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From: Joseph Lennon
Subject: Re: Closure of the List
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Many thanks Bill, Paddy and all--this list has been a great resource and
served so many of us for a long time.

Thank you for all of the attention and work,
Joseph Lennon

Villanova University

On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 3:03 AM, Dymphna Lonergan wrote:

> Yes, it will be good to meet up in Dublin. I too am sad at the end of thi=
s
> list server. It was of great help to me over the years. Before
> 'technology' you were there for us! Many thanks for the service.
>
> le gach dea ghu=C3=AD
> Dymphna
>
>
>
> Dr Dymphna Lonergan
> Room 282 Humanities
> Ph: (08) 82012079
>
>
> editorial team member
>
> Tinte=C3=A1n https://tintean.org.au/
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List on behalf of
> Susan Hickey
> Sent: 06 July 2017 03:12
> To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: [IR-D] Closure of the List
>
> I am saddened that the Irish listserv is ending but I agree it is
> understandable. My any of you point to where I can continue to have acces=
s
> to Irish research with the exception that I do not have a Facebook page. =
I
> remember my late husband, John Hickey, using this dialogue to help his
> writings.
>
> Hope to meet those of you who are going to the August convention in Dubli=
n.
>
> All the best,
> Susan Hickey
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miller, Kerby A.
> To: IR-D
> Sent: Wed, Jul 5, 2017 9:59 am
> Subject: Re: [IR-D] Closure of the List
>
> Dear Bill,
>
> Sad but understandable.
>
> Thanks to you and others for all your hard work.
>
> A history of the List, of the ebbs and flows of its discussions and
> contributors, of what was included and what not, would itself make an
> interesting article on the professional, ideological and other developmen=
ts
> of Irish Studies.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Kerby
>
>
>
> On 7/4/17, 7:20 PM, "The Irish Diaspora Studies List on behalf of Bill
> Mulligan"
> wrote:
>
> With considerable sadness I must inform list members that the list wi=
ll
> cease operation on July 31, 2017. We will continue to post items of
> interest
> to Irish Diaspora Studies as well as information on accessing the lis=
t
> archives, etc./
>
>
>
> After consulting my fellow list owner Anthony McNicholas and list founde=
r
> Paddy O'Sullivan this seems the reasonable thing to do. List traffic
> has
> declined dramatically and what traffic we have is largely
> announcements. It
> has been some time since we had a discussion of any length or spirit.
> Perhaps out high point was the spirited discussion of Richard Jensen'=
s
> article on the lack of discrimination against Irish Americans. More
> recently
> there was little response to a young (high school) student who
> published a
> piece disproving his thesis and his response. Electronic media has
> evolved
> and listserves are no longer new or innovative. I have noticed many
> groups
> moving to Facebook pages. I see little real, engaged discussion.
> Technology moves on.
>
>
>
> Over the next few weeks I will share some thoughts on what I think we
> have
> accomplished and welcome other to share. I value the many people I
> have met
> through the list , several of whom invited me to stay in their homes
> before
> they had actually met me. I will always remember hearing people
> whisper to
> the person next to them "that's what he looks like" when I gave some
> opening
> remarks as a substitute at the Ireland Australia conference some year=
s
> ago
> in Cork. The list has been a large part of my life and my career but
> its day
> is over.
>
>
>
> I want to remind everyone of the Diaspora conference at UCD next
> month. I am
> sure it will be brilliant. I had very much been looking forward to it
> - but
> we (Murray State) start unusually early this year. I am teaching
> several
> courses that will be heavily first year students and I have learned
> from
> experience not being with them for the beginning poses problems and i=
s
> hard
> to overcome. I will be there in spirit.
>
>
>
> To everything there is a season ...
>
>
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> William H. Mulligan, Jr. , PhD
>
> MSU Alumni Association Distinguish
>
> Professor of History
>
> ed Researcher 2012
>
> MSU Board of Regents Award for Teaching Excellence, 2005
>
> Murray State University
>
> Murray KY 42071-3341 USA
>
>
>
> Moderator, Irish Diaspora Discussion List [IR-D[at]jiscmail.ac.uk]
>
> President, Jackson Purchase Historical Society
>
> President, Chapter 302 The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
>

Sender: The Irish Diaspora Studies List
From: Carmel McCaffrey
Subject: Re: Closure of the List
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Yes, it is sad to see the end of the list. It was a great source for
making contacts within our community back when that was not an easy
thing to do.

I especially enjoyed the discussions - in the early days - when we used
to have so many members engaged in the various topics. But it has been
quite silent for some time.

Best to all,

Carmel McCaffrey


On 7/4/2017 8:20 PM, Bill Mulligan wrote:
> With considerable sadness I must inform list members that the list will
> cease operation on July 31, 2017. We will continue to post items of interest
> to Irish Diaspora Studies as well as information on accessing the list
> archives, etc./
>
>
>
> After consulting my fellow list owner Anthony McNicholas and list founder
> Paddy O'Sullivan this seems the reasonable thing to do. List traffic has
> declined dramatically and what traffic we have is largely announcements. It
> has been some time since we had a discussion of any length or spirit.
> Perhaps out high point was the spirited discussion of Richard Jensen's
> article on the lack of discrimination against Irish Americans. More recently
> there was little response to a young (high school) student who published a
> piece disproving his thesis and his response. Electronic media has evolved
> and listserves are no longer new or innovative. I have noticed many groups
> moving to Facebook pages. I see little real, engaged discussion.
> Technology moves on.
>
>
>
> Over the next few weeks I will share some thoughts on what I think we have
> accomplished and welcome other to share. I value the many people I have met
> through the list , several of whom invited me to stay in their homes before
> they had actually met me. I will always remember hearing people whisper to
> the person next to them "that's what he looks like" when I gave some opening
> remarks as a substitute at the Ireland Australia conference some years ago
> in Cork. The list has been a large part of my life and my career but its day
> is over.
>
>
>
> I want to remind everyone of the Diaspora conference at UCD next month. I am
> sure it will be brilliant. I had very much been looking forward to it - but
> we (Murray State) start unusually early this year. I am teaching several
> courses that will be heavily first year students and I have learned from
> experience not being with them for the beginning poses problems and is hard
> to overcome. I will be there in spirit.
>
>
>
> To everything there is a season ...
>
>
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> William H. Mulligan, Jr. , PhD
>
> MSU Alumni Association Distinguish
>
> Professor of History
>
> ed Researcher 2012
>
> MSU Board of Regents Award for Teaching Excellence, 2005
>
> Murray State University
>
> Murray KY 42071-3341 USA
>
>
>
> Moderator, Irish Diaspora Discussion List [IR-D[at]jiscmail.ac.uk]
>
> President, Jackson Purchase Historical Society
>
> President, Chapter 302 The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
>
>


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