CAHSS Faculty Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia
From the White House to the Thatched Cottage: U.S. Presidential Visits to Ireland and the Immigrant Narrative
Event Name
Callan's Annual Abhainn Ri Festival sponsored by the James Hoban Society
Event Location
Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Department
Department of History and Political Science
Document Type
Talk
Presentation Date
7-4-2017
Date Range:
2017-07-04 to 2017-07-04
Description
It was part of Callan's annual Abhainn Ri Festival and was sponsored by the James Hoban Society. Hoban, the architect who designed the White House, was a native of Callan.
Kilroy, a native of Dublin, Ireland, is an associate professor in the Department of History and Political Science in CAHSS. His research interests fall broadly within the parameters of U.S. political and cultural engagement on the world stage. A major theme of his research is the correlation between U.S. foreign policy and issues of domestic American cultural and political identity, and he has a particular interest in U.S. engagement in West Africa, the Caribbean, and Ireland.
NSUWorks Citation
Kilroy, David P., "From the White House to the Thatched Cottage: U.S. Presidential Visits to Ireland and the Immigrant Narrative" (2017). CAHSS Faculty Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia. 859.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cahss_facpres/859
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