• Source: Irish studies

      • Irish Studies is an interdisciplinary field of research devoted to the study of Ireland, History of Ireland. Geography of Ireland, Culture of Ireland, Literature of Ireland, Art of Ireland, Languages of Ireland, Politics of the Republic of Ireland, Politics of Northern Ireland and Irish people in Ireland and elsewhere. It is sometimes subsumed within the category of Celtic studies and European studies.
      In 2018, the Irish government launched a Global Ireland initiative which was designed to promote all aspects of Ireland, including culture, diplomacy and business, internationally. This supplemented the Culture Ireland initiative which was established in 2005.


      Centres


      There are a number of academic centres devoted to research and teaching in Irish Studies throughout the world.


      = Ireland

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      Each of the universities in Ireland has particular expertise in aspects of Irish studies.

      Dublin
      University College Dublin: School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore offers a Masters in Irish Studies as well as other courses.
      Trinity College Dublin: Department of Irish and Celtic Studies offers various full-time and part-time courses. The TCD Centre for New Irish Studies hosts the Making Ireland College Research Theme.
      Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, a research institute established in 1940. It has a School of Celtic Studies which conducts research into aspects of Irish studies and publishes the academic journal Celtica.
      Maynooth
      Maynooth University: School of Celtic Studies which includes the Department of Old Irish, the Department of Modern Irish, the Centre for Irish: Research, Teaching and Testing and Irish Cultural Heritage. It offers various teaching programs for undergraduate, postgraduate, international students and University staff.
      Cork (city)
      University College Cork: CELT (Digital Humanities Resource for Irish history, literature and politics) and offers a Certificate in Irish Studies.
      Limerick
      University of Limerick: Irish World Academy of Music and Dance hosts the Global Irish programme
      Mary Immaculate College: Institute of Irish Studies
      Galway
      University of Galway: College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies hosts a Centre for Irish Studies. It offers a range of course including an undergraduate programme in Modern Irish Culture Studies (Literature & Music)‌, a graduate programme in Irish Studies and an on-line Diploma in Irish Studies.
      Sligo
      Atlantic Technological University: undergraduate degree in Business and Irish (language and literature)
      Belfast
      Queen's University Belfast: Institute for Irish Studies was established in 1965. It offers a MA Irish Studies. This university also hosts the Seamus Heaney Centre which promotes all aspects of creative writing.
      Ulster University: expertise in Irish and Celtic studies and in Ulster Scots studies.


      = Britain

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      England
      University of Liverpool: Institute of Irish Studies
      London Metropolitan University: Archive of the Irish in Britain in its Special Collections.
      University of Manchester: Research Centre for Postcolonial and Irish Studies
      King's College London: Modern British & Irish Literature
      University of Cambridge: Modern Irish History.
      University of Oxford: MSt Celtic Studies
      Scotland
      University of Aberdeen: Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies
      University of Glasgow: Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies which includes expertise in Irish studies. A Chair of Celtic Studies was established there in 1956 followed by a Chair of Gaelic Studies in 2010.
      University of Edinburgh: Irish history group.
      Wales
      University of Aberystwyth: Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies offers courses in Irish language and literature.


      = Rest of Europe

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      From the 16th century onwards a chain of Irish Colleges was established across Europe for the education of Irish Catholic priests and laity. The earliest of these was in Lisbon and over 30 more colleges followed. With the opening up of higher education in Ireland, these colleges closed but remnants include St Anthony's College, Leuven and the Irish College in Paris.
      There is continuing interest in Irish studies across Europe reflecting the long engagement of Ireland with the continent.

      Austria
      University of Vienna: Centre for Irish Studies
      Belgium
      Irish College Leuven was established in 1955 to promote education and research in international affairs. It collaborates with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in the organisation of the Leuven Centre for Irish Studies to promote research in Irish Studies and collaboration with Irish universities.
      Czech Republic
      Charles University, Prague: Centre for Irish Studies
      France
      Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3: Paris Centre for Irish Studies
      Germany
      University of Flensburg: Centre for Irish Studies
      University of Würzburg
      University of Saarland: courses in Irish literature
      Italy
      University of Turin: Centro di Studi Irlandesi di Sassari
      Poland
      Irish language is taught at three Polish universities - in Lublin, Poznan and Szczecin.
      Russia
      Irish language and Irish studies courses offered at Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Veronezh Universities.
      Spain
      University of A Coruña: Instituto Universitario de Estudios Irlandeses
      University of Extremadura: Center of Irish Studies
      University of Granada: Centre for Irish Studies
      Sweden
      Dalarna University: Centre for Irish Studies which publishes the Nordic Irish Studies journal.
      Switzerland
      University of Zurich: The Swiss Centre of Irish Studies @ the Zurich James Joyce Foundation


      = North America

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      With the history of Irish emigration to North America, it is not surprising that there are a number of centers of Irish Studies there.
      In the United States there are several centers, especially in the north-east.

      New York
      Columbia University: Irish Studies
      Fordham University: Irish Studies Department
      Hofstra University: minor in Irish Studies
      Iona University: courses in Irish history and literature.
      Molloy University: Irish Studies Institute
      New York University: Glucksman Ireland House
      St. John's University (New York City): Multicultural and Multiethnic Studies minor students have the opportunity of studying Irish literature and of spending time at the Mary Immaculate College in Limerick.
      University at Buffalo: Transnational Irish Studies specialism in its English program and hosts the James Joyce Collection, the largest and most distinguished James Joyce collection in the world.
      New Jersey
      Princeton University: Fund for Irish Studies
      Connecticut
      Fairfield University: Irish Studies program
      Quinnipiac University: Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute.
      Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut: minor in Irish Studies and also has a centre in Dingle, County Kerry for intensive study.
      Delaware
      University of Delaware: Minor in Irish Studies.
      Massachusetts
      Boston College: Center for Irish Programs which coordinates its Irish Studies program, the Irish Institute, the Burns Library Irish Collections, Boston College-Ireland in Dublin, and the Gaelic Roots Program. The Burns Library is dedicated to preserving the abundant historical, literary, musical, and artistic heritage of Ireland. There is also a Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Program.
      Boston University: Institute for the Study of Irish Culture
      Bridgewater State University: Irish Studies Minor
      Harvard University: Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures offers a range of courses in Irish studies and hosts the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Irish Studies.
      North Carolina
      Wake Forest University: hosts a variety of activities to promote Irish culture and literature. Wake Forest University Press is the largest publisher of Irish poetry in North America. The university also hosts an annual festival to celebrate Irish literature and culture.
      Pennsylvania
      Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia: minor in Irish Studies.
      University of Pittsburgh: minor in Irish Studies.
      Villanova University: Center for Irish Studies
      Washington, D.C.
      Catholic University of America:Center for Irish Studies
      Georgetown University: Global Irish Studies program
      Illinois
      DePaul University: Irish Studies
      Indiana
      University of Notre Dame: Department of Irish Language and Literature; Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies. The university also has the Kylemore Abbey Global Centre which is located in a former Benedictine monastery in the Connemara region in the west of Ireland.
      Minnesota
      University of St. Thomas: Center for Irish Studies. This center publishes the New Hibernia Review and organises the Lawrence O'Shaughnessy Award for Poetry, as well as the Celtic Collection, which was started back in 1917.
      Missouri
      University of Missouri-St. Louis: Irish Studies Program
      Washington University in St. Louis: Irish Literature
      Montana
      University of Montana: Irish Studies minor; Friends of Irish Studies in the West
      Colorado
      University of Colorado: Centre for British and Irish Studies which offers a joint undergraduate certificate.
      Georgia
      Emory University: Irish Studies
      Georgia Southern University: Center for Irish Research and Teaching
      University of Georgia: Interdisciplinary program in British and Irish Studies
      Oklahoma
      University of Oklahoma: minor in Irish Studies.
      Wisconsin
      University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee: Centre for Celtic Studies which includes opportunity for intensive study of Irish language and literature.
      Marquette University: minor in Irish Studies
      New Mexico
      University of New Mexico: Irish Studies program which offers a range of courses and scholarships.
      Texas
      University of St. Thomas (Texas): William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies.
      University of Texas at Austin: British, Irish and Empire Studies
      California
      Loyola Marymount University: minor in Irish Studies
      University of California, Berkeley: Irish Studies program is housed within the Institute of European Studies.

      In Canada there are several centres of Irish Studies including:

      Quebec
      Concordia University, Montreal: School of Irish Studies which offers a Major in Irish studies and the opportunity to do graduate work. The School hosts the Peter O'Brien Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies and through the Canadian Irish Studies Foundation supports studentships and research.
      Ontario
      University of St. Michael's College, Toronto: Celtic Studies Program which offers courses in Irish studies.
      University of Ottawa: Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers a Minor in Celtic Studies which includes courses in Irish language and culture.
      Nova Scotia
      Saint Mary's University (Halifax): an interdisciplinary programme in Irish Studies and hosts the D'Arcy McGee Chair of Irish Studies.
      St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia: Celtic Studies Department offers courses in Irish language and literature.


      = South America

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      There is also interest in Irish studies in South America.

      Argentina
      Universidad del Salvador: Diploma in Irish Studies
      Brazil
      University of São Paulo: W.B. Yeats Chair of Irish Studies was established in 2009.


      = Australia and New Zealand

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      Again, as a result of emigration to Australia and New Zealand there is considerable interest in Irish studies there.

      Australia
      University of New South Wales: John Hume Institute in Global Irish Studies hosts the Australian Ireland Fund Chair in Modern Irish Studies. The university also offers a major in Irish Studies which provides an interdisciplinary exploration of Irish history, culture and society over the past two hundred years that takes particular account of Ireland's relationships with Australia and with Europe
      University of Melbourne: Gerry Higgins Chair in Irish Studies
      New Zealand
      University of Otago: Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies which hosts the endowed Eamon Cleary Professor of Irish Studies and offers an undergraduate minor in Irish Studies.


      = Asia

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      In Asia, there is growing interest in Irish studies.

      China
      Beijing Foreign Studies University: launched a multidisciplinary Irish Studies program in 2007.
      Shanghai Normal University launched its Irish Literature Research Centre, which includes both undergraduate and graduate courses. A part of the program involves an annual two month festival of Irish culture as well as the production of an entire Irish play, in English.
      Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade: Centre for Irish Studies
      Japan
      Waseda University established an Institute of Irish Studies in 2015


      = Africa

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      Egypt
      The British University in Egypt: Research Centre for Irish Studies was established in 2020. It aims to be the leading research centre for Irish Studies and all matters Irish in Egypt, the Middle East, and Africa.


      Publications




      = Academic journals

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      There are a number of journals devoted to publishing the results of research in Irish Studies. These include:

      Australasian Journal of Irish Studies
      Canadian Journal of Irish Studies
      ÉIGSE: A Journal of Irish Studies
      Irish Studies Review
      Irish Historical Studies
      Irish Migration Studies in Latin America
      Irish Studies in International Affairs
      Irish Studies South
      Irish University Review
      New Hibernia Review
      Nordic Irish Studies
      Review of Irish Studies in Europe
      Studia Hibernica: an annual journal of Irish Studies
      Studi Irlandesi: A Journal of Irish Studies


      = Books series

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      There are several book series devoted to aspects of Irish studies. These include:

      Irish Culture, Memory, Place, Indiana University Press
      Irish Studies, Syracuse University Press
      Irish Studies in Europe,European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies (EFACIS)
      Irish Studies in Literature and Culture, University of Wisconsin Press
      Reimagining Ireland, Peter Lang
      Routledge Studies in Irish Literature, Routledge
      Irish catalogue, University of Chicago Press
      Irish catalogue, Manchester University Press


      Organizations


      Several organizations have been established in various countries to promote research and collaboration in Irish Studies. There is the European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies, British Association of Irish Studies, the American Conference for Irish Studies, the Canadian Association for Irish Studies, the French Society for Irish Studies, the Nordic Irish Studies Network, the Spanish Association for Irish Studies, the Society for Irish Latin American Studies, the Brazilian Association of Irish Studies and the Irish Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand.
      Internationally, there is the International Association for the Study of Irish Literature and the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland.
      In Ireland, there are many relevant organizations including the Irish Women's Writing Network and the Labour History Society.


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