Boston College’s McMullen Museum of Art is giving visitors a rare look at the daily lives of Irish country people in the nineteenth century. Once thought to be an unpopular subject among Irish artists in the 1800s, who often focused on the grander “big house” themes and landscapes, the rural Irish population comes to life in this expansive and carefully curated … [Read more...] about Rural Ireland: The Inside Story
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Boston College IRA Tapes Get a Full Hearing
In recent weeks, the case between Boston College and the U.S. government (working on behalf of the British government and a body rumored to be Police Service of Northern Ireland) has taken a few important turns. The case, which will now be given a full hearing on January 27th, began nine months ago, when Boston College was subpoenaed to release its collection of oral histories … [Read more...] about Boston College IRA Tapes Get a Full Hearing
Uncovering Irish History in Lowell, MA and Northern Ireland
The Irish-American Heritage Archeological Program discovers Irish artifacts in Lowell, MA and Cosson, Co. Tyrone.Students and archeological experts from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and Queen’s University, Belfast recently completed phase two of a four year archeological dig in the Massachusetts town, and expanded the project to include a site in Co. Tyrone, Northern … [Read more...] about Uncovering Irish History in Lowell, MA and Northern Ireland
Study in Ireland Fairs Come to Northeast
A new initiative called Education Ireland asks American students to consider studying in Ireland. Education Ireland, a new initiative of the Irish Government, is holding a series of "Study in Ireland" events in New York and Boston as part of their Fall Recruitment Week. Increasingly more American students are choosing to study abroad in Ireland – 7,000 as of last year. … [Read more...] about Study in Ireland Fairs Come to Northeast
Outlaws: Billy the Kid and Whitey Bulger
The outlaws, Billy the Kid and Whitey Bulger, pictured above, share much in common in their lives on the lam. Just as the infamous South Boston Irish mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger was arrested on June 22, 2011, a photo of another outlaw from another century, Billy the Kid, sold for millions of dollars. Whitey and Billy were different in many ways. One made his name in the … [Read more...] about Outlaws: Billy the Kid and Whitey Bulger