"I am of Ireland
And the Holy Land of Ireland,
And time runs on," cried she.
"Come out of charity,
Come dance with me in Ireland."

--W. B. Yeats

The following information can also be found in the LMU Study Abroad 2008 Booklet:

Trinity College Dublin, which celebrated its 400th anniversary in 1992, is among the oldest and best known universities in the world. Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I of England, it is famous for both its distinguished architecture and its extensive collection of manuscripts and books, including the world famous Book of Kells and other early Christian texts, and rich in distinguished alumni, including Jonathan Swift, Edmund Burke, John Millington Synge, Samuel Beckett, and Mary Robinson.

Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, is also its largest and most cosmopolitan city. Yet while large enough to offer an impressive variety of sights and activities, it is also small enough to explore and feel at home in quickly. Dublin is packed with restaurants, cafes, clubs, and pubs and, like the rest of Ireland, filled with people renowned around the world for their hospitality. The famed Abbey and Gate Theaters, Grafton Street, the Temple Bar District, the Irish Film Center, the Project Arts Gallery, Dublin Castle, the National Museum, the National Gallery, the Dublin Writer's Museum, the Irish Writer's Center, the James Joyce Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral and St. Stephen's Green are all within walking distance of the campus.

Only slightly further afield are Phoenix Park, the ancient sites of Newgrange, Monasterboice, and Tara, breathtaking Howth Head, the James Joyce Museum at Sandycove, and the Wicklow Mountains. The cities of Cork, Galway, and Sligo are all only hours away and easily accessible by bus or train. The Dingle Peninsula, the Ring of Kerry, Killarney, the Burren, Connemara, the Aran Islands and the Inishowen Peninsula are just some of the scenic jewels scattered across the Irish countryside.

Courses are offered by Dr. Aine O’Healy, Modern Languages, and Prof. Glenn Gebhard, Film and Television. The academic program is expected to include guest lectures/appearances by a select group of Irish scholars, artists, politicians and such as well as visits to relevant sites in and around Dublin.

Course Offerings

ENGL 398 / HIST 447 / IRST 398 / POLS 395

History & Literature in Modern Ireland

John Menaghan, Ph.D.

A study of novels, stories, plays and poems--by such figures as Yeats,Joyce, Gregory, O'Casey, Bowen, Friel, Heaney, Devlin, & Beckett--treating modern political issues and historical events. This course can be taken as an English, Political Science, Irish Studies, or History course to fulfill major/minor requirementts or as an upper-division elective.

AFAM 398 / ENGL 398 / IRST 398 / POLS 392

Free at Last? Irish and African American Freedom Struggles

John Reilly, Ph.D.

A comparative study of social/political literature, documentaries and films on civil and human rights by Irish and African American figures who fought gallantly against discrimination and oppression during troubling times in twentieth-century Ireland and America. This course can be taken as an Aenglish, Political Science, African American Studies, or Irish Studies course to fulfill major/minor requirements or aas an upper-division elective.

 

Please note: The two courses and related activities are designed to be experienced together by the whole group; thus all students must register for both courses and participate fully in all required program activities.

Location:	Dublin, Ireland
Dates:	July 4 - August 9, 2008
Requirements:	Interview; 3.0 GPA;
	Upper Division Status
Credits:	6 semester hours
Price:	$5,400*
Deadline:	Rolling Admission until 2/15/08
*Currency fluctuation of 7% or more will result in adjustment of cost to student, upward or downward.