Tag Archives: Jane McGaughey

Irish in Canada podcast launched

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Gail Dever

I’ve long wanted to attend Dr. Jane G.V. McGaughey’s lectures at Montreal’s Concordia University about the Irish in Canada, and now everyone else and I can do so, in a different way, through her new podcast, The Irish in Canada. … Continue reading →

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Jane McGaughey appointed to Johnson Chair in Quebec and Canadian Irish Studies

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Gail Dever

The School of Irish Studies at Concordia University in Montreal announced last week that Professor Jane McGaughey has been appointed to a five-year term as holder of the Johnson Chair in Quebec and Canadian Irish Studies. Commenting on her appointment, … Continue reading →

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Irish played key role in fight for democracy in Lower Canada

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Gail Dever

According to an article, Irish history in Canada and Quebec is far from timid, in today’s Montreal Gazette, Irish-Canadian history is about a lot more than the Great Famine and coffin ships. The article includes several comments from Jane McCaughey, a professor at … Continue reading →

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Lecture – Irish Family Ghosts – March 13

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Gail Dever

If you live in the Montreal area and have not heard Professor Jane McGaughey speak, run, don’t walk, to the Atwater Library to hear her lecture on Thursday, March 13, at 12:30 p.m. Dr. McGaughey from Concordia University’s School of … Continue reading →

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