Ceannt came to his nationalism slowly, mostly via his interest in the Irish language and Irish music. Continue reading
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Poetry
they came to this place, made treaties and nature
swearing to die as they did for desperate causes Continue reading
Utopia – home of the human spirit
The story of a quilt which articulates the dreams of Utopians wherever they manifest for a place where there is no rich or poor, no master or slave, where all are equal, and where access to land, healthcare and education is the basis for a society that knows not want and misery…. Continue reading
The Famine Rock Commemoration 2014
I found the common reaction was one of a deep and sincere appreciation of the civility and gravity of the prevailing atmosphere of this gathering. Continue reading
James Fintan Lalor comes to Eureka
this old motto means in today’s language, demanding social justice for everybody in our community. Continue reading
Disintegrating Socialist Utopia
A FEATURE by Frances Devlin-Glass Two years ago just before Easter, I was preparing a paper on Joseph Furphy’s articles for the Bulletin for a very special mobile conference to ‘God’s Own Riverina’ (Furphy’s euphoric name for the area between the Murray and the Lachlan Rivers where he was running bullock teams to remote stations, just … Continue reading
Roger Casement in the 16 Lives series
Angus Mitchell lives and works as an historian in Ireland; he was born in Africa and educated in England, and from 1992-98, he lived and worked in Brazil. What better credentials to write authoritatively about the internal milieu of Casement’s professional career? Continue reading
Irish Famine Orphans Commemoration Day
There is a surprising wealth of information in local and world history in the reminiscences of this event and how the struggles and displacement of these women pioneers, the refugees of their day, mirror life today. Continue reading
Returning Home to West Cork
Joe is not only ‘mine host’ at Creedon’s, but also the pub’s chef, an able story-teller and willing singer and his artwork hangs in the pub’s lounge. Continue reading
A New Stage in the Saga of Irish Famine Orphans
The saga of 4000 Irish orphans who were transported to Australia by the British government during the Great Famine has taken a new twist with the publication of two books this year, one in Kerry and one in Donegal, about the less well known Irish end of the story. Continue reading
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