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
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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
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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
‘Bendigo And District–The Irish Contribution’
Bendigo and district have a powerful and dynamic history Continue reading
Talking History – Irish-Australian history series
Irish-Australian history is deep and rich Continue reading
St Brigit’s Crosses.
the St Brigid’s cross is living proof that prejudice and anti tolerance will not win. Continue reading
More Utopians … New Wales in Patagonia
The Welsh experiment in nationalist utopianism…. Continue reading
Responsibility in Revolutionary Times: the case of Thomas MacDonagh
‘Dear boy, you’ll be shot’, Edward Martyn’s comment was sadly prophetic as MacDonagh left his last business meeting with colleagues in the Irish Theatre. Continue reading
Miniatures from the hand of a ‘Descendancy’ Nationalist
Hubert Butler’s essays have an elegiac quality: he mourns a class he thinks might have enriched the nation by building more robust debates around topics like religion and class… Continue reading
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