Robert T. Farrell Lecture

Sponsoring Organization(s)

American Society of Irish Medieval Studies (ASIMS)

Organizer Name

Lahney Preston-Matto

Organizer Affiliation

Adelphi Univ.

Presider Name

Lahney Preston-Matto

Paper Title 1

James F. Kenney's _Early Irish History as a Field for Research by American Students_: A Review of the Last Eighty-Four Years

Presenter 1 Name

Dáibhí Ó Cróinín

Presenter 1 Affiliation

National Univ. of Ireland-Galway

Paper Title 2

Constructing Early Irish Law

Presenter 2 Name

Charlene M. Eska

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.

Paper Title 3

Respondent

Presenter 3 Name

Tomás O'Sullivan

Presenter 3 Affiliation

St. Louis Univ.

Start Date

10-5-2014 3:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 1045

Description

The Robert T. Farrell Lecture is named after the distinguished former Professor of Archaeology at Cornell University, in honor of his commitment to multi-disciplinary research in medieval Ireland. This year Prof. Dáibhí Ó Cróinín (NUI Galway) along with Dr. Charlene Eska (Virginia Tech) have been invited to present talks on early Irish studies. Dr. Tomas O'Sullivan (Saint Louis Univesrity) will offer a response. This session will be chaired by Dr. Lahney Preston-Matto (Adelphi University).

James I. Lyttleton