It’s #MembersMonday again~! This week we’re featuring Kylie, our co-President. She is in her fourth year at the University of Toronto, doing a Specialty in Celtic Studies. Years of Involvement: 3 Celtic Languages: Irish (learning Scots Gaelic and Welsh) Favourite Part of the Union: Fun Fact:
It’s #FolkloreFriday! This week we look at Bewitched Butter as told by Miss Letitia MacLintock of County Donegal. Folklore surrounding cursed items, particularly milk, is a common theme. In Bewitched Butter, Mrs. Hanlon lets the neighbouring girl, Grace Dogherty, milk her Kerry cow. After letting Grace milk the cow, it is noted by the Hanlon […]
It’s #MemberMonday! Here is our wonderful events coordinator, Jaimie Ferrante! She is currently in her third year at the University of Toronto where she is double majoring in Celtic Studies and Medieval Studies and minoring in Archaeology. Years of Involvement: 3 Celtic Languages: Irish Favourite Part of the Union: Céilí dances and the family we […]
Our annual fall social will be this October 1st, an Autumn Tea. We will have a selection of teas, cookies, and other treats you can snack on while you chat with Celtic Studies program alumni, CSCU members, faculty, and other students in the program. Place: PIMS Common Room Time: 7PM (Please excuse all typos in […]
The Celtic Studies Course Union and the Comunn Gáidhlig Thoronto/Gaelic Society of Toronto will be hosting a joint event this Friday September 25th – the book launch of Seanchaidh na Coille / The Memory-Keeper of the Forest by Michael Newton. Event information can be about here from their website. Tickets will be $10, $5 for students and […]
Our first general meeting of the year will happen this Friday, September 18th, at our new Brennan Hall office (the old St. Mike’s newspaper office). Starting 2 PM, come meeting CSCU Execs, past members, and other students that share an interest in Celtic Studies. We have positions that need filling, such as our Secretary and […]
With August coming to a close, the first exciting event for the school year is upon us – Frosh Week! Every year CSCU gets involved with a number of events, on both the general campus and St. Michael’s College grounds. This year, we will be participating during the SMC Quest (Tuesday Sept. 8th) and with […]
Hello everyone, we have a number of events happening this upcoming September! First, we’d like to announce our participation in St. Michael’s College’s Frosh Week, ‘Once Upon an SMC’! More information can be found on their website for incoming students. Another post with our exact involvement will be up soon, so keep your […]