Is cuid lárnach de chultúr na nGael í traidisiún na hoilithreachta. Continue reading
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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
The Famine Rock Commemoration 2014
I found the common reaction was one of a deep and sincere appreciation of the civility and gravity of the prevailing atmosphere of this gathering. Continue reading
Daniel Mannix: His Legacy
The Conference was both a celebration of the centenary of the arrival of the future Archbishop of Melbourne and an effort to bring ‘New perspectives on old stories’ Continue reading
Focus on Irish-Australian history
unraveling the gritty, dirty and sometimes uncomfortable side we don’t usually hear much about Continue reading
An Irish-Australian ‘Who am I?’
Ironically, the Irish radical Duffy was the only member of the new parliament who had served in the House of Commons in London. Continue reading
Who created the nocturne? Is it Polish or Irish?
I wish to establish, once and for all, the right of John Field to be credited with the invention and naming of the nocturne. Continue reading
