Public speaking
Brenda Ní Shúilleabháin is a public speaker, as Seán O'Casey would say "of perspicacity and gumption". Her humour, her empathy, her quickwitted humour makes her a pleasure in any environment. When speaking in public, she interacts with her audience, bringing them on a journey with her. Her topics stem from her work in collection of oral history, as well, of course, as from her broad experience as a school headmistress (they hear everything), and her travels from Outer Mongolia to Timbouctou.
Speaking engagements:
- Boston College.
- ICC, Chicago IL.
- ICC, Springfield MA.
- Iona College, NY.
- Sacred Heart University, Connecticut.
- Boston Irish Society.
- Elms College, MA.
- NYU.
- "The Blaskets in the Visual Arts", at Blasket Centre Conference.
- University of Limerick Womens' Day.
- University College Cork Irish faculty.
- Cork Film Centre.
- Organised and chaired 1798 commemorative forum, with Martin Mansergh, Chris McGimpsey, Frank Harte et al.
ART HISTORY
- An Gailearaí, Falcarragh, Donegal: May 2013
- Guided Trip to London: National Gallery and Tate Modern, April 2013
Recent Engagements
- WHAI conference, UL, Limerick, April 2013
- ACIS conference, SHU, Connecticut, October 2012
- IBAM conference, Chicago, October 2012
- ELMS, Springfield MA, October 2012
ART HISTORY
- Launch of splendid exhibition of works by Carol Cronin, 2014. She paints the soul of the sea.
- Planned trip: Perugino trail - details to follow.
- Guided tour of Bologna, Ravenna, Ferrara, with a side trip to Cambridge and King's College Chapel. 2015
- Course on Modernism in Ireland, an Gailearaí, Eanair 2014.
- Modernism in Ireland, an Cultûrlann, Bóthar na bhFál , Béal Feirste, Aibreán 2014.
- Guided tour of Paris 2010
- Guided Tour of Florence 2006
- Guided Tour of Venice, 2005
- History of European Art Lecture Series: 2004, 2005.
- Guided Tour of Rome, Spring 2000
