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Research interests
My current research involves a study of the incidence and prosecution of violence involving migrants in Scotland, Canada and the United States of America. This research is based on local studies of violence and the law in major cities in nineteenth-century North America (New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Toronto) and in rural and industrial regions of the US and Canada as well as cities and industrial areas in Scotland, particularly in Glasgow.
Research interests
- Modern Irish history
- The Irish in Scotland and North America
- The history of violence in Europe and North America
- Legal history
- The history of migration
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Arts (MA)
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
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Profiles
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‘Crime and migration in North America, 1700-1776’
McMahon, R., 28 Jan 2025, In: Crime and Justice: a review of research . 52, 44 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘The courts, the law and humour in the writings and life of John Jackson (1809–57)’
McMahon, R. & Paul, O., 2025, , A Sense of Place: Studies in British and Irish legal history in memory of W.N. Osborough. Four Courts Press , p. 156-181Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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‘Modernisation, nineteenth-century Ireland, and the early writings of Joe Lee’
McMahon, R., 2024, Miriam Nyhan Grey (ed.), A Tract for Our Times: A Retrospective on Joe Lee’s Ireland 1912–1985 (Dublin, 2024).. p. 20-37Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Towards a global history of interpersonal violence in the long nineteenth century
McMahon, R., 24 Aug 2023, A Global History of Crime and Punishment in the Age of Empire. Finnane, M. (ed.). London: Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 19-46 27 p. (A Global History of Crime and Punishment).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Introduction–Ireland and Finland, 1860–1930: comparative and transnational histories
Mc Mahon, R. & Newby, A. G., 2017, In: Irish Historical Studies. 41, 160, p. 166-179 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Histories of interpersonal violence in Europe and North America, 1700–present
McMahon, R., 2016, In: The Oxford handbook of the history of crime and criminal justice. p. 111-131 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Irish Chicagoans, Nationalism, and the Commemoration of Rebellion in 1898
Mahon, R. M., 2016, In: Eire-Ireland. 51, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Homicide in pre-famine and famine Ireland
McMahon, R., 2013, Liverpool University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Making sense of violence? Reflections on the history of interpersonal violence in Europe
McMahon, R., Eibach, J. & Roth, R., 2013, In: Crime, Histoire & Sociétés / Crime, History & Societies. 17, 2, p. 5 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The city and violence in Europe and North America: a historiographical review
McMahon, R., 2013, In: Informationen zur Modernen Stadtgeschichte. 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Postgraduate Supervision
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Irish Women in Business, 1850-1922: navigating the credit economy
McMahon, R. (Supervisor - Doctorate)
2016 → 2020Activity: Examination & Postgraduate Supervision › Postgraduate Supervision
Press/Media
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A Tract for Our Times: A Retrospective on Joe Lee’s Ireland 1912–1985: Reappraisal of a historic classic
18/01/25
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media
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«Die Vergangenheit in all ihrer Hässlichkeit anerkennen»: Irische Musiker lassen sich von der Geschichte ihres Landes zu Songs inspirieren
6/01/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press Release
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Expecting Ireland to be servile is part of a long British tradition
1/08/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press Release