English @ SUNY Geneseo | Samuel Devine | Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/swd4/activity/ Activity feed for Samuel Devine. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 f82a0edb7d65b9fde7d7dbfe844ecf42 Samuel Devine edited the blog post J.M. Synge and the Absence of the Essence in the group Irish Studies https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/5061/ Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:38:50 -0500 Many idealize Ireland after reading “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” and other romantic pieces, but in reality, Ireland has no true “essence”. The writings of J.M. Synge exhibit this especially well; in searching for the “true Ireland,” Synge seems to contradict himself on several counts. He showcases the Aran Islands as a collection of quant villa…[Read more]

]]> 0 6927d8c4b28602a7cd7d97278546fdcb Samuel Devine wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=3351 Sat, 22 Aug 2015 17:28:43 -0500 ThumbnailWriting and Context

“God Save Ireland” was first arranged by T.D. Sullivan in 1867. It was written in the wake of the Manchester Outrages in the same year, during which three members of the Irish Republican […]

]]> 070ec6c5a7bd4dae52db9449920ec15a Samuel Devine wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=3336 Sat, 22 Aug 2015 16:54:33 -0500 Thumbnailhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO6SmllpTR8

“God Save Ireland” takes it’s melody from a song written by George Root in 1864 about the Union prisoners in the American Civil War. “Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!” was […]

]]> 8e9221b58f7a9becddd2425112b92119 Samuel Devine wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=3325 Sat, 22 Aug 2015 16:03:20 -0500

“God Save Ireland” in a song written by T.D. Sullivan which served as an unofficial national anthem for Irish Nationalists from the time of its writing until the […]

]]> 0ab8b9f94f807aad57d1f93746af4f82 Samuel Devine commented on the post, Interviews, on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/interviews/#comment-26550 Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:41:41 -0500 During our time in Connemara, I spoke a lot with a young women named Amy after she offered to drive us to the National Park for a day of hiking. This conversation wasn’t specifically structured as an interview, […]

]]> 8c4176af1cbd5515f12addb1414a441e Samuel Devine commented on the post, Sunday, 2 August: Free Day in Clifden, on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/sunday-2-august-free-day-in-clifden/#comment-25947 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 09:24:53 -0500 Today I spent the day exploring the Irish countryside with Greg, Evan, and another traveler from the Czech Republic named Amy. We went to a beach on the Connemara coast, hiked around a wet field with lots of […]

]]> 801750bc4e2b2a952291305f672634ca Samuel Devine commented on the post, Friday, 24 July: Bus to Derry and Visit to the Battle of the Boyne Museum, on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/friday-24-july-bus-to-derry-and-visit-to-the-battle-of-the-boyne-museum/#comment-25510 Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:40:15 -0500 Final thoughts on Dublin and the trip to Derry:
Dublin was an amazing city; for me it was the biggest I’ve ever spent time in, although I assume that this is not true for most of the students on our trip. The […]

]]> e819e856221639c711d154cdffcb69fe Samuel Devine commented on the post, Tuesday, 21 July: Seminar on Young Ireland the 19th Century Nationalism and Walking Tour of Glasnevin Cemetery, on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/tuesday-21-july-seminar-on-young-ireland-the-19th-century-nationalism-and-walking-tour-of-glasnevin-cemetery/#comment-25414 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:18:17 -0500 Today we had a walking tour of Glasnevin cemetery, which was really awesome to see, but the tour guide was a little intense. After the tour though, we had a cool discussion about martyrs and the symbology of dead […]

]]> 86e39bb5f20c1ce8f656911f534755c7 Samuel Devine commented on the post, Sunday, 19 July: Bus Tour of the Burren, Cliffs of Moher, and Doolin, on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/sunday-19-july-bus-tour-of-the-burren-cliffs-of-moher-and-doolin/#comment-25342 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:57:44 -0500 The area around Galway has been an awesome introduction to the country of Ireland. There are tourist attractions everywhere you look of course, but there have also been spectacular views of farms and amazing […]

]]> 37d672b5b17cb685358ecc5be3082fbd Samuel Devine commented on the post, Thursday, 16 July 2015: Overnight Flight to Dublin, on the site Irish Studies http://irishstudies.sunygeneseoenglish.org/thursday-16-july-2015-overnight-flight-to-dublin/#comment-25166 Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:11:26 -0500 I have very high expectations for our trip to Ireland, and as I sit here at JFK waiting for the flight to Dublin, I find myself growing increasingly excited! Although my immediate family claims Irish-American […]

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