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A TALENTED Kerryman has been awarded the prestigious Irish Chiefs and Clans Prize in History.
Simon Egan, of Castlegreggory, a former student in University College Cork, received the honour at a function in Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin.
His essay, titled James IV, the O’Donnells of Tyrconnell and the road to Flodden, was adjudged the winning entry by Dr Katharine Simms of the History Department in Trinity College Dublin.
The attendance at the presentation Gearóid Ó Ceallaigh, Chairman of the Clans of Ireland, David Ó Murhú, representing the Standing Council of Irish Chiefs and Chieftains, Dr Katharine Simms, Trinity College Dublin and Dr Michael Egan, Chief of the Egan Clan, as well as members of the Board of Clans of Ireland.
Entries for the prestigious competition were submitted from various parts of Ireland and the
adjudicator was tasked with a difficult decision of picking a winner. The essay had to be on a topic dealing with any aspect of the political, social or cultural history of Gaelic Ireland, within the date-range AD 400 to 1690, such as Irish kingship, lordship, land-holding, genealogy or family history
The competition was first established by the Standing Council of Irish Chiefs and Chieftains in 2003 and Clans of Ireland got involved in 2013 as joint sponsors.
Winner Simon Egan is a past pupil of Castlegregory National Primary School and Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai in Tralee. He continued his education in UCC where he did a BA in History and Modern Irish, acquiring a First Class Honours Degree in both subjects.
In 2011 he began his doctoral studies in Cork, under the supervision of Dr David Edwards, and doctoral thesis explores the resurgence of Gaelic power in Ireland and Scotland during the later Middle Ages, charting how developments within the Gaelic world could influence the course of British politics.
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