Dublin is known as a city of elevated gossip; this book is in one sense a vast compendium of elevated ecclesiastical gossip. Continue reading
Filed under Mannix …
Mannix and Ireland in the 1920s
Mannix and De Valera had swapped places; De Valera in his early years wanted to be a bishop, Mannix now aspired to the role of statesman 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
‘Warwick egg incident’ of 1917
How the ‘Warwick egg incident’ of 1917 exemplified an Australian nation divided. Continue reading
The Publican and the Schoolteachers: conflicts in Glenmaggie
A young woman of 23 might have seemed a pliable appointment as a teacher at Glenmaggie, but Clara Weeks, who opened the school in June 1875 to public cheering, proved otherwise. Continue reading
The Sadness Of Dr Mannix
for him nothing remotely matched these Irish events in importance. Continue reading
Centenary of Archbishop Mannix’s ‘Trade-War’ Speech
Come to the centenary re-enactment of the speech, by noted actor Rod Quantock. Continue reading
Michael, They’ve Shot Them
Eoin Hahessy’s insightful, low-budget film, Michael, They’ve Shot Them, is to be shown on RTE 1 Continue reading
‘IRELAND WILL BE FREE’
This remarkable film of St Patrick’s Day 1920 in Melbourne is an impassioned call for Ireland’s independence Continue reading
Commemoration of Archbishop Daniel Mannix’s First Speech Against Conscription.
As the pool of Australian volunteers had begun to dry, Prime Minister Hughes, ever an avid defender and supporter of the British Empire and of Australia as a key dominion, sought to conscript additional Australian manpower. Continue reading
