Today, the Lender Family Special Collection at Quinnipiac University is probably the largest collection in the world of published material relating to the Irish Famine. Continue reading
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Oileán agus Oileán Eile
Is cuid lárnach de chultúr na nGael í traidisiún na hoilithreachta. Continue reading
Mannix in his own words
After so many books on him, we desperately needed one by him, which we now have with this anthology of his own words and articles, Continue reading
The Sons of Erin and the Mahogany Ship
During 1967, Monash decided to abolish some of the Clubs and Societies because they were considered too frivolous to subsidise and one of these, unfortunately, was ‘The Sons of Erin’. Continue reading
Convict Women and Orphan Girls – update.
Convict Women and Orphan Girls is a compelling portrayal – meticulously researched, vividly scripted and brilliantly enacted Continue reading
Miegunya Lecture on Famine and its effect on Health
Nature of Event: Public Lecture: ‘The Long Shadow of the Great Famine on Irish people’s Health at home and abroad’ by Prof. Cecily Kelliher, Chair of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, University College Dublin. When: Wednesday 18 March at 6.30pm Where: Copland (Basement) Theatre, 98 Pelham St., Carlton, Vic. 3053. Cost: Free but it is essential to … Continue reading
Death or Liberty
In December 1796, the Britannia set sail from Cork under Captain Thomas Dennot with Surgeon Augustus Beyer on what would be one of the worst voyages in the history of transportation. Continue reading
Brigidfest 2015: Women and girls in a war zone
The point was eloquently made: religion or politics were often not essential factors of many of these deaths Continue reading
Aistriúcháin
Tugann leabhair ó chultúir eile léargas dúinn ar shaol daonna de chineál eile Continue reading
The Travelling Man/’Irish Opera’ to feature in a concert.
this extract will most likely be a world premiere of this operatic scene. Continue reading
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