Expertise:

Contemporary Ireland (social, cultural, political, economic, diaspora) Irish history (1916, Independence, role of Catholic church) Montreal / Quebec / Canada: Irish experience, heritage, and immigration, Black Rock (Montreal); famine and shipwrecks (Grosse Île, Gaspé, Québec) Irish language (Gaelic songs, schools, modern usage) Irish Traditions and cultural identity, Irish music, ethnomusicology Johnson Chair in Québec and Canadian Irish Studies

Language(s) spoken:

English, French (able to conduct interviews in French), Irish/Gaelic

Professional associations:

PhD

Johnson Chair in Québec and Canadian Irish Studies
The Johnson Chair in Québec and Canadian Irish Studies is named in honour of the Johnson family, well-known to Quebecers for its years of public service.  Daniel Johnson Sr. and his two sons, Daniel Jr. and Pierre-Marc, were each Premiers of Québec, representing three different political parties.



The research focus of the Chair is on the role played by Quebecers of Irish origin in contributing to the social, cultural, religious and economic evolution of Québec, becoming, in the process, a model of integration into Québec society.



The creation of the Chair was made possible by a $3 million endowment, $2 million of which was provided by the Government of Quebec through the Canadian Irish Studies Foundation, and $1 million from the Concordia University Foundation.

In August 2009, Dr. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin was appointed the inaugural holder of the Johnson Chair.

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