Los estudios irlandeses alrededor del mundo – 2019

Resumen

Conferences come and conferences go, and they have certainly proliferated in Irish Studies in recent years, but it could be maintained that IASIL (previously IASAIL) was the progenitor of them all. This year the International Irish Studies organisation celebrated its 50^th year with a conference in Trinity College, Dublin, where the first such gathering was held. Organised by the School of English, and in the capable hands of Tom Walker, the conference drew the largest number ever to attend – in the region of 400 – and at times ten simultaneous sessions were held. High points were keynote lectures by Matthew Campbell to open, and Nicholas Grene to close, and old and new friends from Spain, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Canada, the US, Brazil, Japan and many other countries, joined Irish members, to say goodbye at the closing reception in City Hall in Dublin. President Ondřej Pilný meanwhile had undertaken to have a 50^th anniversary commemorative document sent to all delegates in attendance, which included a photographic history of IASIL, lists of founder members and the venue for all the conferences, and much more to jog our memories and for us to cherish.