Morgan’s book, The Mannix Era, is richly personal. It is written with considerable charm and an acerbic wit. But to read it in 2019 is to be overwhelmed by its masculinist perspective. Continue reading
Posted in April 2019 …
Radio Days
The wireless in our house in Leitrim in 1941 sat on a high shelf, away from little hands, in the kitchen. It had two batteries, one dry and one wet. Continue reading
Bridget Watson: from Ireland to Lancashire to Hobart
On 18th October 1831 Bridget Watson arrived in Hobart on the Mary III with her three surviving children … Continue reading
Irish Women Migrants of the 1850s
Single women seeking work as domestic servants were faced with frequent ‘No Irish Need Apply’ advertisements in newspapers. Yet, most Irish women did find employment, and were successful immigrants. Continue reading
Pompey and his Family
A new play by Irish-born Meg McNena that will tear at your heart-strings. Continue reading
From the Papers
Sportsman in trouble; Irexit, RIP Richie Ryan Continue reading
Murder in Irish; Trial in English
An historic murder conviction overturned Continue reading
Romantic Ireland – not dead and gone.
Christopher Kock belongs to a small but select class – he was a proud Irish Tasmanian and literary. Continue reading
The Importance of Being Earnest
Wilde’s most scintillating play. Continue reading
Daniel Mannix’s Melbourne
A free seminar with speaker Patrick Morgan talking about his new book, The Mannix Era. Continue reading
