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Wednesday, January 16Irish dance and céilí: Directed by Meghan Allen, T.C.R.G.
Live dance music by Séamus Connolly (Sullivan Artist-in-Residence), Larry Reynolds, and friends.
Gasson Hall Irish Room, 6:30 pm
beginner instruction; 6:45-8:45 dances taught (all levels)
Tuesday, February 5
Reading: Ireland's Magdalen Laundries and the Nation's Culture of Containment
James Smith, English Department and Irish Studies Program, Boston College
Gasson 305, 7:00 pm
Sponsored by Writers Among Us
Wednesday, February 6
Lecture/Recital: The Irish Music Manuscripts of Henry Hudson at the Boston Public Library, presented by visiting Fulbright scholar Jimmy O'Brien Moran. Burns Library, 6:30-8:00 pm
February 25
Lecture: The United Irishmen and the fight to end slavery
David Brundage, University of California, Santa Cruz
Connolly House, 4:00 pm
Part of the Atlantic Worlds in Black and White Lecture Series
co-sponsored by the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies
Thursday, February 28
Lecture/Concert: Lecture on Séamus Ennis' Gaelic song translations, by visiting Fulbright scholar Jimmy O'Brien Moran; concert of Irish songs performed by Bridget Fitzgerald and Mary Lee Partington, with uilleann piper Jimmy O'Brien Moran.
Connolly House, 6:30-9:00 pm
Tuesday, March 11
Exhibit: Reflections of Ireland: Music and Landscapes by Richard Toomey; Reception with live music.
Co-sponsored by John J. Burns Library.
Burns Library, 4:30-6:30 pm
RSVP 617-552-3282
March 17
Lecture: The Strange Death of Romantic Ireland
Roy Foster, Oxford University
Gasson 100, 7:30
Sponsored by the Lowell Lecture Series
Thursday, March 27
Concert: "Ceol, Scealta, agus Amhrain: Music, Stories, and Songs" performed by Jim O'Brien Moran (visiting Fulbright scholar) -- uilleann pipes, whistle, and vocals Connolly House, 7:00-9:00 pm
Tuesday, April 1
Concert: Cillian Vallely and Kevin Crawford -- uilleann pipes, whistles, and Irish flute Connolly House, 7:00-9:00 pm
April 14
Lecture: Irish America and the abolitionist movement
Maurice Bric, University College Dublin
Connolly House, 4:00 pm
Part of the Atlantic Worlds in Black and White Lecture Series
co-sponsored by the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies
Tuesday, April 15
Concert: "Songs and Stories from the Ulster Tradition" performed by Len Graham
Connolly House, 7:00-9:00 pm
Unless otherwise noted, all Irish Studies events are free and open to the BC Community and the public. Please note that events are subject to change. We will update this page with any changes.