Customised Courses in Irish Studies

IR 101 Irish Life and Culture

The ILC programme provides an introduction to Irish life and culture through the disciplines of Irish, English, History, and Political Science and Sociology, with a particular emphasis on twentieth-century Ireland. Students are provided with an overview of Irish history and a survey of changing patterns in Irish society as well as a critical reading of key literary texts in both English and Irish. The Irish language material is presented and studied in translation. Classes meet for one hour a week in each of the four disciplines and students are required to complete a 1500-2000 word essay in each area of study. The final mark awarded is an average of the total marks achieved by the student in the four essays presented during the course of the semester.

English

The English course will outline key Irish literary texts in English which include the works of Yeats, Joyce, O'Connor, Lavin, Friel and McGahern.

History

The history course will give an overview of themes and developments in Irish history from 12th Century with the arrival of the Normans to the changes in Irish society since the 1960's.

Political Science & Sociology

This course uses the results of recent sociological research in Ireland to examine Irish society.  It will examine how Irish society has been changed by the economic transformation initiated in the 1960's.

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