L&t atba,
The Irish Studies Program and the lrish American Cultural Instltute
wil host one ofthe most acdaimed plays to come out oflreland in
the past few years.Playrright and actor Donal o'Kelly will perform
his awardwinning one-ma sho\ Catalpaat BostonCollegeon
February 27. o'Kelly plays a frustrated screerwriter who comes home
ftom a boichedpitch sessionfor his latestscreenplayand proceedsto
act out his entire movie in ihe pdvacy ofhis sparselyfurnished bedroom. Playing24 chamcters,he relivesthe epic 1875rescuemission
ofthe whaling ship Caralpato savesix Fenian pdsoners in the famed
Ausiralianpenitentiaryat Freemantle.Cotalld has been describedas
a "masterpiece"and a "rip-roaring one-manadventure".Using only
the minimum of stageprops, ard combined with evocativelighting
and musical accompanimento'Ke{y invites fte alldience to participate
in an imaginative epic journey based on the real events surrourding
the laie nineteenth-ceniuryFenianrescuemission. Over the courseof
two hours he altematesroles in breathtakingspeedand uses his
considerablesto4telling and vocal skills to keep his audience
enirancedand captivated.This siaging of Ca,a.lpe'nill ofiet the
Boston Coflege lrish Studies community a mre opporh-mity to see a
world-c1ass
wdter-performerin acrion.
Cata.lpa
wlllbe pe1fot'J.edin the Irish Room,GassonHall at 7:oo
P.M. on Tuesdar February 27. Tickets are available at the door or call
78ry26-r977.
Burns Scholar2oor-2
Breand6nO Buachalla
BreandanO Buachalla,fomerly ofuniversity College,Dublin, will
be the visiiing Burns Scholarfor fie academicyear2oor-2. He is the
leading erpert in the litenture and ideology of early modem heland.
Among his many publicatlo[s arc Aisli.nsGhia.r G996), a naior study
of Irish political poetl irl the period 160l 1788,and the award-winning
I mBia.lFei.rste
Coi,sCuo,t,1
(r968). His mosi r€cetibook, An Ca.oine
o,guso,nchaointeoireacht
(1998) is a radical reinteryretation ofihe
caoineadh{woman'slamentl. ProfessorO Buachallawas electeda
memberofthe RoyalIrish Academyin 1979. He was Professorofthe
Schoolof Celtic Studies,Dublin Institute for AdvancedStudiesG97l-8);
ProfessorofModern Irish Languageand Liierature, University
CollegeDublin (r978-96); Visiting Professorin Irish Studies,New
York University (!997); Palnell Fellow in Irish Studies,Magdalene
College,Univenity of Cambddge1r988-9);o'Donnell Chair in Idsh
Studies,Universiiy olNotre Dame (2ooo). The BostonCollegeIdsh
Studiesprogam is honoredto havesuch a distinguishedscholaras
ProfessorO Buachafa as our Brms Schola]tlis comins academicvear
CAIENDAR
t€.hrre: K4in W]lelan, K@ugh lnsttule
oflnsl sndies, UnireBrq ofNoft
Dam.. HDtory and Mzuory, B'ns
Smift:
dnis Curtir Univsity CoIeCe
c?d]*ay.,al tut a b neNotionli:l
projedJat utul lftldnd, o NenI 256,
Letue: Clds Cdin, UniveBiy Colege
c,Imy, chryinepdkdns
afhan ahip
atd pavt in runl It.Ln . cannolly
Poetst Soina. Nn,la Ni Dhomlnail,
Comoly HoEe, l:oo p.m.
MEi. Lecrue Tnditiotul musicid
Tomy Makem co..oly HlrN 6:00 !.D.
Seminar: Margret Kelleiea Natid i
University of lreland, MaFooih.
Wamrn s Lmd Ltdgue Fictid: Th. 19th
Cdrury NN'L as t Histori.dL Sat.r.
Co.nolly House r:oo p.m.
Irisb Studies Film Series Opening:
Amerjcan Femier of Codry miten
and diEcied by I(sin Liddy. Inioduciort
renarks by knc Petritt, cenrel for Insh
Studies, Si. Mary's College, Strawberry
Hnl, Ldon. Q & A wiil Kevin Liddy
folows sdeening. Vest Ne{ton Cinem,
Semiid: ld.e Petit, Centei
fo.Irish Studies, Si Mary's College,
stravheq HiI, Lodon. Darmrrr
Bin . lnsh LornvpMd
Lite ry
,4l,Pbii.on!comollyHosql:oop.m.
hsh ftlE senes: Belfast filmnater
l:me.ce Pi&et y inhodues and sftens
his r97l BBC documenlary L ?lD Mirdr,
Donal O'KeIy perfoms Caralpr, cdson
I.ish StLdies Film Seri6: Dircctor
MaryR"fteyi
roduces and sdeDs her
docunenrary sr.trs ojrrar Devli!,
CAIINDAR.ont
Irkh Studi6 Filn Series:I Co4J,X.rl ,h?
Sbr,W: Neq4onCin@, 73o p.m.
Insh Stu'liesliln Sdies: ,4ulraior and
Srltwrer V: Netu Cinema7:oo p.m.
Iris! studiesFilm Sen6: he domentuy
Dtfl Ddt, DonandMeq lbe inodnced
and sdeened!y 6lm nD&d tisa Mnlc]rt
k.tft:
Pt Matthem Trhfti/ c.tlege
D$1in, NN Vai6 in ltish Cititin,
Co@Iy House1:oo !.m.
Po€ky Fading Belfasi P@t Ciaran GBon
ra& &on nis poens, Conmly Ho$e
Comen, Duuins W*let CalegeChoi.
Cs$n roo, r2:oo p.m., adrnissionfre.
llctaae: CnLbhqohn'E lrish afi, Pudla
Rief Diasla6: Cnlo,'nny (bboL RM, tnn
c.ndil) in hdarnt
&r UniEd stat6.osponsored(wi& the sdciotogtDept.)tr
Prol Agastin ho Mmies, Departmelt of
Sociolog,Univssitt of Ma$achusetrs,
Cotuoly Hose too p.m.
Irish Studia Fitd Senes:Aodrl rot,
w' NeFtonCinem 7to p.m.
Irisn Stldies Film Sdies:Ar C[ris F]ur.
intudue.l by Prcirsias Ni Glraitu
Cmissioniq
Editoi Tc4.Devlin oo8,
Le.rue: BarryTurl+ Dredor of
Colmuicatioff for the SocialDemocrati.
ald hbtu Priq' ofNordrern lrelmd,
Both sid.: oJthr Few.: RetorriiE d J
Sbating NNs ia Co*enpa4ry Nonhem
rnhd. comolly Houe 9:oo a.m.
Coloqujm "{n lri$ Diagor? En,laDel ey,
Qued\ Unirdsitt, lelfast, ald K*in
Km, Bosbr Cotiege,Comoly Hose
Ldure/book latu.lr Trmor}r Meaglea
CatholicUdr4ity of Anenca, Irwrrirg
InshAn n@: &nfic .ntibt, CLK MrL
c.ndtion in o NN Endt"1 ciry 188a1923.
ConnolyHouse5:oop.n.
Adele DalsimerFellowship
For the secondyear running Boston College will award the Adele
Dalsimer Graduate Research/Dissefiation Fellowship in memory of
the co-follnderofBoston College'sIdsh StudiesProgram.Prolessor
Dalsimer vas especially comiftted to graduate srudents working in
all disciplinesofldsh Studies.Sh€alsounderstoodand was sensitive
to the challenges and rewards that attended the dissertation process
and its successtuland iimely completion.This one-yearfellowship,
therefoie, is offeredto a studentwho encapsulatesaspectsofprofessor
Dalsime/s vision, energyand commitment, and ir is hopedthat ihe
srccessful candidaies srill peryetuate her legacy in rheir professional
The fellowshipis primarily intendedto enablePh.D. candidatesin
Irish Studies,who haveachievedABD statlls, to complereihe research
or writing neededto finish. The successfulcandidatewill have
demonstnted a commitment to Irish Studiesthrough their active
paticipation in programevenisand activities.
Process:In order to be consideredlor the fellowship,pleasecontacr
Robet Savage,
AssociateDirecioEIrish Studies.ClosingDareslot
year
academic
2oor-o2:May r5, 2oor. Award Date:Augustr, 20or.
Irish Music Center
The Irish Music Centerofthe John J. Burns Library has recently
addedseveralmajor collectionsto its archiveoflrish music in
Ame ca. S6amusConnollt Direcior ofthe Idsh Music, Songand
Dance Program at Boston Colleg€,has donated his personal collection
of privatelyrecordedreel-to-reeltapes,alongwirh other recordings
and memorabilia,to the Irish Music Center.Tle iapes,made beiween
1957and r99o, featureone of,a,kindrecordingsofsuch well-known
musicians as JoeBurke, willie Clancn lack Coen,S6amusConnolly
Mlron Bretholzhasalsodonaiedhis personalcolleciionofover r,7oo
items petaining to lrish traditional music to tle Irish Music Cenre(
A much sought-afterrecording artist and ieacher on the bodhr6n
{ldsh goatskindrum) and bones,Mr. Bretholzhas beenperforming
and collecting Irish traditionai music for 25 years.His collection
oflare and out-of-pdntLP rccods,45-rpmrecods, books,memorabilia,
photographs,and sheei music is a cdtical addirion to the lrish
Music Center.
The music and mwical memorabiliaof the late Myles O'Malteyare
now pali ofthe lrish Music Cente/s archives,thanksto the generosity otMI. O'Malley'sdaughteaRosemaryColtin. BoIn of Idsh parenrs
in rgro in Everett,MassachGetts,Mr. O'Malleybecamekrown in the
19lo's as the "ldsh Tin Whisde King" ofNew England.The Myles
O'Malley ldsh Music Collectionincludeshis fifes and tin whistle;
Lnrlstlna rJropny
CALENDAR 'on'.
ChrisLinaBrophy.who is researching the religiousand cultural
significance of the historically
practicedIrish women's caoineadh
(lament),has been chosento
receivethe first Adele Dalsimer
GraduateDissertationFellowship
in Irish Studies.Establishedthis
past summer,the awardis named
in honor of the lrish Studies
Programco-founderandco-director
D a s r m e r S c h o a r C h f l s t r n aB r o p h y .
who died last February.It will
be awardedannuallyto support a
doctoralcandidatein Idsh Studiesnearing completionofhis or her
thesis.Brophy,who recieveda master'sdegreein History from
BostonCollegein r998, is studying the caoineadh(keen),a woman's
tradition of oral poetry combined with wailing cries performed at
Irish wakesand funerals. Sheseeksto examinethe practice,a ritual
dating back to the pre-Christian period, in the context of modern
Ireland. Brophy writes: "The caoineadhis intriguing for a variety of
reasons.Keeningwomen utter blood curdling screamsas well as
elegiacverse,they tear at their hair and clothing,rage againstthe
injusticetheyperceivein their owrrand others'livesand until recently,
they held a central and essentialplacein the deathritual."
A 199r graduateofthe CollegeofWilliam and Mary Brophy also
wrote on the caoineadhfor her master'sthesisat ClaremontGraduate
Universitvin California.where she earneda Mastersin Women's
Studiesin Religionin 1995.Brophywas awardeda Fulbright and
spentthe ry98-t999 academicyear researchingher dissertation
in the Irish Folklore Archive housed in the Folklore Department
at UniversityCollegeDublin. Brophy said of the award,"Professor
Dalsimer was a woman of characterand grace,she gaveso much
to BostonCollegeand to the field of lrish Studies,I am proud to be
receivingan awardwhich bearsher name."As a result ofthis fellowship
Brophy now has the time and resourcesto completeher dissertation
and plans to defendthis Summer
April 4
Lecture/booklaunch:Colbet Kearney
NationalUnivenity of lreland, Cork
TneGlanourof Gramnar:oraliryand.
Politicsond theEmegeneof SeanO'Cotey.
ConnolryHouse,3:oop.m.
t11
1
Iish Music Centercont.
78-rpm recordingsof his music; a tapedintewiew of Myles O'Malley
with Mick Moloney;photographs;newspaperarticles;and memorabilia.
Thesecollectionswill be processedand made availablethrough the
lrish Music Centerofthe fohn J. Burns Library Dedicatedto the hrstory of Irish music in America, the Irish Music Centercollects,
preserves,and providesaccessto recordings,sheetmusic, manuscripts,
and memorabilia.Inquiries may be directedto Beth Sweeneyat
617-552-3956or imc@bc.edu.
Apdl 5
Lecture/Book
LaurchrDonnaWong,
BostonCollege
lrish StudiesProgram
and HaivardCelticDepartment,TAin
RettabacaCuoilnge\ot t}'e Rutabaga
Raid
ofcooley)connollyHouse4:oop.m.
April 9
ProseReading:Autlor Colm'Ibibin reads
ftom his latesinovel lte Blackwater
Lightship,Connolly4too p.m.
Apil ro
KathleenO'Toole,foimer me]nber
ofiie PattenCommission,
ThePatten
Expenence,
De'.1ilj.
026, 9,oa a.m.
Apil rr
Parnell Society visit Lectwe, Laura
McNeill, BostonCollegeIrish Shrdies
Program, Pamell, Daritt dhd the Politics
of Compnmise. Responseby Donal
Mccartney, University College, Dublin.
Connolly House 5:oo p.m.
April 18
Poetry reading: Maurice Riordan
readsfrom his poems,Connolly House
Aprii 19
Prose Reading: Iennifer Johnsion reads
frorn The Roadto Babylon ena the cinger
Wotuon,Connolly House 3:oo p.m.
Apri122
Lechfie: Burns Scholar Patdcia Donlon
Ifl the Land ofYouth: wntings fot Chitrdrcn
fom Janes loyce to Rodq Do!\e, Bnrns
Library 2:oo p.m.
April 2l
Music/lecture: Mick Moloney, Villanova
University, Songso/Resistance,ry98 to
thz present, Cor:'nolly House 6:00 p.m.
April lo
Lecture: Michelle Broun, Curator
of Medieval Manuscripis, The Bdtish
Libtary, Mawels of the West:Gerald
oJ Walesand the eatliest taLuscriptsof
his 'Toposraphyof trcland' Devlin ror,
GaelicRootsFestival2oor
The BostonCollegecampuswill once again be filled
with the spidted cadenceof stepdancing and the
distinctive soundsoffiddles, tin whistles,harps,
pipes and other Gaelicinstruments during the zoor
GaelicRootsMusic, Songand DanceSummer
Schooland Festival.The popular festival- which
will be held June17-23,zoor - has garneredinternational acclaimfor offering Irish music and dance
enthusiastsan incomparablechanceto study under
some of the brightest starsin the Gaelicfirmament.
It has been describedby the nalionaTlowrnalDancer
asa "wondrousweekand experience".
GaelicRoots-which annually draws some ofthe
world's finest Gaelicperforming artists to campus
to teachand perform - offers a weekJongimmersion in traditional Irish, Scottishand CapeBreton
ILS Turnszo
music. Participantshavepraisedthe instructors and
the opportunity for enrichment at all skill levels
through classes,workshops,sessions,lecturesand
s o c i ael v e n t si ,n c l u d i n ga n e v e n i n gc r u i s eo n
BostonHarbor.
Some3oo participantstraveledfrom sevencountries aroundthe world - including fapan,The
Netherlands,Ireland, Swedenand Canada,as well
as from acrossthe United States- to attendthe
zooo festival,which sold out well in advanceofthe
registrationdeadlineand drew capacitycrowdsto
specialconcertsfeaturing the world-classinstructors. Get on the mailing list for GaelicRoots2oor!
ContactS6amusConnollyat 1617)552-o49oor
e-mailconnolsb@bc.edu
Visiting Scholars
The Irish Literary Supplement,
This term the BostonCollegeIrish Studiesprogram
edited by Robert
Laweryand sponsoredby the Irish StudiesProgram will havetwo visiting scholarsfrom Ireland. Dr.
at BostonCollege,will celebrateits zoth anniversary Enda Delaneyof Queen'sUniversiry Belfastwill
thisyear.with the publicationofthe springzoor
co-chaira colloquium with ProfessorKevin Kenny
edition.Among the reviewswill be VeraKreilkamp's on the Irish Diaspora,and give a graduatesemilook at Adrian Frazier'sbiographyof GeorgeMoore; nar on Irish immigration to Britain. Dr. Delaney
Kevin O'Neill's examination of AngelaBourke's
is the author of many publications including
controversialstoryofthe burning ofBridget Cleary;
Demography,
stateand.socizty:Irish migrali.onto
PaulDoherty'sreviewofa new book on Joyce's
Britain,tgzt-tg7t (zoor) and Nationalquestions:
"Ulysses";LarryMcCaffrey'sstudyof KevinKenny's reflectionson Daniel
O'Connelland contemporary
superbnew bookon lrish-America;a no-holdslreland.hooo\ which he co-editedwith R. V.
barredlook by two criticsat RoddyDoyle's"A Star Is Comerford.Irish Studiesis alsopleasedto welcome
B o r n ' : a n dm o r et h a n t w e n f yo l h e rr e v i e w s .
ChristopherCurtin, Professorof Political Science
Subscriptionsare $rz.oo for four issues(U.S.
and Sociologyat UniversityCollege,Galway.
only1,from the lrish LiterarySupplement.
In addition to teaching in the Netherlands and
P O B o x2 6 5 .W a d i n gR i v e r N
. e wY o r kr 1 7 9 z .
America he co-authoredand co-editedeight
books. The most recent of these was The Sta.te,
Self-HelpGroupsand.Deuelopn'vent
in the Westof
Ireland lzooo\. He has been involvedwith several
EuropeanUnion-fundedprogramsand is a member
ofthe Centerfor EuropeanRural Studies.He will
give two lectures:one on the representationof
Peg Prestonwho recently receivedher Ph.D. in
history at BostonCollege,and who has taught Idsh rural interestsin Irelandfrom the r92os to the
r96os; and anotheron the changingpatternsof
Studiescourseshere, has accepteda tenure-track
rural political leadershipin Ireland.
iob at AugustanaCollegein SouthDakota.All ofus
in the program wish Pegthe very best as she heads
for the Badlands!
Irish StudiesSays
Farewellto PegPreston
6
counfrvendrreateda majorfuenfieLh-cen- impaci on d1eway health carewas pettury liielatuie- Vera Krcilkamp.
ceivedand deliveredwill be analyzed.
C O U R S E SS P R I N G 2 O O O
Fufthermore, continental influences (pafticEN 75r Irish AscendancyFictionThis
ularly in relation to *re elimination of
cou*e positionsthe Angio-IrishBig House
hrberculosis)
will be discussed.Margaret6
IRISH TANGUACI
higartaigh.
novel, a folm chronicling the decline of
EN o94 Introduction to Modern Idsh II
'Ascendancy"culhrre in Iieland,
The continuationofa coursefor beginners
as a centIal genrein the nation'sliteGry tradition.
nS oq4 SF-ni1J-:ri.h His ory \4eoa a' o
in standardmodem I sh, widl attention to
Examinarion
o'hou nineteenlh'
and b^en- ModernIrelandThis coursewlll explorethe
regionalvariants.Philip O'Leary
tieth-century novelists respond to the social
depiction of Ireland in the British,
alld political crises of a gentry culture fac"
American and lrish print and electronic
EN o98 ContinuingModern Irish II This is
ing its own extinction. Vera Kreilkamp.
media. The cou$e will explorethe 'cona continuing coursein modem Irish for
struction' ofan Irish cultural identity by the
thosewith a basic knowledgeofthe lanEN 5rl ContemporaryFictionsofBritain
statesincer92r and ihe deconsrruccion
of
guage.Emphasiswill be on developingthe
that cuitureby intellectualsin the r98o's
alril'ryro readcontemporary
[iterarure
in all and IrelandThis courseoffeis a suney of
recent Bitish and Irish fiction in the con"
and r99o's- RobertSavage.
genres,DonnaWong.
tert of an emerging post-nationalcultural
politics, a situation in which England,
HS 24EirelarldthroughFilm and Fiction
EN 5r2 Old Irish A descriptiveand histori.
Scotland,Wales,Northem lreland and the
This coursewill examine how filmmakers
cal examination of ihe linguistic features of
Republic
otlrelandwill facechallenge.
ard
and writers of alramaand frction haverepreOld ldsh amongthe Celticand Indoreap rcwards from new social,political and
sentedthe political, socialand cultural
Europeanlanguages;
dre readingof Early
cultural relationships. The coursebegins by
history oftwentieth century lreland. The
Idsh texts.M.l. Connolly.
questioning definitions of national identity
coursewill also consider how thesewiiels
andby seekjngrolocatewheresuchdefini- haverepresented'the troubles' that have
EN 5lo Imagesand Identiry:imagesof
tions break down in the contestedternin
halrnted Iieland during much ofthe 2oth
Irelandthfough Idsh eyesT'hiscoursewill
century Robed Savage
lookat thechanginglaceof lrelandthrough representedin the narrativeswe examine,
its imagesasdepicledLhroughiilusnanons JamesSmith.
photographs,
IRISII DANCING
cartoons,coinsand stamps.
HS loo.5oThe StudyandWritingof
Prof PatDonlon.
Mu o7l Begiruer / Mu o7r
History:The creat FamineThis coursewill
AdvancedBeginner/ MU o72
AdvancedWorld-renownedIrish dance
EN486 The DramaofEthnicRenaissance: focuson *re social,cultural,economicand
political circumstancesthat in combination
instuctor/choreographer
Thearerand Societ)rr1Earll T\\,erltiethMichaelSmith
with dre potato blight brought about this
will offer Irish dancedassesfocusing
Century Dublin and Harlem. An
catastrophe.Topicsincluding absentee
on the traditional ceili dancesof Ireland.
examination oftwo ethnic renaissancesin
landlordism,de-i[dustrialization,
agradan
MichaelSmith.
English-languagetheater and culture: the
violence,religious divisions, and emiglaIrish dramatic movement ofYeats, Gregory
tion will be discussed.
While drawingupon
etc., and the Harlem Renaissance'sdraMU o87 Tin Whistle Learnto playthe tin
Lothprimaryand'econdaDsourremate.i- whistle.No prior expedence
matic wing, initiated by Du Bois. Philip
required.
als availableto drem at Boston College,
O'Leary
Learn to rcad and play the airs a4d dance
studentswill be er?ectedto researchsome
music of lreland. Ceneration D tt?e tin
aspect
of lreland's Great Famine and pie$hisdesareavaildbre
EN 502AbbeyTheatreSummerWorkshop
for purchase
locallyar
sent their findings to the class.Margaiet
a nominal cost. A small tape recorder is
The AbbeyTheatre Progmm, a six'week
Preston.
rcquiied.Jimmy Noonan
Summer Workshop in Dublin, consists of
an intensive five weeksofclasses,lechrtes,
HS 414 Historyof Norihernlreland,rgrz
and demonstatio(s by members ofthe
MU o78 Traditionalldsh FiddleClass
to the PreserltThis coursewill explorein
AbbeyTheane Companyin acting, directA study oftraditional Irish Fiddle music
detail the origins ofthe political crisis in
ing, production, and nanagement,
incorporating styles,technique, bowings,
Nothem lreland.Particular attention will
culminating in ihe staging of an Irish play.
fingerings, and omarnentation. Classesare
be paid to political, economic and social
Interested students should apply to
raughtar rwole\elr,beginners
a1d inlermedevelopmentsin dre province. The turbuProfessorPhilip O'LearyEnglish
diate by SeamusConno\ (one of the
lenceofthe last z8 yearsand the peace
Department before March r. PhiJip O'Leary
world'sleading,Irish traditionalmusicians
processwhich hassuccessfully
produced
(surnmer2oorl.
and ro times the Irish National Fiddle
the landmark "Good Friday Agreement"
Champion), and by Iaurel Martin, another
willbe examined.The cou$e will consider
well-k1own and respectedIrish fiddle
EN 5rj ldsh Renaissance
Coursewill
the challengesthat remain for the new
player and teacher
erplore how a group ofwriters-pimarily
Northem Ireland Assembly and how that
W.BYeats,Johr Sl'nge,JamesJoyce,
bodywill functionwiLhin NorthernIreland
Augusta cregoiy and SeanO'Casey---rreand work with the Britishand Irish govemIRISH
atedve$ions ofa cultural nationalism ihat
STUDIES
ispublished
ments,MargaretPreston
pavedthe way for political independence
twice yearly in Fall and Spring, and
ftom Bdiain. By imaging a heroic rural
written by Damien Murray and Robert
HS 457Womenand MedicineThe purpose Savage.For additional information
Ireland in the west, reviving an older Celtic
ofthis courseis to assessthe tole ofwomen
tradition, founding a national theater,or
pleaseseeour web site www.edu/irish
as physicians,nurses and pan-medicals in
exposingnational mythologies,thesewritIrelandbetweenr88o and r95o.Their
eis redefined the history ofa colonized
IRISH STUDIES
BostonColiege
Irish Studies
Iiist ClassMail
U.S. Postage
PA]D
Boston,MA
Peimit No. 54465
ConnollyHouse
Cheshut Hill, MA o2467-j808
To requestmore information:
telephone:(617)552-19j8
facsirnile: (6 \7) 5t2-37 14
IRISH
STUDIES
IRISH
FIIM
SERIES
Sutday, February25: Corrlrrrydirected by Kevin Liddy.Tells the
story ofthe evolving relationships beiweenthree men and a female
relative set againstLhebackground offierce tensions betweenthe
locals and a group ofTiavellers. Introduced by Kevin Liddy.
SundayMaich r8: Bontal Bol. Directed by Peter Sheridan.Film
version ofBrendan Beh:n's accountofhis time in an English prison.
Monday March 19: Ar Ckis Fhada.Dftectedby Soda Nic ciolla
Easbuig.An intriguing docr.rrnentarywhich takesa look at one ofthe
most famous prisons in Europe.Introduced by Proinsias Ni
chr6inne, commisioningeditorofTG4.
Mondat February26: I'1 llro Mirds, dirccted by Lawrence
Pitleihly. Belfastfilm-maker liwlence Pitkethly will introduce, and
later discuss,his documentaryabout the Troublesin Northem
Ireland.
Monday March 26: Aa B6that Fada.Diectedby Barry Dowdall. This
is the story ofthe Irish Nawy and emigrant workels who went to
Britain after the war
WednesdayFebruaryz8t Statesof Fear.Dtuec]orMary Raftery
introduces her shocking accountofchild abusein Irish industrial
schoolsinvolvingreligiousordersin the r96os.
I R I S H S T U D I E SG R A D U A T EC O N F E R E N C E
SundayMarch 4: I Corld Readthe Sl""l.DMecIedby Nichola Bruce.
Adapted form the photographicnovel by Timodry O'Grady and
StevePyke,this is a film about memory music, love, loss, identity
and exile.
SundayMarch rr: Sart ckr. Directedby Conor MacPherson.Film
aboutihe son offish and chip ownerswho robs abank Accelerator
DfuectedBy Vinny Murphy. An off-beatmovie abouta car racefiom
Belfastto Dublin. Intoduced by producerMichael Garland.
Monday March 12: Dan Dan, Dad and Me. Di'tectedby Lisa
Muicahy. Documentaryfilm about three generationsofan Irish
family and theft relationships with eachother ftom the Idsh civil
war up to ihe present day.Introduced by Lisa Mulcahy.
Boston Collegewill host the r3th Annual Irish Studiescraduate
Conferencethis October rz"g, zoor. The conference,tided "Set
Apartl Locating Ireland," will solicit a variety ofpapers in various
fields and consider the waysthat lreland is-and is [ot--"set apart"
critically, culturally, economically,and politicalll Detailedabstracts
and/oi pape$ are rcquestedby April 15,2oor, and should be sent to
ConnollyHouse,joo HammondStreet,ChestnutHill, MA, oz167.
Inquides can be sent to Morgan Hattead ai halsteam@bc.edu.