From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

And to answer the second part of Joan's query...

Yes, Tom Gallagher is still based at the School of Peace Studies, University
of Bradford.

He is also my next door neighbour...

Many the long chat we have had over the garden wall, about Catholic
socialists in nineteenth century Glasgow...

Tom Gallagher recently sent me round a really acid review, by Owen Dudley
Edwards, of Tom Devine, ed. Scotland's Shame - previously discussed on the
Ir-D list. The review really hammers Tom Gallagher...

P.O'S.


>
> From: "joan hugman"
> Subject: The Irish Tribune
>
> Dear Patrick
>
> Does anyone know if there has been any recent work on the Irish Tribune
> newspaper which was first published in Newcastle in 1884 for national
> distribution and later (from 1898)circulated as
> the Tyneside Catholic News, or on Charles Diamond's early career
> (pre 1916)?
>
> Also, can you tell me whether Tom Gallagher can still be
> contacted at the School of Peace Studies, Bradford?
> many thanks
> Joan
>
> Joan Hugman
> Department of History, Armstrong Building,
> University of Newcastle NE1 7RU Tel 0191 222 6701
>

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Making of America Collection Adds 7,000 Volumes

The University of Michigan University Library is pleased to
announce the
addition of over 7,000 volumes to its Making of America collection.
This
expansion brings the total volumes available online to 8,500 or
approximately 2.89 million pages of text and 1.15 billion words.
The
addition of these materials to Making of America was made possible
in part
through the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and
an
equipment grant from Sun Microsystems.

Making of America (MoA) - a publicly-accessible online resource
focusing
on 19th century American publications - now contains over 3% of all
American imprint monographs published in the 19th century (based on
preliminary statistics provided by the Library of Congress). The
majority
of these materials were published between 1850 and 1876 and focus
on
topics ranging from the life and death of Abraham Lincoln to the
latest
19th century household sciences to reflections on travel to the
Western
United States. The collection is particularly strong in the subject
areas
of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion,
and
science and technology. MoA offers users the opportunity to view
faithful
replicas of the original source materials, perform full text
searches over
the entire collection, search within individual texts, and save
searches
and develop bibliographies using the MoA "book bag."

The Making of America is available freely over the Internet and may
be
found at: http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/. For additional information
about
MoA, contact moa-feedback[at]umich.edu.


Contact information:
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I seem to have found myself amongst some Russian networks, because of my
playwrighting contacts.

I do have friends over there, and do have sympathy with their efforts to
reach out to the international community.

I hope that the following is of interest to some list members...

Patrick O'Sullivan


Forwarded on behalf of Ñóõîðóêîâà Ëþäìèëà Ìèõàéëîâíà
lmsoukh[at]rspu.edu.ru

Dear Sir/Madam,
I?m writing you on behalf of the Linguistic Institute and the
Department ?Education Management? of Rostov-on-Don State Pedagogical
University, Russia.
We ask you to take part in our conference
"THEORY, PRACTICE AND PERSPECTIVES OF
EDUCATION, MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION, CAREER AND ADAPTATION OF REFUGEES,
MIGRANTS AND THEIR CHILDREN IN THE MODERN WORLD"

You can find the materials of this conference on the site of
Rostov-on-Don State Pedagogical University:
http://rspu.edu.ru/conference/conf_eng.htm.
We?d like to have the summary of your research work in this scientific
sphere for its translation into Russian and its installation on the
Web-site of our conference. We are looking forward to your answering.
Yours faithfully,
Liodmila Soukhoroukova,
PhD, the head of the Department ?Education Management? RSPU,
the head of the scientific committee of the conference.
My contact information:

E-mail: lmsoukh[at]rspu.edu.ru.

Liodmila Soukhoroukova
33 Bolshaya Sadovaya st., room 510
Rostov-on-Don State Pedagogical University
Rostov-on-Don,
344082,
> Russia.

Forwarded for information...

CFP Heritage of colonization

CALL FOR PAPERS
"The Legacy of Colonization and Decolonization in Europe and the Americas"
Paris, France June 22-23, 2001
The integration of immigrants from former colonies has often proved
difficult in Europe and North America. Beyond the challenges faced by every
newcomer, these immigrants face obstacles that arise from national histories
in which relations between indigenous populations and the colonizers were
highly regulated. This conference seeks to examine the ways in which
colonization and decolonization have structured opportunities for
integration of migrants into European and North American societies.
The Paris conference will be the second of a series of three conferences
funded by the German Marshall Fund and sponsored by The Centre d'Etude des
Politiques d'Immigration, d'Int=E9gration et de Citoyennet=E9, a research
ce=
nter
located in Paris. The organizers of the series are the center's director,
Patrick Weil, Erik Bleich (Middlebury College), Laurent Dubois (Michigan
State University), St=E9phane Dufoix (University of Paris X-Nanterre) and
Randall Hansen (Oxford University). The overarching goal of the meetings is
to provide new, multidisciplinary perspectives - particularly by integrating
the history of slavery, emancipation, and colonization - on contemporary
debates about immigration and integration in Western Europe and the United
States. The conferences will be organized in a workshop format, with papers
distributed in advance. Sessions will begin with brief presentations by the
authors of the papers and will focus on discussion. A selection of papers
from each conference will also be prepared for publication. Some funding is
available to cover travel and lodging for participants.
We invite paper proposals for the Paris conference from scholars from all
disciplines working on the history and legacy of colonization and
decolonization. The focus of this conference will be how France, the United
Kingdom and the United States handled the question of "indigenous"
population in the colonies and produced differences between races through
legal and political distinctions, economic relations, social structures
and/or the construction of representations of colonizers and colonized.
Moreover, the conference will investigate how integration of immigrants from
former colonies has been, and continues to be, influenced by the lingering
effects of colonization and decolonization. We are particularly interested
in papers that provide a method for making connections between the past and
the present, and in efforts to take a comparative approach to these issues.
What were models of colonization like in France, the United Kingdom and the
United States and how did these countries relate to indigenous populations?
How widespread and robust were concepts and practices of indirect rule and
the "civilizing mission" ? How did the decolonization experience affect
subsequent immigration and integration patterns in the three countries ? How
precisely were the legacies of colonization and de-colonization transferred
to questions of immigrant integration, to what extent have they been
altered, and for what reasons ?
The Paris conference will be co-organized by Professor Patrick Weil, Erik
Bleich and St=E9phane Dufoix. It will be coordinated by Sam Spital at the
CEPIC in Paris. Proposals should include a title, 1-2 page description of
the proposed paper, and a curriculum vitae. Because the proposals will be
evaluated in France and the United States, we request that you send one
printed copy and one electronic copy (in the form of an email attachment) of
all materials to
each of the addresses below.

Erik Bleich Sam
Spital
Department of Political Science CEPIC/ Centre
d'histoire sociale du XXe si=E8cle
Munroe Hall, Middlebury College 9, rue Malher
Middlebury, VT 05753 USA 75181 Paris cedex
04 FRANCE
ebleich[at]middlebury.edu
spital[at]post.harvard.edu

The deadline is February 28, 2000

From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

There was a typographical error in the Contact Information for

Lyndon Fraser, ed.
A Distant Shore: Irish Migration and New Zealand Settlement
University of Otago Press, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2000
ISBN 1 877133 97 3

Price 39.95 New Zealand dollars.

University of Otago Press
PO Box 56
Dunedin
New Zealand
Tel 66 3 479 8807
Fax 64 3 479 8385
Email university-press[at]stonebow.otago.ac.nz

The University of Otago Press does not, as yet, have a distributor in
Europe. North America is better served...

USA and Canada
International Specialized Book Services (ISBS)
5824 NE Hassalo St, Portland, Oregon 97213-3644
tel 503 287 3093 or toll free 800 944 6190, fax 503 280 8832
email orders[at]isbs.com
website www.isbs.com

The correction is tiny - note the correct email address of the University of
Otago Press...
university.press[at]stonebow.otago.ac.nz

My apologies.

Patrick O'Sullivan

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We have received the following email from Jonah Albert, Channel 4
Television.

Would people who are interested in helping Jonah Albert please contact him
directly.

P.O'S.

From: Jonah Albert
Subject: Channel 4's Black and Asian History Map

Channel 4 Television has launched a web based project called the Black and
Asian History Map of the British Isles http://www.blackhistorymap.com. The
map is an extensive gateway to existing and newly created websites
searchable by location, time and subject, documenting the black and Asian
presence in British history. It is an exciting, interactive educational
resource which continues to grow. Over the pass year we have been
encouraging schools, local history groups, academics and youth groups to
investigate aspects of their local history from a black or Asian perceptive,
turn their information into websites (we help with this, if needs be) and
we, in turn link to the website created.

Our Irish links are underdeveloped at the moment - through I know that there
are a number of historical links between Ireland and the Caribbean, Africa
and Asia. I am hoping that anyone who subscribes to this list and has
information on Ireland's black and Asian history could think about
contribution to the map. As well as links with the slave trade and
missionaries we are also interested in personal and family histories. I am
really keen that Irish element to the map is expanded.

Best wishes

Jonah Albert
Black History Project Co-ordinator
4Learning - Channel Four Television
http://www.blackhistorymap.com
020 7306 5365

Forwarded for information...

From DUCAS
the newletter of the Irish American Cultural Institute
Autumn 2000, Vol. xxix No. 3

CAROLYN RYAN APPOINTED TO DIRECT A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR MUSEUM OF IRISH
AMERICA

Morristown, NJ - The Irish American Cultural Institute is pleased to
announce that Carolyn Ryan has joined the Institute as Special Projects
Director. She will be directing the Institute's efforts to investigate the
feasibility of a Museum of Irish America, to be built in Washington, D.C.

The Museum project aims to recognize the significant contributions of the
Irish to the rich fabric of the United States. From the early days of this
country, the Irish have put their stamp on every aspect of American
historical, political, and cultural life. Ireland's sons and daughters in
America include three signers of the Declaration of Independence, four
signers of the U .S. Constitution, the first Secretary of the Constitutional
Congress, the printer of the Declaration of Independence, the designer of
the White House, the father of the American Navy, and the person responsible
for the final design of the Great Seal of their America.

The sons and daughters of Ireland fought in America's wars, built her
roadways railways, and waterways, led her churches, developed her schools
and hospitals, and made untold contributions to her business, cultural, and
athletic life. The Museum will recognize the achievements of these great
Americans and descendants in our nation's capital, so that the contributions
of the Irish can finally be recognized and never be forgotten.

"The Institute is delighted to welcome Carolyn on board. We believe her
knowledge and skills, combined with her energy and enthusiasm, will help to
lift the Museum of Irish America off the drawing board and make it a
reality," said John P. Walsh, Chairman and CEO of the Irish American
Cultural Institute.

The Ambassador of Ireland to the United States, Sean O'Huiginn said in
Washington, "I am keenly aware of the excellent work done by the Institute
in promoting Irish culture over many decades. I welcome the appointment of
Carolyn Ryan to the Institute and wish her every success in her mission to
explore the feasibility of establishing a Museum of Irish America. The
outstanding contribution made by people of Irish heritage of all traditions
to the United States means that such a museum would commemorate a truly
important strand in the history of both countries."

Ms. Ryan, an attorney, was until recently the Executive Director of the
Emerald Isle Immigration Center, the immigration advice center based in
Queens, New York. During her tenure there, she hosted Irish President Mary
McAleese at the Center, President Clinton at a White House reception, First
Lady Hillary Clinton at the Center's annual fundraising dinner, and U.S.
Ambassador Michael Sullivan. She has been honored by Irish America magazine
as one of the Top 100 Irish Americans, by the American Ireland Fund's Young
Associates, and by members of New York City's local government. Ms. Ryan
also helped plan and organize the public memorial mass for John F. Kennedy,
Jr., and delivered the eulogy.

From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

Some time ago we suggested on the Ir-D list that Irish American Cultural
Institute (IACI) CEO John P. Walsh was clearing his desk to concentrate on
'a major project'.

I have forwarded to the Ir-D list a message, titled,
MUSEUM OF IRISH AMERICA Feasibility 1
which is an extract from from DUCAS, the newletter of the Irish American
Cultural Institute. Yes, the major project is a museum... Maybe THE
Museum...

I paste in below some of the misgivings about this project that have reached
me - from various sources...

'...But it seems clear, at this early stage, that IACI's conception of
'Irish
America' is still one that ends at the Rio Grande and St. Lawrence Seaway.
Which, while disappointing, still leaves lots of room for Hispanic Irish
America, and Dan Cassidy's Black Irish America, and maybe even the Canadian
and Caribbean Irish Americas of Massachusetts. Even within the geographical
limits of IACI's vision, I still think that this is a necessary and
worthwhile endeavor...'

'..I am concerned that, in IACI press releases, 'Irish
America' appears to equal 'Irish Catholic U.S.' I hope to discover that I'm
mistaken there... this idea has been knocking around for several years,
and should have been announced in the symbolically important United Irish
bicentennial year of 1998. Now, as the bottom appears to be ready to drop
out of the Clinton economic boom, they may have missed the big money
boat...'

'...But the money
involved in a flagship project with outreach programs here in the national
capital is staggering. The annual operating of the Holocaust Museum, I've
read, is in the region of US $60 million. A hefty part of which comes as
grants from the Federal budget. The party of George W. Bush is not
particularly noted for empathy with Irish America. And there will the
troubling question of precedents: if Irish America has its Museum in D.C,
then what about Italian and Hispanic and Portuguese....'

'...In 1992, I recall listening with delight as the
Emerald Community Singers of Montserrat performed a medley of Irish folk
songs at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. But my surprise was
tinged with some skepticism as to the authenticity of their Irish
connection. Afterwards, I approached several of the Afro-Caribbean group's
female
singers, inquiring if any of them really claimed Irish descent. Looking at
me with motherly incredulity as they introduced themselves by such surnames
as Sweeney, Gibbons and Allen, they replied in unison, "Mon, we're all
Irish!" I hope that the Emerald Community Singers, along with other
non-traditional embodiments of the Irish Diaspora in the Americas, will
discover a new home away from home in the Museum of Irish America...'

P.O'S.

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I have received the following...

OOOOh I do feel important. At last someone has noticed how clever I am.

Does anyone know more about IM-UR? What is the story here?

P.O'S.


- -----Original Message-----
From: Editor [mailto:Editor[at]IM-UR.com]
Sent: 15 February 2001 11:36
Subject: Your Opinion in h-net.msu.edu


Dear Patrick O'Sullivan,

Your opinions in the forum of the h-net.msu.edu online site caught my
attention.
As associate editor of im-ur, I have been scouring the forums of online
sites for intelligent and active contributors like you.
I would like to invite you to express your comments and opinions at im-ur,
a site that is quickly on its way to becoming "The Daily Newspaper of the
Web."

im-ur has revolutionized the concept of the media on the web by creating
a newspaper that is written by its users. The New York Times wrote,
"Few challenge the status quo as much as im-ur.com."
im-ur represents the ultimate in freedom of speech and democracy.
What you write appears immediately in the pages of im-ur, as soon as you
post it.
The readers decide the hierarchy of articles contributed; the more an
article is read, the closer it gets to the front page. It's that simple.

Incidentally, we are giving away $500 every month to the person whose
article attracts the most readers.

We look forward to your contribution.

http://www.im-ur.com

Sincerely yours,

Troy Turner
Associate Editor, IM-UR

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Forwarded On Behalf Of Peter Gray...


Dear All
The Call for Papers for Victoria's Ireland? at Southampton
in April has now formally closed. However, if there are any
ditherers out there who still want to contribute, we could
still fit you in. Could I have all remaining proposals then
by 22 January please? 200 words to the address below would
be sufficient.

I have now overhauled the webpages to include a
downloadable registration page (conference fee rates are
there), accommodation guide, and travel information). A
draft programme will follow soon. The URL is below.

Best wishes
Peter

----------------------
Dr Peter Gray
Department of History
University of Southampton, UK
Email: pg2[at]soton.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~pg2/index.html

'Victoria's Ireland?' Conference
Society for the Study of 19th Century Ireland
University of Southampton, 20-22 April 2001
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~pg2/SSNCI2001.htm

From: "joan hugman"
Subject: Re: Ir-D Seamus O'Flattery

No idea. But you are, of
course, duty bound to 'chase the cash'. We, equally dynamic IR-D
democrats, can all log on and make sure it hits the front page in
record time, can't we? Then we can all share the $500...
Joan

Subject: Ir-D Seamus
O'Flattery Date: Thu 15 Jan 2001 13:05:00 +0000 From:
irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk Reply-to:
irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk To:
irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk


Email Patrick O'Sullivan

I have received the following...

OOOOh I do feel important. At last someone has noticed how clever I am.

Does anyone know more about IM-UR? What is the story here?

P.O'S.


- -----Original Message-----
From: Editor [mailto:Editor[at]IM-UR.com]
Sent: 15 February 2001 11:36
Subject: Your Opinion in h-net.msu.edu


Dear Patrick O'Sullivan,

Your opinions in the forum of the h-net.msu.edu online site caught my
attention.
As associate editor of im-ur, I have been scouring the forums of online
sites for intelligent and active contributors like you.
I would like to invite you to express your comments and opinions at im-ur,
a site that is quickly on its way to becoming "The Daily Newspaper of the
Web."

im-ur has revolutionized the concept of the media on the web by creating
a newspaper that is written by its users. The New York Times wrote,
"Few challenge the status quo as much as im-ur.com."
im-ur represents the ultimate in freedom of speech and democracy.
What you write appears immediately in the pages of im-ur, as soon as you
post it.
The readers decide the hierarchy of articles contributed; the more an
article is read, the closer it gets to the front page. It's that simple.

Incidentally, we are giving away $500 every month to the person whose
article attracts the most readers.

We look forward to your contribution.

http://www.im-ur.com

Sincerely yours,

Troy Turner
Associate Editor, IM-UR

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Head of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit

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Joan Hugman
Department of History, Armstrong Building,
University of Newcastle NE1 7RU Tel 0191 222 6701

From: C McCaffrey
Subject: Re: Ir-D Seamus O'Flattery

I just got the same message this morning. It came in twice to my mailbox.
Who are these people? I went onto the web site and the chief story was on
OJ
Simpson!
Anyone else get this?
Carmel


irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk wrote:

> Email Patrick O'Sullivan
>
> I have received the following...
>
> OOOOh I do feel important. At last someone has noticed how clever I am.
>
> Does anyone know more about IM-UR? What is the story here?
>
> P.O'S.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Editor [mailto:Editor[at]IM-UR.com]
> Sent: 15 February 2001 11:36
> Subject: Your Opinion in h-net.msu.edu
>
> Dear Patrick O'Sullivan,
>
> Your opinions in the forum of the h-net.msu.edu online site caught my
> attention.
> As associate editor of im-ur, I have been scouring the forums of online
> sites for intelligent and active contributors like you.
> I would like to invite you to express your comments and opinions at im-ur,
> a site that is quickly on its way to becoming "The Daily Newspaper of the
> Web."
>
> im-ur has revolutionized the concept of the media on the web by creating
> a newspaper that is written by its users. The New York Times wrote,
> "Few challenge the status quo as much as im-ur.com."
> im-ur represents the ultimate in freedom of speech and democracy.
> What you write appears immediately in the pages of im-ur, as soon as you
> post it.
> The readers decide the hierarchy of articles contributed; the more an
> article is read, the closer it gets to the front page. It's that simple.
>
> Incidentally, we are giving away $500 every month to the person whose
> article attracts the most readers.
>
> We look forward to your contribution.
>
> http://www.im-ur.com
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Troy Turner
> Associate Editor, IM-UR
>

From: Sarah Morgan
Subject: Re: Ir-D Seamus O'Flattery 2

Paddy,

have you looked at this site? I did and I think it's pretty horrible. Front
page articles include 'Pretty vs. Slutty', 'All Abortions are from God[at] (by
Mother Hubbard, no less) and one on O.J. Simpson's latest escapade. I also
checked out their 'academe' magazine's history section: leading article was
'Why do we have to have a Black History month' by Angry White Man. The
crime magazine is equally scary...no wonder they are soliciting intelligent
contributions from you.

Sarah.

> Subject: Ir-D Seamus
> O'Flattery Date: Thu 15 Jan 2001 13:05:00 +0000 From:
> irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk Reply-to:
> irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk To:
> irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
>
>
> Email Patrick O'Sullivan
>
> I have received the following...
>
> OOOOh I do feel important. At last someone has noticed how clever I am.
>
> Does anyone know more about IM-UR? What is the story here?
>
> P.O'S.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Editor [mailto:Editor[at]IM-UR.com]
> Sent: 15 February 2001 11:36
> Subject: Your Opinion in h-net.msu.edu
>
>
> Dear Patrick O'Sullivan,
>
> Your opinions in the forum of the h-net.msu.edu online site caught my
> attention.
> As associate editor of im-ur, I have been scouring the forums of online
> sites for intelligent and active contributors like you.
> I would like to invite you to express your comments and opinions at im-ur,
> a site that is quickly on its way to becoming "The Daily Newspaper of the
> Web."
>
> im-ur has revolutionized the concept of the media on the web by creating
> a newspaper that is written by its users. The New York Times wrote,
> "Few challenge the status quo as much as im-ur.com."
> im-ur represents the ultimate in freedom of speech and democracy.
> What you write appears immediately in the pages of im-ur, as soon as you
> post it.
> The readers decide the hierarchy of articles contributed; the more an
> article is read, the closer it gets to the front page. It's that simple.
>
> Incidentally, we are giving away $500 every month to the person whose
> article attracts the most readers.
>
> We look forward to your contribution.
>
> http://www.im-ur.com
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Troy Turner
> Associate Editor, IM-UR
>
> --
> Patrick O'Sullivan
> Head of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit
>
> Email Patrick O'Sullivan
> Email Patrick O'Sullivan
>
> Irish-Diaspora list
> Irish Diaspora Studies http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/diaspora/
>
> Personal Fax National 0870 284 1580
> Fax International +44 870 284 1580
>
> Irish Diaspora Research Unit
> Department of Interdisciplinary Human Studies
> University of Bradford
> Bradford BD7 1DP
> Yorkshire
> England
>
>
>
> Joan Hugman
> Department of History, Armstrong Building,
> University of Newcastle NE1 7RU Tel 0191 222 6701
>

Sarah Morgan (Dr),
Deputy Director, Irish Studies Centre,
University of North London,
166-220 Holloway Rd.,
London N7 8DB

+44(0)20 7607 2789 tel
+44(0)20 7753 7069 fax

Forwarded for information...

The new H-Ethnic page:

http://www.asu.edu/clas/history/h-ethnic/

The editors of H-Ethnic wish to invite you to view a new homepage for
H-Ethnic, sponsored by Arizona State University. Co-Editor Brian Gratton is
in charge of the page and MaryEllen Smith is the webmaster. Our intent is
to provide useful and timely resources to H-Ethnic members and others who
have a scholarly or professional interest in immigration and ethnicity.
The customary home page at H-Net exists, but the materials there have not
been updated in some time. We believe that
http://www.asu.edu/clas/history/h-ethnic/ offers our members a closely
monitored page valuable to their research and teaching, and we hope that
you will find occasion to employ it in both.

As is the case with most websites, H-Ethnic will be a perpetual work in
progress. We welcome suggestions from list members as to how the site may
be improved or expanded from this modest beginning. We would appreciate
notifications of dead links, inaccurate or incomplete descriptions, or
questions about the reliability of information provided on the page or
through its links.

We also welcome suggestions for additional sites for our resources section.
Please assess carefully the provenance of the web page you propose, let us
know who is responsible for it, and give us a brief description of its
value to H-Ethnic.

Thank you.

Brian Gratton MaryEllen Smith

Richard Jensen John McClymer

Here we are cranking up towards the UK Census...

The one with the confusing question on Irish identity...

The Census UK page had very little on it, the last time I looked...

http://census.ac.uk/

But there are plans to make it a useful resource.

P.O'S.

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Our attention has been drawn to the following book review...

Civil War History
Issue: Dec, 1999

Reviewer: Susannah U. Bruce

Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R.
Guiney, Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Edited by Christian G.
Samito. The Irish in the Civil War Series. (New York: Fordham University
Press, 1998. Pp. xxxii, 280. $29.00.)

In Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth, Christian G. Samito pledges to present
"not only the experiences and thoughts of a Boston Irish Catholic soldier,
but also the hidden tensions within that immigrant community" (xxxii). Col.
Patrick R. Guiney was a prosperous attorney, Republican, and outspoken
supporter of Lincoln and emancipation who rose to command the 9th
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War. His
letters provide insights into camp life, ethnic conflict, and the
development of a raw determination that defined Guiney's military and
civilian career.

Samito began editing Guiney's letters while a student at the College of Holy
Cross, Guiney's alma mater. While not a historian by profession, Samito's
work is a worthy contribution to the Civil War historiography and offers new
perspectives on the problems that plagued Federal planning and operations on
several levels. Guiney diagnosed the flawed military strategy in 1862 as
lacking aggressiveness and misdirected at the Confederate capital rather
than destroying the Rebel armies. Guiney demonstrated repeatedly his
military ability, from his command of a stubborn rearguard defense during
the Seven Days battles to his final actions in the Wilderness, where his
wounds resulted in the loss of an eye, severe head trauma, and a medical
discharge. Samito places the conflict within a larger social context as
well--with editorial commentary addressing the intra-ethnic rivalries that
plagued Guiney's command, which were largely the results of his unpopular
political and social ideology.

Despite his impressive examination of the Irish American community, Samito
fails to offer a comparable analysis when Guiney reveals his prejudices
against other ethnic groups, especially the German-dominated 11th Corps.
Like many in the army, Guiney holds the "disgraceful flight of the flying
Dutchmen" as largely responsible for the Federal defeat at Chancellorsville,
yet Samito offers no penetrating discussion of this criticism (188). In
other correspondence, Guiney demonstrates contradictory views on African
Americans. In one letter Guiney recounts proudly his personal emancipation
of several runaway slaves who crossed his picket line, while in another note
he promises to send home to his daughter the first "black contraband" he
finds (22). Both examples offer opportunities to address the interethnic
rivalries of the Civil War era and reveal different facets of Guiney's
character. Unfortunately, Samito fails to explore these issues.

There are other small flaws in the work, including duplication of
information that appears as both a footnote and in the general text (246,
254). Military historians may quibble with Samito's use of some phrases in
his commentary, such as the term "pioneer" where the twentieth-century
"engineer" would have been more appropriate (27). However, these faults are
overshadowed by Samito's thorough analysis of nearly every character
mentioned in the letters and of Union strategy, Guiney's command, and the
9th's overall performance on the battlefield from 1861-64. A worthy
contribution to the field of ethnic and military history and the memoir
genre, Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth deserves the attention of Civil War
scholars and historians of the immigrant experience in nineteenth-century
America.

COPYRIGHT 1999 Kent State University Press

From: Hilary Robinson
Subject: Re: Ir-D Seamus O'Flattery 3

Yeah, I got this too (hate to burst the balloon, paddy) -i assumed it was a
pretty inclusive trawl - maybe they just go through all the archives, and
if you've written more than 100 words in one posting they consider you
intelligent??!!
(can't believe i'm getting so cynical)
Hilary

>From: C McCaffrey
>Subject: Re: Ir-D Seamus O'Flattery
>
>I just got the same message this morning. It came in twice to my mailbox.
>Who are these people? I went onto the web site and the chief story was on
>OJ
>Simpson!
>Anyone else get this?
>Carmel
>
>
>irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk wrote:
>
>> Email Patrick O'Sullivan
>>
>> I have received the following...
>>
>> OOOOh I do feel important. At last someone has noticed how clever I am.
>>
>> Does anyone know more about IM-UR? What is the story here?
>>
>> P.O'S.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Editor [mailto:Editor[at]IM-UR.com]
>> Sent: 15 February 2001 11:36
>> Subject: Your Opinion in h-net.msu.edu
>>
>> Dear Patrick O'Sullivan,
>>
>> Your opinions in the forum of the h-net.msu.edu online site caught my
>> attention.
>> As associate editor of im-ur, I have been scouring the forums of online
>> sites for intelligent and active contributors like you.
>> I would like to invite you to express your comments and opinions at
im-ur,
>> a site that is quickly on its way to becoming "The Daily Newspaper of the
>> Web."
>>
>> im-ur has revolutionized the concept of the media on the web by creating
>> a newspaper that is written by its users. The New York Times wrote,
>> "Few challenge the status quo as much as im-ur.com."
>> im-ur represents the ultimate in freedom of speech and democracy.
>> What you write appears immediately in the pages of im-ur, as soon as you
>> post it.
>> The readers decide the hierarchy of articles contributed; the more an
>> article is read, the closer it gets to the front page. It's that simple.
>>
>> Incidentally, we are giving away $500 every month to the person whose
>> article attracts the most readers.
>>
>> We look forward to your contribution.
>>
>> http://www.im-ur.com
>>
>> Sincerely yours,
>>
>> Troy Turner
>> Associate Editor, IM-UR
>>


_______________________________

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Forwarded on behalf of...
Ray Ryan
rryan[at]cup.cam.ac.uk

Subject: Parnell Fellowship and Lecture at Cambridge University


Dear Colleague,

I'm writing to ask if you would consider including a brief note on your
website or email list on an important occasion for Irish Studies at
Cambridge.

Each year, Magdalen College hosts the Parnell Lecture in Irish Studies,
which is
given by that year's Parnell Fellow. Past holders of the fellowship include
Denis Donoghue, Joe Lee, Helen Vendler, Paul Bew, Brendán Ó Buachailla and
Edna Longley.

This year's Parnell Fellow is Professor Padraig Ó Ríain (UC
Cork). I enclose a brief synopisis of his career. Would you be able to
mention Professor ó Ríain's lecture on your site, or in any other
publication or forum that seems appropriate? I hope the lecture would
interest many people working in Irish Studies. The Ambassdor will attend.

The main figures involved in organising the Parnell Fellowship are Eamon
Duffy, Fellow of Magdalen, and Brendan Bradshaw, Fellow of Queen's College,
Cambridge. If you've any questions, feel free to contact me.

With thanks in advance,

Ray Ryan

The 2001 Parnell Fellow is Professor Padraig O Riain (UC Cork). He is a
Council Member of the Royal Irish Academy, President of the Irish Texts
Society (as
you know the main publishing body for the major texts in the field) and the
recipient of numerous prestigious awards and visiting professorships, most
notably a 1995 Humboldt prize, given to internationally recognised scholars
of professorial standing for work to be pursued in Germany, and of which he
is the first ever Irish recipient. He has two major publishing projects on
hand at the moment, a history of the Irish martyrological tradition, and an
edition of four early Irish Martyrologies, and he will be using the time
at Cambridge to complete these. He is also chairman of the project for a
new
historical dictionary of Irish place-names and tribal names, and he hopes
to copy-edit the first fascicles of this dictionary while he is here.

The title of his Parnell lecture is "Irish Hagiography, a product of
conflicting cultures". It is due to take place at 5.15 pm on Monday 12th
february in Benson Hall, Magdalene, and will be followed by a wine
reception.



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From: Don MacRaild
Subject: Conference call

Dear all,

We are organising a conference in the North-East which might interest people
on the list.

Cheers,

Tony Hepburn and Don MacRaild


THE AHRB CENTRE FOR NORTH EAST ENGLAND HISTORY
Annual Conference, 14-16 September 2001
at the University of Sunderland

PEOPLES AND MIGRATIONS
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in Comparative Perspective


The AHRB Centre for North East England History was established, as
NEEHI, in 1995 to bring together the five north-eastern universities
(Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside) in association
with the Open University, the Beamish Industrial Museum and other
partners, to study regionalism and regional identity over a very long
time span. This is the 4th (5th?) annual international conference. The
topic is migration, one of the most important demographic, economic and
cultural phenomena in human history.

Proposals for papers are invited which relate directly to aspects of the
history of North East England, but papers which relate to broader
migration themes in British or Irish history are also welcome, as are
international comparisons and theoretical studies. There is no
restriction as to time period, and interdisciplinary perspectives are
encouraged. It is hoped that new researchers as well as established
scholars will offer papers. Themes for consideration include:

Emigration and return migration
British regional identity and the migration effect
Economic aspects of migration
Transplanted cultures
Ethnic networks
Ethnic violence
Urbanisation
Associational culture and migration
Borders, boundaries and migration
Assimilation, integration and ethnic plurality



Outline proposals (100/200 words) should be sent to Professor
A.C.Hepburn, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of
Sunderland, SUNDERLAND SR1 3PZ, United Kingdom or, preferably, by e-mail
to tony.hepburn[at]sunderland.ac.uk

For further information about the AHRB Centre for North East England
History contact the Director, Professor David Rollason or the Research
and Outreach Officer, Margaret McAllister, at the Department of History,
University of Durham.

>

From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

Our attention has been drawn to the following item from the latest issue of
"Sight and Sound", the film magazine - about Martin Scorsese's current
production "Gangs of New York".

"Based on Herbert Asbury's 1928 non-fiction study of the rise of immigrant
(mostly Irish) gangs in the slums of mid-19th century Manhattan, the script
tells of rising hood Amsterdam Vallon's efforts to avenge the death of his
father at the hands of Bill 'The Butcher' Poole, respective heads of rival
gangs the Dead Rabbits and the Native Americans." Leonardo DiCaprio plays
Amsterdam.

In fact there has been much discussion, off-list, about this film - and a
similar one, an Irish version of The Godfather, planned by Jim Sheridan.
Someone who has seen the Scorsese script describes it as 'a total
ahistorical mess but will make a good gang movie heavy on the
ultraviolence...'

My own feeling is that the movie industry is now awash with Mafia scripts,
particularly after the success of the television series The Sopranos - and
there are orchestrated complaints from the Italian-American community.

So, cross out 'Italian', insert 'Irish'...

But I guess there are stories to tell here. A dear friend of mine was
brought up in 1920s Chicago - his local god (or Godfather) was Dion
O'Bannion (1892-1924). You may recall the old gangster movies - O'Bannion
was the one who owned the flower shop. He was murdered, classic gang style,
in his shop. One man took O'Bannion's hand in greeting, and held it whilst
two others pumped bullets into him.

His gang limped on without him - it was the remnants of his gang that was
massacred on St. Valentine's Day, 1929. O'Bannion's gang was, I recall, of
a mixture of backgrounds - Irish, German, Italian. The usual view is that
the Irish were driven out of organised crime by the Italians. But there is
a long Irish-American literary tradition about the Irish-American gangster.

P.O'S.

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Patrick O'Sullivan
Head of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit

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