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-8 posts tagged "Irish Studies"
Mary Steurer | Thursday, September 5, 2019
Kicking off new Irish art exhibit “Looking at the Stars,” acclaimed playwright Marina Carr will present a reading in the Snite Museum of Art on Thursday afternoon. Carr is the first in a fall speaker series hosted by the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies. A native of Dublin, she is known for her modern adaptations
Megan Valley | Monday, September 14, 2015
The Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism invited Dr. Gillian O’Brien to deliver this year’s Hibernian lecture. O’Brien’s lecture was about her book, “Blood Runs Green,” which was the product of her 2012 Hibernian Research Award and focuses on the 1889 murder of Dr. P.H. Cronin, an Irish physician in Chicago. O’Brien’s research
Kelly Konya | Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Addressing the topics of gender and religion in the present and future trajectory of Ireland, former president of Ireland Mary McAleese joined the Saint Mary’s community on Tuesday evening in Carroll Auditorium of Madeleva Hall. College president Carol Ann Mooney introduced McAleese, who is the second women to serve as the president of Ireland and
Madison Jaros | Thursday, April 9, 2015
The Irish centenary celebration, commemorating 100 years of Irish independence in 2016, will feature Notre Dame’s documentary “1916: The Irish Rebellion” as a major pillar of the festivities, Thomas J. & Kathleen M. O’Donnell Professor of Irish Studies Bríona Nic Dhiarmada said. The documentary tells the story of the 1916 Easter Rising, an event that ultimately
Jack Rooney | Thursday, February 26, 2015
DUBLIN — The home of the Notre Dame Dublin program sits in the heart of the Irish capital in a classic Georgian house that, from 1809 until 1847, was home to Daniel O’Connell, who is remembered as a giant in Irish history and dubbed ‘The Liberator’ for his work in attaining civil rights for Catholics
Gabriela Malespin | Sunday, September 7, 2014
Ian Kuijt, professor of anthropology at Notre Dame, presented his findings regarding the importance of the hearth and its connection to the narrative of Irish immigration in the Snite Museum of Art on Saturday. Kuijt’s research, titled “The Empty Hearth: Archeological Insights into Irish America,” centered on the documentation and analysis of archeological findings on Inishark,
Jack Rooney | Monday, March 3, 2014
On Friday, Eric Falci, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, presented a lecture titled “Northern Irish Poetry after the Troubles,” in which he explored and analyzed the effects of modern political and social strife in Ireland on the art of Northern Irish poetry. Falci, who spoke as part of Keough Naughton Institute for
Jack Rooney | Sunday, February 2, 2014
On Friday, Dr. Kasia Bartoszyska, a professor at Bilkent University in Turkey, presented a lecture titled “Ireland Among Others,” as part of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies’ Lectures and Public Talk Series. Bartoszyska, who received her Ph. D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Chicago in 2011, spoke on the significance of Irish