Liam Kennedy is an Irish historian, emeritus professor of history at
Queen's University, Belfast
The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ...
.
Biography
Liam Kennedy was born in rural
County Tipperary
County Tipperary () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary (tow ...
, Ireland.
In 2005 Kennedy stood against
Gerry Adams
Gerard Adams (; born 6 October 1948) is a retired Irish Republican politician who was the president of Sinn Féin between 13 November 1983 and 10 February 2018, and served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth from 2011 to 2020. From 1983 to 19 ...
as an independent candidate for
Belfast West, to protest against IRA violence especially
paramilitary punishment attacks. He finished last, with 147 votes. He has called for a
commission of inquiry into punishment attacks, which he considers a form of
child abuse
Child abuse (also called child endangerment or child maltreatment) is physical abuse, physical, child sexual abuse, sexual, emotional and/or psychological abuse, psychological maltreatment or Child neglect, neglect of a child, especially by a p ...
, considering that many victims are minors and some younger than 14. According to Kennedy, Sinn Féin is involved in the attacks, which the party denies.
Kennedy's look at Irish history, ''
Unhappy the Land: The Most Oppressed People Ever, the Irish?'', was published in 2016.
References
External links
Personal website
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21st-century Irish historians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from County Tipperary
Academics of Queen's University Belfast
Revisionist historians (Ireland)