The John V. Kelleher Lecture
This annual Lecture commemorates Harvard’s first professor of Irish Studies. John Kelleher was a distinguished scholar and legendary teacher in many areas, from the early heroic sagas to James Joyce; from the medieval annals and kinglists to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 and beyond.
The Harvard Celtic Colloquium
The yearly Colloquium is a three-day conference organized each October by graduate students in the department. The conference attracts scholars and graduate students from around the world.
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminars on Celtic Literature and Culture
This program is co-sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center. Seminar topics include aspects of Celtic literatures and cultures from ancient to modern times. The seminars take place on selected dates throughout the academic year.