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The Irish Studies program at Boston College offers a richly interdisciplinary study of Irish and Irish-American culture, history, and society. https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/morrissey/sites/irish.html

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 8d

On October 8, we will host a panel on Irish Women Writers!

Chaired by Marjorie Howes (BC), this event has a book launch for Paige Reynolds' (Holy Cross) new book & a panel discussion, including Claire Bracken (Union College), and Kate Costello-Sullivan (Le Moyne College)

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 5h

Rituals of Migration offers snapshots of Irish migrants on the move in the 19th and 20th centuries

On October 16, we will host a panel with the book's co-editor, Kevin Kenny, and 3 #BCIRishStudies alumni in the publication: Jill Bender, Hidetaka Hirota, & Gráinne McEvoy

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 1d

Last night, Brigid Laffan and Jörn Fleck joined Mary C. Murphy for a discussion on the shifting EU-US relationship and Ireland's unique position at its intersection.

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President of Ireland @president.ie · 5d

Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Manchán Magan president.ie/en/media-lib...

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 5d

One of the greatest Irish singers, Andy Irvine, was at Boston College last night!

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 8d

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 9d

For his extraordinary work for peace and reconciliation through his inspirational writings and committed statesmanship, the Guestbook Project Award for Narrative Hospitality was presented to President Michael D Higgins at Aras an Uachtaráin by Professor Richard Kearney!

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 9d

'Small State, Big Stakes: Ireland, the EU and the US in a Shifting Global Order'

Next Monday, October 6, the Irish Institute will host its first event of the semester!

Register for the event here: events.bc.edu/event/small-...

Small States, Big Stakes: Ireland, the EU and the US in a Shifting Global Order

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 13d

Next Thursday, October 2, #BCIrishStudies welcomes Andy Irvine to campus for a Gaelic Roots concert!

Join us in Connolly House at 6:30 pm for a great evening of music!!

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you to Doireann Ní Ghríofa for a fantastic evening at BC!

Not only did she take the time to meet with our students on all things writing, but she also captivated an entire lecture hall with a lecture on how literature can capture the voices of those who have passed

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 14d

Join us tomorrow at 6:30 pm in the Theology and Ministry Library for our first Gaelic Roots concert of the semester, featuring Lane to the Glen!

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 15d

#BCIrishStudies invites applications for visiting summer Burns fellowships in 2026, 2027, & 2028

The application is open to researchers and writers in any discipline pertaining to Irish Studies. Early-career scholars are particularly encouraged to apply

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 15d

Join us tomorrow at 7:00 pm in Gasson Hall to hear Doireann Ní Ghríofa give a Lowell Lecture!

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 20d

Digitization alert! We recently digitized materials by and about Irish patriot and suffragist Maud Gonne. The materials include correspondence, photo, articles, Women's Prisoners' Defence League records, and more. Check them out: https://findingaids.bc.edu/repositories/2/resources/254/digitized

Collage of a newspaper clipping, hand colored image of Maud Gonne, and handwritten letter over a black and white photo of an elderly veiled Maud Gonne

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 19d

Doireann Ní Ghríofa will talk about her prose debut, 'A Ghost in the Throat,' at Boston College on September 24. The genre-defying work was a National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist.

Details/registration link: bcbookmarks.com/2025/09/15/a...

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 20d

Join us next Thursday, September 25, in the Theology & Ministry Library to hear Lane to the Glen!

The Sligo trio featuring Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle), Daithí Gormley (accordion), and SamanthHarvey (piano/dance) have just released a superb collection of music!

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 20d

A full house for Kelly Sullivan's (NYU) Dalsimer Lecture last night!!

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 21d

Next Wednesday, September 24, poet & essayist Doireann Ní Ghríofa will deliver a BC Lowell Lecture!

Her most recent work, A Ghost in the Throat, has been sold in 20 languages and named book of the year by various presses.

Join us in Gasson 100 at 7 pm to hear her lecture!

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 22d

Join us in Connolly House tomorrow evening as Kelly Sullivan (NYU) delivers this year's Dalsimer Lecture, "Censorship and the State circa 1926: Representing Literature in Clarke's Geneva Window."

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 28d

Tomorrow in Higgins Hall, Irish Studies is co-sponsoring a lecture by Alex de Waal, Director of the World Peace Foundation and Professor at Tufts University.

Join us for his lecture, titled "Gaza, Sudan, Ethiopia: Weaponized Starvation & the Future of Humanitarianism."

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 29d

Zoë Van Cauwenberg (Universiteit Gent & Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is joining us as a visiting BAEF postdoc for the year.

For her research project, “Echoes of Eire: Materializing the Past in Anglo-Irish Women’s Writing (1780-1830)," she will work with Colleen Taylor.

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 29d

#Meitheal year two began last night!

Our Irish Studies graduate student work group has once again organized a semester of great skills workshops and student seminars for writing feedback.

We're excited to see what our brilliant grads accomplish this year!

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 29d

Next Wednesday, September 17, we will host our 2025 Dalsimer Lecture!

#BCIrishStudies alumna Kelly Sullivan (NYU) will discuss the censorship of Harry Clarke's 1926 stained glass window, which scandalously depicted 15 works of Irish literature

Join us in Connolly House at 5 PM!

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · Aug 28

Cassidy Allen presented her work at the International Association of Studies in Irish Literature at the University of Galway. Her paper was titled “Technology in Sally Rooney’s Normal People and Naoise Dolan’s Exciting Times.”

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · Aug 28

Professor Seán Cahill helped organize Blaiseadh na Gaeltachta, A Taste of the Gaeltacht, an all-Irish language course in Donegal for the 2nd consecutive year. Locals gave lectures & song workshops, 23 students from Ireland & the US took field trips, and everyone had a great time!

Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · Aug 27

MA students Quinn Fisher and Liam Schmidt participated in Professor Nugent's Joyce conference in Paris, celebrating Bloomsday in style!

The two spent time in Dublin and also participated in a week-long Irish language program in Gleann Cholm Cille.