News by Margaret Lloyd

  1. Institute Remembers Donald R. Keough

    The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies mourns the death of its first and faithful supporter, Donald R. Keough, who died Tuesday, February 24, 2015.  In 1992, through Keough’s generous financial support and wise counsel, Seamus ...
  2. Patrick McCabe Papers Acquisition

    Hesburgh Libraries recently acquired the papers of Patrick McCabe, renowned Irish novelist and playwright.  Twice listed for the Booker Prize, his novel The Butcher Boy “is a canonical Irish novel,”  according to Aedin Ni Bh...
  3. Undergraduates: Irish Internships Summer 2015 Applications Now Due

    Applications for summer 2015 internships in Ireland are being accepted through GoIrish until January 23rd.  In its 20th year, the Irish internship program offers placements in Irish government, arts, business and non-profit organizations. Fo...
  4. Visiting Professor Ian McBride

    Ian McBride, Professor of Irish and British History at King’s College London, joined the Institute as Patrick B. O’Donnell Visiting Professor of Irish Studies this fall. His time in the Institute was spent developing two projects he i...
  5. 2015 Spring Semester Irish Studies Courses Announced

    In Spring 2015 students may choose among Irish Studies class offerings in Irish language - from beginning to advanced, an introduction to Irish writers including Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde and Brian Friel, as well as the story of Irish America. &...
  6. Meet Keough-Naughton Fellow Sophie Sweetman McConnell

    The Institute is joined this semester by visiting fellow Sophie Sweetman McConnell.  Sophie’s association with the Keough-Naughton Institute began when she was tipped off by her brother, Richard Sweetman, to attend the initial Irish Se...
  7. Irish Language and Literature Major Caelin Miltko

    Just a sophomore, Caelin Miltko jumped headfirst into Irish Studies and is maximizing the opportunities available to students in the Irish Studies program.  An English, Irish Language and Literature supplementary major with a minor in Journa...
  8. Meet Nathaniel Myers

    Nathaniel Myers, English Ph.D. 2015, explores the tightrope walk between public and private grief in his dissertation “Death Matters: Lyric, Affect and Ethics in British and Irish Elegy.”  Examining elegies written by I...
  9. Institute Welcomes Four Visiting Fellows

    Institute Welcomes Four Visiting Fellows Four new scholars of Irish Studies have joined the Keough-Naughton Institute as visiting fellows during the 2014-15 academic year. John Kelly, Donald R. Keough Distinguished Professor; Sophie Swee...
  10. 2014 Summer Interns

    The Dublin summer internship program has long been a hallmark of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies.  Under the direction of an internship coordinator at Keough Naughton Notre Dame Centre, the University’s Dublin global gat...
  11. Seamus Heaney Memorial Lecture Announced

    The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame announces the Seamus Heaney Memorial Lecture on Thursday, August 28th at 4 PM in the Morris Inn on campus. "'To set the darkness echoing': in memoriam Seamus Heaney, 1...
  12. 2014 Irish Seminar Creates More Questions than Answers

    The 2014 Irish Seminar took place June 16-July 4 in Dublin, Ireland with lectures, public readings and seminars at the Royal Irish Academy and O’Connell House, Notre Dame’s Dublin global gateway. An annual event since 1999, this year ...
  13. New Faculty Fellows Announced

    The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies announces the appointment of two new faculty fellows:  John F. Sherry,Jr. is the Raymond W. & Kenneth G. Herrick Professor of Marketing, Chair of the Marketing Department and concurren...
  14. Notre Dame Scholars Contribute to Annual ACIS Conference

    The American Conference for Irish Studies recently completed its annual conference.  Taking place June 11-14, 2014 in Dublin, Ireland the conference featured numerous Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies faculty fellows, graduate stude...
  15. Irish Seminar Opens Bloomsday in Dublin

    The 16th annual Irish Seminar opens on Monday June 16th, 2014 in Dublin, Ireland.  This year the Irish Seminar explores the idea of "The Vernacular Imagination," under the direction of Executive Director Diarmuid Ó Giolláin. &...
  16. Dan O’Brien, Murphy Irish Exchange Program Fellow

    The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies welcomes Dan O’Brien of University College Cork as the 2014-2015 Murphy Irish Exchange Program Fellow.  Now in its third year, the Exchange program is fulfilling its aim to promote researc...
  17. Seniors Recognized for Excellence in Irish Studies

    Two seniors were recognized graduation weekend for their scholarship in Irish studies.  Samantha Caesar, a Political Science major with minors in Irish Studies and Peace Studies, received the Donald and Marilyn Keough Award for Excellence in...
  18. Fall 2014 Irish Studies Classes

    The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies announces the Fall 2014 Irish Studies classes. These classes showcase the Institute's interdisciplinary nature, with classes in the Irish Language and Literature, English, History, Film, Television, ...
  19. Faculty Bookshelf

    Twisted Truths: Stories From the Irish Edited by Brian Ó Conchubhair Associate Professor Irish Language and Literature Cló Iar-Chonnachta 2011…