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Elaine Farrell is a Professor in the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen's University Belfast. She leads the AHRC-funded 'Bad Bridget' project examining Irish emigrant women in North America (1838–1918), resulting in a bestselling book, podcast, and exhibition. Her research focuses on 19th- and early 20th-century Irish social history, crime history, and women's history. She has published extensively, including award-winning monographs on infanticide, convict prisons, and emigrant women's criminality.
Education: PhD and prior degrees from University College Dublin, with a postgraduate diploma in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester. Teaching includes modules on crime history, museums, and deviance in Britain and Ireland. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and serves on boards for the Irish Manuscripts Commission and Ulster Historical Foundation.
Research achievements include three major books: *Bad Bridget* (Penguin, 2023), *Women, Crime and Punishment in Ireland* (Cambridge, 2020), and *A most diabolical deed* (Manchester, 2013). Awards include the National University of Ireland's top prizes in history and a 2023 AHRC Impact Acceleration Award. Media appearances span BBC, RTÉ, and international outlets.
- Key Projects: Bad Bridget exhibition (Ulster American Folk Park), *Bad Bridget* book/podcast series
- Awards: Royal Historical Society Fellowship, 2020 HEA Senior Fellowship
- Grants: AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (2025), multiple international fellowships
Labs/Teams: Coordinates the Bad Bridget research group with Ulster University's Leanne McCormick. Active in public history collaborations with museums like National Museums NI and Carrickfergus Museum.
