International Congress of Irish Studies, Berkeley

International Congress of Irish Studies:

4^th Annual Conference 

UCBerkeley   

Fri. April 22^nd through  Sun. 24^th, 2016

Theme: Parallel Irelands

Welcome Reception & Concert: Women’s Faculty Club, UCBerkeley  Fri 22nd @ 7pm

Conference : 229 Dwinelle Hall, UCBerkeley  Sat April 23rd, & Sun April 24th

Co-sponsored by UCBerkeley’s  Celtic Studies Program,

Commemoration of 1916 Rising. ;Reading of the Irish Proclamation by Che Heron.. – great-grandson of James Connolly.

Reading of Irish Declaration of Independence in Irish by, Prof. Cathal McSwiney Brugha , University College Dublin–the grandson of Cathal Brugha,  

Speakers and Panelists: Profs Dan Melia (UC Berkeley) ,  Dr Malachy Ó Néill, Eamon O Ciardha (both Univ. Ulster)  Gearóid Ó Colmáin (RT News), Chris O’Sullivan (USF),  Mary Steiner (United Nations), Fred Martin (UC Berkeley), Glynn Custred (Cal State, East Bay ),   Gerald Gillespie (Stanford), Dr. Seán ó Nualláin (UOI) , Hassan Yousef (UC Berkeley),  Scott David (U Wash), IGiglioli ((UC Berkeley.

Opening concert :Celtic jazz singer Melanie O’Reilly &  pianist Frank Martin

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