Irish Studies

In March of 2012, with the support of the Rochester-Waterford Sister Cities Golf Tournament Committee, St. John Fisher College established a new interdisciplinary Irish Studies Program in the School of Arts and Sciences that has begun offering students the opportunity to explore the literary, social, political, religious, and cultural traditions of Ireland’s past and present.

Program Benefits

Strengthen the ties between St. John Fisher College and the City of Waterford, Ireland (Rochester’s Sister City) as well as other cities in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Expand students' knowledge of Ireland from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Promote the history and culture of Ireland, both of the past and present.
Foster scholarship in the field of Irish Studies.

Dr. Bain is presented with a $20,000 check to jump start the Irish Studies program at Fisher

Dr. Bain is presented with a $20,000 check to jump start the Irish Studies program at Fisher.

Irish Studies News

O’Rorke Bust Dedication Draws Crowd of 120

10/03/2012

St. John Fisher College and the Col. Patrick O’Rorke Memorial Society dedicated a new bust of Colonel Patrick O’Rorke in Lavery Library on Saturday, September 23. The event attracted a crowd of 120 and included Civil War re-enactors, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Knights of Columbus, the Emerald Society, and the Irish American Cultural Institute, a representative from West Point, and several Fisher faculty, staff, and students. Read More