Prof. Phillip Morgan (John Hopkins & Oxford)

"The Two Hamiltons: North-American - Caribbean Crossings"

An Cumann Staire is delighted to welcome Prof. Phillip Morgan. Born in England, Morgan graduated from Cambridge University, and from University College London with a PhD. Morgan taught at the College of William and Mary, and was editor of the William and Mary Quarterly from 1997 to 2000. He teaches at Johns Hopkins University, where he is the Harry C. Black Professor of History, and during the 2011-12 academic year is the visiting Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford University.

Primarily an Early American historian, He also has subsidiary interests in African-American history and the study of the Atlantic world. Prof. Morgan came from the College of William and Mary, where he was a professor of history and editor of the William and Mary Quarterly. He has many publications and has received numerous awards and prizes for his research.

Arts Ball Ticket Selling Day

Tickets for Arts Ball 2012 to go on sale

The Arts Ball is back. The Arts Ball was the biggest and best ball in NUIG in 2011. Cumann Staire will again be bringing the Arts Ball to a new level in 2012. The Biggest Event of its kind in Ireland, The Ball is aiming to raise over €11,000 for the Alzhiemers Society of Ireland and the Williams Syndrome Association of Ireland. Tickets for Arts Ball 2012 go on sale 23/01/2012 (Monday) in Áras na Mac Léinn from 9am. Queue early to avoid disappointment as there will be 100 less Afters tickets to be made available for sale this year.

Full-Tickets: €50

VIP Final-Year Tickets: €50

Afters Tickets: €30

RSVP on Facebook HERE

Dr. David Gleeson (Northumbria Univesirty)

"The Green and the Gray: The Irish in the Confederate States of America."

This lecture will be an analysis of the military performance and memory of Irish immigrants in the Confederate cause. David Gleeson is a native of Ireland but has spent the last 18 years studying and teaching in the United States. He comes to Northumbria from the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, where he was Director of the Program in the Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World.

David is currently working on a manuscript entitled 'The Green and the Gray: The Irish and the Confederate States of America.' He is also editing a collection of essays for the University of South Carolina Press entitled Ambiguous Anniversary: The Banning of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, A Bicentennial Inquiry. Moreover, David recently submitted an article on Irish Americans and the Slave trade to American Nineteenth Century History.

       

Meet & Greets

ATTEND!

In light of the magnitude of Socs Day II, we have decided to have not one, but two fantastic Meet & Greet Sessions! Come along and find out a little about the society and what is exactly that we do or do not do. Since there are 2 nights there can be no excuses not to attend! All members old and new can attend with the craic almost certainly to be had on both occassions.

Socs Day II

JOIN!

Socs Day II is coming and make the best new years resolution possible and join Cumann Staire. Sign up on Socs Day II for absolutely nothing and enter into the best society in NUIG. The ever reliable and trusty Cumann Staire members will be on hand to initiate you into the society, by simply scanning your College I.D. card and you will get all the E-Mails and texts which we send out to our members. We are looking for new members constantly, so join!

Coiste Dinner

Annual Dinner for Organising Committee

The annual christmas party of the Cumann Staire once again took place in the Salthill Hotel. Most of the Committee were in attendance, besides Órfhlaith, who was not present. The Committee was kindly invited out by the Hotel for a complimentary 4-Course Dinner due to the Societies links with the Hotel and the business brought by the Arts Ball over the last number of years.

         
You can see more photos Here.

Cóisir na Nollaig

All Welcome!

It's that time of year again. The annual christmas party of the Cumann Staire once again took place in the Salthouse. There were some complimentary refreshments of your choice available and great fun to be had all round! Members, current and past all attended.

             

You can see more photos Here. You can see the Facebook event page here.

Dr. Alan Murray (University of Leeds)

"The Long Road to Jerusalem: Organisation and Practice of the Crusades to the Holy Land, 1096-1192"

Dr. Alan Murray will give a talk on the crusades. The talk will be given followed by a short questions and answer session, then everyone can join us for some light refreshments and conversation.

Publications: The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History, 1099-1125 (Oxford: Prosopographica et Genealogica, 2000), viii + 280pp.
From Clermont to Jerusalem: The Crusades and Crusader Societies, 1095-1500, International Medieval Research, 3 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1998), xxiii + 328pp.
Crusade and Conversion on the Baltic Frontier, 1150-1500 (Aldershot: Ashgate 2001), xxv + 300pp.
The Crusades: An Encyclopedia, 4 vols (Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2006), lx +1314 pp

         

Get-To-Gether

All Welcome!

In a completely new and ground-breaking development An Cumann Staire will be going to McSwiggans Pub in Woodquay for a society get together. All members old and new are welcome and the upcoming trip to Belfast is set to be discussed amongst other things.

You can see the Facebook event page here.

Series Screening

"Band of Brothers"

In a new development for the society we are going to start showing films and television series based on or around historical events. Our first series that we will be watching is "Band of Brothers". The narrative centers on the experiences of E Company ("Easy Company"). The series covers Easy's basic training at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Siege of Bastogne and on to the end of the war, including the taking of the Kehlsteinhaus (Hitler's Eagle's Nest). The events portrayed are based on Ambrose's research and recorded interviews with Easy Company veterans. A large amount of literary license was taken with the episodes, with several differences between recorded history and the film version.

You can see the Facebook event page here.

Dr. Jonathan Lewy (Hebrew University Jerusalem)

"Nazis On Speed: Myths and Reallities"

Dr. Jonathan Lewy will present his research on drug policies in the National Socialist regime. Addicts were treated with "kid gloves", and authorities refrained from persecuting drug users and addicts. To take a known example, Hermann Goering, at one point the second man in the Reich, was an opiate addict; but this fact did not pose a problem for the regime. In spite of the Nazis obsession with a clean society the Nazi authorities treated drug addiction and drug crimes with relative indifference. In fact, the German drug laws in the 1930's and 40's were more lenient than the American or Israeli laws of today. Unlike Jews, Communists and alcoholics, drug users and addicts did not suffer from persecution in Nazi Germany, no strict control was imposed on them, and some known addicts even reached high positions in the party and government. The reason for this stems from a different understanding of crime and criminal behavior by the Nazis, which was based on different precepts than are employed today.

Publications: "A Biological Threat or a Social Disease? Alcoholism and Drug Addiction in Nazi Germany" in Journal of European Studies (2009), vol. 39.
"The Drug Policy of the Third Reich" in Journal of the Social History of Alcohol and Drugs (2008), vol. 22.
"A Sober Reich? Alcohol and Tobacco use in Nazi Germany" in Journal of Substance Use and Misuse (2006), vol. 41.

You can see the Facebook event page here.

         

Reception

Meet & Greet for new members

In the Aftermath of Socs Day, we will welcome all members, new and old, into our clann that very same evening at 7:00 P.M. So come along for an introduction to our events and organising Coiste, and a drink with us. A great way to meet people and find out more about the Cumann Staire.

We will be greeting all new members at AC204 near Smokies Café and or another areaand there will be a short introduction before we will all then be proceeding to The College Bar and possibly further afield!

You can see the Facebook event page here.

Socs Day 2011

Join Cumann Staire for Eternal Glory!

Socs Day is approaching swiftly and we will welcome all members, new and old, into our society. Sign up on Socs Day for absolutely nothing and enter into the best society in NUIG. The ever reliable and trusty Cumann Staire members will be on hand to initiate you into the society, by simply scanning your College I.D. card and you will get all the E-Mails and texts which we send out to our members.

Talk to our already elected Coiste members on the day to find out more about the society and how you can get involved. Just about anyone can get on committee and we have a number of positions yet to be filled for the year ahead. Could you be the next: Webmaster, First Year Rep., Second Year Rep., Third Year Rep., Ordinary Committee Member, Erasmus Rep., or even a Vice Secretary, Treasurer etc.? There will also a Sub-Coiste organised for the running of the Arts Ball 2012, The biggest and best ball on campus.