User:Senfkirk

=Senia Kirk=

Employment and Service
British and Irish Research Consultant at the Family History Library, 2022-present

Education

 * BA, Utah State University: Liberal Arts with minors in Latin Language, Ancient Greek Language, and Folklore
 * MA, Utah State University: Medieval History with an emphasis in 12th-15th century Ireland, specifically focusing on Anglo-Irish families and castle architecture as a symbol of political power.
 * Certificate, Brigham Young University Idaho: Family History Research

Memberships

 * International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH)
 * Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS)
 * Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG)

Languages

 * Latin, Ancient Greek, French, Irish (Gaeilge)

Presenter at the following Conferences, Seminars, and Webinars

 * The 20th Annual Congress of the Society of Mediterranean Studies (Valetta, Malta: 2017)
 * "Transform:" A conference held in conjunction with the opening of an exhibit of rare book facsimiles at the Merrill-Cazier Library at Utah State University (Logan, Utah: 2018)

Classes and Lectures

 * "Welsh Patronymics"
 * "An Overview of English Poor Law"
 * "Beyond 2022 and the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland"

Publications

 * 'Comme Je Trouve:' The Butlers, Earls of Ormond, and Political Power in Kilkenny, Ireland, 1392-1452. Ann Arbor, Michigan: ProQuest LLC. 2019.
 * "The Missing Medieval Library of Kilkenny Castle," The Butler Society Newsletter, (Spring 2021): 2-4.
 * "A Feast Fit For An Earl: Celebration and Yuletide in Medieval Kilkenny," The Butler Society Newsletter, forthcoming.

Archives Researched in

 * National Library of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)
 * National Archives of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)
 * Library of Trinity College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland)
 * National Archives (London, England)
 * British Library (London, England)
 * Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah)
 * Merrill-Cazier Library and Special Collections at Utah State University (Logan, Utah)