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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Irish Balladeer Danny O'Flaherty & Archaeologist Caimin O'Brien
From the Irish Society & Irish Studies Center at the University
Of St. Thomas:
We have 2 more outstanding events in March for your enjoyment:
March 21 and 29!
Danny O'Flaherty
Please join us Wednesday, March 21, for a
return visit of Celtic Balladeer Danny O'Flaherty
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Celtic Balladeer
Danny O'Flaherty
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Cullen Hall, 4001 Mt. Vernon, UST
Sponsors: Center for Irish Studies Cultural Outreach Forum, The
Irish Society and KPFT Radio Station
Cost: $15 for students; $20 for adults
Pay at the door in cash only; no RSVP or advance tickets sold
First-come, first-served
You are in for a special treat with Celtic Danny O'Flaherty, who
performed for us last August. Danny will perform traditional
music of Ireland along with his own original ballads and love
songs. From songs of Galway fishermen, aching ballads, love
songs and rollicking folk shanties, Danny sings one style of
music as beautifully as the next. The consummate entertainer,
Danny tailors his shows to young and old alike, making his
performances family friendly. To hear him tell it, he is just a
simple Bard doing what has been done throughout the ages. But it
only takes a moment of hearing him sing to know that it is a
special gift.
Danny Doyle, who was originally scheduled to perform with Danny
O'Flaherty, will not be able to be with us due to unforeseen
circumstances caused by the bad weather on the east coast last
week. But Danny O'Flaherty will put on a fulllength concert and
will entertain you with an impressive array of Celtic Ballads.
Danny O'Flaherty was forced to leave his American home of New
Orleans with Hurricane Katrina, and now is resuming his career in
Texas. Come support Danny and hear wonderful Irish music.
----
Stories from a Sacred Landscape by Caimin O. Brien
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Archaeologist Caimin O'Brien
Archaeological Survey of Ireland
National Monuments Service
Irish Department of the Environment,
Heritage and Local Government
Stories from a Sacred Landscape, from Pagan Country to Christian
Ireland
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Cullen Hall, 4001 Mt. Vernon , UST
Sponsors: Center for Irish Studies Cultural Outreach Forum, Irish
American Cultural Institute, UST Program in Archaeology and the
Friends of Archaeology
Archaeologist Caimin O'Brien will cover the arrival of
Christianity in Ireland and its impact on the existing beliefs of
the Irish in pre-Christian Ireland. He will explore the impact
of Christianity on the art, architecture and folklore of Ireland
over the last 2000 years. He also will explore whether the Irish
gave up their pagan beliefs and adopted Christianity or they
adapted Christianity to their existing pre-Christian rituals and
beliefs.
Caimin will look at the social background of the evangelising
saints who introduced Christianity into Ireland. He also will
explain the family background and the social status of important
saints like St. Patrick, St. Columcille of Durrow and Iona, St.
Ciar n of Clonmacnoise and many more. He will ask questions such
as: Why did Christianity gain such a stronghold in Ireland so
quickly and without bloodshed or martyrdom of the saints? And why
did the rulers of pagan Ireland give up their belief system that
had slowly formed over the centuries and turn to a new religion
in a relative short time period? These and many more questions
will be reviewed through an analysis of the historical documents,
landscape archaeology, architecture, art history, poetry and the
folk beliefs of the Irish people.
Caimin is an archaeologist with the Archaeological Survey of
Ireland, which is a section of the National Monuments Service of
the Irish Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local
Government. He has compiled and published the Archaeological
Inventories of Counties Offaly and Tipperary, North Riding and a
book on The Medieval Churches of County Offaly.
See you soon!
Lori Meghan Gallagher, J.D.
Director, Center for Irish Studies
University of St. Thomas
3800 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
713-525-3592 (direct)
713-525-3866 (fax)
irishstudies@stthom.edu
www.stthom.edu/irishstudies
Danny O'Flaherty
Please join us Wednesday, March 21, for a
return visit of Celtic Balladeer Danny O'Flaherty
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Celtic Balladeer
Danny O'Flaherty
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Cullen Hall, 4001 Mt. Vernon, UST
Sponsors: Center for Irish Studies Cultural Outreach Forum, The
Irish Society and KPFT Radio Station
Cost: $15 for students; $20 for adults
Pay at the door in cash only; no RSVP or advance tickets sold
First-come, first-served
You are in for a special treat with Celtic Danny O'Flaherty, who
performed for us last August. Danny will perform traditional
music of Ireland along with his own original ballads and love
songs. From songs of Galway fishermen, aching ballads, love
songs and rollicking folk shanties, Danny sings one style of
music as beautifully as the next. The consummate entertainer,
Danny tailors his shows to young and old alike, making his
performances family friendly. To hear him tell it, he is just a
simple Bard doing what has been done throughout the ages. But it
only takes a moment of hearing him sing to know that it is a
special gift.
Danny Doyle, who was originally scheduled to perform with Danny
O'Flaherty, will not be able to be with us due to unforeseen
circumstances caused by the bad weather on the east coast last
week. But Danny O'Flaherty will put on a fulllength concert and
will entertain you with an impressive array of Celtic Ballads.
Danny O'Flaherty was forced to leave his American home of New
Orleans with Hurricane Katrina, and now is resuming his career in
Texas. Come support Danny and hear wonderful Irish music.
----
Stories from a Sacred Landscape by Caimin O. Brien
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Archaeologist Caimin O'Brien
Archaeological Survey of Ireland
National Monuments Service
Irish Department of the Environment,
Heritage and Local Government
Stories from a Sacred Landscape, from Pagan Country to Christian
Ireland
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Cullen Hall, 4001 Mt. Vernon , UST
Sponsors: Center for Irish Studies Cultural Outreach Forum, Irish
American Cultural Institute, UST Program in Archaeology and the
Friends of Archaeology
Archaeologist Caimin O'Brien will cover the arrival of
Christianity in Ireland and its impact on the existing beliefs of
the Irish in pre-Christian Ireland. He will explore the impact
of Christianity on the art, architecture and folklore of Ireland
over the last 2000 years. He also will explore whether the Irish
gave up their pagan beliefs and adopted Christianity or they
adapted Christianity to their existing pre-Christian rituals and
beliefs.
Caimin will look at the social background of the evangelising
saints who introduced Christianity into Ireland. He also will
explain the family background and the social status of important
saints like St. Patrick, St. Columcille of Durrow and Iona, St.
Ciar n of Clonmacnoise and many more. He will ask questions such
as: Why did Christianity gain such a stronghold in Ireland so
quickly and without bloodshed or martyrdom of the saints? And why
did the rulers of pagan Ireland give up their belief system that
had slowly formed over the centuries and turn to a new religion
in a relative short time period? These and many more questions
will be reviewed through an analysis of the historical documents,
landscape archaeology, architecture, art history, poetry and the
folk beliefs of the Irish people.
Caimin is an archaeologist with the Archaeological Survey of
Ireland, which is a section of the National Monuments Service of
the Irish Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local
Government. He has compiled and published the Archaeological
Inventories of Counties Offaly and Tipperary, North Riding and a
book on The Medieval Churches of County Offaly.
See you soon!
Lori Meghan Gallagher, J.D.
Director, Center for Irish Studies
University of St. Thomas
3800 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
713-525-3592 (direct)
713-525-3866 (fax)
irishstudies@stthom.edu
www.stthom.edu/irishstudies
