The Royal Irish Academy/Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann champions research. We identify and recognise Ireland’s world class researchers. We support scholarship and promote awareness of how science and the humanities enrich our lives and benefit society. We believe that good research needs to be promoted, sustained and communicated. The Academy is run by a Council of its members. Membership is by election and considered the highest academic honour in Ireland.
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Richard Sharpe was a Professor of Diplomatic in the History Faculty at the University of Oxford. His research interests were broadly the history of medieval England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. He had a special concern with first-hand work on the primary sources of medieval history, including palaeography, diplomatic, and the editorial process. He was the editor of Roderick O Flaherty's Letters 1696-1709 (2013).