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Sat 04 Apr 2007A break for the bordersIrish Studies:This collection is concerned with shifting boundaries and borders, those around Irish studies and those around sub-disciplines within it.The first few essays chart the institutional histories of Irish studies in America, Australia and Canada reminding us that its origins lie in conversations between traditional disciplines, like English and history. This sort of Irish studies was more multi-disciplinary than inter-disciplinary. Friendly neighbours borrowed the occasional cup of sugar, but the fences stayed intact.