it appears to be an insult directed against the Irish. How ,then, did it end up as a name for an English political party? Continue reading
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A Cycle of Crisis and Collapse
Ironically, the Northern Ireland Assembly elections will resolve nothing, but they will set the parameters for what will happen next in this troubled land. Continue reading
The Treaty: 100 Years on
It may help to know that the book is written by an Australian-born journalist, now living in Dublin. She comes to the story as a neutral outsider, unburdened by the many educational and social experiences that an Irish writer would carry. Continue reading
Belfast, a review
The film is at its best when we follow young Buddy as he navigates the grown-up world. Through his experiences we glimpse the apparent contradictions in adult life that is intent on perpetuating difference. Your religion can be identified by the name you go by, but not always Continue reading
Paul Strzelecki, Hero in Australia and Ireland
The highest peak of the Snowy Mountains. He named it after the Polish-Lithuanian statesman Tadeusz Kosciuszko, giving us Mount Kosciuszko. Continue reading
Ghosts of Irish Australia: Catherine Scullin
Caroline Chisholm had worked hard in Australia for the families of convicts to be reunited. No one knew we had been rejected from the list of travellers. Continue reading
Less and More than a Star Called Henry
A graphic life of Ernie O’Malley and a an account of the divided loyalties after the signing of the Treaty… Continue reading
ISAANZ Conference (6-7 December): registration open
ISAANZ AGM The 14th ISAANZ Annual General Meeting will be held via Zoom on Tuesday 7th December 2021 at 5:00pm NZDT (Auckland),3:00pm AEDT (Melbourne), 4:00am GMT (Dublin) SECRETARY: Matthew Ryan Email: secretary [at] isaanz.org
Vale, Rob Butler
The death of Rob Butler is a great loss for the Tinteán editors. Continue reading
Assisted Irish Migrants to New South Wales in the 19th century
Was the period between 1840 and 1869 the one when the influence of the Irish, at least, numerically, was strongest in colonial Australia? How do we account for the fluctuations? Continue reading
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