You get to love too his elegant turn of phrase, understatement providing more eloquence than a rattle of words. Continue reading
Filed under emigration …
No Time for Love
‘Murder wasn’t enough. These guardians of one version of independence would ration even human sympathy.’ Continue reading
Kids in Australia by Noel King
None of my three sons are here to share it Continue reading
David Monaghan’s ‘On Leaving’ enters its final phase
Beyond Leaving is a new series and the title of David Monahan’s upcoming show Continue reading
Mountbellew Workhouse Project
It is inspirational! Continue reading
From Georgian Mansion to Outback Post Office
A move to Canberra, squire to proof reader, squire’s wife to a cleaner, life was not easy. Continue reading
Memories of a 1950s Irish leftie in St Kilda Melbourne
Memories of a 1950s Irish leftie in St Kilda, Melbourne by Dr Dennis Walker The extraordinary cultural mix of St Kilda inevitably brought together people of radically opposing ideologies. Dr Dennis Walker sheds some light on one aspect of this diversity remembered from his childhood: the Irish immigrant nationalists. My father, Patrick Joseph Walker, was born … Continue reading
The 1916 Easter Rising: New York and Beyond
This is an outstanding example of citizen journalism at its very best. Continue reading
Irish Film Festival
The films in the festival shine a light on contemporary Ireland. Continue reading
Reaching Out To The Irish Diaspora
IXO volunteers in the parish of your ancestors are a friendly face and great source of information and advice; Continue reading
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