The sheer distance between Ireland and Australia and the cost of the 12,000 mile passage for example meant that Australia was spared the ‘hundreds and thousands of refugees…ragged, starving and diseased, that were cast up on the shores of Great Britain and North America.’ Continue reading
Scoil Gheimhridh Sydney 2025
The Scoil Gheimhridh Sydney 2025 is a long weekend of Irish language and craic. Come and improve your Irish language skills. The key activity of the weekend is Irish language classes. Other
Irish activities provide a break in a convivial environment. These may include the official opening, table quiz, guest speaker, concert and classes in singing, tin whistle, boardgames or dance. Informal
sessions continue every night. Come and join the fun. Continue reading
Scoil Gheimhridh Sydney 2025
The Scoil Gheimhridh Sydney 2025 is a long weekend of Irish language and craic. Come and improve your Irish language skills. The key activity of the weekend is Irish language classes. Other
Irish activities provide a break in a convivial environment. These may include the official opening, table quiz, guest speaker, concert and classes in singing, tin whistle, boardgames or dance. Informal
sessions continue every night. Come and join the fun. Continue reading
Scoil Gheimhridh Sydney 2025
The Scoil Gheimhridh Sydney 2025 is a long weekend of Irish language and craic. Come and improve your Irish language skills. The key activity of the weekend is Irish language classes. Other
Irish activities provide a break in a convivial environment. These may include the official opening, table quiz, guest speaker, concert and classes in singing, tin whistle, boardgames or dance. Informal
sessions continue every night. Come and join the fun. Continue reading
While many Irish place names in Australia remain unchanged, especially those of populated areas and permanent geographical features, the names of homesteads are more likely to change. A homestead in Australia is usually a house and pastoral property. Some placename websites separate the homestead from the land, and some call a homestead a ‘station’. Continue reading
What’s On at the Celtic Club Melbourne The Celtic Club is an organization that celebrates and supports pride in Irish heritage and culture, as well as the broader Celtic community. We provide opportunities for our members and guests to benefit from, learn about, and enjoy Gaelic language, Irish music, art, culture, and more. For further information … Continue reading
St Patrick being celebrated in most states; Comhaltas Weekend at Queenscliff. Continue reading
My father’s father’s father
survived the potato blight of ’47.
lived all his life
on the Crow’s Nest farm
where he heard an eerie
caw, caw, cawing
late in the night. Continue reading
Wishing all of you a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Tinteán Editorial Group in Australia: Julie Breathnach-Banwait (Brisbane), Frances Devlin-Glass (Melbourne), Dymphna Lonergan (Adelaide), and Linda Rooney (Melbourne) Continue reading
Wishing all of you a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Tinteán Editorial Group in Australia: Julie Breathnach-Banwait (Brisbane), Frances Devlin-Glass (Melbourne), Dymphna Lonergan (Adelaide), and Linda Rooney (Melbourne) Continue reading
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