Inch House Irish Studies Centre
Inch House Activities, Lectures and Facilities
ActivitiesOur programmes include a range of entertainment actitivites for all students and faculty. We organise BBQs, traditional Irish music, Irish dancers, bagpipers and harpists. When possible we treat our students to a private concert with the multi-award winning rock band Shadowplay!
Some of the activities we regularly organise include:
- Beach excursions;
- Photography tours;
- Traditional Irish music and dancing;
- Fishing and wildlife watching;
- Hill walking and National Park tours;
- Historical and political tours;
The Inch House Irish Studies Centre employs a wide range of speakers to suit every type of programme need. These speakers are experts in language, politic science, the social sciences, the arts and international business. We have a huge range of local contacts, experienced with international students.
Our students meet community leaders and internationally recognised academics who specialise in many topics ranging from 16th Century Irish History to International Business to Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies. Our literature and liberal arts students engage with an equally diverse range of speakers, including artists and film makers, university professors, playwrights and poets. Many local entrepreneurs and business leaders speak to our management students, including Enterprise Ireland, The IDA, Údarás na Gaeltachta and Failte Ireland. Professor John Hume, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former MEP is a regular speaker at our centre.
John Hume with UMASS Professors at Inch House
Facilities
The Inch House Irish Studies Centre is equipped for all study programmes. The centre has WI-FI connection throughout, a huge library, excellent teaching facilities in our boardroom (including projection and audio equipment, access to phone and fax, a self-catering kitchen with snacks and tea and coffee).
The centre has its own coach, minubuses, cars and dedicated professional drivers. Free, secure private parking is available. In summer months we set up our large gazebo and regularly have barbecues and live traditional Irish music and dancing for the students.
Thanks to Aoife NicSheain, Kenneth Porter and the University of Massachusetts for the photographs on these pages.
