There are two significant memorials erected in Sydney in response to major events in Irish history: the 1798 Memorial at Waverley Cemetery built at the time of the centenary of the ’98 uprising, and the Australia Memorial to the Great Irish Famine unveiled in 1999. Continue reading
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Archbishop Goold and the Invention of Melbourne
Subject-wise the papers presented about Goold’s culture-building in Melbourne could hardly have been more diverse in subject and scope. Continue reading
The Rise of Irish Australia documentary now available to stream
‘The Rise of Irish Australia’ is now available for streaming.
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More good news from Queensland
The resurgent Queensland Irish Association will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 21st November 2018. Continue reading
Meeting An Old Classic
That Trench was one of those responsible for the Famine exodus cannot be entirely excused by the fact that his motives were good, and that he felt this was a better solution than the humiliation of the workhouse and the cruelty of road-making. Continue reading
A new film about the Vinegar Hill rebellion
An invitation to an event in Penrith (New South Wales). Continue reading
From Galway Workhouse Girls to Australian Pioneers.
Mary and Catherine Cunningham, along with the other Workhouse girls from Mountbellew, did not deserve to be forgotten.
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Brian Bourke, Barrister and Irishman (1929-2018)
What was Irish about Brian Bourke? Of course, he had the name and the face, a map of Ireland. Continue reading
The Irish Exile, Part II
By Dymphna Lonergan Part I of this feature was published in Tinteán in April 2018 The Irish Exile and Freedom’s Advocate was a brief but potent manifestation in print in early colonial Australia of the fight for Irish freedom. The first edition carried its manifesto: The Irish Exile and Freedom’s Advocate will contain original and select Poetry,– … Continue reading
The Irish Exile
The Irish Exile and Freedom’s Advocate was a brief but potent manifestation in print in early colonial Australia of the fight for Irish freedom. Continue reading
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