IRELAND: FULLY EXPLORED

Stonehill’s Irish Studies program presents students with a wide-ranging exploration into Ireland — as it examines the people, culture, politics, and religion of the country. 

Encompassing various learning approaches – study abroad, classroom discussion, and independent study – the program offers: 

• A minor concentration that encourages students to gain a deeper cultural understanding of Ireland

• Opportunities to study at the National University of Ireland, Galway or intern in business, government, healthcare, and other fields in Dublin

• A variety of courses ranging from Early Christian Ireland to Irish Music to the Irish-American Experience

• Access to the Collection of Irish Government Documents – the only comprehensive collection of government reports, parliamentary papers, debates and special studies – housed in Stonehill’s MacPháidín Library. 

• Lectures featuring speakers from Ireland and the United States, such as Irish Prime Ministers, Nobel Prize winning poets, scholars, diplomats, political figures. 

• Upcoming A Non-Poet Writing Non-Poetry in Non-Irish for a Non-People: Poems of Sean O'Riordain with Louis de Paor, Director, Center for Irish Studies, NUI Galway in the Martin Institute at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 14, 2008.

• Fine Art replica of the Book of Kells.  To view Snapshot images from the replica, visit here.

• Save the date for the Stonehill Theatre Company's presentation of Brian Friel's award-winning play Dancing at Lughnasa on April 10, 11, & 12 at 8 p.m. in Hemingway Theatre. 

To discover more details about Irish Studies at Stonehill, visit here. 

Or contact Prof. Richard B. Finnegan, director of Irish Studies, at 508-565-115.  

To read about the inaugural Stonehill Alumni Travel program, which went to Ireland last year with Prof. Finnegan at the helm as an advisor, visit here. 

Issued February 18, 2008