1852 brought forth a remarkably vindictive climax to Irish Orphan vilification Continue reading
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2018 International Commemoration of Famine to be in Melbourne
International Famine Commemoration to be held in Williamstown. Continue reading
Brian Bourke, Barrister and Irishman (1929-2018)
What was Irish about Brian Bourke? Of course, he had the name and the face, a map of Ireland. Continue reading
Not-Always-Harmonious Australia
… So it is a book about division. But I think it is also one about integration … Continue reading
Stories from the Visitors’ Book
the title of the visitors’ book is significant. According to Professor Patrick O’Farrell, the mission adopted the practice of calling itself the ‘Irish Legation’ to further emphasise its distinctive status Continue reading
When ‘Fenian’ meant ‘Terrorist’
A Book Review by Frank O’Shea Steve Harris. THE PRINCE AND THE ASSASSIN. Australia’s First Royal Tour and Portent of World Terror. Melbourne Books, 2017. 326 pp. ISBN: 9781925556131 RRP: $32.95 If someone from a Muslim country were to shoot an Australian politician today, that person would almost certainly be called a terrorist. And just as … Continue reading
Index to Trevor McClaughlin’s Famine Girls Archive
a useful resource for anyone interested in this aspect of Irish-Australian history. Continue reading
