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AASU's
Irish Studies Club to Host Irish Archaeologist
Savannah, GA—September
17, 2004—The earliest written records in Ireland appeared shortly
after the introduction of Christianity in the fifth century AD. These
sources reveal a politically fragmented society, which nonetheless shared
a common language and a Celtic material culture and settlement economy.
In a lecture, "In search of the Iverni: Archaeological Perspectives
on the Origins of the Irish," Dr. William F. O'Brien will explore
the process by which the inhabitants of Ireland were Celticised in the
period 500 BC-500 AD. O'Brien is a senior lecturer in the Department of
Archeology at National University of Ireland. Particular emphasis will
be placed on the contribution that the indigenous Bronze Age people made
to the process of becoming Irish. This will be explored through an investigation
of archaeological landscapes currently being undertaken in southwest Ireland.
Lectures will be held on September 29 in Armstrong Atlantic State University's
Ashmore Auditorium, and on October 13 in the Auditorium of the Nesmith
Lane Continuing Education Building at Georgia Southern University. Sponsors
are the AASU Irish Studies Club and the Georgia Southern Center for Irish
Studies, and other Georgia Southern sponsors. Both lectures will begin
at 7:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
AASU's Irish Studies Club meets periodically for lectures on Irish literature,
films, history, and politics. It is open to those in the community interested
in Irish culture.
For more information or to become a member, call Frank Clancy at 912.921.5624.
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