24th Irish Studies in Australia and New Zealand conference (ISAANZ24) December 9-12, 2019 Adelaide, South Australia Foregrounding Irish Women : the Antipodes and beyond Call for Abstracts The Antipodes, the opposite, figuratively, geographically, metaphorically. We are interested in accounts of women and men who lived opposite lives often off the main stage, but who played … Continue reading
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Telling War Stories through Postage Stamps
The An Post images tell the story of reconciliation: that both sides suffered as a consequence of war and also the 1916 rising. Continue reading
The Human Side of the Signatories
The names of the contributors to ‘Signatories’ guarantee material of the highest quality. Continue reading
A Foot-soldier’s Misgivings about 1916
What is so refreshing about this narrative of the Easter Rising is its clear-eyed honesty about how ill-prepared the insurgents were to take on the British. Continue reading
The Foggy Dew
This is an extract from a paper given by Andrew Scott to the 23rd Irish Australasian conference in Adelaide in December 2016. The use of folk songs to help teach Irish history has not been sufficiently developed in Australia. The evocative power of historical Irish ballads can spark people’s interest in that history and can … Continue reading
Killurin to Kalgoorlie: the making of Hugh Mahon
The Honourable Hugh Mahon is one of the most interesting personalities in the national legislature. There has been more stirring incident in his career than in a dozen ordinary men’s lives. Continue reading
John Clarke, and a link to the Easter Rising
John Clarke had an extraordinary knowledge of and enthusiasm about his Irish family tree. Continue reading
Annie Adams’ famous uncles
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Irish History Circle: Celebrating St Patrick and the Moore St Campaign
Which historical figure has had the greatest legacy in Ireland and around the world? Continue reading
Genealogies of the 1916 Signatories
This book provides information about the backgrounds of each of the 7 signatories , and much more…. Continue reading