Seton Hall University's Irish cultural society, Pirates of Irish Persuasion & Extraction (PIPE) is proud to announce the inaugural semester of the Irish Studies Discussion Series. The series, sponsored by PIPE, provides a venue in which members of the Seton Hall community and the wider community can learn about the Irish and Irish-American experience and express their ideas on central issues related to the discussion topics. During the first semester of the series, the five discussion events focus on the Irish experience in America.
Seton Hall is the birthplace of the Celtic Theatre Company under the directorship of Dr. James McGlone. The University's Walsh Library Archives and Special Collections Center is the home of the MacManus Irish History and Literature Collection. The University regularly offers courses on Irish and Irish-American history and Irish theatre. The PIPE-sponsored discussion series shows that Seton Hall students are committed to continuing to promote dialogue about culture and ethnic identity, as well as to learning about Irish traditions.
"This is a great chance to gain some knowledge about Irish and Irish-American culture and to learn about the opportunities this area offers in celebrating this culture," said PIPE President Eric Fitzsimmons. PIPE is eager to share the series with members of the wider community.
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The Tuesday, March 23 discussion evening on the Irish in Newark will be the fourth event in the series. Monsignor Robert J. Wister, Hist.Eccl.D., Professor of Church History at Seton Hall, will enlighten the audience on the history of Irish-Americans in the early years of St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral. Rob Lynch, proprietor of the Kilkenny Alehouse and President of the Montclair Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 9, will discuss his experiences running an Irish business and participating in Irish events in Newark.
This event, which will take place on Seton Hall's South Orange campus in the Beck Rooms on the ground level of Walsh Library at 7:00 PM, is free of charge and open to the public.
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The series began in January with a discussion on and performance of Irish music in America. This event was followed in February by a presentation on Irish Americans in Law Enforcement and the Military and the third event, which focused on the history and planning of St. Patrick's Day parades. All of the presenters are respected leaders in the Irish-American community in New Jersey, and many are graduates of Seton Hall.
The final discussion in this semester's series will focus on Irish Sports in America (Tuesday, April 20 at 7:30 PM, Nursing Building Room 102).
For further information on the series, contact Maura Harrington at maura.harrington@shu.edu or 201.463.5967, or join the discussion series' Facebook group, titled Seton Hall University Irish Studies Discussion Series.
