#BCIRishStudies
Next Wednesday, October 7, #BCIrishStudies is co-sponsoring a Journalism/International Studies event featuring award-winning Irish journalist Sally Hayden.

The lecture will begin at 5:00 pm in Higgins Hall, Room 225.
September 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Many of our #BCIrishStudies faculty spent today in Dublin preparing for some very interesting 2025/2026 events!
December 10, 2024 at 9:34 PM
A #BCIrishStudies alumnus and 35-year faculty member, Savage received the Doctor of Literature Degree from QUB Professor Peter Gray.
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This summer, #BCIrishStudies hosted Burns Summer Fellow Christina Morin from the University of Limerick.

Morin explored holdings at the Burns Library for her current project, Irish Gothic in the Global 19th Century.

@burnslibrary.bsky.social @drtinamorin.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social
August 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM
#BCIrishStudies PhD candidate Rowan Bianchi will be participating in QUB's Peasant Movements and Land Agitation in Modern Ireland symposium tomorrow!
On Sat 11 April we will be hosting, in association with @irishhistorians.bsky.social, a day symposium on 'Peasant Movements and Land Agitation in Modern Ireland'. This is a free event, open to all in-person or online via Teams. More info at www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris... #IrishStudies
Symposium: Peasant Movements and Land Agitation in Modern Ireland
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April 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The #BCIrishStudies graduate students are proud to announce the CFP for #Comhfhios2026!

A conference for and by Irish Studies graduate students, we cannot wait to see what talented students apply this year!

Applications are due by December 15!

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October 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
#BCIrishStudies courses for next semester!!
November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rituals of Migration offers snapshots of Irish migrants on the move in the 19th and 20th centuries

On October 16, we will host a panel with the book's co-editor, Kevin Kenny, and 3 #BCIRishStudies alumni in the publication: Jill Bender, Hidetaka Hirota, & Gráinne McEvoy
October 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Colleen Taylor will deliver the Annual Boston College Irish Studies Lecture at the Trinity Long Room Hub tomorrow at 4 pm!

Register for the event here: eventbrite.ie/e/the-annual...

#BCIrishStudies #TLRH
The Annual Boston College Irish Studies Lecture
A lecture by Dr Colleen Taylor, Boston College.
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December 10, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Next Saturday, February 7, #BCIrishStudies is thrilled to host the 9th #Comhfhios conference - an event for grads, run by grads

This year's theme, "Violence: Legacies of Conflict in Ireland," has drawn grads from around the globe & we cannot wait to hear what they're working on!
January 29, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Our #BCIrishStudies faculty had a great time in Dublin this week!
December 13, 2024 at 8:23 PM
We've got another packed semester of events planned for #BCIrishStudies!

You can find more information on these events on our online calendar:
www.bc.edu/content/bc-w...
January 22, 2026 at 4:47 PM
My Irish romanticism class in #BostonCollege yesterday heard harp historian Nancy Hurrell play some of Moore's Melodies on her own 1823 Egan harp - thanks to the Irish Music Librarian Beth Sweeney and Burns colleagues for arranging this fab event #specialcollections #BurnsLibrary #BCIrishStudies
November 29, 2023 at 5:48 PM
We're planning a busy semester here at #BCIrishStudies!

Check out our online events calendar for more information on our fall line-up!

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August 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Another productive year of seminars, conferences, symposiums, and concerts has come to an end at #BCIrishStudies!

Many thanks to all of our speakers, faculty, students, and audience members who participated in or attended our events in 2025/2026.
April 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This weekend, we invited all #BCIrishStudies graduates and their families to Connolly House for a celebratory brunch!

Congratulations to all our 2026 grads! We cannot wait to see what you do next!!
May 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
We were thrilled to have so many former #BCIrishStudies Eagles back in Connolly House for such an important discussion!!
The Keough-Naughton Institute’s Gráinne McEvoy, right, and Visiting Scholar Jill Bender, second from left, spoke about their contributions to the new book “Rituals of Migration” last week at @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social.

Also pictured here are @kevinkenny.bsky.social and @hidehirota.bsky.social.
October 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We've got a busy semester planned at #BCIrishStudies!

Check out our events page for information about lectures, panels, conferences, and more!

www.bc.edu/content/bc-w...
January 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Next week, #BCIrishStudies will host a symposium highlighting the 15 interdisciplinary essays in the fully illustrated catalog (edited by Marjorie Howes) accompanying the 'Collaborating in Conflict: The Yeats Family & The Public Arts' exhibition currently at the McMullen Museum
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Next Wednesday, Feb 11, #BCIrishStudies continues our annual faculty exchange with QUB as political scientist Ronit Berger Hobson discusses "Transforming Conflicts: Leading Northern Ireland 'Trobles' From Contention to Cooperation."

Join us in Connolly House at 5 pm!

@irishstudiesqub.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM
#BCIrishStudies graduate students Jessica Oyler (PhD) and Quinn Fisher (MA) have won the university's Von Hendy Award for Graduate Student Writing.

Congratulations to both writers!!
April 23, 2026 at 6:58 PM
#BCIrishStudies invites applications for visiting summer Burns fellowships in 2026, 2027, & 2028

The application is open to researchers and writers in any discipline pertaining to Irish Studies. Early-career scholars are particularly encouraged to apply

apply.interfolio.com/174086
September 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Check out our #BCIrishStudies courses for next semester!!
March 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
#BCIrishStudies is back with a full fall program!
August 31, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I was thrilled to organize this grad & postdoc networking lunch for #BCIrishStudies at #NationalACIS26!
Many thanks to @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social for sponsoring a graduate student lunch mixer at #NationalACIS26 in Denver!!

#ACIS is committed to fostering grad student networking at all our conferences.
May 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM