Poems in Irish by Colin Ryan. Continue reading
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Irish English – a threatened species
Much has been written about the decline of the Irish language in the last 400 years…In this short piece, I’ll argue that Irish English is also under threat. Continue reading
Ceo Bruithne agus scéalta eile by Colin Ryan
Ceo Bruithne agus scéalta eile (Heat Haze and other stories) Book Review by Dymphna Lonergan Colin Ryan Ceo Bruithne agus scéalta eile. Cló Iar-Chonnacht 2019. 100 pp. ISBN: 978 1 7844 203 3 RRP: €10 A heat haze, according to Wikipedia, is ‘a shimmering of the air near the ground that distorts distant views’. ‘Ceo Bruithne’ is … Continue reading
Global Irish Words
By Dymphna Lonergan Thanks to the increased availability of digitally uploaded word lists and dictionaries, research into how far the Irish language has travelled globally has been made much easier. It is interesting that individual Irish language words have found new homes in Global English dialects. It is doubly interesting to see these words’ meanings extended … Continue reading
Gaeilge – Grá mo Chroí
I find myself on the road again, here in Australia, and speaking Irish daily once more. Continue reading
three poems by Colin Ryan
Irish Language poems by Colin Ryan Continue reading
ISAANZ 24 conference, 2019 Foregrounding Irish Women
Papers will range from Irish orphan stories, Mary Lee, women in the 1916 Rising and conscription, Irish nuns and identity, chain migration, women in World War 1, through to the 20th century ‘Troubles’ and abortion reform and neonatal deaths. Continue reading
The Irish in Australian Fiction
The Irish character in Australian literature is often introduced by a piece of dialogue that confirms the character’s origins. Continue reading
Never Losing the Accent
Excerpts from an autobiographical piece by Michéal Ó Súileabháin Continue reading
FR MICHEAL O’SULLIVAN
A Tribute to Fr Michael O’Sullivan. Continue reading