From: "Peter Holloran"
Subject: Re: Ir-D Domestic servants

Ruth-Ann Harris has prompted me to offer my two cents on the Boston Irish
domestic. Many homeless girls were trained for household service in Boston
Catholic orphanages, such as the Home for Destitute Catholic Children, House
of the Good Shepherd and St. Vincent's Asylum in 1830-1930. The institution
employed staff (the Visitor) who placed out the girls from age ten to twenty
as companions to elderly ladies, mother's helpers, maids, laundress etc.
throughout New England or sometimes further west (Illinois, Michigan,
Missouri). Irish immigrants sometimes wrote to Boston asking for a girl to
be sent to them as a foster child, and some were used as a servant if not a
family member. As far as I know this is an unexplored topic and few letters
from the servants have survived in Boston orphanage or archdiocesan
archives. It would be interesting to learn more about this Irish Diaspora
topic in other communities. I cover a little of this in Boston's Wayward
Child: Social Services for Homeless Children, 1830-1930 (Boston:
Northeastern University Press, 1994).

Peter C. Holloran
Worcester State College

From: "alex peach"
Subject: Re: Ir-D Domestic servants

Peter Holloran?s observations on Catholic orphanages training homeless
Catholic girls for domestic service in Boston from the 1830s is mirrored in
Birmingham UK where the Sisters of Mercy founded a House of Mercy at Saint
Mary?s Convent Handsworth in order to minister to the poor and infirm. The
House of Mercy was officially opened on Saint George?s Day 1844, although it
had been in operation for a number of years. (I think the English national
day was chosen as a symbolic sign of loyalty to the state to mitigate
anti-Catholic feeling in the town, rife at the time for various reasons).
The House of Mercy was established for, ?The reception of destitute women of
good character, who on account of their religious inexperience or poverty,
are unable to procure for themselves a place of service?. During the first
25 years of operation the House of Mercy fed, sheltered, clothed and
instructed 3,000 ?destitute women of good character? as well as assisting
them in finding employment. The women and girls received instruction in
washing, baking, ironing, dressmaking, and other branches of domestic
economy as well as religion and ?in the duties of their state of life?.
After training they were found domestic positions as servants and, if they
gave good account of themselves, could be received back at the convent as
the need for a home presented itself. In the first five years of operation
the House of Mercy trained 567 women who had been ?saved from great danger,
and many of them from almost certain ruin.?. Many seem to have found work in
the town as the 1851 and 1881 census indicates a significant number of
Irish women living in high status households as domestics, an occupation
that some sources seem to indicate was not popular with local women who
preferred work in the many manufactories operating in the town at this time.

Alex Peach
Historical and International Studies
DeMontfort University
Leicester
UK

- -----Original Message-----
From: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Date: 06 April 2000 10:04
Subject: Ir-D Domestic servants


>
>From: "Peter Holloran"
>Subject: Re: Ir-D Domestic servants
>
>Ruth-Ann Harris has prompted me to offer my two cents on the Boston Irish
>domestic. Many homeless girls were trained for household service in Boston
>Catholic orphanages, such as the Home for Destitute Catholic Children,
House
>of the Good Shepherd and St. Vincent's Asylum in 1830-1930. The institution
>employed staff (the Visitor) who placed out the girls from age ten to
twenty
>as companions to elderly ladies, mother's helpers, maids, laundress etc.
>throughout New England or sometimes further west (Illinois, Michigan,
>Missouri). Irish immigrants sometimes wrote to Boston asking for a girl to
>be sent to them as a foster child, and some were used as a servant if not a
>family member. As far as I know this is an unexplored topic and few letters
>from the servants have survived in Boston orphanage or archdiocesan
>archives. It would be interesting to learn more about this Irish Diaspora
>topic in other communities. I cover a little of this in Boston's Wayward
>Child: Social Services for Homeless Children, 1830-1930 (Boston:
>Northeastern University Press, 1994).
>
>Peter C. Holloran
>Worcester State College
>
>
>

From Patrick O'Sullivan

This article appeared in a recent issue of English Historical Review. Citation
information and opening sentences are pasted in below...

P.O'S.


Title: Reconstruction and Resettlement: The Politicization of Irish Migration to
Australia and Canada, 1919-29(*).

Summary: The reasons for Irish emigration during the 1920s is analyzed, focusing on
British government's support of the Irish leaving Europe. Topics include the Anglo-Irish
War, establishment of Sinn Fein, Irish civil disorder, and subsequent emigration of Irish
people to Australia and Canada.

Source: The English Historical Review
Date: 11/1999
Subject(s): Emigration and immigration--Political aspects; Emigration and immigration
law--Interpretation and construction; Forced migration--Political aspects
Immigration & emigration

Citation Information: (ISSN: 0013-8266), Vol. 114 No. 459 Pg. 1143
Author(s): KENT FEDOROWICH
Document Type: Article


Reconstruction and Resettlement: The Politicization of Irish Migration to Australia and
Canada, 1919-29(*).


ON 2 September 1922, the Weekly Irish Independent printed a letter from Patrick Kennedy, a
former constable of the recently disbanded Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). Writing from
Perth, Western Australia, Kennedy complained bitterly that he and several confreres, who,
upon disbandment had taken the British government's advice and had emigrated from Ireland,
had been unable to find work of any kind ever since their arrival in the Antipodes.
Disheartened, the former constable protested that what little pension money he had been
able to commute barely covered his daily expenditure on food and accommodation. Employment
prospects remained grim, and, he commented sardonically, `some of us are thinking of going
back to Ireland, as we might as well be shot there as die here in Australia'.(1)

Although an extreme example, such despondency was commonplace in the annals of migration
history and was not the monopoly of any one ethnic group or emigrant community. Like the
experiences of their ancestors, the trials and tribulations of most Irish emigrants during
the inter-war period varied little from those of the estimated five million people who
left the Emerald Isle for overseas destinations, including Britain, between 1820 and
1914.(2) The plethora of scholarly material on Irish migration patterns and the
establishment of Irish communities in Britain and overseas prior to partition in 1921 is
in stark contrast to the paucity of material on post-partition Irish migration.(3)...
END OF EXTRACT


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From: Jackie Dana
Subject: Re: Ir-D Hunger Strikes

Linda Dowling Almeida asked:

>I have an undergraduate student interested in researching the Hunger
>Strikes. Can anyone suggest one or two good comprehensive books that would
>give her the facts, chronology and significance of the strikes?

For basic history all three of the following are essential, as they
cover different perspectives and aspects. The first two authors are
journalists.

David Beresford. "Ten Men Dead: the story of the 1981 Irish Hunger
Strike." (1987). Has transcripts of many of the "comms"
(communications from prisoners).

Tom Collins. "The Irish Hunger Strike." (1986). Interviewed many
family members; is probably the most compelling read but for the same
reasons, lacks a certain objectivity.

Padraig O'Malley. "Biting at the Grave: the Irish Hunger Strikes and
the Politics of Despair." (1990). More of a political analysis, less
personal in nature than the other two.

There are several other books on the subject, notably a collection of
first-hand accounts edited by former republican prisoners: Campbell,
McKeown and O'Hagan, eds., "Nor Meekly Serve My Time: The H Block
Struggle 1976-1981" (Belfast: Beyond the Pale Publishers, 1994).
There is also Tim Pat Coogan's "On the Blanket" and several books by
and about Bobby Sands.

There is the Hungerstrike Commemorative web project at
http://larkspirit.com/hungerstrikes/ and I would also recommend the
CAIN site: http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/hstrike/hstrike.htm

Jackie Dana
University of Texas

Received: from DanCas1[at]aol.com

Subject: Re: Ir-D Hunger Strikes

In a message dated 4/6/00 1:48:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk writes:

>


A Chairde:

Regarding the Hunger Strikes I recommend: Beresford, David: Ten Men Dead,
Grafton, London, 1987.

Daniel Cassidy

From: Jeanne Armstrong
Subject: RE: Ir-D Hunger Strikes

I'll recommend Biting at the Grave: the Irish hunger strikes and the
politics of despair by Padraig O'Malley. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1990

Jeanne Armstrong
Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

- -----Original Message-----
From: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
[mailto:irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk]
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 1:26 AM
To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Subject: Ir-D Hunger Strikes



From:
Linda Dowling Almeida
"Almeida, Ed (Exchange)"
Subject: Hunger Strikes

To All:
I have an undergraduate student interested in researching the Hunger
Strikes. Can anyone suggest one or two good comprehensive books that would
give her the facts, chronology and significance of the strikes?
Thanks.
Linda Dowling Almeida
New York University

Subject: Re: Ir-D Yellowbellies
>From Clare Barrington

A Yellowbelly note is much like any other banknote except the colours are a
bit livelier - kind of peachy, pinky, lemony. It has the usual silver strip
and is the size of irish £10 note. It says One Yellowbelly / Aon Bholg Bui
and some small print about its validity and celebrating the New Millenium.
Instead of the Governor of the Central Bank, it bears the signature of Ted
Howlin, Mayor of Wexford.

- -----Original Message-----
From: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Date: 31 March 2000 14:21
Subject: Ir-D Yellowbellies


>
>
>From: "joan hugman"
>Subject: Re: Ir-D Yellowbellies
>
>
>Dear Paddy
>what does a Yellowbelly note look like?
>Joan
>
>Subject: Ir-D Yellowbellies
>Date: Thu 30 Mar 2000 19:28:00 +0000
>From: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
>Reply-to: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
>To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
>
>
>>From Clare Barrington
>
>Dear Paddy
>
>Like Noel Gilzean I am from Rosslare Strand and would like to bring you up
>to date on Yellowbellies. Did you know that the authorities in Wexford
>issued 10,000 Yellowbelly notes on 1 January 2000 to celebrate the
>millennium. Each Yellowbelly was equivalent to ú1 (punt) and was legal
>tender for a month. They were accepted in shops etc. in Wexford and could
>be exchanged at any bank in Wexford for ú1 at the end of January. ú1 was
to
>go to charity for each one not handed in at the bank. No Yellowbellies
came
>back to the banks and ú10,000 went to charity. We love our Ywllowbellies
>!!! I am the proud owner of three myself - no offers please - I would not
>exchange them even for ú sterling.
>Clare Barrington
>
>
>
>Joan Hugman
>Department of History, Armstrong Building,
>University of Newcastle NE1 7RU Tel 0191 222 6701
>
>

From: Kerby Miller
Subject: Re: Ir-D Hunger Strikes

Linda,
The two that come to mind very quickly, written from very different
perspectives, are David Beresford's TEN MEN DEAD, and Padraig O'Malley's
BITING AT THE GRAVE.
Kerby


>From:
>Linda Dowling Almeida
> "Almeida, Ed (Exchange)"
>Subject: Hunger Strikes
>
>To All:
>I have an undergraduate student interested in researching the Hunger
>Strikes. Can anyone suggest one or two good comprehensive books that would
>give her the facts, chronology and significance of the strikes?
>Thanks.
>Linda Dowling Almeida
>New York University

From Patrick O'Sullivan

Was this, from Alex Peach, a last minute entry to the Ir-D list traditional St. Patrick's
Day Competition?

It certainly fits most of the laziness criteria.

Make it so.

P.O'S.


- -----Original Message-----
From: alex peach [mailto:Alex[at]p555.freeserve.co.uk]
Sent: 31 March 2000 19:28
To: P.OSullivan[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Subject:

The Shamrock Mine Bochum must stand out as an unlikely monument, I have not got time to
write a proper entry though (finishing PhDs and all that).
Alex

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From: "EugeneOBrien"
Subject: IASIL bibliography

Greetings all,

I am currently in the process of finalising the Irish entry for the =
IASIL yearly bibliography 1999 (sounds a bit like the Eurovision song =
contest when put like that!).

If any of you have an article or book, dealing with Irish Studies, which =
was published in Ireland, could you please send me full details (off =
list, to my own email address as we don't want to bore everyone else!)

I have a lot, but I'd like to be as comprehensive as I can.

All the best,

Eugene.

Eugene O'Brien,
Department of Languages and Cultural Studies,
University of Limerick.

Note
IASIL = International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures
See http://www.ulst.ac.uk/iasil/

Forwarded on behalf of

"Robert Tabak"
Transformation among ethnic cultures

As one part of a planned future museum exhibit on American ethnicity, I am
interested in researching more the theme of cultural/ethnic transformation.
[This would be a different emphasis than models that stress either
"uprooting" (to use Handlin's title) or "transplanting" (to use Bodnar's
title)]. These titles are used as a shorthand, not to summarize all of wide
ranging studies.

Very roughly, I see transformation as using and modifying existing
"building blocks" to create a new form of ethnic expression or identity.
This process need not be conscious, although at times it can be.

Let me give a few quick examples that might illustrate this:

-- the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah was transformed from a minor to a
major event in the early 20th century US (in part to respond to the
attractions of Christmas)
-- ethnic foods, once hand-made for one holiday or festival, becoming
commercially available year-round;
-- religious or utilitarian objects being marketed and sold as art or
collectibles
-- [trans] formation of new ethnic identities (for example, the
consolidation of Czech and Slovak groups around the time of WW I especially
to work for the eventual independence of Czechoslovakia)

There are probably many other examples and processes that colleagues can share.

I am interested in both
a) articles/books that discuss either the process or specific cases of
transformation
b) examples, even if there is not a scholarly literature that you can
site

While my particular interest is the 19th and especially 20th century United
States, I welcome examples from other time periods or countries.

Robert Tabak, Ph.D.
Director of Programs
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
Philadelphia

From Patrick O'Sullivan

Seven entries were received for our traditional Irish-Diaspora list St. Patrick's Day
Competition.

Here are the names of the seven competitors, with their nominated UNLIKELY MONUMENT of the
Irish Diaspora were

Patrick Maume (Belfast, Northern Ireland), the Great O'Brien Rising Westward, in the
night-time sky (Northern Hemisphere only, I think)
Daniel Cassidy (San Francisco, USA), the bullet holes in the facade, #286 8th Avenue, New
York
Joan Hugman (Newcastle, England) the Angel of the North, massive statue, North-East
England
Sarah Morgan (London, England), the Holloway Road, London, England
Marion Casey (New York, USA), the water in any faucet (or tap, as we say over here), New
York, USA
Brian McGinn (Virginia, USA), the Ash tree in his garden, Virginia, USA
Alex Peach (Leicester, England), the Shamrock Mine, Bochum, Germany

I regret to have to report that our in-house Competition Committee has had a complete
failure of nerve, and has utterly failed to make a decision - moaning, piteously, But they
are all so good...

The Competition Entries have now been sent to the Attic Committee, for adjudication.

(The Attic Committee is made up of those members of the Department of Interdisciplinary
Human Studies whose offices are in the attic.)

The FIRST PRIZE in the competition will be a copy of
Paul O'Leary
Immigration and Integration: The Irish in Wales, 1798-1922
Studies in Welsh History, University of Wales Press, Cardiff, 2000
ISBN 0 7083 1584 4
The first book-length study of the Irish in modern Wales, this prize is made available
through the courtesy of the University of Wales Press.

Other prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the Attic Committee.

Unless they, too, have a failure of nerve...

P.O'S.

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From: Patrick O'Sullivan
P.OSullivan[at]bradford.ac.uk

We have had a request from Erin Collins, below, for information about Irish Free
State/Republic of Ireland laws governing IMmigration, migration INTO Ireland, movement of
people INTO Ireland.

...Just so that there are no misunderstandings...

I have an impression of much interesting work lately on such aspects of social policy
within Ireland. But it is not something I have closely tracked, and I would like to know
more. Any thoughts?

P.O'S.


From: Erin Collins [mailto:erincollins44[at]hotmail.com]
Subject: question on irish immigration laws


Dear Patrick O'Sullivan,

Ruth Ann Harris gave me your email and let me know that you or someone else
on an Irish Diaspora Network might be able to help me with a question I have
about changes in immigration laws in Ireland. I am a research assistant to
Peggy Levitt, a migration scholar who is an assistant professor in the
Department of Sociology at Wellesley College and a fellow at the Weatherhead
Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.

Basically we are trying to understand the changes that took place in 1937,
1956, and 1986. I am interested in who was advocating for these changes,
who was against them, and why. I am also interested in what effect the
changes have had in Ireland. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Feel
free to contact me at erincollins44[at]hotmail.com or Peggy Levitt at
plevitt[at]wellesley.edu

Thanks,
Erin Collins

From Patrick O'Sullivan

I have already shared this abstract of Kathleen Noonan's article with a number of people
specialising in the C17th. But it will be of interest to others too, I think.

P.O'S.


The Historical Journal (1998), 41:151-177. Cambridge University Press.
Copyright © 1998 Cambridge University Press
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

'THE CRUELL PRESSURE OF AN ENRAGED, BARBAROUS PEOPLE': IRISH AND ENGLISH IDENTITY IN
SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY POLICY AND PROPAGANDA fn1

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
KATHLEEN M. NOONAN a1
a1Mills College, Oakland, California

Abstract

Seventeenth-century English men and women, caught in the upheaval of the Civil War, sought
to understand what it was to be English and sought to grasp England's proper role in the
world. One of the ways in which they did this was through their encounters with other
people. The Irish had a long history of interaction with the English, but in the middle of
the seventeenth century their role in defining Englishness became acute. Late Tudor and
early Jacobean commentaries on Ireland had stressed the superiority of English culture
while acknowledging some virtues of Ireland and its people that would make it amenable to
beneficial transformation by the English. In the middle of the century, occasioned by the
events of the 1641 uprising, this ameliorative view of the Irish gave way to the view that
English and Irish were incompatible. Earlier studies have emphasized the role of religion
in the discordant relationship between the two peoples in the seventeenth century. This
essay maintains that the shift in attitude had as much to do with ethnicity as it did with
religion and considers the central role of John Temple and his treatise The Irish
rebellion in changing English attitudes on both a national and local level. The study
suggests that Temple's view became the dominant one for more than 200 years because of the
demographic changes within the Irish community in London and puritan concerns about a
godly community that occurred at the time Temple set forth his ideas.

Article Text(239 Kb)

fn1 A number of people have read this article in various stages of its development and
have offered helpful criticism and suggestions. I would like to thank Sears McGee, John
Morrill, John Stoner, Helena Wall, Paul Seaver, Barbara Donagan, and Madeleine Kahn. For a
rare opportunity to discuss ideas in depth with colleagues I wish to thank the National
Endowment for the Humanities and the members of the NEH seminar held at the Claremont
Graduate School in the summer of 1993, particularly David Cressy.


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From: MacEinri
Subject: Re: Ir-D Irish immigration laws


Hello Patrick, Erin and anyone else interested

Our website at http://migration.ucc.ie/immigration, as well as our main
website at http://migration.ucc.ie, should be helpful in providing
background information on changing immigration law and policy in Ireland.
However, it does not have an enormous amount of material on the historical
background to Irish immigration policy (largely because there isn't a large
amount of material...)

Members of this list may also be interested in our upcoming conference
Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Ireland: Fostering Regional Partnerships, on
15 May 2000. The website is at http://migration.ucc.ie/asylumconference.htm
Note: the on-line booking form will be live in a day or two

Please pass on my regards to Peggy, whom I met recently in Hamburg.


Piaras Mac Einri


Piaras Mac Einri, Stiurthoir/Director
Ionad na hImirce/Irish Centre for Migration Studies
Ollscoil Naisiunta na hEireann, Corcaigh/National University of Ireland,
Cork
Faics/Fax 353 21 903326 Guthan/Phone 353 21 902889
Idirlion/Web http://migration.ucc.ie Post Leictreonach/Email
migration[at]ucc.ie

From: Sara Brady
Subject: cfp



CALL FOR PAPERS
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR AMERICAN STUDIES

DISCOURSES OF DIASPORA

NOVEMBER 2-5, 2000
OTTAWA, CANADA
LORD ELGIN HOTEL
This conference will focus on constructions of racial and ethnic
diasporas, inclusive of (but not exclusive to) : the Black Atlantic, the
Jewish Diaspora, the Irish Diaspora, Imperialist diasporas, and so on.
Papers might also query the growing popularity of the term, its origin,
and its current usage.

Proposals should be sent by May 1st (deadline extended) to:

Shannon MacRae Attn: Discourses of Diaspora
Carleton University
Department of English
18th floor Dunton Tower
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 5B6

or via email to scmacrae[at]chat.carleton.ca



Sara Brady
Managing Editor, TDR
Tisch School of the Arts
721 Broadway, 6th floor
New York, NY 10003-6807
212-998-1626 phone
212-998-1627 fax

Read TDR on the Web at:
http://mitpress.mit.edu/TDR

From: Patrick O'Sullivan

This might interest the Irish language folk...

P.O'S.

Forwarded on behalf of...
Leah Garrett

CFP: Seeking submissions on Immigrant Narratives to
America written in non-English languages


[Leah Garrett writes:]

I am seeking critical essays for a book on Immigrant Narratives to America
written in non-English languages. Please send queries, abstracts or essays,
along with a brief vita and e-mail address by May 15th to the following
address (or as an e-mail attachment).

Leah Garrett, Dept of English, University of Denver, 2140 S. Race Street,
Denver, CO, 80208 (legarret[at]du.edu) 303-871-2861

This has just arrived from the Attic Committee...

P.O'S.

- -----Original Message-----
From: L.S.Prescott[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Sent: 12 April 2000 17:07
To: P.OSullivan[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Cc: J.B.Allcock[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Subject: St Patrick's Day Competition



Dear Paddy,

The Attic Committe has just completed its deliberations,
and, nerve intact, awards first prize to Sarah Morgan for
the Holloway Road-Monument.

A special commendation for ingenuity goes to Marion Casey for tap-water.

They WERE all very good, and we had quite a lot of laughs.

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Lynda

----------------------
Lynda Prescott
Department of Interdisciplinary Human Studies
University of Bradford
West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP
(01274 235198)

From: Sarah Morgan
Subject: BAIS conference on Diaspora; call for papers

CALL FOR PAPERS

THE IRISH DIASPORA:

WRITING RESEARCHING COMPARING

IRISH STUDIES CENTRE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH LONDON

AND

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR IRISH STUDIES

3-4 NOVEMBER 2000

Invited Speakers: Hasia Diner, Luke Gibbons, David Fitzpatrick,
David Lloyd, Bronwen Walter


The British Association for Irish Studies has joined with the Irish
Studies Centre at the University of North London to hold a conference
about The Irish Diaspora. The aim of the conference is to assess Irish
migration and diaspora research in terms both of its placement in wider
diaspora studies and its internal rationale, processes, debates and
methods.

The recent upsurge of interest in the Irish diaspora forms part of a
wider emphasis on transnationalism and globalization and the
inter-related themes of ?race , ethnicity and migration. One objective
of this conference is to locate the significance of Irish diaspora
studies in this wider context. Another objective is to take stock of the
current state of knowledge about the Irish diaspora and present some of
the latest exciting research.

Possible sessions include: archives and resources for studying the Irish
diaspora; gendered diaspora stories/histories; whiteness; social
structuration and social mobility; Irish identities; second generation;
cultural production (music, film, literature); politics in the diaspora;
return migration; social networks; comparative perspectives; role of
Irish language.

Send a paper title, plus an abstract of 300 words and your address,
telephone number, fax and email details.

The deadline for the call for papers is 15 JUNE 2000.

Please send your proposal to: Dr Mary Hickman, Irish Studies Centre,
University of North London, 166-220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB;
fax: 020 7753 7069; email: m.hickman[at]unl.ac.uk

You will be informed about whether your paper has been accepted by the
end of July 2000.

---------------------------
Sarah Morgan (Dr),
Irish Studies Centre,
University of North London.

From Patrick O'Sullivan
Conferences and Quiet

If anyone is going to the Twelfth Conference of Irish Historians in Britain

BLUEPRINTS FOR UNION AND SEPARATION IN IRISH HISTORY
University of Sussex 14- 16 April 2000

Please give my apologies to the Convenors
Professor Marianne Elliott (University of Liverpool)
Professor Roy Foster (Hertford College, Oxford)
Professor Norman Vance (University of Sussex)

I am usually a loyal attender - but this year there is a clash of dates.

I am now off to Aberdeen...

for the SSNCI Conference
Ireland Abroad
University of Aberdeen, Scotland
April 14-16 2000

and will meet many Ir-D list members there.

This means that the Irish-Diaspora list will go quiet for the next few days.

You can post messages to
irish-diaspora[at]bradford.ac.uk
in the usual way, and I will deal with them when I get back.

Have a quiet weekend.

P.O'S.
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Patrick O'Sullivan
Head of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit
Email Patrick O'Sullivan
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Irish Diaspora Studies http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/diaspora/

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Irish Diaspora Research Unit
Department of Interdisciplinary Human Studies
University of Bradford
Bradford BD7 1DP
Yorkshire
England