On Mar. 24th, 2014, the Irish Studies Center, SEIS , BFSU invited Prof. Dermot Keogh to give a lecture on “Irish neutrality in World War II”.

Prof. Dermot Keogh first gave an overall picture of Irish neutrality in World War II and made a comparison among neutral Ireland and other major neutral countries in WW II. Then Porf. Keogh elaborated on Irish neutrality chronically in several stages of WW II, including how Ireland preserved its neutrality, why Irish neutrality was called “unneutral neutrality”, and how Ireland had assisted the Allies. At last, Porf. Keogh analyzed the consequences of Irish neutrality after WW II.

Professor Dermot Keogh  is Professor Emeritus of History, School of History, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. He had served as head of the Department from 2002 to 2008. As a member of the Royal Irish Academy, he was most recently the Visiting Burns Scholar in Irish Studies, at Boston College, 2011-2012. He has published widely on various aspects of twentieth century Irish history, particularly on the history of the Catholic Church. His books include The Vatican, the Bishops and Irish Politics, Building Trust in Ireland, Jews in twentieth century Ireland: refugees, anti-semitism and the holocaust, 1916: The Long Revolution and the list goes on.