Submissions Tinteán is a special interest online magazine. Submissions are peer-reviewed by an editorial group with backgrounds in education, history, Irish language, the law, literature, and writing. We are Irish-born or of Irish descent, and we seek to foster the Australian Irish heritage through Tinteán and its articles. Tinteán would not be the success it is today … Continue reading
I once astounded my mostly Australian-born family by using the phrase ‘put it on the long finger’ to suggest postponing something. Continue reading
There was a time when thoughts
were clear and led to productive
musings. Continue reading
so…IF that is true –
I only have your word for it.
I trust you, but your black and white
has grey edges.
Maybe. Continue reading
She points out how the dog is happy to see him home too and the cat in her own way. The bougainvillea has grown wild without his care, the olives need picking. She then notices his inability to respond and offers her arms, in which he finally releases his emotions, relieved to be home again. Continue reading
Vermeer would have made much of it Continue reading
Three award-winning Irish films at this year’s Sydney Film Festival Continue reading
it appears to be an insult directed against the Irish. How ,then, did it end up as a name for an English political party? Continue reading
I want to climb those hills
and find a shepherd minding sheep Continue reading
He turned on his heels and walked out of sight like John Wayne at the end of The Searchers. Continue reading
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