Exploring Glasnevin The process of providing detailed and dignified funerals for the Catholics of Ireland had been one that faced harsh limitations until the 1830s. The Penal Laws and ongoing discriminatory actions by religious and government officials journeyed through a process of repeal and debate, however it was a funeral in 1823 that altered the … Continue reading
IXO volunteers in the parish of your ancestors are a friendly face and great source of information and advice; Continue reading
Lots of activities happening in the club for the 1916 centenary.
Continue reading
To celebrate the centenary of the proclamation of the Irish Republic at the Dublin GPO on 24 April 1916, the Melbourne Celtic Club, through its Cultural Heritage Committee is holding a competition to write a Proclamation for an Australian Republic. Continue reading
Celebrate the rich and enduring culture of the Irish in this stirring concert event. Continue reading
The Melbourne Celtic Club’s Cultural Heritage Committee is holding a series of commemorative events Continue reading
the final end of the Irish nation was at hand, unless they acted dramatically to call back the nation’s soul from the very shadow of death. Continue reading
Tony O’Reilly was the tallest of Irish tall poppies, an easy target for the begrudgers, but the author makes a strong case for Tony O’Reilly, the modern Irish patriot. Continue reading
Remembering the women of the 1916 Dublin rising. Continue reading
International film historian Charles Barr charts a pivotal moment in Ireland’s Independence, Continue reading
Tinteán 