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I wasn't directly answering your post. I just pressed 'reply' to the
thread as a way of adding to the discussion and widening the discourse
to give some context.

WWI and WWII are viewed by many historians as part of a whole struggle.
AJP Taylor saw the whole period as a continuum of German foreign policy
and a German mind set beginning just prior to WWI.

Carmel

On 1/31/2016 10:14 PM, Miller, Kerby A. wrote:
> OK, but remember that my response was directed toward German propaganda in
> World War ONE.
>
> On 1/31/16 8:42 PM, "The Irish Diaspora Studies List on behalf of Carmel
> McCaffrey" wrote:
>
>> In the 1930s Hitler is said to have claimed that his idea for
>> concentration camps came from his reading about the British
>> concentration camps where tens of thousands died of starvation in Africa
>> during the Bohr War.
>>
>> Himmler is said to have remarked this to the British Ambassador at the
>> time.
>>
>> Carmel
>>
>> On 1/31/2016 8:08 PM, Miller, Kerby A. wrote:
>>> Very interesting.
>>>
>>> Did the Germans also point to India as another deindustrialised and
>>> famished example of British imperial benevolence?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/31/16 4:42 PM, "The Irish Diaspora Studies List on behalf of
>>> Patrick
>>> Maume" >> 000006248b010d94-dmarc-request[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Patrick Maume
>>>> I have just been reading Alexander Watson RING OF STEEL: GERMANY AND
>>>> AUSTRO-HUNGARY AT WAR, 1914-1918 (London, 2014)
>>>> On p.489 I came across a passage which might be of interest to the
>>>> list.
>>>> Watson is describing a propaganda campaign directed at the German
>>>> public
>>>> in
>>>> 1917 to keep up their support for the war effort by warning them of the
>>>> consequences of defeat:
>>>> "The suffering of Ireland under British rule was held up as a
>>>> terrible
>>>> warning of what the future would hold for a defeated Reich. The
>>>> story of
>>>> the Irish famine in the 1840s, closer to contemporaries than the First
>>>> World War is to us, could be expected to resonate with malnourished,
>>>> blockaded Germans. [The Allies had imposed a blockade on food
>>>> imports by
>>>> the Central Powers which caused severe food shortages - PM.] The
>>>> British
>>>> had taken Ireland, 'a once so blooming land', into a 'hunger state',
>>>> and
>>>> had 'taken around half its inhabitants through murder, hunger and
>>>> forced
>>>> deportation'. [A reference is given to two leaflets in the Stuttgart
>>>> archives.]
>>>>
>>>> It would be interesting to know if there are any other examples of
>>>> parallels being drawn between the famine and the hunger blockade,
>>>> either
>>>> by
>>>> Germans or by Irish nationalists, and whether anyone has looked at the
>>>> invocation of the Famine by Continental opponents of Britain.
>>>> Best wishes,
>>>> Patrick
>>
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Forwarded from ACIS


CALL FOR SPAPERS - Studies in Arts and Humanities www.sahjournal.com
A group of librarians and early career scholars from Dublin have recently
launched a new open access journal called Studies in Arts & Humanities,
www.sahjournal.com, and are currently seeking submissions for the third
issue, which will be published in June, 2016. The submission deadline will
be the third week of March. Dr. Micheal O' Fathartaigh is editing the next
issue of the journal, which will be dedicated to the 1916 Rising. If you
have anything you would like to submit related to The 1916 Rising, we
would be delighted if you submitted your piece for peer review. This is
not a call for "history" papers, but for anything that offers a reflection
on 1916 or the commemoration of 1916. The journal is interdisciplinary and
open to academics and other writers (artists, journalists, film makers,
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of your own work about the 1916 Rising that you might be able to offer up
to the journal (book reviews, creative/literary pieces, oral histories and
interviews are all acceptable as submissions) get in touch with Dr. David
Doolin at david.doolin[at]nuim.ie. This effort to create an open access
journal, welcomes newly graduated and postgraduate students, as well as
early career and established academics and is a great opportunity to get
your work published in a peer reviewed publication, especially considering
the difficulty accessing and the ownership of academic journals. SAH
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Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341 USA
1-270-809-6571 (phone)
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Faculty Fellow in Global Irish Studies Search

Applications are being accepted for an appointment as Faculty Fellow in the
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I forwarded the post about the use of the famine in German propaganda to
William Mulligan, a historian at UCD who specializes in WWI and German
military history. His response follows ----

I haven't come across specific references to the famine, but in the German
press following the Rising, there were several articles which emphasised
how British rule had been repressive and destroyed Ireland. For example, in
*Vorwaerts*, the Socialist paper, on 1 May 1916, an article entitled 'Zur
irischen Bewegung', argued that British rule had transformed Ireland from a
'Kulturstaat' into an 'enslaved province'. It spoke of 'English blood guilt
to Ireland'.

Other liberal papers argued that British oppression in Ireland had begun
with the end of the Irish parliament and the Act of Union in 1800.

In general, German writers often used the Irish example as a means to
question British claims to support the rights of small nations (notably
Belgium).

Hope this helps,

William

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Had Mortiz Bonn begun to research and publish his books about Ireland yet?
Or was that post-war? I recall a classic study of the Irish land system,
which I used in EMIGRANTS & EXILES, and so I presume it was published in
English before World War I. At this remove, I can't remember what Bonn
wrote about the Famine or its impact on Irish rural society.

On 2/21/16 10:39 AM, "The Irish Diaspora Studies List on behalf of Bill
Mulligan"
wrote:

>I forwarded the post about the use of the famine in German propaganda to
>William Mulligan, a historian at UCD who specializes in WWI and German
>military history. His response follows ----
>
>I haven't come across specific references to the famine, but in the German
>press following the Rising, there were several articles which emphasised
>how British rule had been repressive and destroyed Ireland. For example,
>in
>*Vorwaerts*, the Socialist paper, on 1 May 1916, an article entitled 'Zur
>irischen Bewegung', argued that British rule had transformed Ireland from
>a
>'Kulturstaat' into an 'enslaved province'. It spoke of 'English blood
>guilt
>to Ireland'.
>
>Other liberal papers argued that British oppression in Ireland had begun
>with the end of the Irish parliament and the Act of Union in 1800.
>
>In general, German writers often used the Irish example as a means to
>question British claims to support the rights of small nations (notably
>Belgium).
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>William

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Forwarded from H-Ethnic

CFP: Victorian Migrations

by MaCFP: Victorian Migrations

by Marie Ruiz

International Migrations in the Victorian Era, Leiden: Brill, 2017.

Edited by Marie Ruiz (Université Paris Diderot, LARCA)

Migration in the Victorian era has been identified as a paramount feature
of the history of worldwide migrations and diasporas. Contrary to popular
belief, the Victorian era was not only marked by an extensive exodus from
Britain to the USA and the British colonies, but the Victorians also
experienced a great degree of inward migration with the arrival of
Catholic Irish, and oppressed Jews and Germans, among others. Inward,
outward and internal movements were sometimes a response to economic
hardships and employment opportunities, but this cannot solely explain the
extent of international migrations in the Victorian era.

In the Victorian period, mass migration played a significant role in
shaping the nation’s identity, as well as Britain’s relationships with the
outside world. This raises the question of the impact of migrations on the
Motherland, as the Victorian migration trends also attracted numerous
immigrants and transmigrants, who ended up remaining in Britain rather
than emigrating to the USA or the British colonies. Yet, while the origins
of these immigrants and transmigrants are now difficult to trace, the
question of their potential impact on the Victorian society needs to be
addressed.

This edited volume aims at offering a global perspective on international
migrations in the Victorian era including emigration, immigration and
internal migration within Britain. Papers relating to the following
themes, though not exclusively, are welcome:

Child migration

Civilising missions

Community migrations

Cultural and artistic migrations

Emigration and philanthropy

Emigration and Trade-Unions

Emigration societies

Factors determining migration

Family migration and individual migration

Female migrants and reproductive labour

Female migration in the Victorian era

Forced migration

Free passages to the New Worlds

Impact of demographics on migration

Impact of industrialisation on migration

Indentured migration

Internal migration / rural exodus

Invisible migrants

Inward migration/outward migration

Labour transportation

Land grants

Middle-class migration

Migrant stories and diaries

Migration and Empire-building

Migration and patriotism

Migration and surplus populations

Migration in the press

Migration and the Transport Revolution

Migration and xenophobia

Migration in the visual arts

Migration on screen: representing Victorian migration

Migration regulations and public policies

Migration within the British Isles

Missions and missionaries

Networks of migrations

Patterns of migration

Ports of emigration

Poverty-related migration

Promoting migration

Religious migration

Seasonal and permanent migrations

Servitude migration

Settlement patterns

Trade migration

Transmigration through Britain

Voluntary migration / involuntary migration


350-word abstracts, along with short academic biographies, should be
submitted to mariejruiz[at]yahoo.fr. The deadline for submission of abstracts
is April 1, 2016.

Contact Info:
Marie Ruiz (Université Paris Diderot, LARCA)

Contact Email:
mariejruiz[at]yahoo.fr
Read more or replyrie Ruiz


Bill Mulligan

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Subject: Archival Collection Open: Houston County Irish Celebration
Records Collection: 1963-Present.
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Thanks to Minoa Uffelman of Austin Peay State university for this.

Manuscript collections like this are important and often hard to locate.
The list will be happy to share any and all such collections or to
highlight efforts to preserve and collect material on the Diaspora.


Today In The Archives: Today in the Houston County, Tennessee Archives we
are pleased to announce that we have completed the processing of the
Houston County Irish Celebration Records Collection: 1963-Present. Since
1963, Houston County has held the annual Irish Celebration to celebrate
our Irish descendants who helped to settle our county, including the Irish
railroad workers that built the railroad in our area in the 1850’s. In our
collection we have documents, photographs, memorabilia, artifacts and
newspapers that tell the story of this celebration these past 53 years. We
have completed this project just in time for the 2016 Irish Celebration
which will take place on Saturday, March 19, 2016. Our county swells from
just over 8,000 residents to about 20,000-30,000 people on that one day
and sometimes more. We even have people who travel from Ireland just to
attend this event. This collection of records is now part of our ever
growing Manuscript Collections and we will add to it each year. If you are
interested in this collection of records, please contact the archives and
we can provide you with the Finding Aid. The Houston County Archives is
always accepting donations of Irish Celebration records, documents,
photographs, newspapers and memorabilia. If you have anything having to do
with this annual event, we would love to add it to our collection.

Please contact Melissa Barker, Archivist, by phone at 931-289-4839 or you
can email her at houstoncountyarchives[at]hotmail.com or you can bring your
items to the Archives Office which is located in the basement of the
Courthouse in Erin, Tennessee. Remember: Don’t Throw It Away

Bill

William H. Mulligan, Jr.
Professor of History
Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341 USA
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Subject: John McCavitt's New Book ~ General Ross's Capture of Washington,
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*Cross-posted on: *
Irish-Studies-L / Irish-American Studies-L / Irish Diaspora-L
Submitted, 16th March 2016.
Cc: Mary O'Dowd, Queens University, Belfast;
Joe Lee, Ireland House, NYU.
_________________________


*Irish Studies colleagues and War of 1812 historians* will be interested in
John McCavitt's new book on General Robert Ross's capture of Washington,
DC. (see link to Amazon page, below.)

*John McCavitt* (PhD, Queens University, Belfast) has made a serious
contribution over the years on such subjects as Sir Arthur Chichester, Lord
Deputy of Ireland ; and the Flight of the Earls. He has been a guest
speaker in Washington, DC; a familiar face on C-SPAN (see link to You Tube
video, below); and a dedicated Senior Teacher, The Abbey School, Newry, Co.
Down, N.I. He also has met with former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese,
to discuss Ireland's impact on the War of 1812. His current project is the
Battle of New Orleans, 1815. We wish him continuing success.

*Links & Context ~ *

http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Captured-Washington-Commanders/dp/0806151641/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1457373744&sr=8-5&keywords=Mccavitt

YouTube Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjVV6iXwIhI

http://www.themanwhocapturedwashington.com/

www.battleofneworleans.org

http://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/95658/Maureen%20E%20Mulvihill.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

http://www.theflightoftheearls.net/book_summary_and_reviews.html
(opens with Irish music & vocals)

http://www.theflightoftheearls.net/

Twitter [at]john_mccavitt
johnmccavitt[at]hotmail.com


*This post contributed by: *
Maureen E. Mulvihill, PhD.
Scholar & Rare Book Collector.
Princeton Research Forum, Princeton NJ. USA.
Most recent writing: "Shaking Hands with Jonathan Swift?"


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Please ask McCavitt to contact me. I know about several fabulous letters,
by Irish-American & Latin American revolutionaries, describing Jackson=B9s
defense of New Orleans.

On 3/16/16, 8:29 PM, "The Irish Diaspora Studies List on behalf of maureen
e. Mulvihill" wrote:

>*Cross-posted on: *
>Irish-Studies-L / Irish-American Studies-L / Irish Diaspora-L
>Submitted, 16th March 2016.
>Cc: Mary O'Dowd, Queens University, Belfast;
>Joe Lee, Ireland House, NYU.
>_________________________
>
>
>*Irish Studies colleagues and War of 1812 historians* will be interested
>in
>John McCavitt's new book on General Robert Ross's capture of Washington,
>DC. (see link to Amazon page, below.)
>
>*John McCavitt* (PhD, Queens University, Belfast) has made a serious
>contribution over the years on such subjects as Sir Arthur Chichester,
>Lord
>Deputy of Ireland ; and the Flight of the Earls. He has been a guest
>speaker in Washington, DC; a familiar face on C-SPAN (see link to You Tube
>video, below); and a dedicated Senior Teacher, The Abbey School, Newry,
>Co.
>Down, N.I. He also has met with former President of Ireland, Mary
>McAleese,
>to discuss Ireland's impact on the War of 1812. His current project is
>the
>Battle of New Orleans, 1815. We wish him continuing success.
>
>*Links & Context ~ *
>
>http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Captured-Washington-Commanders/dp/0806151641
>/ref=3Dsr_1_5?ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1457373744&sr=3D8-5&keywords=3DMccavitt
>
>YouTube Video:
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DAjVV6iXwIhI
>
>http://www.themanwhocapturedwashington.com/
>
>www.battleofneworleans.org
>
>http://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/95658/Maureen%20E
>%20Mulvihill.pdf?sequence=3D1&isAllowed=3Dy
>
>http://www.theflightoftheearls.net/book_summary_and_reviews.html
>(opens with Irish music & vocals)
>
>http://www.theflightoftheearls.net/
>
>Twitter [at]john_mccavitt
>johnmccavitt[at]hotmail.com
>
>
>*This post contributed by: *
>Maureen E. Mulvihill, PhD.
>Scholar & Rare Book Collector.
>Princeton Research Forum, Princeton NJ. USA.
>Most recent writing: "Shaking Hands with Jonathan Swift?"
>http://yeatssociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Swift-Essay-Maureen-Mul
>vihill-Rev..pdf
>>
>
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I just want to wish everyone on the list a Happy Easter Monday and
solidarity with the commemoration of the Easter Rising of 1916. I have
been able to watch many of the events live on RTE.

Carmel

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Me too.
TV coverage in Britain has been somewhat limited and disappointingly thin f=
or those of us engaging with the commemorations from a distance.

Could anyone circulate interesting comments/ contributions for the benefit =
of list members?

Warmest good wishes to you all.
Joan



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Subject: [IR-D] Easter 1916 Commemoration

I just want to wish everyone on the list a Happy Easter Monday and
solidarity with the commemoration of the Easter Rising of 1916. I have
been able to watch many of the events live on RTE.

Carmel

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It's nice to be here to commemorate my great grandmother's nephew who fough=
t in Boland's Mill. The city is buzzing with family groups, parents reinfor=
cing stories of 1916 with stories from their own parents. There's a general=
sense of pride and good will.

le gach dea ghu=ED
Dymphna



Dr Dymphna Lonergan
Department of English, Creative Writing, and Australian Studies
Room 282 Humanities


Phone 8201 2079

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Subject: [IR-D] Easter 1916 Commemoration

I just want to wish everyone on the list a Happy Easter Monday and
solidarity with the commemoration of the Easter Rising of 1916. I have
been able to watch many of the events live on RTE.

Carmel

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Brendan O'Connor's front page Sunday Independent piece (March 27) nicely ad=
dresses the devisions over the Easter celebration/commemoration: 'it is fit=
ting, isn't it, that we can't agree what it was about, or what it achieved,=
or what its legacy is...perhaps because to be Irish is to be in a constant=
state of rebellion...perhaps we should make this a day to remember our reb=
el hearts, our constantly questioning nature, our refusal on principle ever=
to accept the status quo...This relentless rebellion agsinst perceived inj=
ustice is at the core of our psyche and it is the best part of us.'

le gach dea ghu=ED
Dymphna



Dr Dymphna Lonergan
Department of English, Creative Writing, and Australian Studies
Room 282 Humanities


Phone 8201 2079

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an Allen [joan.allen[at]NEWCASTLE.AC.UK]
Sent: 29 March 2016 03:07
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Subject: Re: [IR-D] Easter 1916 Commemoration

Me too.
TV coverage in Britain has been somewhat limited and disappointingly thin f=
or those of us engaging with the commemorations from a distance.

Could anyone circulate interesting comments/ contributions for the benefit =
of list members?

Warmest good wishes to you all.
Joan



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Subject: [IR-D] Easter 1916 Commemoration

I just want to wish everyone on the list a Happy Easter Monday and
solidarity with the commemoration of the Easter Rising of 1916. I have
been able to watch many of the events live on RTE.

Carmel

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Joan - Here are comments made by President Higgins and I have given the
link to the full article below:

/President Michael D Higgins has suggested Britain's "imperial
triumphalism" be re-examined in the same way as Irish republicanism has
been over recent years.//
//
//In a keynote speech at an event marking Ireland's Easter Rising
against British rule a century ago, President Higgins said there has
been much discussion of violence by Irish nationalists at the turn of
the last century.//
//
//But he noted the "supremacist and militarist imperialism" of Britain
over the same time had not been reviewed with "the same fault-finding edge".

"In the context of 1916, this imperial triumphalism can be traced, for
example, in the language of the (British Army) recruitment campaigns of
the time, which evoked mythology, masculinity and religion, and
glorified the Irish blood as having 'reddened the earth of every
continent'," he said.
/
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/president-higgins-time-to-reassess-britains-imperial-triumphalism-727140.html

On 3/28/2016 12:37 PM, Joan Allen wrote:
> Me too.
> TV coverage in Britain has been somewhat limited and disappointingly thin for those of us engaging with the commemorations from a distance.
>
> Could anyone circulate interesting comments/ contributions for the benefit of list members?
>
> Warmest good wishes to you all.
> Joan
>
>
>
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Carmel McCaffrey
> Date: 28/03/2016 17:02 (GMT+00:00)
> To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: [IR-D] Easter 1916 Commemoration
>
> I just want to wish everyone on the list a Happy Easter Monday and
> solidarity with the commemoration of the Easter Rising of 1916. I have
> been able to watch many of the events live on RTE.
>
> Carmel
>
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Well I suppose the Independent is living up to its historical role all
right.

Here's an interesting memoir by Tomás Bairéad an author and journalist
who worked in Dublin during the days of the newly independent Ireland.
He was also a member of the Volunteers.

As a former employee myself of the now defunct Irish Press Ltd the 60s
were a fascinating time to be in Dublin amongst the old soldiers of the
Rising and the War of Independence.

http://www.amazon.com/Untitled-Memoir-Irelands-Nascent-Years/dp/1443887986/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1459264122&sr=1-1

Carmel

On 3/29/2016 2:42 AM, Dymphna Lonergan wrote:
> Brendan O'Connor's front page Sunday Independent piece (March 27) nicely addresses the devisions over the Easter celebration/commemoration: 'it is fitting, isn't it, that we can't agree what it was about, or what it achieved, or what its legacy is...perhaps because to be Irish is to be in a constant state of rebellion...perhaps we should make this a day to remember our rebel hearts, our constantly questioning nature, our refusal on principle ever to accept the status quo...This relentless rebellion agsinst perceived injustice is at the core of our psyche and it is the best part of us.'
>
> le gach dea ghuí
> Dymphna
>
>
>
> Dr Dymphna Lonergan
> Department of English, Creative Writing, and Australian Studies
> Room 282 Humanities
>
>
> Phone 8201 2079
>
> ________________________________________
> From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] on behalf of Joan Allen [joan.allen[at]NEWCASTLE.AC.UK]
> Sent: 29 March 2016 03:07
> To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: [IR-D] Easter 1916 Commemoration
>
> Me too.
> TV coverage in Britain has been somewhat limited and disappointingly thin for those of us engaging with the commemorations from a distance.
>
> Could anyone circulate interesting comments/ contributions for the benefit of list members?
>
> Warmest good wishes to you all.
> Joan
>
>
>
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Carmel McCaffrey
> Date: 28/03/2016 17:02 (GMT+00:00)
> To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: [IR-D] Easter 1916 Commemoration
>
> I just want to wish everyone on the list a Happy Easter Monday and
> solidarity with the commemoration of the Easter Rising of 1916. I have
> been able to watch many of the events live on RTE.
>
> Carmel
>
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Thanks to Trish O=E2=80=99Connor for sharing this. .=20

Hi Bill

Hope this finds you well.

Patrick Deeley=E2=80=99s memoir The Hurley Maker=E2=80=99s Son which is =
about growing up in Ireland in the 50s/60s has just been released. I =
read some published extracts from the book last year and was so =
enthralled I tracked Patrick down to find out where I could read more =
=E2=80=93 turns out the book hadn=E2=80=99t even been picked up by a =
publisher at that stage.

Patrick is one of Ireland=E2=80=99s premier poets and I reckon his =
memoir would be of great interest to list members. For those unfamiliar =
with his work, a brief bio can be found at =
http://dedaluspress.com/authors/deeley-patrick/

The book itself is described here:=20

http://www.randomhouse.com.au/books/patrick-deeley/the-hurley-makers-son-=
9781781620335.aspx

I would be grateful if you could post this on the list please.

Best wishes and many thanks

Trish

Dr. P M O'Connor

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Dear friends and colleagues,

For a taste of one of the short stories we'll be featuring at this year's
Summer School, listen to 'Cyprus Avenue' by Lucy Caldwell at the following
link...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075fdrt

Please note that Early Bird enrolment ends in two weeks time.

http://eshop.londonmet.ac.uk/browse/searchresults.asp


Best wishes,

Tony




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Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

London Metropolitan University

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Subject: CFP: Harvard Celtic Colloquium
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Thirty-Sixth Annual Harvard Celtic Colloquium
7-9 October 2016 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Call for Papers

The Harvard Department of Celtic Languages & Literatures cordially invites
proposals for papers on topics which relate directly to Celtic studies or
Celtic languages and literatures in any phase; and papers on relevant
cultural, historical or social science topics, theoretical perspectives,
etc. for the 36th Annual Harvard Celtic Colloquium. Papers concerning
interdisciplinary research with a Celtic focus are also invited.

The colloquium will take place at Harvard University on 7-9 October 2016.

Attendance is free. Presentations should be no longer than twenty minutes,
with a short discussion period after each paper. Papers given at the
Colloquium may later be submitted for consideration by the editorial
committee for publication in the Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic
Colloquium.

Potential presenters should submit a 200-250 word abstract and a brief
biographical sketch. Submissions should be sent by e-mail to
hcc[at]fas.harvard.edu. Please send submissions in the body of the email or
as an attached Word Document.

Proposals must be received by: Sunday, 1 May 2016.


THE JOHN V. KELLEHER LECTURE
- Delivered by –

Jerry Hunter
Professor of Welsh and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Welsh Medium and Civic
Engagement
Bangor University

The Red Sword, the Sickle and the Author’s Revenge:
Welsh Literature and Conflict in the Seventeenth Century

Thursday, October 6th at 5 pm.

Thursday, October 8th at 5 p.m.
Harvard Faculty Club Library
20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.


William H. Mulligan, Jr.
Professor of History
Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341 USA
1-270-809-6571 (phone)
1-270-809-6587 (fax)

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Dear Bill

Please redistribute this information about the Australasian Irish Studies C=
onference below. The call for papers' deadline is May 20, 2016. Many thanks=
.

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Subject: [IR-D] CFP: 22nd Australasian Irish Studies Conference

Change, Commemoration, Community


22nd Australasian Irish Studies Conference: 19 November - 2 December 2016


Flinders University, 182 Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia


About the Conference



Welcome to the 22nd Australasian Irish Studies conference which is titled '=
Change, Commemoration and Community'.


Under the umbrella of Change we envisage subthemes of creativity, rebirth, =
revolution, renewal, new departures, innovation and economics. Commemoratio=
n encompasses all the significant events in Ireland's political, social and=
economic life and is particularly significant in 2016 when there is a spot=
light on commemorating and celebrating the centenary of the Easter Rising; =
equally important are the events of the Great War. Community may include th=
e diaspora, Irish language, religion, volunteerism, immigration, emigration=
, sport, cultural studies, literature, writing, music, dance and drama.

The conference is run under the auspices of the Irish Studies Association o=
f Australia and New Zealand. It is sponsored by Flind=
ers University and proceedings will take pla=
ce at the university's flagship city premises in Victoria Square, Adelaide
- a
superb central location with modern facilities.

Following a community and Irish language focus during the day and an ISAANZ=
planning session, the official conference program will commence at 6pm on =
Tuesday 29 November 2016 with a wine and cheese reception. Guests, includin=
g non-presenters, will be invited to participate in the Comhr=E1 (Conversat=
ion), a very informal research round-up designed to give all attendees a br=
ief insight into the wide scope of Irish Studies research currently being u=
ndertaken. Conference registration will open prior to this event, at 5pm.

Presentation of conference papers will take place between Wednesday 30 Nove=
mber and Friday 2 December.=20

A conference dinner is planned for the evening of Thursday 1 December.=20


Call for Papers



We invite papers for the 22nd Australasian Irish Studies conference with th=
e themes of:


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* Change e.g. creativity, rebirth, revolution, renewal, new
departures, innovation and economics
* Commemoration e.g. all the significant events in Ireland's
political, social and economic life including the 1916 Easter Rising and th=
e events of the Great War
* Community e.g. the diaspora, Irish language, religion, volunteerism,
immigration, emigration, sport, cultural studies, literature, writing, musi=
c, dance and drama


Papers can address one or more of these themes but those which do not will =
certainly be considered.

Abstracts up to 200 words in length should be emailed to Dr Dymphna Lonerga=
n at dymphna.lonergan[at]flinders.edu.au

Please also provide your full name, contact details and any affiliated inst=
itution.=20

The closing date for acceptance of abstracts is 20 May 2016.

For more information, please contact a member of the conference organising
committee:

* Dr Dymphna Lonergan, Flinders University,
dymphna.lonergan[at]flinders.edu.au =
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* Fidelma Breen, University of Adelaide, fidelma.breen[at]adelaide.edu.au
=20
* Dr Stephanie James, Flinders University,
stephanie.james[at]flinders.edu.au =20
* Susan Arthure, Flinders University, susan.arthure[at]flinders.edu.au
=20

=20

=20

William H. Mulligan, Jr.=20

Professor of History

MSU Alumni Association Distinguished Researcher 2012

Moderator, Irish Diaspora Discussion List [IR-D[at]jiscmail.ac.uk]=20

Murray State University=20

Murray KY 42071-3341 USA

office phone 1-270-809-6571

dept phone 1-270-809-2231

fax 1-270-809-6587

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