British Engagements Series Welcomes Irish Scholar Daire Keogh
Published: April 08, 2009
The University of Evansville is proud to welcome respected writer and speaker Dr. Dáire Keogh of Ireland to campus on Wednesday, April 15, as part of UE’s 2008-09 British Engagement series.
Keogh’s lecture, entitled Sectarianism in Irish History: The Legacy of the Reformation, will take place at 4:00 p.m. in the Smythe Lecture Hall (room 170) of the Schroeder Family School of Business Administration building.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
"Dr. Keogh is widely published on the history of religion in Ireland and is certain to present some intriguing perspective on sectarianism and the reformation," said Dr. Daniel Byrne, Assistant Professor of History. "We’re very honored to have him travel across the pond to share his expertise with us."
With his focus on ecclesiastical history, Dr. Keogh has written and edited over a dozen books on sectarianism and radicalism in Ireland including his most recent Edmund Rice and the First Christian Brothers (Dublin, Four Courts Press, 2008). He has worked under the guidance of distinguished Irish scholar and diplomat Conor Cruise O’Brien and holds degrees from Dublin University, University of Glasgow, Gregorian University, Rome and University College Dublin. He is now the Senior Lecturer at St. Patrick’s College in Dublin and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Notre Dame Dublin Programme.
Throughout the spring months, the UE community has celebrated the theater, art, music, lectures and discussions of the British Engagements series. The semester-long series honors Dr. William Ridgway’s wonderful gift of Harlaxton Manor and the University’s long-term British connection. The series has included productions of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, showings of the BBC Monarchy film series, a performance by the a cappella Quink Vocal Ensemble – and countless other opportunities to celebrate UE’s British connection.
