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Burns Library invites you to celebrate the publication of The Enchanted Bay: Tales and Legends from Ernie O’Malley’s Irish Folklore Collection, edited by Cormac O’Malley and Patrick Mahoney, and Reflections of an Irish Grandson by Vincent J. Quealy, Jr. Both books explore themes of Irish folklore and heritage, which attendees will have the chance to learn more about during short talks by the authors.

Cormac O’Malley was born and raised in Newport, Co. Mayo, the son of Ernie O’Malley, Irish nationalist and author of the autobiographical memoirs, On Another Man’s Wound, The Singing Flame, and Raids and Rallies. Cormac’s mother was Helen Hooker, an accomplished American artist from Connecticut. Upon retiring from a career in international corporate law in 1999, Cormac served as a consultant concentrating on American investment in Ireland. He continues to publish and preserve his family’s remarkable legacy and their contributions to Irish and American history and the arts.

Vincent J. Quealy, Jr. was born in Boston, one of six children of Vincent and Anne Quealy. Grandparents John Quealy and Bridget (Meade) Quealy were both born in Ireland and lived there into early adulthood, eventually emigrating to the United States in the early 1900s and settling, for a time, in Lowell. Vincent is a graduate of Boston College and remains deeply engaged with many university programs and initiatives, including the Boston College Ireland Business Council. He and his wife, Joanie, live in Scituate.

Light refreshments will be served at 5:30pm, followed at 6:00pm by readings and remarks.

For those who may be interested, Guy Beiner, Sullivan Chair of Irish Studies at Boston College, will lead a panel discussion on engagements with Irish folklore in Burns Library at 4:00pm with Ray Cashman (Indiana University, Bloomington) and Hilary Joyce Bishop (Liverpool John Moores University).