Barney’s personal abilities, charm, compassion and wit have impacted all of us who knew him Continue reading
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Remembering the Troubles
These oral histories detail the ordinary activist – those from working-class backgrounds who, in contrast to the revolutionary élite, rarely recorded their thoughts in letters, diaries or memoirs. Continue reading
Joanne Hayes – a story to frighten
Sometimes a series of events can be so unusual and improbable that factual information becomes stranger than fiction so that a bizarre story trumps one’s wildest imaginings. This applies in spades to the strange story of Joanne Hayes from Abbeydorney … Continue reading
New Online Archive of the Troubles in NI
For researchers, a new archive of the Troubles in Northern Ireland…. Continue reading
Irish Studies Postgraduate Essay Prize
2018 ISAANZ Irish Studies Postgraduate Essay prize Continue reading
Voices of strangers
Irish opens the door to an extraordinary world Continue reading
After O’Farrell: Writing a New History of the Irish in Australia
Given that so much of mainstream Australian history continues to ignore the Irish or even, on occasion, to disparage them, a new general history of the Irish in Australia is overdue. Continue reading
An Extraordinary Family
let us look at a family that truly deserves the word ‘extraordinary’ Continue reading
New Irish Research Group in South Australia
All of this growth and the desire of the group to continue sharing research interests has led to the idea of a history of the Irish in South Australia. Continue reading
An Enduring Legacy: the work of Nicholas O’Donnell
An unconventional autobiography, but a fine account of a community. Continue reading
