‘Death or liberty, and a ship to take us home’ was the catch cry of the largely Irish convicts ——- who staged the Castle Hill rebellion in NSW in 1804: Continue reading
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Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context
the 1916 Rising was watched closely by radicals and aspirant revolutionaries as far away as India and Russia Continue reading
Clann MacKenna International Gathering
A two-day International Clann Gathering will be held in the heart of “McKenna Country” – Emyvale, the Barony of Truagh and Monaghan Town to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising Continue reading
Review of Famine Rock Commemoration
the main emphasis of his address was to the impressive histories of all the Irish diaspora around the world, Continue reading
Governor Richard Bourke Commemorated
During the evening the invited guests were informed and entertained by talks on Bourke Continue reading
Podcasts of ‘Irish at Gallipoli’
In this series Dr Kildea examines the part played by the Irish during the Gallipoli campaign, looking in particular at the landing on 25 April, Continue reading
POETRY – Outlaws by Tom Phillips
Homesickness was a wound but our dear children
in time helped us better relate to it all here, Continue reading
Dissonant Voices: Faith and the Irish Diaspora
‘I now believe that the spiritual life is deeply political’ p.175.
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Brigidfest 2016
Celebrating Irish and Irish-Australian women Continue reading
Celtic Club Activities for November
we can make it the best possible celebration of the 100th Anniversary of The 1916 Rising next year. Continue reading
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