Irish Studies

The choice of Saint MaryпПХs University as a centre for Irish and Irish-Canadian studies is a natural one. Saint MaryпПХs was originally founded by members of the Irish Catholic community in Halifax and has kept many of its Irish connections to the present. An early President, Father Richard Baptist OпПХBrien, taught monoglot Irish Haligonians in the Irish language, and for many years the College was run by the Christian Brothers, an educational religious order founded in Ireland. Further, while the influx of Irish immigrants was fairly general throughout the Atlantic region in the nineteenth century, Halifax was one of the major ports of entry.Optional co-op is available for students in the Bachelor of Arts in Irish Studies.

Field of study: Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, European Studies/Civilization