Matthew Potter Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Doctor
Matthew Potter
Birth Place:	Donegal, Ulster, Ireland^[1]
Nationality:	Irish
Years Active:	2003–present
Notable Works:	The Curious Story of the Limerick
Curator of the Limerick Museum
Term:	February 2017–present
Predecessor:	Brian Hodkinson
Spouse:	Colette Potter
Children:	2

Matthew Potter is an Irish academic who serves as the current curator of Limerick Museum.^[2] He is a published historian with a primary focus on governmental history and is an Honorary Fellow of the Department of History of the University of Limerick.^[3]

Potter has also focused on discovering links between Limerick the place and limerick the poem.^[4] He was educated in the Abbey Vocational School, Donegal Town and the Crescent College, Limerick City. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of London and a Doctor of Philosophy in history from the National University of Ireland, Galway. Potter also graduated with a Master of Arts in museum practice and management from the University of Ulster in 2018.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2024.^[5]

Selected publications

• Limerick's Military Tradition (1691-1922): A Brief Introduction (Limerick: Limerick City and County Council, 2018).
• Roscommon – History and Society Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County (Joint Editor with Richie Farrell and Kieran O'Conor) (Dublin: Geography Publications, 2018).
• They Dreamed and are Dead: Limerick 1916 (Joint Author with Brian Hodkinson and William O’Neill) (Limerick: Limerick City and County Council, 2016).
• Limerick's Merchants, Traders and Shakers: Celebrating Two Centuries of Enterprise (Joint Author with Sharon Slater) (Limerick: Limerick Chamber of Commerce, 2015).
• City and Cemetery: A History of Mount Saint Lawrence, Limerick (Limerick: Limerick City and County Council, 2015).
• Amazing Lace: A History of the Limerick Lace Industry (Limerick: Limerick City and County Council, 2014).
• Skibbereen Town Council: A History (Skibbereen: Skibbereen Town Council, 2014).
• The Curious Story of the Limerick (Limerick: Limerick Writers Centre, 2013)
• Boyle, Roscommon and Tulsk 1613–2013, 400 Years of Municipal Government in County Roscommon (Roscommon: Roscommon County Council, 2013)
• A Century of Service, A History of the Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland 1912-2012 (Nenagh: Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland, 2012).
• The Municipal Revolution in Ireland. A Handbook of Urban Government in Ireland since 1800. (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2010).
• Limerick – History and Society Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County (Joint Editor with Liam Irwin and Gearóid O Tuathaigh) (Dublin: Geography Publications, 2009).
• William Monsell of Tervoe 1812-94: Catholic Unionist, Anglo-Irishman. (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2009).
• First Citizens of the Treaty City. The Mayors and the Mayoralty of Limerick, (Limerick: Limerick City Council, 2007).
• The Government and the People of Limerick. The History of Limerick Corporation/City Council 1197–2006, (Limerick: Limerick City Council, 2006).
• A Catholic Unionist. The Life and Times of William Monsell, first Baron Emly of Tervoe (1812-1894). A Centenary Essay, (Limerick: Treaty Press, 1994).

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008-01-19. Slater. Sharon. Dr. Matthew Potter - First Citizens of the Treaty City • Guest Posts. 2021-03-26. limerickslife.com.
2. Web site: New home for Limerick Museum at the former Franciscan Friary in the heart of Limerick city centre Limerick.ie. www.limerick.ie. en. 2018-05-19.
3. Web site: Dr Matthew Potter UL History. www.ul.ie. en. 2018-05-19.
4. News: Is the limerick a Limerick invention?. The Irish Times. 2018-05-19. en-US.
5. Web site: 2024-07-17 . Society elects 221 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members . 2024-07-18 . Royal Historical Society.