The CUNY Institute for Irish-American Studies at Lehman College presents

The Great Irish Famine

Tour and Lectures

April 24-30, 2005 (NYCDOE & CUNY Spring Recess)  

Graduate course (3 credits) especially designed for Social Studies Teachers in New York State schools

 

Lectures with Prof. Martin Burke

 

Coach transfer to and from Dublin Airport

Six nights B&B at the Markree Castle Hotel

(double occupancy)

Daily Excursions to Famine Sites

 

$1,500

 The extended deadline for $500 deposit is January 10, 2005 (credit card or check) for a limited number of remaining seats.

Phone the CUNY Institute for Irish-American Studies at 718-960-6722 for more information.

 

Commonly asked questions:

 

  1. The $1,500 fee does not include lunch & dinner as well as airfare. Participants make their own flight arrangements. See http://www.aerlingus.com/ and http://www.continental.com/ . If you would prefer to work through a travel agent, we recommend DHO Travel (Donoghue Healy & O'Sullivan Travel) at 4356 Katonah Avenue, Bronx, NY 10470. Phone 877-346-8728 or 718-994-9696 or visit http://www.dhotravel.com/ . The bus will pick everyone up at Dublin Airport at 9am on Sunday, April 24, 2005 and will return to Dublin Airport at 8:30am on Saturday, April 30, 2005.
  2. Prof. Martin Burke will lead the group. Ms. Elaine Ní Bhraonáin, Program Coordinator for the Institute, will assist in the arrangement and educational program during the trip.
  3. Registration is completed through us. If you are a Lehman College or CUNY student, please do not attempt to register for the course through e-SIMS or e-Permit.
  4. The tuition is for graduate level. If non-graduate students want to audit the course, the cost is $1,200. Those wishing to take the course for graduate credit and who are not CUNY students will need to register with the Lehman College Registrar as a non-matriculated student (this will require a one-time fee of $100).
  5. Mornings will be lectures at the hotel. Afternoons will be trips to sites including Strokestown Famine Museum, Ulster- American Folk Park, National Museum of Ireland – Castlebar, and workhouse/famine graveyard visits.
  6. For more travel information, please phone Ms. Elaine Ní Bhraonáin (718-960-6722). She can assist for more information concerning how to make flight arrangements, accommodations and Ireland transportation, and sites to be visited. Please note that rooms are sharing. The extra fee for a single room is 150 Euros for the 6 nights.
  7. For more information regarding registration, please phone Dr. Thomas Ihde (718-960-6722). He will be able to answer questions regarding credits and direct you to academic advisement in the History Department.