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From: Patrick O'Sullivan
Subject: Call for Essays for Book, medieval travel and travellers
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I can think of some Irish Diaspora scholars who might be able to help
June-Ann Greeley.

Call for Essays for Book

*Time-sensitive post*

Because of a couple late withdrawals, submissions will still be considered
for a contracted book. The book is a collection of essays of new
scholarship and has as its focus a range of topics and themes related to
medieval travel and travellers: travel literature; pilgrimage and pilgrimage
literature and music, art; spiritual journeys; 'imaginary' travel; gender
and travel; encountering the 'other' in travel; economies of travel; royal
travel and travellers; animals and travel; influence of travel on art/
architecture; sacred places; relics and travel; personal accounts of travel,
etc.

For the purposes of this book, the 'medieval' era will be loosely framed,
ca. 500-1500. Submissions from all fields are welcome, including literature,
religion, musci, art, architecture, history, geography, Late Antique
Studies, Early Modern Studies, maritime studies, and assorted others. DATE
of submission for articles: February 20, 2011 (sorry!).

Please send initial abstract and contact information to June-Ann Greeley at
greeleyj[at]sacredheart.edu

June-Ann Greeley
Dept. of Theology and Religious Studies
Sacred Heart University
5151 Park Avenue
Faiefield, CT 06825
203-371-7713
Email: greeleyj[at]sacredheart.edu

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Subject: CFP International Conference on Dialect and Literature University
of Sheffield, July 2011
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International Conference on Dialect and Literature University of Sheffield,
11-13 July 2011

When an author writes a literary text either wholly or partly in dialect, he
or she is making a conscious choice to represent something other than the
standard language. This conference invites papers that explore this process.
We welcome papers from across different periods, different genres and
different geographical locations, including regional, social and world
dialects. Questions that might be addressed include, but are not restricted
to:

. what purposes does the representation of dialect have in literary
texts?
. which critical frameworks are appropriate for the interpretation of
dialect in literary texts?
. what methodologies can we borrow from linguistics in order to
analyse dialect representation?
. how does literary dialect differ from 'real' dialect?
. can a distinction be drawn between dialect in literature and dialect
literature?
. what are the ideological dimensions of the representation of
literary dialect?
. how has the representation of dialect varied across time, place and
genre?
. how can we study audience response to the literary representation of
dialect?

We welcome papers that deal with dialect in languages other than English,
but would ask that all papers be presented in English.

This conference is being held to mark the concluding stage of our 'Dialect
in British Fiction 1800-1836' project, which has been funded by the AHRC. As
part of the conference we will be offering access to a beta version of the
database we have created.

Plenary speakers:
Lisa Minnick (Western Michigan University)
Katie Wales (University of Nottingham)

Please submit abstracts of 250 words to j.hodson[at]sheffield.ac.uk by Friday
4th March 2011.

Conference organisers: Jane Hodson and Julie Millward.

Jane Hodson
School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
University of Sheffield
1 Upper Hanover Street
Sheffield
S3 7RA
UK
Phone: (+44) (0) 114 2228471
Fax: (+44) (0) 114 2228481

Email: j.hodson[at]sheffield.ac.uk

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Subject: CFP 12th Cambridge Heritage Seminar - The Heritage of Memorials
and Commemorations
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12th Cambridge Heritage Seminar - The Heritage of Memorials and
Commemorations - Call for Papers

12th Cambridge Heritage Seminar
15-16 April 2011
The Heritage of Memorials and Commemorations

The process of memorializing and commemorating people and events has =
come
under scrutiny in recent years. Controversies have been sparked by
memorials. Some commemorative events have become stage settings for
occasionally violent confrontations between different memorial =
narratives,
and the relationship between history and memory is being put through a
=91stress test=92 of sorts. Though memorial processes have a long =
history, this
new scrutiny has given rise to important questions about their social
function, the intentionality behind commemorative gestures and their =
impact:
Do memorials help us forget? Are they reconciliatory? Who do =
commemorative
events exclude? What purpose to they serve? Do they help us not repeat =
the
mistakes of the past? Why do people use memorials? Who uses them? How =
and
when are =91forgotten=92 memorials reinvigorated by communities? With =
these
questions new terms are also emerging: =91spontaneous shrines=92 =
(Santino 1992),
=91memorial mania=92 (Doss 2008), =91grassroots memorials=92 =
(S=E1nchez-Carretero and
Margy 2010).=20

This 12th edition of the Cambridge Heritage Seminar seeks to bring =
together
researchers and practitioners from a wide array of disciplines and
communities of practice to explore what and how we choose to commemorate =
and
the impact that this has on our own memories and identities, and thus on
heritage.=20

How to take part: There are three ways of taking part in this seminar:
presenting a paper, providing a poster, being a participating audience
member.=20

Paper proposals should clearly outline the questions that will be =
addressed
and the empirical evidence or case study that will be drawn on. The
proposals should not exceed 500 words and should be accompanied by a =
short
(150 word) biographical note about the author.=20

Posters proposals should illustrate one particular instance of =
commemoration
or make a concrete theoretical point.=20

Paper and poster proposals should be sent to Liz Cohen at =
esc35[at]cam.ac.uk
no later than 15 February 2011. Papers will be selected by 1 March.=20

To register to participate in the event as an audience member please =
write
to Dominic Walker at dw374[at]cam.ac.uk by 1st April 2011 =96 numbers =
will be
limited so please register as early as possible to avoid disappointment. =


Heritage Research Group=20
Department of Archaeology=20
Cambridge University=20
Downing Street, Cambridge, UK.
Email: esc35 at cam.ac.uk

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People often ask about my other writing lives, and it seems right to bring
this new book to the attention of the Irish Diaspora list. And the other
Ir-D moderators agree.

This month there appeared...

Love Death and Whiskey
40 Songs
Patrick O'Sullivan
Patrick Pinder Publisher, Bradford, 2010
ISBN/EAN13: 095678240X / 9780956782403

The little book offers a small selection of my song lyrics. There is an
Irish Diaspora element, I think - in that I am an Irish Diaspora writer. In
the selection there are songs with Irish Diaspora themes, including some
songs for plays - like the oral history stage play, IRISH NIGHT.

The book has been priced as if it were one of those precious little books of
poetry. And the Print on Demand route chosen seems to demand horrible
postage costs.

I have tried to ameliorate this by offering DISCOUNT CODES.

The book will soon be available through Amazon.com, and then through the
other Amazons, including Amazon.co.uk, and other book sites and book shops.
There are some sample pages on Google Books. As the information spreads
through the web the links on the Google page will become live.

A Kindle version will be available, and ebook versions for all the other
devices.

The publisher's standard email follows this one. Note that I have inserted
a DISCOUNT CODE.

Happy Christmas to everyone. And Happy Singing.

Paddy O'Sullivan

--
Patrick O'Sullivan
Head of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit

Email Patrick O'Sullivan Email Patrick
O'Sullivan Personal Fax 0044 (0) 709 236 9050

Irish Diaspora Net http://www.irishdiaspora.net Irish Diaspora list
IR-D[at]Jiscmail.ac.uk

Irish Diaspora Research Unit
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities University of Bradford Bradford
BD7 1DP Yorkshire England

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NEW BOOK
From
Patrick Pinder Publisher
Bradford

Love Death and Whiskey
40 Songs
Patrick O'Sullivan

40 song lyrics by Patrick O'Sullivan, selected from the long back catalogue.
New songs that measure themselves against tradition, folk, chanson, stage
song and the crafted form of the literary lyric. A book for musicians
looking for worthwhile words, performers looking for a new text - he writes
good songs for women singers. A book for lovers of real verse and real
feeling, who respect traditional skills and lyric forms.

Publication Date: Dec 2010
ISBN/EAN13: 095678240X / 9780956782403
Page Count: 60
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 6" x 9"
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Related Categories: Poetry / General

Patrick Pinder Publisher, Bradford, 2010

Publisher's point of sale for this book

https://www.createspace.com/3498855

DISCOUNT CODE
MD5R8DHW
Get 50% off the publisher's price with this DISCOUNT CODE

Sample Pages on Google Books

http://tinyurl.com/34lebcm

Patrick Pinder Publisher
Bradford

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From: Ruth Barton
Subject: Re: NEW BOOK FROM PATRICK PINDER PUBLISHER,
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Dear Paddy

Well done and best wishes for Christmas

Love

Ruth


On 24 Dec 2010, at 09:58, Patrick O'Sullivan wrote:

> NEW BOOK
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> Bradford
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> Love Death and Whiskey
> 40 Songs
> Patrick O'Sullivan=20
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> 40 song lyrics by Patrick O'Sullivan, selected from the long back =
catalogue.
> New songs that measure themselves against tradition, folk, chanson, =
stage
> song and the crafted form of the literary lyric. A book for musicians
> looking for worthwhile words, performers looking for a new text - he =
writes
> good songs for women singers. A book for lovers of real verse and real
> feeling, who respect traditional skills and lyric forms.
>=20
> Publication Date: Dec 2010
> ISBN/EAN13: 095678240X / 9780956782403
> Page Count: 60
> Binding Type: US Trade Paper
> Trim Size: 6" x 9"
> Language: English
> Color: Black and White
> Related Categories: Poetry / General
>=20
> Patrick Pinder Publisher, Bradford, 2010
>=20
> Publisher's point of sale for this book
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> https://www.createspace.com/3498855
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> DISCOUNT CODE=20
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> Patrick Pinder Publisher
> Bradford
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Head of Department of Film Studies
School of Drama Film and Music
Samuel Beckett Centre
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin 2
Ireland


Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film
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From: Michael McManus
Subject: Re: NEW BOOK FROM PATRICK PINDER PUBLISHER,
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Congratulations Paddy! I've ordered 2 from the US.



Have a Happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year.



Sincerely,



Mick.



Dr. Michael McManus

Teaching Fellow

Sociology and Criminology

School of Applied Social Sciences

University of Durham.

32 Old Elvet, Durham City.



From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf
Of Patrick O'Sullivan
Sent: 24 December 2010 09:58
To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: [IR-D] NEW BOOK FROM PATRICK PINDER PUBLISHER, Love Death and
Whiskey, 40 Songs, Patrick O'Sullivan



NEW BOOK
From
Patrick Pinder Publisher
Bradford

Love Death and Whiskey
40 Songs
Patrick O'Sullivan

40 song lyrics by Patrick O'Sullivan, selected from the long back catalogue.
New songs that measure themselves against tradition, folk, chanson, stage
song and the crafted form of the literary lyric. A book for musicians
looking for worthwhile words, performers looking for a new text - he writes
good songs for women singers. A book for lovers of real verse and real
feeling, who respect traditional skills and lyric forms.

Publication Date: Dec 2010
ISBN/EAN13: 095678240X / 9780956782403
Page Count: 60
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 6" x 9"
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Related Categories: Poetry / General

Patrick Pinder Publisher, Bradford, 2010

Publisher's point of sale for this book

https://www.createspace.com/3498855

DISCOUNT CODE
MD5R8DHW
Get 50% off the publisher's price with this DISCOUNT CODE

Sample Pages on Google Books

http://tinyurl.com/34lebcm

Patrick Pinder Publisher
Bradford

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From: Guillermo MacLoughlin
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Congratulations Paddy.
Merry Xmas and all the best for the New Year for you and all the members.
Regards from the Southernmost Irish people.

Guillermo MacLoughlin
Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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De: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] En nombre
de Patrick O'Sullivan
Enviado el: viernes, 24 de diciembre de 2010 06:58
Para: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Asunto: [IR-D] NEW BOOK FROM PATRICK PINDER PUBLISHER, Love Death and
Whiskey, 40 Songs, Patrick O'Sullivan

NEW BOOK
From
Patrick Pinder Publisher
Bradford

Love Death and Whiskey
40 Songs
Patrick O'Sullivan

40 song lyrics by Patrick O'Sullivan, selected from the long back catalogue.
New songs that measure themselves against tradition, folk, chanson, stage
song and the crafted form of the literary lyric. A book for musicians
looking for worthwhile words, performers looking for a new text - he writes
good songs for women singers. A book for lovers of real verse and real
feeling, who respect traditional skills and lyric forms.

Publication Date: Dec 2010
ISBN/EAN13: 095678240X / 9780956782403
Page Count: 60
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 6" x 9"
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Related Categories: Poetry / General

Patrick Pinder Publisher, Bradford, 2010

Publisher's point of sale for this book

https://www.createspace.com/3498855

DISCOUNT CODE
MD5R8DHW
Get 50% off the publisher's price with this DISCOUNT CODE

Sample Pages on Google Books

http://tinyurl.com/34lebcm

Patrick Pinder Publisher
Bradford

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Congratulations. I have ordered two copies and await their delivery.=20

I don't think it is overpriced at $14.99 US, given what books sell for =
these
days.=20

Bill Mulligan

-----Original Message-----
From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On =
Behalf
Of Patrick O'Sullivan
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 1:15 PM
To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: [IR-D] Love Death and Whiskey - 40 Songs

Thanks to everyone who has commented on this little book, on the list =
and
off.

I think the book is over-priced, but that is how things go nowadays. I =
must
not be disloyal.

I see that the book is now appearing on Amazon.com and on Amazon.co.uk,
where it is =A39.99 and Eligible for FREE Super Saver Delivery. =
Information
about the book will spread as computer systems pick up the active ISBN.

Some questions answered...

The cover photo is by Zuleika Henry, an old friend, who is a theatre
photographer. She took photographs of the 1987 tour of the stage play =
IRISH
NIGHT.

Singing the title song are two lovely women actors/singers, Paddy Glynn =
and
Joan Harpur. Joan was the direct inspiration for the title song. I =
still
work with one of the musicians in the background, Peadar Long.

So, the cover photo of what looks like a session in a pub is in fact a =
photo
of actors on a stage set. Post modern irony, or what?

I thought deeply, but not too long, about the order of the lyrics in =
this
selection. Chronology would have unduly privileged the years in which I =
had
a band, or was working closely with musicians. Alphabetical order would
have unduly privileged the letter I.

So, guided by certain anthologies from Moorish Spain, I chose length.
Through the wonder of Word Count, the lyrics get longer and longer as =
the
book progresses - and therefore more literary, with, for example, =
versions
of Pablo Neruda and Jacques Pr=E9vert. But with some anomalies. This
publishing route means that the early pages of the book are often =
visible.
So rather than beginning with the very shortest I put at the beginning a
lyric from my jazz years (and a ghost of the alphabetical order), and a
lyric about a beloved cat.

That song, about Clover the Kitten, has special resonances within Irish
Studies and Irish Diaspora Studies. I will award a Special Prize to the
first person to explain those resonances.

The very shortest lyric in this selection I saved till last - it is a
summary of Chapter 1 of Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness. You =
could
not begin with that.

Paddy


-----Original Message-----
From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On =
Behalf
Of Patrick O'Sullivan
Sent: 24 December 2010 09:56
To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: [IR-D] Book Notice, Patrick O'Sullivan, Love Death and Whiskey =
- 40
Songs

People often ask about my other writing lives, and it seems right to =
bring
this new book to the attention of the Irish Diaspora list. And the =
other
Ir-D moderators agree.

This month there appeared...=20

Love Death and Whiskey
40 Songs
Patrick O'Sullivan
Patrick Pinder Publisher, Bradford, 2010
ISBN/EAN13: 095678240X / 9780956782403

Sender: The Irish Diaspora Studies List
From: Patrick O'Sullivan
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Thanks to everyone who has commented on this little book, on the list =
and
off.

I think the book is over-priced, but that is how things go nowadays. I =
must
not be disloyal.

I see that the book is now appearing on Amazon.com and on Amazon.co.uk,
where it is =A39.99 and Eligible for FREE Super Saver Delivery. =
Information
about the book will spread as computer systems pick up the active ISBN.

Some questions answered...

The cover photo is by Zuleika Henry, an old friend, who is a theatre
photographer. She took photographs of the 1987 tour of the stage play =
IRISH
NIGHT.

Singing the title song are two lovely women actors/singers, Paddy Glynn =
and
Joan Harpur. Joan was the direct inspiration for the title song. I =
still
work with one of the musicians in the background, Peadar Long.

So, the cover photo of what looks like a session in a pub is in fact a =
photo
of actors on a stage set. Post modern irony, or what?

I thought deeply, but not too long, about the order of the lyrics in =
this
selection. Chronology would have unduly privileged the years in which I =
had
a band, or was working closely with musicians. Alphabetical order would
have unduly privileged the letter I.

So, guided by certain anthologies from Moorish Spain, I chose length.
Through the wonder of Word Count, the lyrics get longer and longer as =
the
book progresses - and therefore more literary, with, for example, =
versions
of Pablo Neruda and Jacques Pr=E9vert. But with some anomalies. This
publishing route means that the early pages of the book are often =
visible.
So rather than beginning with the very shortest I put at the beginning a
lyric from my jazz years (and a ghost of the alphabetical order), and a
lyric about a beloved cat.

That song, about Clover the Kitten, has special resonances within Irish
Studies and Irish Diaspora Studies. I will award a Special Prize to the
first person to explain those resonances.

The very shortest lyric in this selection I saved till last - it is a
summary of Chapter 1 of Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness. You =
could
not begin with that.

Paddy


-----Original Message-----
From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On =
Behalf
Of Patrick O'Sullivan
Sent: 24 December 2010 09:56
To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: [IR-D] Book Notice, Patrick O'Sullivan, Love Death and Whiskey =
- 40
Songs

People often ask about my other writing lives, and it seems right to =
bring
this new book to the attention of the Irish Diaspora list. And the =
other
Ir-D moderators agree.

This month there appeared...=20

Love Death and Whiskey
40 Songs
Patrick O'Sullivan
Patrick Pinder Publisher, Bradford, 2010
ISBN/EAN13: 095678240X / 9780956782403

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From: Patrick O'Sullivan
Subject: Christmas Greetings from President McAleese 2010
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Christmas Greetings from President McAleese

I send warmest Christmas and New Year greetings to each member of =
Ireland's
family and to all our friends around the world.

At this time of year, exiles return and families gather, glad to see one
another. Conversation will doubtless turn to Ireland's economic problems
that are dominating the headlines everywhere and which have brought =
hardship
and heartache into many a home. Our people face a painful economic =
recovery
and, understandably, ask questions about what led to our current
difficulties. They wonder how long it will take to get through this =
crisis
and what must be done to prevent it from recurring.

Mustering the self belief and determination that will reinvigorate our
country psychologically and economically is now an imperative. Ireland =
and
her people are worth much, much more than to be defined by this economic
crisis. Our history has given us resilience in the face of adversity and
maybe it's time to remind ourselves that we do indeed have many =
strengths to
help us on the journey ahead.

Ireland enjoys a dynamic community life sustained by a modern "meitheal" =
of
good neighbourliness, solidarity and volunteer generosity.

We are a people rich in imagination, creativity, innovation and
problem-solving skills.

We have a strong business sector, including world class companies that
choose to locate in Ireland and indigenous enterprises that are doing =
very
well in export markets.

We have the gift of peace that has already transformed life on our =
shared
island and which has huge untapped potential.

We have an extraordinarily loyal global Irish family whose goodwill and
experience is an extensive and enduring resource.

We have men and women of great ability across the arts, humanities,
sciences, technologies, sports and development aid sectors, whose genius
enhances Irish life and Ireland's international reputation.

Above all, we have a talented and ambitious cohort of young people who
deserve the gifts of confidence in their future and pride in their =
country.

That confidence and pride will be generated by what we choose to do =
today
and tomorrow to make Ireland the successful, forward looking and =
egalitarian
country it has the desire and the capacity to be.

I wish each and every one of you a peaceful and happy Christmas and a =
New
Year of renewed hope and faith in Ireland's future.

Mary McAleese
President of Ireland


Teachtaireacht na Nollag =F3n Uachtar=E1n M=E1ire Mhic Ghiolla =CDosa =
Nollaig 2010

Beannachta=ED na Nollag agus na hAthbhliana ar gach uile bhall de =
theaghlach
na nGael agus ar chairde na h=C9ireann ar fud an domhain.

Ag an am seo den bhliain filleann deoraithe abhaile agus cruinn=EDonn =
clanna
le bheith i gcomhluadar a ch=E9ile. Ag na tion=F3il seo beidh daoine ag =
caint
faoi na ceannl=EDnte at=E1 breac le deacrachta=ED geilleagracha na =
h=C9ireann san am
i l=E1thair; deacrachta=ED at=E1 i ndiaidh cruatan agus briseadh cro=ED =
a chur ar
mh=F3r=E1n daoine. T=E1 biseach pianmhar romhainn amach, mar phobal; =
agus, gan
amhras, beidh daoine ag cur ceisteanna crua faoi na cu=EDseanna d'fh=E1g =
muid sa
riocht ina bhfuil muid. Beidh siad ag smaoineamh faoi fhad an turais =
at=E1 le
d=E9anamh againn tr=EDd an gh=E9arch=E9im seo, agus faoina bhfuil le =
d=E9anamh chun
nach dtarl=F3idh a leith=E9id ar=EDs.

N=ED miste d=FAinn =E1r muin=EDn agus =E1r misneach a neart=FA chun an =
t=EDr a athnuachan
go s=EDceola=EDoch agus go heacnama=EDoch. Bheadh s=E9 ioml=E1n =
=E9ag=F3rach muintir na
h=C9ireann a shaini=FA de r=E9ir na g=E9arch=E9ime seo; is fi=FA i bhfad =
i bhfad n=EDos m=F3
n=E1 sin muid. D'fh=E1g =E1r sinsir teacht aniar ionainn mar phobal; bua =
na righne
agus na cr=F3gachta in am an gh=E1tair. B'fh=E9idir go bhfuil s=E9 in am =
a mheabhr=FA
d=FAinn f=E9in go bhfuil l=E1idreachta=ED m=F3ra againn a chuideoidh =
linn san am at=E1
le teacht.

T=E1 saol pobail beo beathach againn, spiorad meithle, =
dl=FAthph=E1irt=EDocht agus
flaithi=FAlacht ar leith.

T=E1 saibhreas samhla=EDochta, crutha=EDochta agus nu=E1la=EDochta ag =
muintir na
h=C9ireann, chomh maith le scileanna cu=ED chun fadhbanna a r=E9iteach.

T=E1 fiontra=EDocht an-l=E1idir sa t=EDr, agus easp=F3rt=E1lacha ag =
m=E9ad=FA i rith an ama
mar chruth=FA air sin; agus is ioma=ED comhlacht idirn=E1isi=FAnta at=E1 =
an-s=E1sta
lonn=FA anseo fosta.

T=E1 bua na s=EDoch=E1na i ndiaidh an saol a shaibhri=FA do mh=F3r=E1n =
daoine ar an
oile=E1n seo, agus n=ED l=E9ir d=FAinn go f=F3ill na bunt=E1ist=ED at=E1 =
f=F3s le teacht =F3n
chlaochl=FA seo.

T=E1 teaghlach domhanda na nGael thar a bheith d=EDlis d'=C9irinn agus =
do mhuintir
na h=C9ireann, agus is m=F3r linn a ndea-thoil agus a dtaith=ED.

T=E1 fir agus mn=E1 againn le hinni=FAlacht faoi leith sna heala=EDona, =
sna
heola=EDochta=ED, sa l=E9ann daonna, sa teicneola=EDocht, i gc=FArsa=ED =
sp=F3irt agus i
r=E9ims=ED an ch=FAnaimh forbartha =96 daoine a gcuireann a s=E1rbhuanna =
go m=F3r le
saol na h=C9ireann agus le c=E1il idirn=E1isi=FAnta na h=C9ireann.

Thar rud ar bith eile, t=E1 daoine =F3ga in =C9irinn at=E1 ild=E1nach =
agus
ard-aidhmeannach =96 daoine a bhfuil s=E9 ag dul d=F3ibh a bheith =
muin=EDneach as an
todhcha=ED agus br=F3d=FAil as an t=EDr.

'S=E9 a ghinfidh an mhuin=EDn agus an br=F3d sin n=E1 na roghanna a =
dh=E9anfaidh
muidinne, san am i l=E1thair agus san am at=E1 le teacht, chun an t=EDr =
seo a
dh=E9anamh rath=FAil, cothroma=EDoch agus for=E1sach =96 mar at=E1 uainn =
agus mar at=E1
d'acmhainn againn.

Gu=EDm Nollaig faoi sh=EDoch=E1in agus faoi shonas ar gach uile dhuine =
agaibh,
agus athbhliain l=E1n de dh=F3chas =FAr agus creideamh i dtodhcha=ED na =
h=C9ireann.

M=E1ire Mhic Ghiolla =CDosa
Uachtar=E1n na h=C9ireann=20

http://www.president.ie/index.php?section=3D5&speech=3D903&lang=3Deng

http://www.president.ie/

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Hannah Thomas-Peter, Sky reporter in New York
The number of people travelling from Ireland to New York to find work is
rising, according to the city's Irish community leaders.

Faced with 13.5% unemployment at home, many young people are travelling in
on tourist visas and picking up jobs as undocumented workers in the
construction or hospitality industries.
Sky News Online spoke to three Irish community and immigration centres in
areas with large Irish populations, and all said there is strong anecdotal
evidence that numbers have risen in the past 12 months.
Paul Finnegan, executive director of the New York Irish Centre in Queens,
said requests for advice and assistance have increased tenfold in the past
year.
"I talk about the fact that pubs, which are always gathering places for the
Irish and many other nations, in recent years have seen a new surge of
crowds going to them around New York," he said.
"I look around and I know that there are young men and women there that
would not have the opportunity to get a green card.
"I'm not saying that they've overstayed their visitor's visa, I'm just
saying that I'm observing huge numbers that I have not seen in before."

Vanessa, who did not want to be fully identified, came into the States on a
tourist visa and now works illegally in a restaurant in New York.
She told Sky News Online: "I got laid off at home from my job so I decided
to come over here because I knew that I'd get work here even though I
wouldn't be legal.
"I had to come away and get work because I wasn't willing to stay at home on
the dole. I was at college for four years and got my degree, and I just
couldn't face not being in work.
"I have a couple of friends who are left in Ireland now and they just feel
like they're being left behind, so they're saving their social welfare to
flee the country."
By September 2009 more people were leaving Ireland than arriving, and by
April 2010 net migration was the highest since the recession-hit 80s.
The best available official estimate for numbers of Irish in New York, both
legal and undocumented, comes from the US Census Bureau, which put the
figure at 29,647 in 2009.

Orla Kelleher, the executive director of the Aisling Irish Community Centre
based in Queens and The Bronx, thinks the true number is probably much
higher.
"Based on what we are seeing there has been a big increase," she said.
"The vast majority of the well established Irish community are here legally,
but there are always those who are willing to take risks with their
immigration status."
Ciaran Staunton owns a well-known Irish bar in Manhattan and lobbies the US
government to improve immigration laws for Irish people.
"America's always been an escape valve for Ireland," he said.
"Everyone in Ireland has relations here and most of them will get work as
soon as they arrive because there's someone looking out for them.
"In the last number of months we've seen a big influx of young Irish people.
"They've said 'Well, we've two choices. The choice is either stay in
Ireland, legal, unemployed, with no certainty for the future, or get a job,
chance our arm in America, perhaps undocumented, but as most of our friends
have jobs, let's come over there and try it'."

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ew-York-Numbers-Are-Rising-Community-Leaders-Say/Article/201012415867224?lpo
s=World_News_Second_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15867224_I
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S.F. Irish oral history project preserves memories

Kevin Fagan, Chronicle Staff Writer

Saturday, December 25, 2010

The Irish imprint on the Bay Area: packed St. Patrick's Day parades and
lively bars with bands playing jigs on Geary Boulevard, right?

Only sort of.

The Irish have actually had an effect on this region that goes far deeper
than green beer and springtime frolics - so deep that it's safe to say the
Bay Area would look nothing like it does today without the Irish influence.

Emerald Isle transplants helped design San Francisco and its water system,
built some of its most impressive buildings, carved out county lines and
served as mayors and police chiefs. Even those immigrants who made no public
name for themselves left their mark, injecting the area with a strong sense
of family and hard work, becoming carpenters, gold miners and police
officers.

Until now, there has been no comprehensive effort to capture that heritage
with an oral history archive - but Crossroads Irish-American Festival, a
cultural organization in San Francisco, is about to change that.

With the help of a $7,600 grant from the Irish government, Crossroads has
begun an ambitious effort to record the memories of as many Irish and Irish
American people in the Bay Area as its staff can find. The goal is to have
100 people's recollections in digital archive by the end of 2011 and expand
from there.

The first target group for interviews is the generation that immigrated here
from Ireland from 1946 to 1961, said Margaret McPeake, co-director of the
project.

That group is part of the biggest wave of immigrants from Ireland because
that country's civil war period of the 1920s, she said, "and we need to
record their stories, because we're in danger of losing them in not too many
years."...

FULL TEXT AT

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/25/MNL71GSB2Q.DTL

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As Ir-D members will know - because I have shared my misgivings -
information about online theses and conference papers is increasingly
turning up in our alerts.

As an example, the full text of a very significant thesis about Irish
identities in England has just become available. It is out there, free to
be picked up by anybody.

But, at the same time, we are now hearing anecdotes about young scholars
finding difficulty in negotiation with publishers - because, publishers say,
the material that might go into a book is already freely available on the
web.

There are bigger issues here - scholarly and academic careers, the breakdown
of the academic book publishing model, and academic press structures. It is
fairly clear that many smaller academic publishers are using Print on
Demand. And I note that a recurring theme in reviews of academic press
books is complaint about the quality of the copy editing and proof reading.


I am thinking out loud here, and asking for comment. But my feeling is that
we should try to not make matters worse - and that we should ask permission
from scholars before distributing information about research material that
has turned up, unexpectedly, online in this fashion. Or am I being just a
Canute-like Pontius Pilate?

P.O'S.

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I have done a little fishing in these waters.=20
=20
1. Oxford University apparently does not release any information about
theses, citing the Data Protection Act.=20
2. The British Library holds over 250,000 doctoral theses, and their titl=
es
can be searched on database called EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Servic=
e).
Those theses that have been digitised in pdf can be downloaded at once.
Others have not yet been digitised, but will be when requested .=20
3. The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France, via their
website at http://international.inist.fr/article166.html, offers a catalo=
gue
and reproduction service, although not in electronic form unless requeste=
d.
There is a complex scale of charges, according to urgency of delivery,
length, copying fee, copyright levy, postage, and tax at 19.6%. The
catalogue entries are very detailed each comes with the notice =91Copyrig=
ht
2007 INIST-CNRS. All rights reserved. Toute reproduction ou diffusion m=EA=
me
partielle, par quelque proc=E9d=E9 ou sur tout support que ce soit, ne po=
urra
=EAtre faite sans l'accord pr=E9alable =E9crit de l'INIST-CNRS. No part o=
f these
records may be reproduced or distributed, in any form or by any means,
without the prior written permission of INIST-CNRS=92. When I checked thi=
s
recently, I could no longer find this page,
As the website has been designed, but I did not explore as thoroughly as =
I
ought.=20
4. One should not forget Dissertation Abstracts International or WorldCat=
,
but things get increasingly complex.=20
=20
I wonder if the European Library has tackled this at their level ? Also,
both the SHARP and H-SCHOLARS lists discuss this issue.=20
=20
David whose fingers are almost too cold to type despite the central heati=
ng
www.oscholars.com =20
=20

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22 December 2010

Tributes have been paid to Belfast historian and author ATQ Stewart
Academics at Queen's University have been paying tribute to Belfast
historian ATQ Stewart who died at home at the age of 81 after a long
illness.

Dr Stewart worked as a lecturer in Stranmillis College of Education, before
becoming a lecturer at Queen's University Belfast.

He was also a best-selling author and a contributor to BBC history
programmes and to the Irish Times.

Professor Lord Paul Bew, from Queen's School of Politics, International
Studies and Philosophy, said Dr Stewart was an "outstanding historian in an
outstanding generation of Queen's historians".

"He was also a well-known journalist and broadcaster, capable of bridging
the gap between the academic and public sphere.

'Immense'

"His generosity to young scholars was legendary and there are many who owe
him a great deal for his kindness and scholarly insight. Tony Stewart was a
gentleman of the old school and he will be sorely missed."

Professor Richard English, Head of the School, said Dr Stewart was "one of
the most important Irish historians of the late-twentieth century".

His colleague, Professor Graham Walker, described Dr Stewart's contribution
to modern Irish history as "immense".

He added: "His works are models of scholarly integrity. They illuminate in
particular the mind and the world of Protestant Ulster. No other scholar has
conveyed the history of this community with such insight and panache."

Dr Stewart died peacefully at home in Belfast on Friday 17 December.

He is survived by his wife, Anna and sons, Christopher and Peter.

His funeral service will be held at Roselawn Crematorium in Belfast on
Thursday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12061154

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South Atlantic Quarterly 2011 110(1):179-204;=20

Duke University Press=20

Article

Nationalist Heterosexuality, Migrant (Il)legality, and Irish Citizenship
Law: Queering the Connections

Eithne Luibh=E9id

"Illegal" status is commonly conceived as stemming from migrants'
undesirable characters, yet recent scholarship has shown that "legal" =
and
"illegal" statuses are created through political processes and relations =
of
power that require critical scrutiny. This essay expands the scholarship =
by
showing that sexual norms critically shape where and how states draw
distinctions between legal and illegal status. In Ireland at the turn of =
the
millennium, pregnant migrants were constructed as paradigmatic figures =
of
illegal immigration, whose arrival and childbearing were to be prevented
through changes to citizenship law. These changes, however, did less to
prevent illegal migration than to expand migrants' routes into becoming
designated as illegal and suffering harsh consequences. Furthermore, the
legal changes reworked sexual, gender, racial, class, and cultural
hierarchies at local, national, transnational, and diasporic scales, =
within
the context of the state's embrace of economic neoliberalization. =
Overall,
the essay suggests that Irish events illuminate the importance of =
bringing
queer and immigration scholarship into critical dialogue, contributing =
to a
better understanding of how nationalist sexual norms not only shape
formations of migrant legality and illegality but also become redefined
through concerns about illegal immigration in a context of
neoliberalization.

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Subject: Thesis, Scully,
Discourses of authenticity and national identity among the Irish
diaspora in England
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Marc Scully's thesis is now available on the Open University web site...

Scully, Marc (2010). Discourses of authenticity and national identity among
the Irish diaspora in England. PhD thesis, The Open University

Abstract
This thesis explores the ways in which Irish people in England draw on
discourses of authenticity in constructing and articulating Irish
identities. It is based on the theoretical assumption that identities are
constructed through discourse, which is understood as a broad horizon of
meaning-making. The Irish in England are discussed as a population that
negotiate both their personal identities and putative collective identity
within discourses of Irishness as diasporic and as a minority identity
within multicultural England. It is argued that 'authenticity' is central to
both these positionings, but that personal constructions of authentic
Irishness may differ from hegemonic constructions. Additionally, a
distinction is made between diasporic and transnational Irish identities.

Using a convenience sample, participants who self-identified as Irish were
recruited from three English cities. Thirty individual interviews and four
group discussions were carried out - the interview schedules and analysis
was informed by ongoing 'informal' participant observation. In analysing the
corpus of data, narratives of a 'typical' Irish life were attended
to as well as the rhetorical means by which Irishness was contested. A clear
canonical narrative of a 'collective' Irish experience in post-war England
emerges, alongside three major areas of contestation through which claims on
authenticity were made: public displays of Irishness, local identities, and
generational differences.

It is concluded that 'authenticity' is central to understanding how
individuals situate their personal identities within collective identities.
In particular, three distinct but overlapping discourses of Irish
authenticity are identified: authenticity through collective experience
and memory; authenticity through transnational knowledge and authenticity
through diasporic claim. The implications of these findings, the original
contribution they make both to Irish Studies and the social psychological
study of identity, and how they may inform future study are also discussed,
with an emphasis on the need to further examine the importance of county
identity.

http://oro.open.ac.uk/25474/1/Scully_2010_Discourses_auth_nat_id_Irish_diasp
ora_England.pdf

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Subject: Increase in number of Irish emigrating to Australia
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29 December 2010
Increase in number of Irish emigrating to Australia

Figures from the Australian Department of Immigration have revealed that the
number of Irish people emigrating to Australia has increased by 22 per cent.

The numbers of Irish nationals permanently emigrating to Australia has
increased.

Just under three thousand Irish citizens were granted permanent residency in
the financial year ending June 2010, a 22 per cent rise on the previous
year.

The Australia immigration department has experienced small drop off in the
number of people seeking to emigrate to Australia overall, the rate of Irish
applying has continued to rise.

Irish nationals made up 1.8 per cent of the total migration program for
2009/2010 year.

However, the number of Irish people granted an Australian Working Holiday
Visa was down on the previous year. Some 14, 833 arrived on an Australian
working holiday ending June 2010, compared to 22, 786 the previous year.

This figure has been attributed to the economic situation in Ireland and the
fact that more skilled young Irish people are opting to permanently leave
the country, rather than just taking a year out to travel.

The Australian Visa Bureau is an independent consulting company specialising
in helping people lodge their Australia visa application with the Australian
Embassy.

SOURCE
http://www.visabureau.com/australia/news/29-12-2010/increase-in-number-of-ir
ish-emigrating-to-australia.aspx

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Number of Gaelgoirs to treble by the year 2030

THREE times as many people will be speaking Irish by 2030 if Taoiseach =
Brian Cowen fulfils an ambitious promise to preserve the language.

At the launch of the Government=E2=80=99s 20-year strategy plan for the =
Irish language, the Taoiseach revealed a cash injection of =
=E2=82=AC1.5million had already been set aside to launch the cultural =
programme in 2011.

=E2=80=9CFor the first time since the foundation of the State, we have a =
comprehensive long-term plan for the Irish language,=E2=80=9D he said.

=E2=80=9CThis plan aims to increase the number of people who speak Irish =
on a daily basis from 83,000 to 250,000 over the next 20 years.

=E2=80=9CAchieving this goal will not be easy, but I am confident that =
we will succeed.=E2=80=9D

Acknowledging the revival of the language in recent years, the Taoiseach =
added that much work and support was needed from the public and =
Ireland=E2=80=99s language organisations to fulfil the 2030 target to =
protect the country=E2=80=99s vulnerable mother tongue for the future.

He said: =E2=80=9CIf we are to protect the status of the language in the =
Gaeltacht and increase the number of speakers nationally, we now need a =
more modern, strategic and collaborative approach to language promotion =
and maintenance.

=E2=80=9CWe also need a more enhanced engagement with the public than we =
may have had in the past.=E2=80=9D

Specific targets within the strategy include increasing the number of =
daily speakers of Irish in Gaeltacht areas by 25 per cent and the number =
of people with knowledge of the language from 1.66million to 2million.

It also commits to keeping Irish on the national curriculum for students =
up to Leaving Certificate level.

Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pat Carey TD, =
added: =E2=80=9CThis new and comprehensive national plan will allow us =
to take a new approach and ensure that the State, language organisations =
and the public are working together to promote the Irish =
language.=E2=80=9D=20
=20
SOURCE
http://www.irishpost.co.uk/tabId/60/itemId/7503/Number-of-Gaelgoirs-to-tr=
eble-by-the-year-2030.aspx