To Hell or to Connacht: Stories of Irish Resilience, Part 1: Rugby and the West of Ireland

Episode Topic: Rugby and the West of Ireland

The first week of the newest Kylemore Book Club will provide an introduction to rugby, as well as the historical context for the phrase “To Hell or to Connacht.” The sport of rugby and the history of the West of Ireland will serve as the basis for the following weeks of the book club, where ideas of resilience and determination will be built upon with the music, sport, politics, and history of the West of Ireland and abroad.

Featured Speakers: 

• Eamonn Molloy, Education and Learning, Connacht Rugby and the Irish Rugby Football Union
• Justin Hickey, Program Director, Notre Dame Rugby
• Lisa Caulfield, Director of the Global Centre at Kylemore

Read this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: go.nd.edu/1ca8e9 .

This podcast is a part of the Kylemore Book Club ThinkND Series titled: “To Hell or to Connacht: Stories of Irish Resilience”

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