Liam Kennedy (historian)

Liam Kennedy is an Irish historian, emeritus professor of history at Queen's University, Belfast.[1]

Liam Kennedy was born in rural Tipperary, Ireland.[2]

In 2005, Kennedy stood against Gerry Adams as an independent candidate for Belfast West, to protest against IRA violence especially paramilitary punishment attacks.[3] He finished last, with 147 votes.[4] He has called for a commission of inquiry into punishment attacks, which he considers a form of child abuse, 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.[5][6]

Kennedy's controversial look at Irish history, Unhappy the Land: The Most Oppressed People Ever, the Irish? was published in 2016.[7]

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