astronomy

Máire Mulcahy

Máire Mulcahy is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Máire Mulcahy rather than just read about it. In short: Máire F. Mulcahy (1937 – 28 November 2023) was an Irish zoologist and ecologist, with an expertise in fish and shellfish health and disease.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Máire F. Mulcahy (1937 – 28 November 2023) was an Irish zoologist and ecologist, with an expertise in fish and shellfish health and disease. She was the first female vice-president of an Irish University and the founding chair of the Marine Institute Ireland. She served as a vice-president of University College Cork (UCC). The Mulcahy medal for the highest achieving zoology student in UCC is named in her honour.

Background Mulcahy attended St Angela's College and graduated from University College Cork (UCC) in 1958. She attained a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Manchester. She married Edmund (Noel) Mulcahy in 1958. Noel, a national chess master, died in the Aer Lingus Vickers Viscount crash in 1968.

Career Mulcahy was made a professor of Zoology at UCC. During her tenure she reinstated L. P. W. Renouf's natural history museum there. In 1989 she was made a vice-president of UCC. In 1990 she was appointed chair of the newly founded Marine Institute, having worked on its creation since the 1970s. Mulcahy was instrumental in the foundation of Science Foundation Ireland's Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) programme.

Publications Davenport, John; Black, Kenneth D.; Burnell, Gavin; Cross, Tom; Culloty, Sarah; Ekaratne, Suki; Furness, Bob; Mulcahy, Maire; Thetmeyer, Helmut (2009). Aquaculture: The Ecological Issues. Germany: Wiley. ISBN 9781444311259. Culloty, S.C.; Mulcahy, M.F. (2007). "Bonamia ostreae: a review". Marine Environment and Health Series (29). Galway: Marine Institute. Culloty, S.C.; Cronin, M.A.; Mulcahy, M.F. (2003). "Possible limitations of diagnostic methods recommended for the detection of the protistan, Bonamia ostreae in the European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis". Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists (23): 67–71. Culloty, S.C.; Cronin, M.A.; Mulcahy, M.F. (2001). "An investigation into the relative resistance of Irish flat oysters Ostrea edulis L. to the parasite Bonamia ostreae (Pichot et al. 1980)". Aquaculture. 199 (199): 229–244. Bibcode:2001Aquac.199..229C. doi:10.1016/S0044-8486(01)00569-5. Culloty, S.C.; Novoa, B.; Pernas, M.; Longshaw, M.; Mulcahy, M.F.; Feist, S.W.; Figueras, A. (1999). "Susceptibility of a number of bivalve species to the protozoan parasite Bonamia ostreae and their ability to act as a vector for this parasite". Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 37 (37): 73–80. doi:10.3354/dao037073. hdl:10261/26131. Mulcahy, M. F.; Kelly, T.C.; Holland, C. (1998). "Parasites and pathology of Irish freshwater animals". Studies in Irish Limnology. Dublin: Congress of Societas Internationalis Limnologiae. Culloty, S.C.; Mulcahy, M.F. (1996). "Season-, age-, and sex-related variations in the prevalence of bonamiasis in flat oyster (Ostrea edulis L.) on the south coast of Ireland". Aquaculture. 144 (144): 53–63. Bibcode:1996Aquac.144...53C. doi:10.1016/S0044-8486(96)01290-2. Reilly, P.; Mulcahy, M.F. (1993). "Humoral antibody response in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) immunised with extracts derived from the ectoparasitic caligid copepods, Caligus elongatus (Nordmann, 1832) and Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kroyer, 1838)". Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 3 (3): 59–70. Bibcode:1993FSI.....3...59R. doi:10.1006/fsim.1993.1006.

References

External links UCC (2023). "Máire Mulcahy's research profile". UCC.ie.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Máire Mulcahy

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Máire Mulcahy claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Máire Mulcahy before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Máire Mulcahy ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Máire Mulcahy

In research: Máire Mulcahy appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Máire Mulcahy in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Máire Mulcahy is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1937 births, 2023 deaths, 20th-century Irish zoologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Máire Mulcahy outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Máire Mulcahy in simple terms?

Máire F. Mulcahy (1937 – 28 November 2023) was an Irish zoologist and ecologist, with an expertise in fish and shellfish health and disease.

Why does Máire Mulcahy matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Máire Mulcahy?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Máire Mulcahy.