The Butlers, powerful aristocrats, occupied a major part in the history of Ireland for over 500 years. Continue reading
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Brigidfest 2019: Brigid Need not Apply
Brigidfest 2019 – Irish women on the goldfields. Continue reading
Melbourne – the world’s centre for Famine Commemoration in 2018
Remembering Famine Orphan Girls at Williamstown Continue reading
Dancing through History
‘Jigs to Jacobites’ provides information about the origins and developmental pathways of forty dance tunes. Continue reading
Irish History Circle: Dublin Hospitals
An astounding number of voluntary charitable institutions sprang up in Dublin in the early eighteenth century. Continue reading
New History of Irish Australia
A new history of Australia to be launched on 20 November at Newman. Continue reading
Eureka’s Children Dinner and Awards Night
Eureka’s Children’s annual Eureka Democracy Award Dinner Continue reading
Archbishop Goold and the Invention of Melbourne
A conference to celebrate the contribution of Archbishop Goold to Melbourne. Continue reading
International spotlight for Australia’s Irish Famine Orphan Girls
This year’s Famine Rock commemoration has the world’s eyes on Melbourne… Continue reading
‘The Blind Poetess of Ulster’ song cycle by Jacqui Rutten
An Australian composes music for Famine-era poems at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre. Continue reading
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