Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies
@ndirishstudies.bsky.social
Research institute dedicated to the study and understanding of Irish culture — in Ireland and around the world. Part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.
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It was a privilege to host Col. Gareth Prendergast of the Irish Defence Forces last week at Notre Dame.
He discussed his new book on the Irish Civil War and met with members of ND’s military and veterans community as well as members of the British Army’s Irish Guards who were also visiting campus.
He discussed his new book on the Irish Civil War and met with members of ND’s military and veterans community as well as members of the British Army’s Irish Guards who were also visiting campus.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It was a privilege to host Col. Gareth Prendergast of the Irish Defence Forces last week at Notre Dame.
He discussed his new book on the Irish Civil War and met with members of ND’s military and veterans community as well as members of the British Army’s Irish Guards who were also visiting campus.
He discussed his new book on the Irish Civil War and met with members of ND’s military and veterans community as well as members of the British Army’s Irish Guards who were also visiting campus.
The Keough-Naughton Institute invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in Irish Studies.
This fellowship is open exclusively to scholars who have received their Ph.D. from institutions *outside* the US, UK, Canada, and Ireland.
👉 See more details: apply.interfolio.com/176805
This fellowship is open exclusively to scholars who have received their Ph.D. from institutions *outside* the US, UK, Canada, and Ireland.
👉 See more details: apply.interfolio.com/176805
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Keough-Naughton Institute invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in Irish Studies.
This fellowship is open exclusively to scholars who have received their Ph.D. from institutions *outside* the US, UK, Canada, and Ireland.
👉 See more details: apply.interfolio.com/176805
This fellowship is open exclusively to scholars who have received their Ph.D. from institutions *outside* the US, UK, Canada, and Ireland.
👉 See more details: apply.interfolio.com/176805
We’re honored to host Eamon Ryan — former Green Party leader and former Minister of Environment, Climate and Communications — for a conversation about political strategies and stories that can raise both hope and climate ambition.
Join us!
irishstudies.nd.edu/events/2025/...
@deptcee.bsky.social
Join us!
irishstudies.nd.edu/events/2025/...
@deptcee.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We’re honored to host Eamon Ryan — former Green Party leader and former Minister of Environment, Climate and Communications — for a conversation about political strategies and stories that can raise both hope and climate ambition.
Join us!
irishstudies.nd.edu/events/2025/...
@deptcee.bsky.social
Join us!
irishstudies.nd.edu/events/2025/...
@deptcee.bsky.social
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.
Also pictured here are @kevinkenny.bsky.social and @hidehirota.bsky.social.
October 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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.
Also pictured here are @kevinkenny.bsky.social and @hidehirota.bsky.social.
On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay we are looking back to a beautiful event the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi hosted in the spring.
Potawatomi and Gaeltacht community members came together for music, a traditional meal, and to discuss experiences in preserving and revitalizing language. (1/2)
Potawatomi and Gaeltacht community members came together for music, a traditional meal, and to discuss experiences in preserving and revitalizing language. (1/2)
October 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay we are looking back to a beautiful event the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi hosted in the spring.
Potawatomi and Gaeltacht community members came together for music, a traditional meal, and to discuss experiences in preserving and revitalizing language. (1/2)
Potawatomi and Gaeltacht community members came together for music, a traditional meal, and to discuss experiences in preserving and revitalizing language. (1/2)
The Disappearance Studies Conference opened yesterday and continues today at Notre Dame.
The event marks the launch of the Journal of Disappearance Studies — an interdisciplinary platform to examine the phenomenon of disappearance worldwide.
@eliseferon.bsky.social @profcheryllawther.bsky.social
The event marks the launch of the Journal of Disappearance Studies — an interdisciplinary platform to examine the phenomenon of disappearance worldwide.
@eliseferon.bsky.social @profcheryllawther.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Disappearance Studies Conference opened yesterday and continues today at Notre Dame.
The event marks the launch of the Journal of Disappearance Studies — an interdisciplinary platform to examine the phenomenon of disappearance worldwide.
@eliseferon.bsky.social @profcheryllawther.bsky.social
The event marks the launch of the Journal of Disappearance Studies — an interdisciplinary platform to examine the phenomenon of disappearance worldwide.
@eliseferon.bsky.social @profcheryllawther.bsky.social
Take advantage of the Hesburgh Libraries’ outstanding Irish studies collection — including the finest collection of Irish-language printed texts in North America.
Established scholars, grad students, and postdocs are encouraged to apply!
See more details here: irishstudies.nd.edu/scholars/vis...
Established scholars, grad students, and postdocs are encouraged to apply!
See more details here: irishstudies.nd.edu/scholars/vis...
September 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Take advantage of the Hesburgh Libraries’ outstanding Irish studies collection — including the finest collection of Irish-language printed texts in North America.
Established scholars, grad students, and postdocs are encouraged to apply!
See more details here: irishstudies.nd.edu/scholars/vis...
Established scholars, grad students, and postdocs are encouraged to apply!
See more details here: irishstudies.nd.edu/scholars/vis...
It was a joy to host sean-nós singer Gearóidín Breathnach at Notre Dame last week!
She met students in Irish language and poetry classes, visited with citizens of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, and discussed the importance and richness of oral traditions.
Enjoy this clip from our event. ⬇️ 🎶
She met students in Irish language and poetry classes, visited with citizens of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, and discussed the importance and richness of oral traditions.
Enjoy this clip from our event. ⬇️ 🎶
September 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It was a joy to host sean-nós singer Gearóidín Breathnach at Notre Dame last week!
She met students in Irish language and poetry classes, visited with citizens of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, and discussed the importance and richness of oral traditions.
Enjoy this clip from our event. ⬇️ 🎶
She met students in Irish language and poetry classes, visited with citizens of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, and discussed the importance and richness of oral traditions.
Enjoy this clip from our event. ⬇️ 🎶
ICYMI: Scholars from around the world gathered this summer in Belgium to take stock of the state of Irish Studies and plan for the field’s further development.
The Keough-Naughton Institute organized the event w/ support from @lcis-leuven.bsky.social.
Read more: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/future-...
The Keough-Naughton Institute organized the event w/ support from @lcis-leuven.bsky.social.
Read more: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/future-...
September 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
ICYMI: Scholars from around the world gathered this summer in Belgium to take stock of the state of Irish Studies and plan for the field’s further development.
The Keough-Naughton Institute organized the event w/ support from @lcis-leuven.bsky.social.
Read more: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/future-...
The Keough-Naughton Institute organized the event w/ support from @lcis-leuven.bsky.social.
Read more: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/future-...
This exhibition opens tomorrow at Notre Dame’s Raclin Murphy Museum of Art.
We’re proud to be one of the partners who made it possible.
▶️ See more details here: raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/explore/exhi...
@nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social @katymilligan.bsky.social
We’re proud to be one of the partners who made it possible.
▶️ See more details here: raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/explore/exhi...
@nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social @katymilligan.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This exhibition opens tomorrow at Notre Dame’s Raclin Murphy Museum of Art.
We’re proud to be one of the partners who made it possible.
▶️ See more details here: raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/explore/exhi...
@nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social @katymilligan.bsky.social
We’re proud to be one of the partners who made it possible.
▶️ See more details here: raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/explore/exhi...
@nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social @katymilligan.bsky.social
The 45th @macgillschool.bsky.social concluded last night after three days of energetic discussion, differing opinions and audience feedback. That openness is worth celebrating in our time, Keough-Naughton Institute Director Colin Barr said. “This is something that you in Ireland should be proud of.”
July 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The 45th @macgillschool.bsky.social concluded last night after three days of energetic discussion, differing opinions and audience feedback. That openness is worth celebrating in our time, Keough-Naughton Institute Director Colin Barr said. “This is something that you in Ireland should be proud of.”
Today is the final day of the 45th @macgillschool.bsky.social, held in association with the University of Notre Dame in Glenties, County Donegal, in the west of Ireland.
It’s been an enlightening three days of open, frank discussions about our fractured world and Ireland’s future. #MacGill25
It’s been an enlightening three days of open, frank discussions about our fractured world and Ireland’s future. #MacGill25
July 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Today is the final day of the 45th @macgillschool.bsky.social, held in association with the University of Notre Dame in Glenties, County Donegal, in the west of Ireland.
It’s been an enlightening three days of open, frank discussions about our fractured world and Ireland’s future. #MacGill25
It’s been an enlightening three days of open, frank discussions about our fractured world and Ireland’s future. #MacGill25
Mary Gallagher, dean of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, kicked off the 45th @macgillschool.bsky.social this morning in Glenties, County Donegal.
“Notre Dame has a long and special connection with Ireland. And today, Notre Dame is more committed than ever to that relationship.”
“Notre Dame has a long and special connection with Ireland. And today, Notre Dame is more committed than ever to that relationship.”
July 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Mary Gallagher, dean of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, kicked off the 45th @macgillschool.bsky.social this morning in Glenties, County Donegal.
“Notre Dame has a long and special connection with Ireland. And today, Notre Dame is more committed than ever to that relationship.”
“Notre Dame has a long and special connection with Ireland. And today, Notre Dame is more committed than ever to that relationship.”
Sydney, located in Gadigal Country, was the venue last month for a Symposium on Indigeneity, Mobility, and the Age of Revolutions.
It was organized by Keough-Naughton Visiting Fellow Sam Fisher and Michael McDonnell of the University of Sydney.
▶️ Read a recap: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/symposi...
It was organized by Keough-Naughton Visiting Fellow Sam Fisher and Michael McDonnell of the University of Sydney.
▶️ Read a recap: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/symposi...
July 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Sydney, located in Gadigal Country, was the venue last month for a Symposium on Indigeneity, Mobility, and the Age of Revolutions.
It was organized by Keough-Naughton Visiting Fellow Sam Fisher and Michael McDonnell of the University of Sydney.
▶️ Read a recap: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/symposi...
It was organized by Keough-Naughton Visiting Fellow Sam Fisher and Michael McDonnell of the University of Sydney.
▶️ Read a recap: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/symposi...
Scholars and art lovers from across Ireland, Europe, and the U.S. gathered in Belfast last month for a conference honoring the late S.B. Kennedy — a longtime curator at the @ulstermuseum.org and an art historian who authored the seminal work “Irish Art and Modernism, 1880-1950.” 🧵 (1/2)
June 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Scholars and art lovers from across Ireland, Europe, and the U.S. gathered in Belfast last month for a conference honoring the late S.B. Kennedy — a longtime curator at the @ulstermuseum.org and an art historian who authored the seminal work “Irish Art and Modernism, 1880-1950.” 🧵 (1/2)
The Keough-Naughton Institute recently held a conference commemorating 400 years of an official Irish presence in Rome that began in 1625 with the establishment of St. Isidore’s College by Irish Franciscan Luke Wadding.
▶️ Read a recap of “The Irish in Rome” here: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/irish-i...
▶️ Read a recap of “The Irish in Rome” here: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/irish-i...
June 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The Keough-Naughton Institute recently held a conference commemorating 400 years of an official Irish presence in Rome that began in 1625 with the establishment of St. Isidore’s College by Irish Franciscan Luke Wadding.
▶️ Read a recap of “The Irish in Rome” here: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/irish-i...
▶️ Read a recap of “The Irish in Rome” here: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/irish-i...
“Indigeneity, Mobility and the Age of Revolutions” — a three-day symposium co-sponsored by the Keough-Naughton Institute — is happening this week in the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney.
See all the details here: irishstudies.nd.edu/events/2025/...
See all the details here: irishstudies.nd.edu/events/2025/...
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“Indigeneity, Mobility and the Age of Revolutions” — a three-day symposium co-sponsored by the Keough-Naughton Institute — is happening this week in the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney.
See all the details here: irishstudies.nd.edu/events/2025/...
See all the details here: irishstudies.nd.edu/events/2025/...
“New Histories of Irish Art in Modernism: A Conference in Honor of S.B. Kennedy” is underway in Belfast!
▶️ go.nd.edu/kennedy
@niamhroisin.bsky.social @michaelwaldron.bsky.social @annemillarstewart.bsky.social @billyshortall.bsky.social @elisabethansel.bsky.social @drartypants.bsky.social
▶️ go.nd.edu/kennedy
@niamhroisin.bsky.social @michaelwaldron.bsky.social @annemillarstewart.bsky.social @billyshortall.bsky.social @elisabethansel.bsky.social @drartypants.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“New Histories of Irish Art in Modernism: A Conference in Honor of S.B. Kennedy” is underway in Belfast!
▶️ go.nd.edu/kennedy
@niamhroisin.bsky.social @michaelwaldron.bsky.social @annemillarstewart.bsky.social @billyshortall.bsky.social @elisabethansel.bsky.social @drartypants.bsky.social
▶️ go.nd.edu/kennedy
@niamhroisin.bsky.social @michaelwaldron.bsky.social @annemillarstewart.bsky.social @billyshortall.bsky.social @elisabethansel.bsky.social @drartypants.bsky.social
Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for Imagallamh — a two-week summer school for grad students in all disciplines who have an interest in Irish studies.
This year’s theme is “Ireland and France,” with sessions at
Notre Dame Kylemore and Centre Culturel Irlandais.
▶️ irishstudies.nd.edu/imagallamh
This year’s theme is “Ireland and France,” with sessions at
Notre Dame Kylemore and Centre Culturel Irlandais.
▶️ irishstudies.nd.edu/imagallamh
April 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for Imagallamh — a two-week summer school for grad students in all disciplines who have an interest in Irish studies.
This year’s theme is “Ireland and France,” with sessions at
Notre Dame Kylemore and Centre Culturel Irlandais.
▶️ irishstudies.nd.edu/imagallamh
This year’s theme is “Ireland and France,” with sessions at
Notre Dame Kylemore and Centre Culturel Irlandais.
▶️ irishstudies.nd.edu/imagallamh
The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies is accepting applications for the W.B. Yeats Postdoctoral Fellowship in Irish Literature.
The two-year fellowship is open to recent PhDs whose research includes a substantial focus on Irish literature.
See more details here: go.nd.edu/yeats-fellow...
The two-year fellowship is open to recent PhDs whose research includes a substantial focus on Irish literature.
See more details here: go.nd.edu/yeats-fellow...
March 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies is accepting applications for the W.B. Yeats Postdoctoral Fellowship in Irish Literature.
The two-year fellowship is open to recent PhDs whose research includes a substantial focus on Irish literature.
See more details here: go.nd.edu/yeats-fellow...
The two-year fellowship is open to recent PhDs whose research includes a substantial focus on Irish literature.
See more details here: go.nd.edu/yeats-fellow...
Poet and novelist Nick Laird, chair of creative writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast, will deliver the 2025 Seamus Heaney Memorial Lecture on Monday, March 24. Reception to follow.
▶️ go.nd.edu/nicklaird
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social
▶️ go.nd.edu/nicklaird
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March 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Poet and novelist Nick Laird, chair of creative writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast, will deliver the 2025 Seamus Heaney Memorial Lecture on Monday, March 24. Reception to follow.
▶️ go.nd.edu/nicklaird
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social
▶️ go.nd.edu/nicklaird
@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social
Professor Clíona Ní Ríordáin, a faculty fellow of the Keough-Naughton Institute, is hosting an event this evening at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris.
Read more here: www.centreculturelirlandais.com/en-ce-moment...
@sorbonnenouvelle.bsky.social
Read more here: www.centreculturelirlandais.com/en-ce-moment...
@sorbonnenouvelle.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Professor Clíona Ní Ríordáin, a faculty fellow of the Keough-Naughton Institute, is hosting an event this evening at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris.
Read more here: www.centreculturelirlandais.com/en-ce-moment...
@sorbonnenouvelle.bsky.social
Read more here: www.centreculturelirlandais.com/en-ce-moment...
@sorbonnenouvelle.bsky.social
The Journal of Disappearance Studies, with the Keough-Naughton Institute and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, will hold its inaugural conference this fall at the University of Notre Dame.
We welcome a variety of contributions from all regions and disciplines. go.nd.edu/disappearance
We welcome a variety of contributions from all regions and disciplines. go.nd.edu/disappearance
March 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Journal of Disappearance Studies, with the Keough-Naughton Institute and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, will hold its inaugural conference this fall at the University of Notre Dame.
We welcome a variety of contributions from all regions and disciplines. go.nd.edu/disappearance
We welcome a variety of contributions from all regions and disciplines. go.nd.edu/disappearance
We had a wonderful visit last week from poet Victoria Kennefick to celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde (St. Brigid’s Day).
She read from her newest collection, “Egg/Shell,” and discussed identity, playing with clichés, and how to write about heartbreak with lightness and beauty.
@carcanet.bsky.social
She read from her newest collection, “Egg/Shell,” and discussed identity, playing with clichés, and how to write about heartbreak with lightness and beauty.
@carcanet.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We had a wonderful visit last week from poet Victoria Kennefick to celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde (St. Brigid’s Day).
She read from her newest collection, “Egg/Shell,” and discussed identity, playing with clichés, and how to write about heartbreak with lightness and beauty.
@carcanet.bsky.social
She read from her newest collection, “Egg/Shell,” and discussed identity, playing with clichés, and how to write about heartbreak with lightness and beauty.
@carcanet.bsky.social
Anelise Hanson Shrout will visit us this Friday, Feb. 7, to talk about “Aiding Ireland” — her book that investigates the Irish famine as a foundational moment for normalizing international giving. go.nd.edu/aiding-ireland
@anelisehshrout.bsky.social @batescollege.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social
@anelisehshrout.bsky.social @batescollege.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Anelise Hanson Shrout will visit us this Friday, Feb. 7, to talk about “Aiding Ireland” — her book that investigates the Irish famine as a foundational moment for normalizing international giving. go.nd.edu/aiding-ireland
@anelisehshrout.bsky.social @batescollege.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social
@anelisehshrout.bsky.social @batescollege.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social