Interview: Dr Cliona Rattigan, Teaching Fellow, Dept. of History, University of Warwick

Interview date: 19 May 2009

What book do you wish you had written?
Angela Bourke’s The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story.

What would you do if you were not a historian?
Journalism.

When was the last time you looked at wikipedia?
Two weeks ago.

What event had the greatest impact on history in Ireland?
It is difficult to select a single event, but for modern Ireland, the Famine.

What book are you currently reading?
Carole Seymour-Jones, A Dangerous Liaison.

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