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Canadian Irish Studies Foundation chair retires

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Gail Dever

The Canadian Irish Studies Foundation at Concordia University in Montreal recently marked a turning point in its history when its chair, Brian O’Neill Gallery, stepped down after almost two decades. In the foundation’s Winter/Spring 2016 newsletter, Michael Kenneally, principal of … Continue reading →

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School of Canadian Irish Studies non-credit program open to residents 55+

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Gail Dever

Canadian citizens and permanent residents 55 years old and older can attend Concordia University’s School of Canadian Irish Studies’ undergraduate courses in Montreal for interest only, at a greatly reduced fee. The Fall 2015 and Winter 2016 program offers courses … Continue reading →

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Still time to apply for a major in Canadian Irish Studies

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Gail Dever

Concordia University’s School of Canadian Irish Studies reminds students there is still time to apply for a major in Canadian Irish Studies. Applications for the fall of 2015 are still being accepted. Here is how to to include Irish Studies … Continue reading →

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New book about the Irish Civil War focuses on social aspects

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Gail Dever

A new book by Dr. Gavin M. Foster, Irish Civil War and Society: Politics, Class, and Culture, explores the social aspects of the Irish Civil War that took place from 1922 to 1923. According to the publisher Palgrave MacMillan, Dr. … Continue reading →

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Honorary doctorate conferred upon chair of Canadian Irish Studies

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Gail Dever

Congratulations to Professor Michael Kenneally, research chair of Canadian Irish Studies and principal of the School of Canadian Irish Studies at Concordia University in Montreal. Yesterday, he received an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland for his contribution … Continue reading →

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Historian Alvin Jackson to speak at the School of Canadian Irish Studies this evening

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Gail Dever

The School of Canadian Irish Studies at Concordia University is holding a public lecture this evening, October 23, at 7:00 p.m. with historian and author Alvin Jackson. The title of Mr. Jackson’s lecture is The Two Unions: Ireland, Scotland and … Continue reading →

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Irish landscape full of unrecorded placenames

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Gail Dever

The School of Canadian Irish Studies’ former O’Brien Visiting Scholar Patrick Duffy recently wrote a blog post about how the Irish landscape is full of unrecorded placenames, and that these almost-forgotten names are slowly being recovered. Mr. Duffy wrote specifically … Continue reading →

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