WELCOME TO THE CENTRE FOR IRISH STUDIES

                                                 
                                             Centre for Irish Studies           Martha Fox 1931-2000

Irish Studies is an integrated, interdisciplinary programme of learning which seeks to explore key aspects of the Irish experience in its historical and contemporary settings. Since its inception in 2000, the Centre for Irish Studies at NUI Galway has established itself as one of the premier locations worldwide for interdisciplinary research and advanced teaching on the cultural, social and political endeavours of Irish people, on the island of Ireland and beyond.

The distinctive features of our taught and research programmes foreground the University’s longstanding commitment to the cultural traditions of the West of Ireland and the research achievements of academic staff across several disciplines.

• Bilingual approaches to literature, history, and culture enable students to develop a more inclusive and comprehensive approach to cultural production by studying both Irish and English language material.  
• Irish Music and Dance Studies develops the dynamic relationship between students and the artistic practices of the region where the traditions of Irish music and dance are particularly strong.
• Place Studies encourages students to consider the deep attachment to place as a signature element of the Irish imagination, and migration and dislocation as defining aspects of the Irish experience.
• A commitment to interdisciplinarity requires students to work across the traditional boundaries between individual disciplines, including Irish, English, History, Geography, Political Science and Sociology.

Through Erasmus and Study Abroad initiatives, through staff and student exchanges, and through hosting international conferences, we have developed strong partnerships with many of the foremost centres for Irish Studies in Europe, the United Kingdom, North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, and China, and offer a full range of programmes for Irish and international students and scholars.

Through a generous endowment from the estate of Boston schoolteacher Martha Fox, the Centre’s premises at Martha Fox House were refurbished in 2002 and contain dedicated space for up to twelve research and teaching personnel. A flexible teaching space accommodates most of our taught programmes and a number of arts and community initiatives which are central to the Centre’s engagement with the broader community.  

                                             
We are delighted to present details of our teaching and research programmes and look forward to working closely with colleagues and students to develop exciting new initiatives in the future.

Is láthair oibre dhátheangach é Ionad an Léinn Éireannaigh is tá fáilte roimh mhicléinn agus scoláirí gnó a dhéanamh linn trí Ghaeilge.

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