The names Moody and Edwards are jointly synonymous with the emergence of history as an organised academic discipline in Ireland in the late 1930s. Continue reading
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Community Gatherings in Ireland: part two
The very earliest communal gathering and feasting for which we have solid evidence are known as fulachta fia. These were the locations where an animal, probably a deer or boar, was cooked following a hunt. The sharing of food is a social act that creates and maintains bonds and obligations within a group or community, which seems to have been the entire function of these feasts. Continue reading
My Flowergirl
She blushes slightly at me, but I won’t say it – you’re too young to be smoking. Continue reading
How to become a Joycean
In the aftermath of Bloomsday, why not promise yourself to have it read by June 2024? Best tips for those who want to make Ulysses their own. Continue reading
Old tunes, new stories
…that such a book was written in Australia should not go unemphasised. Canny’s music has had a global impac ., Continue reading
This Happened in Ireland. Read and Weep
The Magdalen Laundries from someone who was in one from the age of 11. Continue reading
Experimenting with Free Love
Bloomsday in Melbourne’s production of Exiles at 45 Downstairs, was exuberantly performed with a wisely cut-down script that focused on the essentials Continue reading
Martin Johnston’s Bloomsday, ca 1970
Cicada Gambit is probably the earliest work of fiction to use Bloomsday itself as an essential element of the story. It is an integral part of the history of Bloomsday celebration in Australia. Continue reading
What’s On – July – August, 2023
National Famine Commemoration, Lughnasa Bacon and Cabbage Night, Films to watch, FIFA Women’s World Cup Continue reading