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"FIGHT OR FLIGHT?
O'NEILL & THE END OF GAELIC IRELAND"
SYMPOSIUM
Chicago: Loyola University & The Newberry Library
Saturday & Sunday, November 4th & 5th, 2006
Note: Some aspects of the program may be subject
to change; for finalized schedule, consult http://irishfellowshipchicago.com/
Saturday, November 4th, 2006
Panels & Speakers:
9:00-11:00AM. Loyola University
O'Neill Panel 1. Flight of the Earls: Precipitating Factors
Chair: Hugh McElwain, Dominican University
Breandan O Buachalla, "War or Peace: The Native Intelligentsia"
Jerrold Casway, "Archbishop Florence Conry, before & after the Flight"
Valerie McGowan Doyle, "St Lawrence's Conspiracy Allegations"
12:00Noon-1:30PM. Newberry Library
Chicago Humanities Festival. Theme - PEACE & WAR
Hiram Morgan, "The Battle of Kinsale"
John McCavitt, "The Flight of the Earls"
2:00-4:00PM. Loyola University.
O'Neill Panel 2: The Flight
Chair: Andy Wilson, Loyola University
Vincent Carey, "O'Neill and the Final Conquest"
Jerrold Casway, "The Women of the Flight"
Clare Carroll," Hugh O'Neill & other Irishmen in Rome"
Sunday, November 5th, 2006
Panels & Speakers:
10:00AM-12:00Noon. Loyola University.
O'Neill Panel 3: Consequences & Impact
Chair: Geoffrey Parker
Hector McDonnell, "The Irish in Flanders"
Thomas O'Connor, "The Irish Intellectual Diaspora in Europe
in the early 17thC: A Case Study of the Jansenists"
Hiram Morgan, "Hugh O'Neill: 50 years after O'Faolain"
12:30PM to 2:00PM. Loyola University.
Plenary Session & Wrap up Luncheon
Chair, Geoffrey Parker
3:00PM to 4:30PM. Loyola University.
"Running Beast", a performance piece about Hugh O'Neill
by Irish actor, Donal O'Kelly
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Symposium Sponsors:
The Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago
The Irish Consulate General
The British Consulate General
The Chicago Humanities Festival
Registration Details & Finalized Program:
http://irishfellowshipchicago.com/
Note: Colleagues planning (or aware of)
Flight of the Earls commemorations / events for 2007
are urged to send details to Dr McCavitt, for posting
on his 'Flight of the Earls' website; contact
johnmccavitt@hotmail.com.