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Unlike most who come to Australia, Susie Harris avoided all other Irish people. Continue reading
There is controversy about who invented the spirit drink called whiskey, uisce beatha in Irish, but we do know that the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery is Bushmills. Continue reading
In that other universe you won’t make the same mistakes; Sa chruinne eile úd/
ní dhéanfaidh tú/
na dearmaid chéanna Continue reading
For lovers of Tóibín’s Brooklyn, rediscover Eilis 20 years older… Continue reading
Women are the powerhouse of The Wren, the Wren and demonstrably and progressively make meaning and lives independent of men Continue reading
A feast of Irish film available in Sydney, but also online around Australia. A roundup from Enda Murray and team. Continue reading
A Miscellany: Plays, Bloomsday, Christmas in July, Lughnasa Bacon and Cabbage, Talks, Music, singing, Dancing Continue reading
The problems of Palestine and Northern Ireland share a common origin in the decline of the British empire after the First World War. In the early 1920s the British imposed half-baked solutions on both Continue reading
Did Beckett seduce Lucia Joyce? Did she seduce him? Was the relationship all in her head? Was it consummated? And history’s difficulty is the author’s opportunity, Continue reading
The fascinating world of whitethorn: its diverse names, folklore and myths, its significance in beekeeping.common names include hawthorn, May bush, fairy tree, and quick thorn. Continue reading
