In Search of Ireland's Past II
Wednesdays, January 8 through March 5
$50/$90 or pay $10/$15 per lecture at the door
REBELLION AND UNION
Roger Smith | 10:30-11:30 am Wednesday, January 8
Fighting valiantly against English hegemony in 1798, Irish nationals faced insurmountable odds and in the new century found themselves part of the United Kingdom, whether they liked it or not.
IRISH POTATO FAMINE
Byron Boyd | 10:30-11:30 am Wednesday, January 15
Agricultural disaster descended on the land in the form of potato blight which literally starved the Irish to death while simultaneously decimating the fragile Irish farming economy.
IRISH EMIGRATION
Meaghan Dwyer-Ryan | 10:30-11:30 am Wednesday, January 22
Dreaming of better lives elsewhere in the world—particularly in the U.S.—hundreds of thousands of Irish people boarded ocean liners to discover their futures abroad.
SAVANNAH AND HER IRISH
Jimmy Buttimer | 10:30-11:30 am Wednesday, January 29
Among southern destinations for those fleeing Ireland, Savannah led the way. More hospitable than many northern cities, Savannah embraced the Irish, offering hope for great achievements.
IRISH CULTURE IN RESURGENCE
Roger Smith | 10:30-11:30 am Wednesday, February 5
In the wake of political domination, famine-related deaths, and mass emigration, the Irish who remained in Ireland longed for a cultural past in which they could take pride.
W.B. YEATS AND THE IRISH NATIONAL THEATRE
Leigh E. Rich | 10:30-11:30 am Wednesday, February 12
A significant element of the resurgence of an Irish national culture took place on the stage created in Dublin by Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn, and William Butler Yeats.
IRISH MUSIC OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Rebecca Flaherty | 10:30-11:30 am Wednesday, February 19
Music mirrored the feeling and flavor of 1800s Ireland through wistful folk melodies, lively jigs, and hopeful sacred works. Taken together, these traditions yield a century of tribulation and triumph.
EASTER RISING
Brian and Catherine Renner10:30-11:30 am Wednesday, February 26
For six days in 1916,
Patrick Pearse and the Irish Republican Brotherhood lashed out at British authorities who held Dublin in a fierce grip. Their goal: freedom and independence for all of Ireland.
ULYSSES AND THE ADVENT OF THE MODERN
Leigh E. Rich10:30-11:30 am Wednesday, March 5
James Joyce stirred the world with his unconventional, controversial novel. Part Irish epic and part literary experiment, Ulysses stands as a testament to a new century.