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Tax exemption as a marketing tool: The Irish Republic and profits
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Journal of Business Research
Article in Press, Corrected Proof -

Tax exemption as a marketing tool: The Irish Republic and profits derived
from artistic creativity

Thomas S. O'Connora, Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The
Corresponding Author and Terrence M. O'Connorb, c

aUniversity of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

bLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

cBovis LendLease Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Received 1 August 2007;
revised 1 June 2008;
accepted 1 September 2008.
Available online 10 December 2008.

Abstract

The Republic Of Ireland (Eire), though a relatively new nation, having been
chartered in 1923, reflects a culture more than twenty-five centuries old.
This Irish culture has been the source of much uniquely creative fine art,
writing, drama, and philosophy. Creativity as a vocation and source of
work-product seems endemic to the Irish mentality. As a result, the Irish
look upon creativity differently than do most cultures. They have created a
tax exemption for many of the financial rewards reaped by creators of "art"
in any of the forms mentioned above and some new forms as well. This paper
examines the marketplace effects of the Irish exemption from taxation of
personal income derived from artistic creativity.

Keywords: Artistic; Creativity; Economic; Exemption; Growth; Immigration
Article Outline

1. Introduction: pre-Christian Ireland
2. Early Christian Ireland
3. Ireland under the English
4. Modern Ireland: the development of the current situation
5. The Irish extension of the benefits derived from copyright
6. Mechanics of acquiring and keeping the exemption
7. The marketplace effect of the artists' exemption - population change
8. The marketplace effect of the artists' exemption - the software industry
9. Conclusion
References

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There are now all sorts of facilities that we do not use. If you are
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CFP: Royal Irish Academy--Ireland and the Fin De Siecle

ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY=20

Committee for Irish Literatures in English

Call for Papers

Ireland and the Fin De Si=E9cle

Date of Conference: Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September 2009.

Proposals are invited for 15 minute papers on =93Ireland and the Fin De
Si=E9cle=94. Many key Irish writers and artists were involved in the =
1890s avant
garde (including Oscar Wilde, Harry Clarke, George Moore and Sarah =
Grand)
but the neglect of the Irish dimension of this literature has persisted. =
By
foregrounding the Irish aspect of fin de si=E8cle literary and cultural
experimentation, this conference proposes to redress that imbalance and
consider the following questions. Who were the key Irish writers and =
artists
of the fin de si=E8cle? What was the impact on mainstream Irish culture =
of
these fin de si=E8cle experiments in literature and culture? How did the =
Irish
aspect of this work influence fin de si=E8cle literature in Britain and =
Europe
more generally? What were the contemporary connections between =
literature,
theatre design and the visual arts? This will be a two-day event, with
panels drawn from the following areas: The New Woman in Irish Writing: =
Wilde
and Irish Decadence, George Moore and the Irish Fin De Si=E9cle; Visual
culture and Irish Decadence; genre fiction; Irish/European connections.

Please send abstracts of not more than 500 words to Dr Eibhear Walshe
e.walshe[at]ucc.ie Dr Derek Hand. derek.hand[at]spd.dcu.ie by March 1st =
2009

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IRISH GEOGRAPHY
VOL 41; NUMB 3; 2008
ISSN 0075-0778

pp. 245-260
Evaluating the success of pay-by-use (PBU) domestic waste charges in
Ireland.
O Callaghan-Platt, A.; Davies, A.R.

pp. 261-278
Geographies of informal care in Ireland, 2002-2006.
Foley, R.

pp. 279-294
Estimating catchment area population indicators using network analysis: an
application to two small-scale forests in County Galway.
Cullinan, J.; Hynes, S.; O Donoghue, C.

pp. 295-312
An urban-rural classification for health services research in Ireland.
Teljeur, C.; Kelly, A.

pp. 313-328
Some nineteenth-century Irish litigation over commons and enclosures.
Osborough, W.N.

pp. 329-336
Territoriality on the Shankill-Falls divide: being wise after the event?.
Boal, F.W.

pp. 337-340
Sympathies, apathies and antipathies: the Falls-Shankill Divide.
Shirlow, P.

pp. 341-348
Separation and its consequences.
Waterman, S.

pp. 349-366
Territoriality on the Shankill-Falls Divide, Belfast.
Boal, F.W.

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The Voyage of Trezenzonio to the Great Island of the Solstice
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The Voyage of Trezenzonio to the Great Island of the Solstice: English
Translation and Commentary

Author: Van Duzer, Chet

Source: Folklore, Volume 119, Number 3, December 2008 , pp. 335-345(11)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:
This article presents a study and the first English translation of a brief
eleventh-century Latin text about a voyage to a mythical paradise island in
the Atlantic, which is preserved in two fourteenth-century manuscripts in
the Biblioteca Nacional, Lisbon. The narrator travels alone, and finds on
the island a basilica dedicated to St Thecla. The relationship of the story
with medieval Irish narratives, such as the immrama and St Brendan's voyage,
is explored. The island appears on one of the Beatus mappaemundi of Burgo de
Osma. The story is a precursor of the tale of the Island of the Seven
Cities, to which seven bishops fled from Spain during the Moorish conquest
of the Iberian Peninsula.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/00155870802352285

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Call for Papers - Special Issue on 'Race' Migration and Education in a
globalised context

Irish Educational Studies

www.tandf.co.uk/journals/ries

Included in the Social Science Citation Index (R)
Published on behalf of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland
(www.esai.ie/)

Irish Educational Studies is hosting a special issue on the area of 'Race',
Migration and Education. Papers that explore issues related to migration,
'race', ethnicity and education, stimulating debate that is of relevance to
the Irish and International research community are welcome. Papers may
include but are not limited to the following topics:

* 'new' immigrant communities and the education system

* 'established' 'minority ethnic communities and education

* processes of identity formation that are mediated by migrant/ethnic
status, as well as
intersections of gender, class and religion.

* Challenges of teaching and learning, including language learning

* parents, teachers and students' perspectives

* racisms and mechanisms of inclusion/exclusion at local and national levels

* effective practices in schools

* Teacher Education

* Higher Education and Further Education

For complete details please visit www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cfp/riescfp.pdf

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Trinity Immigration Initiative
Migrant Networks - Facilitating Migrant Integration

NEWS

MIGRANT VOICES SEMINAR PROGRAMME
January - February 2009

The MPhil in Ethnic and Racial Studies program (School of Social Sciences
and Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin), in association with the TII Migrant
Networks Project are hosting a series of seminars during the Hilary Term
2009.

Please check this web-site regularly for the most up-to-date information.
The Seminar Series is open to all. There is no registration required in
advance however the room will only accommodate 50 people so admittance is on
a first come first serve basis.

SOURCE

http://www.tcd.ie/immigration/networks/news.php


Programme at
http://www.tcd.ie/immigration/css/downloads/seminars_HT_08-9.pdf

includes David Joyce Barrister on Roma/Traveller rights and Dominic Bryan on
Belfast Carnival.

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SOURCE
http://www.tcd.ie/immigration/seminars/upcoming.php

Trinity Immigration Initiative
Upcoming Speakers

9th January, 2009 - 12.30 - 14.00
Dr Brid NiChonaill, Institute of Technology Blanchardstown (Ireland)
Title: Perceptions of migrants and their impact on the Blanhcardstown area:
Local Views


16th January, 2009 - 12.30 - 14.00
Ms Carmel Foley, Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commissioner
Title: Are we so different? Migrants and the Police Complaints Process in
Ireland.


6th February, 2009 - 13.30 - 15.00 (NOTE TIME CHANGE)
Steven Loyal, School of Sociology, University College Dublin
Title: Direct provision centres as total institutions.

3rd April, 2009 - 12.30 - 14.00
Dr Kinga Olszewska, IRCHSS Postdoctoral Fellow, Moore Institute, National
University of Ireland, Galway
Title: Trangressing the nation: cultural and social practices in Ireland and
Poland

1st May, 2009 - 12.30 - 14.00
Prof Dr Claudia Diehl, Institute for Sociology, Goettingen University
Title: Religiousness of first and second generation Turkish migrants

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Dr Brad Patterson
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Victoria University of Wellington

Ireland and the Irish Antipodes: One World or Worlds Apart
Location: New Zealand

Organised under the auspices of the Irish Studies Association of Australia
and New Zealand (ISAANZ), in association with Massey University's School of
History, Philosophy and Classics, the 16th Australasian Irish Studies
Conference will be hosted on the Massey University Wellington campus 9-12
July 2009. Offers of papers are invited on any topic relating to Ireland and
the Irish abroad, but topics relating to the Irish experiences in Australia
and New Zealand, comparative studies, and homeland events or contexts will
be especially welcome. The conference will be interdisciplinary, with
contributions anticipated from such areas as: history, migration studies,
sociology, politics, literature, the arts, gender, geography and economics.

Dr Brad Patterson
Irish-Scottish Studies Programme
Victoria University of Wellington
PO 600, Wellington
New Zealand

(+64)4 463 5132
Email: brad.patterson[at]vuw.ac.nz

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From: Joe Bradley [mailto:j.m.bradley[at]stir.ac.uk]

I was wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of
popular songs/anthems that would be against British involvement in another
country - historically speaking and not Ireland.

Flower of Scotland in Scotland is one. The Star Spangled Banner might be a
US example that refers to the American War of Independence I think?
Examples like this - and some words if possible would be great. If anyone
knows similar songs which refer to freeing themselves/rebelling against
other countries that might also be helpful (eg, Black south African
anti-white rule?).

Thanks

Joe

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Joe,

John Bull and Uncle Sam

This exhibition has an item on the Star-Spangled Banner...

The "Star-Spangled Banner"

Here is a copy, written in 1840 by Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), of the
words for the "Star-Spangled Banner." A Washington attorney, Key witnessed
the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor on the night of
September 13 14, 1814. Exhilarated by the successful defense of the fort,
Key wrote the words that became in 1931 the national anthem of the United
States.

John Bull and Uncle Sam,

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/brit-3.html

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/images/vc65.jpg

Paddy

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Subject: [IR-D] popular songs/anthems against British involvement

From: Joe Bradley [mailto:j.m.bradley[at]stir.ac.uk]

I was wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of
popular songs/anthems that would be against British involvement in another
country - historically speaking and not Ireland.

Flower of Scotland in Scotland is one. The Star Spangled Banner might be a
US example that refers to the American War of Independence I think?
Examples like this - and some words if possible would be great. If anyone
knows similar songs which refer to freeing themselves/rebelling against
other countries that might also be helpful (eg, Black south African
anti-white rule?).

Thanks

Joe

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Sorry - Flower of Scotland relates to Scotland's relationship with England.=
Scotland was of course very much part of the British Empire project. So =
I take F of S in the wider context of being for 'freedom' but not being aga=
inst British 'oppression' as such. The wider question remains.

Joe

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Subject: [IR-D] popular songs/anthems against British involvement

From: Joe Bradley [mailto:j.m.bradley[at]stir.ac.uk]

I was wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of
popular songs/anthems that would be against British involvement in another
country - historically speaking and not Ireland.

Flower of Scotland in Scotland is one. The Star Spangled Banner might be a
US example that refers to the American War of Independence I think?
Examples like this - and some words if possible would be great. If anyone
knows similar songs which refer to freeing themselves/rebelling against
other countries that might also be helpful (eg, Black south African
anti-white rule?).

Thanks

Joe

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A new book from Bob Reece will interest Ir-D members....

Daisy Bates: Grand Dame of the Desert
By Bob Reece
Published by National Library of Australia, 2007
ISBN 0642276544, 9780642276544
205 pages

Daisy Bates became an iconic figure during the years she spent on the border
between Western Australia and South Australia. 'The Great White Queen of the
Never-Never Lands' reigned supreme over the groups of Aboriginal people who,
attracted by the Transcontinental Railway, arrived from the desert country
to the north. Bates craved to be seen as a 'woman of science' through her
earlier ethnographic work in Western Australia, but her exaggerated claims
of wholesale cannibalism amongst the Aborigines, her belief in their
inevitable extinction and her dismissive attitude to 'castes' discredited
her within the academic community. Only in recent times has the use of her
ethnographic data in Native Title claims begun to rehabilitate her
scientific reputation. In Daisy Bates: A Life, Western Australian historian
Bob Reece tells her extraordinary story through her letters and published
writings so that readers can gain some idea of her motivation and beliefs,
and picture what kind of person she really was.

http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780642276544.htm

Do note that thee is a developing Wikipedia item
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Bates_(Australia)

The book is already on Google Books

http://books.google.com/books?id=P_8KgFI92e4C

http://books.google.com/books?id=P_8KgFI92e4C&printsec=frontcover

where you can see the Contents and a limited preview.

P.O'S.

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From: Patrick maume
Three possibilities from an Irish nationalist perspective would be Charles J
Kickham's "Patrick Sheehan from the Glen of Aherlow" (the speaker joins the
British Army, is blinded in the Crimean War and reduced to street-beggary)
though that is more a generalised anti-recruiting song. KT Buggy's "The
Saxon Shilling" (1840s) and Brian O'Higgins' "A Tool of England" (supposedly
a curse delivered by a father on a son who has joined the British Army) are
also primarily separatist anti-recruting songs, but they do make the point
that the recruit will be used to oppress other subject peoples ("Go to crush
the just and brave/Whose wrongs with wrath the world are filling/Go to slay
a brother slave..") This link is to Luke Kelly's version of the Buggy song;
I don't know of a recording of the O'Higgins verses, which can be found in
an autobiographical issue of his WOLFE TONE ANNUAL called MY SONGS AND
MYSELF - which dates, I think, from about 1949.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQSKmmXV2mQ
Best wishes,
Patrick
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Joe Bradley wrote:

> Sorry - Flower of Scotland relates to Scotland's relationship with England.
> Scotland was of course very much part of the British Empire project. So I
> take F of S in the wider context of being for 'freedom' but not being
> against British 'oppression' as such. The wider question remains.
>
> Joe
>
> ________________________________________
> From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of
> Patrick O'Sullivan [P.OSullivan[at]BRADFORD.AC.UK]
> Sent: 08 January 2009 15:51
> To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: [IR-D] popular songs/anthems against British involvement
>
> From: Joe Bradley [mailto:j.m.bradley[at]stir.ac.uk]
>
> I was wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of
> popular songs/anthems that would be against British involvement in another
> country - historically speaking and not Ireland.
>
> Flower of Scotland in Scotland is one. The Star Spangled Banner might be a
> US example that refers to the American War of Independence I think?
> Examples like this - and some words if possible would be great. If anyone
> knows similar songs which refer to freeing themselves/rebelling against
> other countries that might also be helpful (eg, Black south African
> anti-white rule?).
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
>
> --
> Academic Excellence at the Heart of Scotland.
> The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland,
> number SC 011159.
>

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Forwarded on behalf of
Dr Matthew Campbell, School of English, University of Sheffield, =
Sheffield
S10 2TN.
m.campbell[at]sheffield.ac.uk

BAIS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2009

The British Association for Irish Studies, in association with Irish =
Studies
Review and Cambridge University Press, is pleased to
announce the BAIS Postgraduate Essay Prize.

Entries are invited for an essay on any aspect of Irish Studies

The winning entry will be published in Irish Studies Review and the =
winning
author will receive =A3500 of Cambridge University
Press books of their choice.

Entrants should be student members of BAIS who are registered for =
Masters or
Doctoral programmes in Great Britain. Essays should
be between 5,000 and 8,000 words in length and be presented in =
accordance
with the Instructions for Authors of Irish Studies
Review. All essays must be accompanied by a disc readable by Microsoft =
Word
and be received by 17 March 2009. The Prize will be
judged by a multi-disciplinary panel. The winner will be announced in =
May
2009.

Please direct entries or enquiries to: Dr Matthew Campbell, School of
English, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN.
m.campbell[at]sheffield.ac.uk

British Association for Irish Studies: http://www.bais.ac.uk.

Irish Studies Review: =
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09670882.asp

Cambridge University Press: http://uk.cambridge.org/

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"We Digress": Kathryn Tucker Windham and Southern Storytelling
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"We Digress": Kathryn Tucker Windham and Southern Storytelling Style

Author: Davies, Catherine Evans

Source: Storytelling, Self, Society, Volume 4, Number 3, September 2008 ,
pp. 167-184(18)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:
This essay explores the possible distinctiveness of Southern storytelling,
focusing on some Recollections of Kathryn Tucker Windham. Starting with the
explicit norm of digression, in contrast to the more linear norm claimed for
mainstream American narratives of personal experience, the essay offers a
discourse analysis and explores structural, cognitive, and pragmatic
implications of digression. The oral tradition, as brought by settlers from
the British Isles, is linked to the socialization function of the type of
discourse represented in the Recollections, drawing on a parallel with
contemporary Irish folk taxonomies. The discourse is also considered in
terms of its situatedness in Alabama and its relation to a southern cultural
orientation that values tradition. Finally, the commodification of the
discourse is addressed, along with the implications of its availability to a
wider audience.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/15505340802303469

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Mass Rocks and Reconciling Identity in the Republic of Ireland
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Well, Water, Rock: Holy Wells, Mass Rocks and Reconciling Identity in the
Republic of Ireland

Author: O'Brien, Suzanne Crawford J.

Source: Material Religion: The Journal of Objects, Art and Belief, Volume 4,
Number 3, November 2008 , pp. 326-348(23)

Publisher: Berg Publishers

Abstract:
This paper explores the significance of holy wells and mass stones in
Southwest Ireland, as expressions of competing narratives of meaning,
identity, faith and history. Drawing on ethnographic interviews and
participant observation, this essay argues that these places and the ritual
activities that regularly occur there reflect and reconstruct contemporary
Irish identities. In an era of rapid cultural change, these places comprise
a tangible and experiential connection to Irish heritage and tradition. As
reflected in interviews, conversations and published documents, these places
are viewed as simultaneously embodying indigenous pre-Christian
spiritualities as well as being locations of a distinctively Catholic faith.
At the same time, they are important as secluded locations where Irish
Catholic parishioners held mass during the colonial era of English
oppression and as locations of popular religion, in contradistinction to
orthodox Roman Catholicism. As such, holy wells and mass rocks demonstrate
the ability of sacred places to integrate and reconcile complex and
heterogeneous identities.

Keywords: IRELAND; HOLY WELLS; MASS ROCKS; PLACE; HEALING; RITUAL; CORK;
BANTRY

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.2752/175183408X376683

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=E2=80=9CThe =E2=80=9CNew=E2=80=9D Irish Diaspora Space: Policies and Pract=
ices=E2=80=9D

Workshop organised by the Irish Studies Centre, University Rennes 2.

Friday 6th February (University Rennes 2, Building E, Room E224)

Morning Session :

Chair : Anne Goarzin (Professor of Irish Studies, University Rennes 2)

9.00 : Opening of the workshop

9.30 : Bill Mulligan, visiting Fulbright Scholar University College Cork, (=
Professor Murray State University, USA): How did the Irish become American?=
=20
Reviewing the History of the Irish in America.

10.15 : Lesley Lelourec ( Senior Lecturer, University Rennes 2): =E2=80=9CI=
reland in Schools=E2=80=9D: Making space for Ireland in the English classro=
om.

10.45 : Coffee break

11.15 : Bronwen Walter (Professor of Irish Diaspora Studies, Anglia Ruskin =
University, Cambridge, England): Entangled Genealogies: Multi-generation=20
Irishness in Britain.=20

12.00 : Lunch break

Afternoon Session

Chair : St=C3=A9phane Jousni (Senior Lecturer, Irish Studies, University Re=
nnes 2)

14.00 : Jonathan Tonge (Professor of Politics at the University of Liverpoo=
l and Head of the School of Politics and Communication Studies) : Settler=
=20
Colonial Minority and/or the Protestant-Unionist-British majority? The Oran=
ge Order in Ireland North and South.

14.45: Grainne O=E2=80=99Keeffe-Vigneron (Senior Lecturer, University Renne=
s 2): The =E2=80=9CNew=E2=80=9D Irish =E2=80=93 A place in the Irish diaspo=
ra space?
=20
15.15 : Coffee break.

15.45: Round Table.

Please contact : Grainne O=E2=80=99Keeffe-Vigneron at grainne.o-keeffe[at]univ=
-rennes2.fr or Lesley Lelourec at lesley.lelourec[at]univ-rennes2.fr if you ha=
ve any=20
queries.=20

Sender: The Irish Diaspora Studies List
From: Patrick O'Sullivan
Subject: 1911 census for England and Wales
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The 1911 census for England and Wales is today available online - as a
commercial service...

http://www2.nationalarchives.gov.uk/searchthearchives/1911census.htm

1911 census

'Most of the 1911 census for England and Wales is now available to search
online. Please visit 1911census.co.uk for more information.

The work of making the records available online is being carried out by our
partner, findmypast.com.'

http://www.1911census.co.uk/

http://www2.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/110.htm

A search for comment will show more and more, as the newspapers wake up...

But see
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4223776/Newly-released-1911-census-sh
ows-the-past-was-a-foreign-country.html

'Newly-released 1911 census shows the past was a foreign country
The saying goes that the past is a foreign country - and newly-released
details from the 1911 census of British life shows how true that expression
is...

In 1911, the leading occupational category for workers in England and Wales
was domestic service, said Mark Pearsall, a records specialist and expert in
family history at the National Archives.

Some 1.3 million people worked as domestic servants, he said, compared to a
"tiny proportion" today. That was followed by agriculture (1.2 million) and
coal mining (971,000).'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/who-was-living-in-your-hou
se-in-1911-1332018.html

Who was living in your house in 1911?

Now you can find out, thanks to the publication of that year's census on the
internet

Sender: The Irish Diaspora Studies List
From: Edward Hagan
Subject: Re: Article,
The Sword and the Prayerbook: Ideals of Authentic Irish Manliness
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I appreciate Bill Mulligan's correction of my earlier posting on the Knight=
s of Columbus. My posting was based on having spent time at the K of C bui=
lding about 20 years ago, so I may be foggy on details. Wikipedia, however=
, suggests that I'm not entirely wrong. While the Irish were strongly invo=
lved in the foundation of the society, the choice of the name was apparentl=
y an attempt to create links with other non-WASP ethnic groups. The Italia=
ns were moving into Connecticut in force c. 1882 and were working in mills.=
Sometimes they were used as strikebreakers; thus a move to include them i=
n a pan-Catholic organization would make sense. So my sense of the matter =
is that the K of C was and is a Catholic organization that transcends ethni=
c identity.

It's certainly true that the K of C has boasted of many prominent Italian-A=
mericans as members--Vince Lombardi and Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito,=
for example.

My recollection is that there was labor trouble between the Italian-America=
ns and Yale, and the K of C was involved in helping the Italians. I suspec=
t that the curtain-wall, glass monster of the K of C building in the middle=
of New Haven must still rankle with the Yalies.

I'll check further and will go to the museum the next time I'm in New Haven=
.

Thanks, Bill, for checking me on this one.

Ed Hagan
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From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Bi=
ll Mulligan [billmulligan[at]MURRAY-KY.NET]
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:50 AM
To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: [IR-D] Article, The Sword and the Prayerbook: Ideals of Authen=
tic Irish Manliness

I would have replied earlier to Ed Hagan's post about the Knights of Columb=
us
in the US but I was preparing to leave for a term at UCC. I am now arrived
and settled in and have had a chnace to check this out because what was
posted did not match my recollections.

While the Knights of Columbus in the US has no connection to any Irish
organization, it was founded by an Irish American, Fr. Michael McGivney in =
an
Irish parish in New Haven, CT. The KofC was heavily Irish in its membershi=
p
and its leadership for many years. It diffeed from the AOH in that its bas=
ic
princples were based on Catholic and American values, for this reason it
attracted oer time many non-Irish members, as well aslarge numbers of Irish
members. Christopher Kauffman has written a book on the history of the Kof=
C
as wellas biography of Fr. McGivney. He has entries on both in Glazier's
Encyclopedia of the Irish in America for those who want a quick reference.

Bill Mulligan
Fulbright Scholar in History, UCC
Professor of History, Murray State Universioty=