I am the same age as the state
And neither turned out as you wished . . .
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Genealogies of the 1916 Signatories
This book provides information about the backgrounds of each of the 7 signatories , and much more…. Continue reading
1916 Commemoration Seminar in Perth
The Perth Australian-Irish Heritage Association ran a superb conference on the weekend of 20-31 July 2016, at Notre Dame University in Perth. Continue reading
‘Michael, they have shot them!’
Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising helped to shape political forces in Australia at a crucial time in our own national history. Continue reading
Reflections On The Significance Of Easter Week 1916 (Part Two)
Yes – 1916 was the great break with the past! Continue reading
Remembering 24th April 1916
The 24th April 1916 is the actual date of the Easter Rising in Dublin. Continue reading
The Easter Rising – another context?
Did the leaders of the Rising fully expect civilians, including children, to die for the cause? Continue reading
Reflections On The Significance Of Easter Week 1916 (Part One)
it was a terrible beauty because of the fundamental transformation of the legend of Ireland and her people which it initiated and the transition to a new Ireland which it inaugurated – for Ireland was indeed to be ‘changed, changed utterly’. Continue reading
A Tsunami of Grief – Poets of the Rising and their friends.
Bloomsday in Melbourne’s A Terrible Beauty: Poetry of the Easter Rising will be a poetry reading with musical accompaniment. It features poems by the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, as well as poems about them by their friends, with dramatic biographical accounts interwoven through the readings. Directed and MC’d by Liam Gillespie, with cast including: Renee Huish, … Continue reading
Centenary of Easter Rising: Australian connections
Centenary of Easter Rising: Australian connections Continue reading
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