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The Canadian Association for Irish Studies has been promoting Irish culture in Canada for over 30 years
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Joined August 2015
Announcing 2025 meeting of @CAIS_Irish! "Boundaries, Borders, and Frontiers in Irish Studies" June 11-13, Toronto @YorkUniversity+@uStMikes. Deadline: February 28. Keynotes: Katy Hayward, Garrett Carr @QUBelfast + Anna Teekell @CNUcaptains. CFP and more details in đ§”#irishstudies
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There's no doubt that Michael Longley's name and work was much discussed in papers and talks given to audiences at the annual conferences of CAIS through not merely years but decades. A sad loss to lovers of poetry in Ireland and elsewhere.
The poet Michael Longley has died at the grand age of 85. He was one of the greatest lyrical poets writing in the English language. I feel the loss already of his necessary voice. BBC One - Michael Longley - Where Poems Come From
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Anna Teekell is an Assoc Professor of English at Christopher Newport University, Virginia. Her focus is modern Irish literature and she has authored "Emergency Writing" (2018); her forthcoming book is âBorderLines: A Literary Map of the Irish Borderâ. @CNUcaptains #irishstudies
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Recent launch of new book by CAIS member and featured keynote speaker (2024) Mark McGowan exploring the post-1847 lives of Irish Famine orphans in Canada. Great lecture and packed house - congrats to Mark! @uStMikes @McGillQueensUP @IrlEmbCanada #irishincanada
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RT @WmMJenkins: Very pleased to have my thoughts on Irishness in #Toronto between 1841 and 1926 be included in this collection on "GlobalizâŠ
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As Ambassador Eamonn McKee takes his leave from Ottawa, we thank him for his service in Canada and his unwavering support for Irish Studies here, especially at our 2022 and 2023 conferences. God speed you, Dr McKee. SlĂĄn agus beannacht! @IrlAmbCanada @IrlEmbCanada #irishincanada
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We hope that all lovers and fans of Joyce in Canada have had a jolly good #Bloomsday
Happy #Bloomsday!đ„ł Did you know @ucdspeccoll has two 1922 editions of 'Ulysses'? đAn original edition (no 309) inscribed by Joyce & given to Constantine Curran (part of the Curran-Laird book collection) đno 751 - owned & signed by Lennox Robinson (& in the Sweeney collection).
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All great conferences come to an end, even co-hosted ones. A pleasure working with @uofgalway this year. Great vibes all round, and their thank-you cards are a lovely touch! MĂle buĂochas to the CIS committee and CAIS/GCIS participants! @johnjb02 @LNiChoistealbha #irishincanada
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Our day 3 speaker Joe Mancinelli of @LIUNA related the emigration story and leadership skills of #Athlone -born Gerry Gallagher to the rise in labour unionization as construction boomed in postwar #Ontario and #Toronto. Fantastic talk! @uniofgalway @joemancinelli #irishincanada
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Day 2 of our conference featured a talk on Irish famine orphans in New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario and a session on the collection of letters and memoirs relating to Irish immigration to North America donated by Prof Kerby Miller to @uniofgalway #irishstudies #irishincanada
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A stimulating, successful and fun first day of our 2024 annual conference from the beautiful campus of @uniofgalway with keynote from @IrishEcocritic #irishstudies #irishincanada
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BeannachtaĂ na FĂ©ile PĂĄdraig oraibh Ăł Toronto! Irish county associations, reminders of Irish diaspora history in the Mexican-American war, fun gestures by public services, and the man himself at the end! #StPatricksDay2024 #Toronto #IrishinCanada
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A sad day for Canadian Irish Studies with the loss of Michael Quigley, historian, and CAIS newsletter editor. That our newsletters were of a quality to rival any scholarly association says much about Michael's abilities and commitment. RIP Michael. NĂ fheicfimid a leithĂ©id arĂs.
A tough old day with the loss of comrade Michael Quigley. My condolences to Helen on his passing. Here's an old snap from 2004 in Toronto with Michael and Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald. RIP Michael.
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Happy New Year/Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir! We're delighted to announce a new deadline of Monday January 22 for paper/panel proposals for CAIS 2024 at @uniofgalway "Irish Ages: Time & The Anthropocene" June 5-7 #irishincanada #irishstudies #galway
A Friday afternoon reminder of the upcoming deadline for our 2024 annual meeting @uniofgalway to be held June 5-7. "Irish Ages: Time & The Anthropocene" - see below for CFP details and a view of the majestic campus at #Galway. #irishincanada
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A Friday afternoon reminder of the upcoming deadline for our 2024 annual meeting @uniofgalway to be held June 5-7. "Irish Ages: Time & The Anthropocene" - see below for CFP details and a view of the majestic campus at #Galway. #irishincanada
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Shane McGowan, great songwriter and all-round entertainer, has sadly departed. Rest well, Shane - your energy and talent meant so much to Irish people at home and abroad. But we have the music, concerts, and interviews to remember you by. NĂ bheidh a leithĂ©id arĂs ann! #RIPShane
Shane MacGowan has died, aged 65. In a 1997 BBC documentary, he and his parents reflected on life in Carney Commons, County Tipperary, where he spent some of his childhood.
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