A collaboration between two groups—one based in Connecticut and the other in Cork. Continue reading
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‘Escaped Nun’ Provokes Sectarian Outrage
Kildea describes how narratives of ‘escaped nuns’ were a popular genre of sensationalised anti-Catholicism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century… Continue reading
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Her interior monologues also allow for literary and philosophical references that catch the reader’s heart as the originals do…We learn that Ireland is the result of the collision of two giant rocks (chipped off from ancient continents, Gondwana, Queensland, and Laurentia, Canada) now fused together …This book held a mirror to me with its stark reminder of how lucky I’ve been to have stepped back from the precipice that I’d also found myself standing on. Continue reading
Reflections on Beckett provoked by ‘Dance First’
Beckett’s life, gravely played by Gabriel Bryne, unspools magnificently in a sequence of austere performed memories. Continue reading
Would you like to write for us?
Tinteán would not be the success it is today without contributions from the public in the form of article submissions. Continue reading
What’s on November/December and beyond
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
Verdigris and the Poetry of Change
A Film Review by Frances Devlin-Glass Verdigris (1923), Directed and written by Patricia Kelly and starring Geraldine McAlinden and Maya O’Shea. Cinematography by Tania Freimuth. Verdigris is a gentle film about violent men, and it takes us on a slow journey of revelation. The title is a poetic evocation of the toll time takes on a metal … Continue reading
More films from the Irish Film Festival
A powerful documentary which exposes a trade in babies, high death rates in Mother and Baby homes, and a reluctance to tell the truth. Continue reading
Land Ownership in Ireland part 3
Because people had been crying out for a resolution of the land question for so long, and had no desire to wait any longer, this, along with war weariness, may have been a big factor in the massive support for acceptance of the treaty with Britain. Continue reading
Agallaimh le Scríbhneoirí Gaeilge/Interviews with Irish Language Writers
Áine Ní Ghlinn, Irish poet and children’s writer and the first Irish Laureate na nÓg, talks about her writing and those who inspire her. Continue reading
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