The Welsh experiment in nationalist utopianism…. Continue reading
Tinteán – A Magazine for Irish Australia
Our aim is to provide serious comment and an independent perspective on a wide range of Australian/Irish topics.
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More Utopians … New Wales in Patagonia
Ulysses, Burke, Edgeworth, and Chandler.
We are indebted to Professor Chandler for placing Edgeworth’s fine novel before us. It is a multi-faceted work deserving of much study for its range of characters, comedy, satire, social commentary, philosophy and scholarship. Continue reading
Responsibility in Revolutionary Times: the case of Thomas MacDonagh
‘Dear boy, you’ll be shot’, Edward Martyn’s comment was sadly prophetic as MacDonagh left his last business meeting with colleagues in the Irish Theatre. Continue reading
Miniatures from the hand of a ‘Descendancy’ Nationalist
Hubert Butler’s essays have an elegiac quality: he mourns a class he thinks might have enriched the nation by building more robust debates around topics like religion and class… Continue reading
Éamonn Ceannt
Ceannt came to his nationalism slowly, mostly via his interest in the Irish language and Irish music. Continue reading
Poetry
they came to this place, made treaties and nature
swearing to die as they did for desperate causes Continue reading
The Parting Glass by Damien Leith
Filled with humour, emotion and great Irish music Continue reading
Port Fairy Folk Music Festival 2015
There are over 40 new acts from across the globe and across the nation Continue reading
Utopia – home of the human spirit
The story of a quilt which articulates the dreams of Utopians wherever they manifest for a place where there is no rich or poor, no master or slave, where all are equal, and where access to land, healthcare and education is the basis for a society that knows not want and misery…. Continue reading
Saving St Brigid’s on ‘The Spirit of Things’ on the ABC
the community fight for its sense of faith, history and belonging Continue reading
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