CALL FOR PAPERS Irish History Students’ Association Annual Conference 28 February–2 March 2014 Mary Immaculate College The organising committee, on behalf of the Department of History, is pleased to announce that the Irish History Students’ Association (IHSA) annual conference will be held at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick from 28 February –2 March 2014. Proposals for papers are welcomed from both undergraduate and postgraduate students in Ireland on any historical topic or period, and those studying Irish history abroad. Abstracts of no more than 300 words for 20 minute research papers (approx. 2,500–3,000 words) should be submitted, along with a short biography of 100 words, no later than 15 February 2014, to: IHSAConference2014@gmail.com Papers may be submitted and presented in English or Irish Various prizes are on offer for best papers: Church of Ireland History Society Prize Robert Dudley Edwards Prize (undergraduate) Irish Economic and Social History Society Prize Saothar Prize for Irish Labour History Women’s History Association of Ireland Prize Military Heritage Annual Award Diarmuid Whelan Prize in Political and Intellectual History For more information: http://www.irishhistorystudents.net http://www.mic.ul.ie/academicdepts/history/Pages/default.aspx Conveners: Paul O'Brien and Robert Hartigan