Background
Whelan, Ruth Elizabeth was born on February 26, 1956 in Tullow, Ireland. Daughter of Patrick Joseph and Margaret Mary (Byrne) Whelan.
Whelan, Ruth Elizabeth was born on February 26, 1956 in Tullow, Ireland. Daughter of Patrick Joseph and Margaret Mary (Byrne) Whelan.
Bachelor, Master of Arts, Trinity College, Dublin, 1977. Higher diploma in education, Trinity College, Dublin, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Trinity College, Dublin, 1984.
Diplôme d'études approfondies, University Paris X (Nanterre), Paris, 1982.
Research fellow College de France, Paris, 1982-1983. From lecturer to senior lecturer Trinity College, Dublin, 1984-1997. Professor National University Ireland, Maynooth, since 1997.
Senior visitor Linacre College, Oxford, 1992. Member national committee for modern language studies of the Royal Irish Academy.
Active Friends of the Library. Trinity College, Dublin, since 1984. Fellow Huguenot Society Great Britain and Ireland.
Member Royal Irish Academy, Society French Studies.