The Australian Irish community in Sydney celebrated the St Brigid’s Day Festival this year with readings, music performances and poetry on the saint’s day (1 February), followed the next day by an all-day seminar showcasing the historical and cultural contribution of Irish-Australian women in shaping modern Australia. By Jeff Kildea The Aisling 20/20 Vision seminar … Read more
Newstalk 106:https://www.newstalk.com/documentary-and-drama-on-newstalk/history-residence-documentary-newstalk-947108 The Emergency: creative freedom in wartime Dublin BBC Radio 3: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000djfh 19 January 2020 By John Gibney Coincidentally, on Sunday 19 January two different radio stations broadcast two very different documentaries on the history of Dublin. One notable aspect of the ongoing ‘decade of centenaries’ has been the degree of public interest … Read more
‘I do not hesitate to say that a more impudent claim was never successfully foisted on the authorities and the public.’ By Conleth Manning In 1815 certain members of the Morres family, who were descended from Hervey Morres of Castlemorres, Co. Kilkenny (1625–1724), were by royal licence allowed to ‘re-assume their ancient and original surname … Read more
Dominic Behan’s ‘Come Out Ye Black and Tans’. By Michael Halpenny It’s not every historical debate that comes with its own ready-made soundtrack. This one came with the defiant beat of Dominic Behan’s ‘Come Out Ye Black and Tans’, the origin of which is often credited to his father, Stephen. Composed in the 1960s, the … Read more
By Fiona Fitzsimons Between 1697 and 1749 the Irish parliament passed a series of acts to restrict interfaith marriages. The laws were squarely aimed at the ‘political nation’—those who owned property and participated in public life. By and large, everyone else was left to their own devices when it came to a formal marriage ceremony. … Read more