Irish Studies
College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies,
School of Humanities
Course overview
Applications are welcome in all aspects of Irish Studies but projects are particularly welcome in the following areas: bilingual and comparative studies of modern and contemporary Irish writing; the politics and practice of translation; historical cartography, colonial and imperial geographies; traditional Irish music and dance.
It is a requirement of all PhD/MLitt candidates at the Centre for Irish Studies that they adopt an interdisciplinary approach to their research.
Programmes available
PhD (Irish Studies), full-time
PhD (Irish Studies), part-time
MLitt (Irish Studies), full-time
MLitt (Irish Studies), part-time
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
Areas of interest
Dr. Nessa Cronin-Irish and European historical cartography; cultural geography; philosophies of space and place; twentiethcentury and contemporary Irish writing.
Dr. Michelle Comber-Archaeology of Irelands early historic period (approx. 5th to 12th century A.D.), especially its fine metalwork, economy, and settlement; ringforts and settlement
economy.
Researcher profiles
Dr. Louis de Paor
http://www.nuigalway.ie/centre_irish_studies/personnel_louis.html
Dr. Nessa Cronin
http://www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/centre_irish_studies/staff_nessa.html
Dr. Lillis Ó Laoire
http://www.nuigalway.ie/gaeilge/foireann/foireann13/
An tOllamh Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh
http://www.nuigalway.ie/history/otuathaigh/index.html
Dr. Kathy Powell
http://www.nuigalway.ie/soc/staff/Powell/index.html
Dr. Mary Cawley
http://www.nuigalway.ie/geography/staff/caw.html
Dr. Niall Ó Ciosáin
http://www.nuigalway.ie/history/ociosain/index.html
Dr. Niall Ó Dochartaigh
http://www.nuigalway.ie/soc/staff/ODochartaigh/index.html
Dr. Caitríona Clear
http://www.nuigalway.ie/history/clear/index.html
Find out more
Dr. Louis De Paor
T +353 91 493 660
E louis.depaor@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/centre_irish_studies/phd_fellowships.html
PAC code
PhD (full-time) GYB38
PhD (part-time) GYB39
MLitt (full-time) GYB40
MLitt (part-time) GYB41
Current project
Fees for this course
Current Students
Méabh Ni Fhuartháin
Irish traditional music and dance
"The value of the Centre for all students as an interdisciplinary hub, drawing on a wide and expert knowledge base across the university, has been essential in my own development as a scholar. The egalitarian ethos of the Centre is especially apparent through the Meitheal graduate research group, a fortnightly opportunity to present work in progress to fellow students and staff from within the Centre and throughout the college. Additionally, the Irish Studies Seminar Series, also administrated by the graduate student body, offers a chance to hear a wide variety of visiting scholars. For me personally, one of the most fruitful aspects of my time at the Centre has been the full intellectual engagement of visiting scholars with students. The atmosphere created at the Centre for Irish Studies, of intellectual rigor and challenge, and the sense of community at Martha Fox House all serve to make being a graduate student highly rewarding on a personal and professional level, and in my case something which I am certain I would not have found elsewhere. The record of Irish Studies at NUIG in identifying funding streams and supporting graduate students at all stages of application, is very impressive, and I received the full benefit of that expertise. Also important for me is the one hundred per cent completion record of PhD students under the stewardship of all the appointed supervisors."
