A story by Michael Boyle ‘There’s a cow in a hole. Come quick!’ ‘Where? Where is it?’ I asked. ‘Between the middle lane and Mayogall’, said my sister Marie. ’Get there before her head goes under the water!’ In the late 1980s my wife Annette and our young son Patrick were back visiting my parents’ … Continue reading
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Revisiting Skellig
The blockbuster Star Wars, The Last of the Jedi, may not be the kind of movie that our readers fancy. Some of the action is set on Skellig Rock, featured in the October edition of Tintean. https://tintean.org.au/2017/10/06/a-day-on-skellig-rock/ You will find a poetic tribute to Skellig, released to coincide with the film, at https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/ireland/exclusive-stunning-360degree-video-of-skellig-michael-released-ahead-of-star-wars-36385775.html
The Irish Civil War
It is difficult to write about it – or, indeed, read about it – without anger, Continue reading
The Man They Called The Banjo
Book a table! BYO Drinks and nibbles. Doors open 3pm. Show starts 4pm. Continue reading
Irish Orphan Girls Commemoration 2017
President Higgins at Melbourne University
we have with us a politician, a poet, a writer, an academic, a statesman, a rights advocate, a champion of the creative industries. Continue reading
The Journalist as Hero
He stresses that the tradition it represents is also an important part of what it means to be Irish. Continue reading
An Irish Family in WWII
The book’s success, however, depends significantly on the accuracy of her portrayal of the grim reality of what the individuals experience in their varying engagements in the war Continue reading
Celtic Council of Australia Awards Dinner
A Summer in Dublin.
By Dymphna Lonergan I was priviliged to have spent more than my usual time in Dublin this year not only catching up with family and friends but also serving a short stint as a visiting fellow at University College Dublin doing my own research and teaching in the Irish Studies topic. Who Was Síle? … Continue reading
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