Éamon Phoenix

Éamon Gerard Phoenix (1953 – 13 November 2022)[1] was one of Northern Ireland’s leading social and political historians specialising in the history of the North-East part of the island. He was a regular broadcaster with BBC Northern Ireland[2] and a prolific contributor to Irish News.[3]

Biography

Éamon Phoenix attended St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast[4] and subsequently Queen’s University Belfast. He was awarded a B.A. (Hons) in History followed by a Ph.D. in 1983. The topic of his PhD thesis was Irish nationalism.[5]

He taught history at St Malachy's College and worked as a Fellow at the institute of Irish Studies at Queen's University Belfast before taking up a permanent appointment at Stranmillis University College.[6]

He published extensively on aspects of Irish history and regularly gave public lectures on the subject.[7] He wrote articles on aspects of Irish history for newspapers and for online publications including the BBC.[8]

Public Life

Phoenix held a variety of positions. He was Chairperson of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust Northern Ireland.[9] He was a member of the Expert Advisory Group established by the Irish government to advise it on matters related to the Decade of Centenaries.[10]

He also organised a lecture series for the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council. He was a member of the National Famine Committee and the Nomadic Project Board. He was a Trustee of the Ulster Historical Foundation.[11]

Bibliography
  • Phoenix, E.G., McAuley, E., & McSparran, N. (2021). Feis na nGleann: A Century of Gaelic Culture in the Antrim Glens. Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation.
  • Phoenix, E.G. (2000). Two Acres of Irish History: Study Through Time of Friar's Bush and Belfast, 1570–1918. Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation.
  • Phoenix, E.G. (1995). A Century of Northern Life: Irish News and 100 Years of Ulster History, 1890s-1990s. Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation.
  • Phoenix, E.G. (1994). Northern Nationalism: Nationalist Politics, Partition and the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland, 1890–1940. Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation.

Awards
  • 2022 - Good Relations Award from the Community Relations Council[12]

References
  1. Historian Éamon Phoenix dies aged 69
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-63623893
  3. https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2022/1114/1336107-eamon-phoenix-death/
  4. https://stmaryscbgs.com/information/dr-eamon-phoenix-rip-1953-2022/
  5. "The Nationalist movement in Northern Ireland 1914-28". British Library EThOS. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. "Our authors". BooksIreland. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. "The Eamon Phoenix Lectures – Belfast and Slavery". Between the Lines Podcast. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. Phoenix, Eamon. "Irish Famine: How Ulster was devastated by its impact". BBC Northern Ireland. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  9. "Trustees (Present and Past)". Edmund Rice Schools Trust NI. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. "Expert Advisory Group". Decade of Centenaries. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  11. "Dr Éamon Phoenix Honoured By CRC". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  12. "Dr Éamon Phoenix Honoured By CRC". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 19 July 2022.


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