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HI580: Irish Contacts with Europe, 1770-1973
Semester 2 | Credits: 10
This module addresses a neglected aspect of Ireland’s transnational past – its engagement with continental Europe after the extensive emigration that followed the early modern conquest of Ireland and before Ireland’s entry into the EEC in 1973. Students will evaluate the small, but growing, body of scholarship on Irish links with the continent and identify avenues for future research by means of analysis of primary sources, such as newspapers, travel accounts, diplomatic documents and memoirs. Key questions will include the movement of people to and from different parts of the continent, domestic responses to nationalist movements abroad, involvement in continental wars and diplomatic relations after independence.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Locate and analyse primary sources relating to Irish contacts with the continent
- Evaluate secondary literature on the topic
- Present their findings orally in class
- Complete a substantial piece of scholarly work on the topic
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- HELENA CONDON:
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- RÓISÍN HEALY:
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- KAREN M WALSH:
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Reading List
- "Irish Communities in early modern Europe" by Marian Lyons and Thomas O’Connor
- "Ireland and Europe, 1919-1948" by Dermot Keogh
- "Ireland and Europe in the Nineteenth Century" by Colin Graham and Leon Litvack
- "Ireland and the French Enlightenment, 1700-1800" by Graham Gargett and Geraldine Sheridan
- "Das Deutschlandbild der Iren, 1890-1939" by Joachim Fischer
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.