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Irish at Gallipoli podcast
This episode looks at a number of the battles in which the Irish fought alongside the Australians and New Zealanders in the struggle for the heights.
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The Agonies of Easter 1916
The information is concise and relevant, and demonstrates the diversity of this close cultural friendship group.
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First the Exhibition; now the Fine Art Book
This is a glorious edition, which adds a lot to the exhibition so many of us enjoyed at the Immigration Museum in Flinders Street – in 2012. Continue reading
Irish men, and a special one – Owen Roe
Renee Huish would count this play, In Search of Owen Roe, as one of the finest she has enjoyed at the much-loved theatre (La Mama). Continue reading
In Search of Owen Roe: a new play by an O’Neill
A new Australian play about Irish forebears and failure. Continue reading
Four centuries of O’Neills and an unmarked grave in Perth.
Vanessa O’Neill’s play, In Search of Owen Roe O’Neill (see What’s On for details) on her great grandfather, Owen Roe O’Neill (no, not the c17 hero, but he does get a guernsey) opens at La Mama on 24 June for a two-week season. Continue reading
Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland by Anne Cadwallader
Using previously confidential police reports, British declassified documents and eye-witness accounts, the book establishes beyond any doubt that London colluded in the murders of more than 120 Catholic civilians in Ireland.
The Swans of Lough Erne
On a windswept rugged mountainside in South West Donegal, three Melbourne cousins recently climbed the mountain to honour their grandfather, who lost his life seventy years earlier in the crash of an RAF Sunderland flying boat, whilst embarking on a mission patrolling for U-boats in the North Atlantic. Continue reading
Unsettling Convict Narrative
It was with some trepidation that I approached this book given the title…. However, I found freshness in Tully’s writing style that took the edge off the relentless misery. Continue reading
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