Three new Irish or Irish Australian fictions reviewed by book-devourer, Frank O’Shea Continue reading
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Upcoming Melbourne Irish Studies Seminar on Heaney’s visit to Australia in 1994. Continue reading
A Tribute to the Irish poet Máire Mhac an tSaoi (1922-2021)
Tá racht agus tnúth ann, agus ní cheiltear an chollaíocht.
Her voice is the voice of a young woman who did not hide her sexuality. Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
Sine fadas all over the place. Continue reading
Extra class on Breaking into Ulysses
A new introductory class on Ulysses offered by Bloomsday in Melbourne Inc. Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
New Irish books and many genres Continue reading
A Full-Bodied and Sympathetic Nora
During the writing of Nora, O’Connor says she developed a deeper empathy for James Joyce, perhaps because she now understands his writerly life. It is through her protagonist’s perverse love for Joyce that a reader sees the man’s redeeming features. Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
Three new Irish novels. Continue reading
The Nation writers emigrate to Melbourne
It is a remarkable fact that three writers associated with The Nation newspaper emigrated to Melbourne in the mid-1850s: Edward Hayes, Charles Gavan Duffy and Gerald Henry Supple. Professionally diverse, they shared a deep love of poetry and song. Continue reading
A Brief History of the Irish in Australia
A summary of Irish role in history and literature of Australia, written prior to more recent research and publications in the area. Continue reading
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