Peer-reviewed Articles
'Loyalty and Rebellion: Irish soldiers in the British military during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars' in British Journal for Military History, Vol 8 No 3 (2022), pp 57-78.
‘‘Zeal and Patriotism’: Forging identity in the Irish Militia, 1793-1802’ in Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies (2019).
‘A ‘fair chance’? The Catholic Irish Brigade in the British service, 1793-98’, in War in History (April, 2016), pp 155-168.
‘‘Zeal and Patriotism’: Forging identity in the Irish Militia, 1793-1802’ in Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies (2019).
‘A ‘fair chance’? The Catholic Irish Brigade in the British service, 1793-98’, in War in History (April, 2016), pp 155-168.
Other articles
‘Archaeology in Meath: 2019-2020’ in Ríocht na Mídhe: Records of Meath Archaeological and History Society , Vol. 32 (2021), pp 1-13.
‘A summer of archaeology: recent discoveries in the Boyne Valley’ in Ríocht na Mídhe: Journal of Meath Archaeological and History Society ,Vol. 30 (2019), pp 1-14.
‘From the Boyne to Waterloo: military identity in Meath during the Long Eighteenth Century’ in Ríocht na Mídhe: Journal of Meath Archaeological and History Society ,Vol. 30 (2019), pp 158-81.
‘From the Plains of Meath to the Sands of Egypt: Geoffrey de Geneville and Jean de Joinville, Crusader Brothers’, in Ríocht na Míde: Journal of Meath Archaeological and History Society ,Vol. 29 (2018), pp 39-58.
‘Insurgency and Counter-insurgency in Royal Meath: the Battle of Tara, 1798’ in Journal of the Navan and District Historical Society, Vol 4 (2017), pp 333-52.
(Review): A Class Apart: The Military Man in French and British Fiction, 1740–1789. By Karen Lacey (2016), in French Studies, Vol. 71, No. 4 (2017).
‘Ireland and the French Revolutionary Wars, 1793–1802’, in French History 26:3 (2012), p. 436.
‘A summer of archaeology: recent discoveries in the Boyne Valley’ in Ríocht na Mídhe: Journal of Meath Archaeological and History Society ,Vol. 30 (2019), pp 1-14.
‘From the Boyne to Waterloo: military identity in Meath during the Long Eighteenth Century’ in Ríocht na Mídhe: Journal of Meath Archaeological and History Society ,Vol. 30 (2019), pp 158-81.
‘From the Plains of Meath to the Sands of Egypt: Geoffrey de Geneville and Jean de Joinville, Crusader Brothers’, in Ríocht na Míde: Journal of Meath Archaeological and History Society ,Vol. 29 (2018), pp 39-58.
‘Insurgency and Counter-insurgency in Royal Meath: the Battle of Tara, 1798’ in Journal of the Navan and District Historical Society, Vol 4 (2017), pp 333-52.
(Review): A Class Apart: The Military Man in French and British Fiction, 1740–1789. By Karen Lacey (2016), in French Studies, Vol. 71, No. 4 (2017).
‘Ireland and the French Revolutionary Wars, 1793–1802’, in French History 26:3 (2012), p. 436.
Chapters
McDonnell, C. ‘From the Boyne Valley to the Holy Land: the crusading tradition of Geoffrey de Genville and Jean de Joinville’ in Duffy, O'Keeffe and Coleman (eds), Ireland and the Crusades (Dublin, 2022), pp 91-106.
McDonnell, C., ‘From Vinegar Hill to Knightstown Bog: the last march of the Wexford pikemen’ in O'Flaherty and Hynes (eds), Vinegar Hill: The last stand of the Wexford Rebels of 1798 (Dublin, 2021), pp 249-60.
McDonnell, C., ‘From Vinegar Hill to Knightstown Bog: the last march of the Wexford pikemen’ in O'Flaherty and Hynes (eds), Vinegar Hill: The last stand of the Wexford Rebels of 1798 (Dublin, 2021), pp 249-60.
Selected Conference & Seminar papers
‘Guarding Ireland, Guarding Empire: Irish costal defences in the nineteenth century’, Rebuilding Europe after Napoleon Conference, Security History Network, 8 April 2022.
‘From the Wild Geese to Waterloo: the experiences and impact of Irish soldiers in the armies of France and Britain’, Massena Society Virtual Conference, 11 March 2022.
‘Soldiers beyond borders: the Irish Brigade in the French Revolution’, Conference of Irish Historians, 20 May 2021.
‘For king or country? Transnational military identity and the Irish officers in the French Revolution’, Presentation for the Eoin O’Mahony Bursary Event, Royal Irish Academy, 20 February 2020.
‘Zeal and Patriotism’: Forging Identity in the Irish Militia, 1793-1802’, Presentation for 15th International Congress on the Enlightenment, University of Edinburgh, 15 July 2019.
‘A hard Pale or a soft Pale? The Pale ditch and border identities in medieval Ireland’, Presentation for the Partitions and Borders conference, University College Dublin, 25 May 2018.
‘Daniel, Count O’Connell and the Irish Brigade in the British service’, Presentation for the 2017 Daniel O’Connell Summer School, Derrynane House, Co. Kerry, 26 August 2017.
‘The Irish military diaspora in the late 18th century’, Presentation for the Global Irish Diaspora Congress, University College Dublin, 16 August 2017.
‘From the Plains of Meath to the Sands of Egypt: Geoffrey and Jean de Joinville, Crusader Brothers’, Presentation for Irish Conference of Medievalists, Maynooth University, Ireland, 30 June 2016.5.
'“Zeal and Patriotism”: Transnational Irish military identities from the Boyne to the Somme’, Presentation for ‘Conflict, Migration & Identity’ Conference, Carlow College, Ireland, 13 April 2016.
‘From the Wild Geese to Waterloo: Irish identity in the British Army in the 18th century’, Presentation for the British Society for 18th Century Studies Conference, Oxford, UK, 8 January 2016.
‘From the Wild Geese to Waterloo: the experiences and impact of Irish soldiers in the armies of France and Britain’, Massena Society Virtual Conference, 11 March 2022.
‘Soldiers beyond borders: the Irish Brigade in the French Revolution’, Conference of Irish Historians, 20 May 2021.
‘For king or country? Transnational military identity and the Irish officers in the French Revolution’, Presentation for the Eoin O’Mahony Bursary Event, Royal Irish Academy, 20 February 2020.
‘Zeal and Patriotism’: Forging Identity in the Irish Militia, 1793-1802’, Presentation for 15th International Congress on the Enlightenment, University of Edinburgh, 15 July 2019.
‘A hard Pale or a soft Pale? The Pale ditch and border identities in medieval Ireland’, Presentation for the Partitions and Borders conference, University College Dublin, 25 May 2018.
‘Daniel, Count O’Connell and the Irish Brigade in the British service’, Presentation for the 2017 Daniel O’Connell Summer School, Derrynane House, Co. Kerry, 26 August 2017.
‘The Irish military diaspora in the late 18th century’, Presentation for the Global Irish Diaspora Congress, University College Dublin, 16 August 2017.
‘From the Plains of Meath to the Sands of Egypt: Geoffrey and Jean de Joinville, Crusader Brothers’, Presentation for Irish Conference of Medievalists, Maynooth University, Ireland, 30 June 2016.5.
'“Zeal and Patriotism”: Transnational Irish military identities from the Boyne to the Somme’, Presentation for ‘Conflict, Migration & Identity’ Conference, Carlow College, Ireland, 13 April 2016.
‘From the Wild Geese to Waterloo: Irish identity in the British Army in the 18th century’, Presentation for the British Society for 18th Century Studies Conference, Oxford, UK, 8 January 2016.
‘From the Wild Geese to Waterloo: transnationalism, identity and Irishmen in the British service’, ‘British Power in the Age of Napoleon’ conference, University of East Anglia, 17 October 2015.
‘For King or country? Transnationalism, identity and the Irish Brigade in the French service’, ‘Towards a New Military History of Ireland’ Workshop, Trinity College Dublin, 10 September 2015.
‘For King or country? Transnationalism, identity and the Irish Brigade in the French service’, ‘Towards a New Military History of Ireland’ Workshop, Trinity College Dublin, 10 September 2015.
‘Shifting allegiances: The officers of the Irish Brigade, Jacobitism and transnationalism in the 18th century’, IHR Director’s Seminar, Institute of Historical Research, 26 November 2014.
‘Do we still fear to speak of ’98? The 1798 Rebellion, sectarianism and the British military’, ‘Sectarianism and Beyond: New Perspectives in Irish History’ Conference, University of Cambridge, 27 January 2014.
‘Do we still fear to speak of ’98? The 1798 Rebellion, sectarianism and the British military’, ‘Sectarianism and Beyond: New Perspectives in Irish History’ Conference, University of Cambridge, 27 January 2014.
‘From the Wild Geese to Waterloo: Irish identity in the French and British service, 1793-1815’, Modern European History Graduate Workshop, University of Cambridge, 27 November 2013.
‘Immortal honour’? Pitt’s Irish Brigade and the Catholic Question, 1793-98’, The British Commission for Military History’s New Research in Military History Conference, University of Kent, 22 November 2013.
‘A ‘fair chance’? The Catholic Irish Brigade and the British government, 1793-98’, Violence and Conflict Graduate Workshop, Department of History, University of Cambridge, 19 November 2013.
‘‘Good and loyal’ yet ‘ripe for revolt’: Irish national identity in the French Revolutionary Wars’, Presentation for ‘The Savage State?: Violence in nationalism and nation-building’ Conference, Department of History, University of Cambridge, 8 June 2013.
‘Immortal honour’? Pitt’s Irish Brigade and the Catholic Question, 1793-98’, The British Commission for Military History’s New Research in Military History Conference, University of Kent, 22 November 2013.
‘A ‘fair chance’? The Catholic Irish Brigade and the British government, 1793-98’, Violence and Conflict Graduate Workshop, Department of History, University of Cambridge, 19 November 2013.
‘‘Good and loyal’ yet ‘ripe for revolt’: Irish national identity in the French Revolutionary Wars’, Presentation for ‘The Savage State?: Violence in nationalism and nation-building’ Conference, Department of History, University of Cambridge, 8 June 2013.
‘‘Loyalty and Zeal’: The use of the Catholic Irish Brigade in the British service, 1794-1798’, Presentation for the Society for Military History Annual Conference, Arlington VA, USA, 12 May 2012.
‘‘Zeal and patriotism’: Ireland and the French Revolutionary war, 1793-1802,’ Presentation for Department of History Research Seminar Series, NUI Maynooth, Ireland, 29 March 2012.
‘‘Zeal and patriotism’: Ireland and the French Revolutionary war, 1793-1802,’ Presentation for Department of History Research Seminar Series, NUI Maynooth, Ireland, 29 March 2012.
‘The Wild Geese Fly West: Pitt’s Irish Brigade,’ Presentation for the Irish History Students Association Annual Conference, University College Cork, Ireland, 25 February 2011.