Snippets from the Irish newspapers. Continue reading
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New Irish Fiction
Three more novels from Irish women writers, the first one set in Sydney Continue reading
Learning about Australia from John O’Brien
For many in Ireland, ‘Around the Boree Log’ was our introduction to Australia. Continue reading
The Report on the Mother and Child Homes
In the culture of the time, the father, considered the boss of the household in a patriarchal society, felt compelled to do his duty by barring his umarried pregnant daughter from living with the family. Considerations of familial love wilted when faced with the condemnation of neighbors, community and church. Continue reading
From the Papers
Snippets from the Irish press by Frank O’Shea Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
Some good fiction reads for lockdown or self-isolating. Continue reading
One Year Later
For some years, he was in dispute with his bishop and had to say Mass in his own house. A true peacemaker. Continue reading
From the Papers
New rules for advertising of alcohol. The Rathkeale Rovers and the Gardai do Jerusalema. Continue reading
The Hermit in the Woods
By Albert Perris Growing up in Tallaght in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a frequent if irregular sight was that of the local hermit, recluse or ‘eccentric’ as he was variously referred to, walking down the length of Seskin View Road. He was a familiar sight known throughout Tallaght and district, and had been … Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
Two new women writers and a story from early New York with an Irish background Continue reading
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