There will be a Virtual Open Day for the new MA Medieval and Antiquity on Tuesday 24 January 2023 from 16:00-17:30. Programme Directors, Dr Catherine Emerson and Dr Frances McCormack, will introduce potential applicants to the programme and host a live Q&A. This cross-disciplinary programme, unique in Ireland, provides students with a firm foundation in... | Read on »
University of Galway History Seminar Dr Patrick McDonagh (Independent Scholar) ‘For Irish homosexuals the border question has little or no meaning – at least as far as their homosexuality is concerned’: The rise of the Irish Gay Rights Movement, 1973-1974 Abstract In a November 1973 issue of the British based gay newspaper, Gay News,... | Read on »
The World of Printed Prayers Conference Programme 26-27 January 2023 Thursday, 26 January 2023 12:30 – 12:45 Welcome & Introductions Katherine Tycz (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Galway) 12:45 – 2:35 Session 1: Print & Image I The Printed Prayerful Timepiece in Seventeenth-Century Northern Europe Anneke de Bont (PhD Candidate, Cambridge) The Evolution of... | Read on »
Irish Studies Seminar Series, Semester 2, 2022-23 ‘Weighing the Evidence: manuscript versus local history & folklore sources for the topographic aspects of Táin Bó Cúailnge’ Guest Speaker: Paul Gosling, Atlantic Technological University Guest Respondent: Professor Louis de Paor, Centre for Irish Studies, School of Geography, Archaeology and Irish Studies, University of Galway The famous early medieval... | Read on »
First CAMPS Lab of 2023 Andrew Levie (English & Classics) on "The Faerie Queene as a Palimpsest? Edmund Spenser's Redrafting of Ireland's Mythical Landscape" Lunch and chats to follow, and all welcome! For the full semester 2 programme: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/camps/labs/
Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Galway in conjunction with the Moore Institute, University of Galway Presents Religion and Contemporary Ireland: a Discussion with Dr. Roja Faezeli (Trinity College Dublin) Dr. Vesna Malesevic (University of Galway) Mr. Derek Scally (Irish Times) Registration On Line: Religion and Contemporary Ireland The Contributors will be... | Read on »
University of Galway History Seminar Dr Niamh NicGhabhann (University of Limerick) Rebuilding a Ruptured Tradition: Catholic Architecture in Ireland, 1780-1829 Abstract By the end of the nineteenth century, Catholic churches and cathedrals in Ireland typically occupied commanding positions across urban and rural landscapes. With their towering spires and glittering interiors, they were powerful monuments to... | Read on »
Tionólfar an dara léacht sa tsraith seo, ar an Aoine, 3 Feabhra @ 12:30 i.n. i Seomra an Droichid THB-1001, An Chéad Urlár, Institiúid de Móra, Áras Uí Argadáin, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe agus ar Zoom. Pobal cósta imeallach i ndeisceart Chonamara ag tús an naoú haois déag An Dr Áine Ní Chonghaile Is féidir clárú... | Read on »
Reshaping the Academic Self How Open Scholarship Impacts My Research Open Scholarship is considered a new paradigm to make research outputs and educational material accessible, accountable, and effective. It will alter our approach to academic life in many ways. This Open Scholarship Forum will bring together institutional leaders, researchers at all stages of their careers, and... | Read on »
University of Galway History Seminar Dr John Walsh (University of Galway) Irish Language Policy, 1922-2022: The Role of Broadcasting in Language Revitalisation Abstract In this seminar, I will focus on the development of Irish language policy since the foundation of the state in 1922. Although a key part of government policy over the past century,... | Read on »
