Congratulations to Nieves Chaves Perez (TY), who has won the national “Decade of Centenaries History Competition” run through University College Cork School of History and supported by the Department of Education and Skills.
There were four winners nationally in the Post-Primary Category in the categories of Revolution in Ireland, Ireland and the First World War, Women during the revolutionary period in Ireland and the War of Independence.
Nieves’ project was entitled:
Women’s History in Ireland, 1912-1922
‘Hannah Sheehy Skeffington: An investigation into her feminist philosophy based on articles she published in the Irish Citizen Newspaper (1912-192)’
Nieves Chaves Perez, The Teresian School, Donnybrook, Co. Dublin
Well done Nieves, on your achievement. Our school is very proud of all Nieves’ hard work as well as that of her teacher, Robert Mathews, for his help and guidance. Robert supplied information through books from Trinity College library and a personal interview to UCD History Professor Fionnuala Walsh – his assistance was invaluable.