Mary Ann McMaster came to Australia under the Earl Grey Scheme. Continue reading
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130 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH – A REFLECTION ON PETER LALOR
A great-great-grandson remembers an unapologetic rebel and determined reformer Continue reading
A Woman Ahead of Her Time
It is easy today to forget the extreme ways that nineteenth-century British society divided along sectarian lines. Continue reading
Dublin Museum as the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction?
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is in contention to be named the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction at prestigious World Travel Awards Continue reading
The Famine Orphans, a Prelude to a Series of Profiles
In the eyes of Imperial social engineers, the Famine orphans were young marriageable women who would bring a stabilizing influence to a rough masculine colonial society. Continue reading
An Unfortunate Life: Rose Flemming, Irish Famine Orphan
Rosanna was typical of the Irish famine orphans. McClaughlin’s research shows that on average they married at 19 years, most to older men within three years of landing, and had nine children Continue reading
Museum of Literature Ireland
Newman House has undergone years of careful restoration and modernization under the guidance of award-winning architects to become MoLI Continue reading
A Vision of a Community of Scholars based on Openness
It was a stroke of genius to commission three women to write the centenary history of Melbourne’s Newman College. Continue reading
Barry vs Kelly: A Romp
Barry Versus Kelly is unabashedly and unashamedly partisan show, which tells a very familiar story in quirky ways that are always entertaining. Continue reading
Book Launch of book about Phonse Tobin
Book Launch Continue reading
