A Newfoundland Taster

Duration: 10 Weeks, Tuesday 7:30-9:30pm
Qualification: WIT Certificate of Completion
Cost: €80
Closing Date of Application: 15 September 2006

This course introduces participants to history, geography and culture of Newfoundland and Labrador.  It will also explore the historical and contemporary links between Newfoundland and Ireland including the Irish involvement in Cod fishery, language literature and music.

> History from the Viking period to the present
> The geography of Newfoundland and Labrador
> The fishery especially the Irish involvement in the cod fishery
> Language similarity between Newfoundland and Ireland
> Music and other cultural expressions