.A. in Museum Practice and Management from the University of Ulster; and Ph.D in History from the National University of Ireland, Galway.
Selected publications
- Limerick's Military Tradition (1691-1922): A Brief Introduction (Limerick: Limerick City and County Council, 2018).
- Roscommon – History and Society Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County (Joint Editor with Richie Farrell and Kieran O'Conor) (Dublin: Geography Publications, 2018).
- They Dreamed and are Dead: Limerick 1916 (Joint Author with Brian Hodkinson and William O’Neill) (Limerick: Limerick City and County Council, 2016).
- Limerick's Merchants, Traders and Shakers: Celebrating Two Centuries of Enterprise (Joint Author with Sharon Slater) (Limerick: Limerick Chamber of Commerce, 2015).
- City and Cemetery: A History of Mount Saint Lawrence, Limerick (Limerick: Limerick City and County Council, 2015).
- Amazing Lace: A History of the Limerick Lace Industry (Limerick: Limerick City and County Council, 2014).
- Skibbereen Town Council: A History (Skibbereen: Skibbereen Town Council, 2014).
- The Curious Story of the Limerick (Limerick: Limerick Writers Centre, 2013)
- Boyle, Roscommon and Tulsk 1613–2013, 400 Years of Municipal Government in County Roscommon (Roscommon: Roscommon County Council, 2013)
- A Century of Service, A History of the Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland 1912-2012 (Nenagh: Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland, 2012).
- The Municipal Revolution in Ireland. A Handbook of Urban Government in Ireland since 1800. (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2010).
- Limerick – History and Society Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County (Joint Editor with Liam Irwin and Gearóid O Tuathaigh) (Dublin: Geography Publications, 2009).
- William Monsell of Tervoe 1812-94: Catholic Unionist, Anglo-Irishman. (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2009).
- First Citizens of the Treaty City. The Mayors and the Mayoralty of Limerick, (Limerick: Limerick City Council, 2007).
- The Government and the People of Limerick. The History of Limerick Corporation/City Council 1197–2006, (Limerick: Limerick City Council, 2006).
- A Catholic Unionist. The Life and Times of William Monsell, first Baron Emly of Tervoe (1812-1894). A Centenary Essay, (Limerick: Treaty Press, 1994).
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References
- "New home for Limerick Museum at the former Franciscan Friary in the heart of Limerick city centre | Limerick.ie". www.limerick.ie. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
- "Dr Matthew Potter | UL History". www.ul.ie. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
- "Is the limerick a Limerick invention?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
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