Irish Culture at Aquinas College
Explore Irish Culture
Aquinas College loves Irish culture! We’ve embraced Irish culture - offering a study-away
experience in Tullycross, Ireland, since the early 1970s. Aquinas is the only college
in Michigan to offer an Irish Studies minor.
It's Your Time to Explore Irish Culture at Aquinas
| 1 | Outstanding Irish Studies Minor |
| 9 | Thatched roof cottages in Tully Cross |
| 47 | Years Aquinas has studied away in Ireland |
| 900+ | AQ students and faculty have experienced Ireland |
Research
Students in Dr. Michelle DeRose's Literature of the Black and Green Atlantic course: Maggie Rose, Lauren Heyboer, and Alyssa Noch (pictured with Dr. Michelle DeRose).
AQ Delegation
Dr. Jennifer Dawson, Ireland faculty director 2020; Dr. Michelle DeRose, Ireland faculty director 2021 and coordinator of the Irish studies minor; Dr. Heather Kesselring-Quakenbush; and Tim Ramsay, former director of international programs visited the U.S. embassy in Dublin, Ireland.
Community Partners
Connemara West (Ireland Partner) Michigan Irish Music Festival Sparta Celtic Festival