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Cataloger’s Corner: Tom Williams, Irish Republican

The Irish collection here at the John J. Burns Library is not just old and dusty books about Ireland and the Irish.  Working directly with the books and other printed material that make up the Irish collection, I am amazed … Continue reading

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Conservator’s Notebook: The Exploits of Mr. Blood

For Boston College students, November always seems to arrive sooner than expected—oftentimes causing some seasonal disorientation. With half-discarded Halloween decor lingering in the dorms, the wintry remnants of a Nor’ Easter briefly blanketing the campus in white, and local radio … Continue reading

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Cataloger’s Corner: Tom Williams, Irish Republican

The Irish collection here at the John J. Burns Library is not just old and dusty books about Ireland and the Irish.  Working directly with the books and other printed material that make up the Irish collection, I am amazed … Continue reading

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Gaelic Roots Music, Song, Dance, Workshop, and Lecture Series: Recordings at the Burns Library

The fall season of Boston College’s Gaelic Roots Music, Song, Dance, Workshop, and Lecture Series will showcase musical traditions from various regions of Ireland. Under the direction of ten-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion Séamus Connolly (Sullivan Family Artist-in-Residence, Center for Irish … Continue reading

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