From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

Time to draw attention to John Herson's very nice web site about his
work on Irish Families in Victorian Stafford, England.

Note that one of John's essays is available on the web site, at the
bottom of the section, The Project.

Note, too, that this web site reaches out to those who are interested in
their own family histories - seeing them as both a community to be
servied and as in themselves sources and resources.

P.O'S.

Web site...

http://cwis.livjm.ac.uk/soc/families/

John Herson tells us...
'The aim of this site is to try to make contact with the descendants of
Irish families who settled or passed through 19th century Stafford. I
want to build up a more sophisticated picture of a range of families
experiences in migration and the diaspora as well as on their own
attitudes to their history.'

From: patrick maume
Subject: Re: Ir-D More books about Eliza Lynch

From: Patrick Maume
The current issue of the LITERARY REVIEW has a review by Richard Gott
of one
of these books. Gott hints that he takes a more
favourable view of Eliza Lynch and Solano Lopez; he claims that
the great war was triggered by Paraguay's neighbours, that
Paraguay fought in self-defence, and that hostile contemporary
accounts of Eliza Lynch reflect the prejudices of the Asuncion
social elite. This I suspect says more about Gott's fondness
for South American autarkic-populist-nationalist leaders (he is
currently a prominent eulogist of President Chavez of Venezuela)
than about actual events.
Just as a matter of curiosity, has any independent scholar
(as distinct from Paraguayan nationalists and official
eulogists) ever seriously argued this view of the case?
Best wishes,
Patrick
On 06 February 2003 05:59 irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk wrote:

>
> >From Email Patrick O'Sullivan
>
> For information...
>
> >From The Guardian Web site...
>
> http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/biography/0,6121,885684,00.html
>
> EXTRACT BEGINS>>>
> The Lady Macbeth of Paraguay
>
> Frances Wilson is bemused by the mythologisation of Elisa Lynch, which

> continues with biographies from Siân Rees and Nigel Cawthorne
>
> Saturday February 1, 2003
> The Guardian

From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

For information...

From The Guardian Web site...

http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/biography/0,6121,885684,00.html

EXTRACT BEGINS>>>
The Lady Macbeth of Paraguay

Frances Wilson is bemused by the mythologisation of Elisa Lynch, which
continues with biographies from Siân Rees and Nigel Cawthorne

Saturday February 1, 2003
The Guardian

The Shadows of Elisa Lynch: How a Nineteenth Century Irish Courtesan
Became the Most Powerful Woman in Paraguay
by Siân Rees
256pp, Review, £14.99

The Empress of South America
by Nigel Cawthorne
320pp, Heinemann, £12.99

Perhaps more surprising than the appearance in the same month of two
books on the same subject and with the same number of pages and
duplicate opening scenes, is that, after years of neglect, suddenly
three people have cottoned on to the chilling story of Elisa Lynch, the
Lady Macbeth of Paraguay.

The first was Anne Enright, whose novel The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch was
published last autumn. Now come two biographies. The Shadows of Elisa
Lynch is Siân Rees's second book, The Empress of South America is Nigel
Cawthorne's 32nd; both seem to have been written at lightning speed,
their previous publications being still hot off the press...
EXTRACT ENDS>>>

From: Oliver Marshall
To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Subject: Ir-D More books about Eliza Lynch


Yes, Gott's line is (or has been) supported by scholars who have pointed
to, for example, the post-war deliberate destruction (by the Brazilian
co-victors) of iron works developed by Solano in order boost foreign
sales. But serious historians of Paraguay tend to argue that Solano's
achievements of economic independence/modernization were wildly
exaggerated, that its means were limited and that, in any case, Paraguay
as a prize just wasn't that important.

Yes, what a few months for books on Paraguay! And just published is yet
another with at least some mention of Eliza Lynch - and including rather
more on the Australian utopian socialists and their descendants in
present-day Paraguay:

John Gimlette, At the tomb of the inflatable pig (London: Hutchinson,
2003).

Oliver Marshall
Centre for Brazilian Studies
University of Oxford

---------------
>
> From: patrick maume
> Subject: Re: Ir-D More books about Eliza Lynch
>
> From: Patrick Maume
> The current issue of the LITERARY REVIEW has a review by Richard
> Gott of one of these books. Gott hints that he takes a more
> favourable view of Eliza Lynch and Solano Lopez; he claims that
> the great war was triggered by Paraguay's neighbours, that
> Paraguay fought in self-defence, and that hostile contemporary
> accounts of Eliza Lynch reflect the prejudices of the Asuncion
> social elite. This I suspect says more about Gott's fondness
> for South American autarkic-populist-nationalist leaders (he is
> currently a prominent eulogist of President Chavez of Venezuela)
> than about actual events.
> Just as a matter of curiosity, has any independent scholar
> (as distinct from Paraguayan nationalists and official
> eulogists) ever seriously argued this view of the case?
> Best wishes,
> Patrick

[Moderator's Note...
See...
http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/reviews/bkrev56.html
P.O'S.]

From: Justin Corfield
To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Subject: Re: Mme Lynch and Paraguay

For the last four years I have been working on a history of the British
and Australians in Paraguay and I have to confess being somewhat
overwhelmed by three new books on Mme Lynch in the last six months !

I have just ordered the last two books so I cannot comment on what they
do cover - and thank this list for bringing them to my attention.
However the last email by Patrick Maume raised some queries on the start
of the War of the Triple Alliance. I feel it is too easy to see the
actions of Francisco Solano Lopez in 1865 as either 'self-defence' or,
as others allege, blatant aggression. And I certainly do not wish to be
either an apologist for, or critic of Lopez. At the start of the war he
was essentially coming to the aid of what was the Government of Uruguay
to stop either Brazil or Unitarist Argentina from dominating the region
- - and could never have expected that Brazil and Argentina would join
with a new government of Uruguay to attack Paraguay. Within a short
space of time (after the fall of the Berro government in Montevideo)
Francisco Solano Lopez found that his gamble had not paid off but felt
that his defences at Humaita would prevent his country from being
attacked. History proved him wrong.

As to the other matter (raised in The Guardian article) about the plots
against Francisco Solano Lopez, I feel that they were, in large part,
genuine (although some people were certainly only involved at the
discussion stage), and that his response to them only persuaded others
to embark on further plots and schemes to oust him as President. In
addition with a number of prominent Paraguayans fighting alongside the
Brazilians in such a bitter war it is easy to see how Lopez could view
the relatives of these emigres as conspirators.

I would certainly welcome anybody else interested in the story
contacting me at justinc[at]ggscorio.vic.edu.au.

Justin Corfield
Geelong, Australia

For information...

Subject: Final CFP: CAIS 2003

The Canadian Association for Irish Studies
L?Association canadienne d?études irlandaises

Conference / Réunion 2003

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
May 21-24 mai 2003
Theme : ?Ireland Old and New? / « L?Irlande: Vieux et nouveaux

The Canadian Association for Irish Studies (CAIS) solicits submissions
for its 2003 conference. With our topic ?Ireland Old and New,? we are
looking for a wide variety of papers from a broad spectrum of
discourses. Contributions on historical questions, political
developments, literary analyses, broad cultural investigations, or
presentations on specific issues in Irish literature, theatre, film,
television, radio, music, visual arts, etc. are welcome. A maritime
province, New Brunswick is also Canada?s only officially bilingual
province; thus, papers on the role of the Irish in the culture of the
Maritime provinces and on bilingualism in Canada and Ireland would be
especially welcome.

Topics could include:

? Emerging voices in Irish literature, theatre or arts

? Examinations of mediaeval narrative

? The role of globalisation in Irish culture

? The place of Irish in the country?s past or future

? The Northern peace process: its prospects or roots

? The legacy of the 1798 rising

? The impact on Irish culture of immigration and emigration

? Ireland and the European Union

? Changing interpretations of 19th century Ireland

? Cultural nationalism and the ?new Ireland? of the 1990s

? The importance of material culture in Irish history

? Various ?new Irelands? in Ireland?s past (e.g. 2003 is the
bicentennial of the Emmet uprising)

? Memory, remembering and Irish culture


CAIS prides itself on the diversity of its membership; as such,
potential presenters are asked to bear in mind the interdisciplinary and
often non-academic character of conference participants. Presenters
must also be scrupulous about keeping their presentations to 20 minutes.
Presenters must also be paid-up members of CAIS.

To submit to the conference, send a short abstract, preferably via
email, in English or in French, and no later than 15 February 2003, to:

Dermot McCarthy
Conference Chair, CAIS 2003
Department of English
Huron University College
1349 Western Road
London, Ontario N6G 1H3
Email: mccarthy[at]uwo.ca

From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

The folowing item has been brought to our attention...

P.O'S.

From The Irish Echo (NY), January 15-21, 2003:

Language declines in Gaeltacht, but in U.S. it's hot.
By Sarah Freeman

Excerpt begins:

"Where were you the last time you heard someone speak Irish? Chances are
that it was in the United States, not Ireland. At least, that is the
impression one might get from a recent survey carried out in the
Gaeltacht areas of Ireland, areas where Irish is spoken fluently and is
the currency of the day.

The survey, carried out by Donncha O hEalaithe, a language enthusiast
and lecturer at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, shows that only
25 percent of households in Gaeltacht areas are fluent in Irish.

This contrasts with the ever-increasing demand for Irish language
classes in New York and the United States in general. Why the surge of
interest in the language here when it appears to be languishing at home?
A single search on the internet turns up a plethora of classes and
schools for Irish. It would seem that, in New York at least, the
language has never been more popular. Is it due to a rise in ethnic
pride and the trendiness of all things Irish, or is it a thirst for a
tradition that does not exist here?"

See full text at:
http://www.irishecho.com/archives/archivestory.cfm?newspaperid=12500&iss
ueid=285

[Note: your own email line breaks might fracture that long Web
address.]

Copyright 2003 Irish Echo Newspaper Corp.

From: patrick maume
To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Subject: Ir-D John Ford and James Joyce

From: Patrick Maume
When browsing the Web recently I came across an essay in the
American Catholic magazine CRISIS which argues that THE MAN WHO
SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE is actually a concealed adaptation of THE
DEAD (John Wayne as Michael Furey, James Stewart as Gabriel,
Vera Miles as Gretta). Any takers, or is this too farfetched
for words?
Best wishes,
Patrick

http://www.crisismagazine.com/october2002/feature3.htm
----------------------
patrick maume

From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

From The Guardian web site...

http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/history/0,6121,890485,00.html

Free the Fremantle six

CL Dallat is gripped by Peter Stevens's account of how a group of Irish
rebels staged a daring nautical escape from an Australian convict
colony, The Voyage of the Catalpa

Saturday February 8, 2003
The Guardian


Buy The Voyage of the Catalpa at Amazon.co.uk

The Voyage of the Catalpa: A Perilous Journey and Six Irish Rebels'
Escape to Freedom
by Peter Stevens
328pp, Weidenfeld, £14.99
"Ripping" maritime escapades have little place in Ireland's prolific
liberation literature - with its contemplative prison journals, ballads
of ambushes in lonely glens and dramas of gunfire on city streets - or
indeed in Irish writing at large, a striking absence given a sea-faring
tradition at least as enduring as that of its sea-girt, wave-ruling
neighbour...

From: Fintan Vallely
Seminar - Music traditions among Protestants

Swinging Shoulders, Dancing Feet
Music traditions among protestant people in Ireland

A one-day seminar organised by the Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages
at University of Ulster's York Street (College of Art) campus in
Belfast. Feb 22nd, 2003, 10am - 5.30pm

Music in Northern Ireland often functions as a divisive force. Many
Protestants believe Irish traditional music makes, and is used to make,
a political statement and feel threatened by its performance. Catholics
are offended by the language of "loyalist" songs, by the Lambeg drum and
by the aggressive style of some bands. However, many Protestants have
been at the forefront of organisations which sought to document and
"preserve" aspects of Irish language and culture, and certainly some of
the most eminent commentators on and collectors of Irish music were
Protestants. In any case, Traditional Irish dance music and song have
significant English and Scottish origin or influence, while the dance
has European links. This symposium will explore the issue by presenting
aspects of Protestant music traditions. It hopes to identify and clarify
elements which are held in common with other cultural and regional
groups within Ireland and Britain, and will also observe the involvement
of Protestants in the past and present practice and transmission of
Traditional music, song and dance, and of solo and marching band musics.

The key-note address by John Gray, director of the Linenhall Library,
Belfast, will be supported by a series of 20-minute talks by people from
a variety of music interests. The proceedings be published, and thereby
it is hoped that the availability of well-founded information about the
nature of Protestant music traditions and their relationship to other
music traditions in Ireland, Britain and Europe will enhance mutual
understanding, assist the establishment of common cultural ground and
help disperse feelings of insecurity.

Draft Programme

10.00 am Introduction
Vallely, Fintan (flute player and researcher, Academy for Irish Cultural
Heritages, University of Ulster)
Introduction: Perceptions of Traditional musics
10.20 am Cultural Overview
John Gray, (Director, Linenhall Library, Belfast): Social And Cultural
Views Of The Presbyterian 10.45am - 11.15 coffee
11.15 Existing practices, revival initiatives and Teaching
Mullen, Pastor Alvin (flute aficionado and musician, Enniskillen) The
Flute Band Tradition
11.40 Hanna, David (cultural organiser, Altnaveigh House Trust):
Revival
And Education In A Traditional Music Aesthetic.
12.05 Singleton, Lewis (cultural organiser, Co. Armagh) - Reviving
And
Promoting Fiddling And Piping In Markethill
12.30 Bailie, Sam (piping instructor and educationalist): Popular
Education In Piping And Drumming 13.00 Lunch
2.00 Instrumental dedication'
Garvin, Wilbert (piper, researcher, and educationalist, Co. Antrim):
Uilleann Pipes And Piping In Ulster And Ireland
2.25 Bingham, Tara (flute player, Traditional music, Comber and
Dublin)
Growing Up With Dance Music In Co. Down
2.50 Wilson, Fionnuala (fiddle player and radio producer,
Portglenone)
Fiddling In Antrim
3.15 coffee
3.45 Antiquarianism, collecting and song
Hamilton, Colin (flute maker and researcher Belfast and West Cork): The
19th Century Music And Song Collectors.
4.10 Moulden, John (song collector and researcher): Ulster-Scots
Influence On The Sam Henry Song Collection
4.35 Singing Traditions
Mullen, Brian (BBC Foyle, singer, collector and radio presenter): Orange
Songs Within The Irish Tradition 5.00 Radford, Katy (anthropologist and
researcher): Loyalist Song And Singing Practices
5.25 Questions, discussion, conclusion

Registration fee £8 (includes coffee and light lunch)

Contact
John Moulden JMoul81075[at]aol.com

Fintan Vallely
Tel: 028 7137 5304 Fax 028 7137 5435;
Mobile 07966 51 51 54
Email - f.vallely[at]ulster.ac.uk
http://www.arts.ulst.ac.uk/academy/events.htm

From: Dave Featherstone
djfeath[at]liverpool.ac.uk]
Subject: CFP Irish Geographies and the Contested Spaces of the Atlantic
(fwd)

Conference of Irish Geographers, May 2nd-4th 2003 Trinity College Dublin

Session on:

Irish Geographies and the Contested Spaces of the Atlantic

The contested circuits and networks that make up the Atlantic world have
acquired renewed prominence in debates in geography, history and social
and cultural theory (Gilroy, 1993, Linebaugh and Rediker, 2000, Ogborn,
2000, Roach, 1996). These debates have a particular relevance for
engagements with the geographies of both Ireland and the Irish (Rogers,
1996, Whelan, 1996, Wilson, 1998). Linebaugh and Rediker's work has
situated the Irish as part of motley alliances of a multi-ethnic
Atlantic Working Class in the early modern period. Noel Ignatiev's work
by contrast has focused on how the Irish 'became white' through adopting
particular exclusionary ways of negotiating their location within
trans-Atlantic networks (Ignatiev, 1995). This session seeks to bring
together both theoretical and empirical engagements with these debates.
It seeks to consider what geography can gain from an engagement with
current work on the spaces of the Atlantic, particularly from an
insistence on viewing Ireland as bound up with cultural and political
networks that traverse the Atlantic. The session seeks to explore what
thinking geographically can add to these debates. It also seeks to
consider how detailed contextual work on the geographies of Ireland and
the Irish might reconfigure debates on the cultural and political spaces
of the Atlantic.

Themes that could be addressed include:

. What are the shifting geographies of multi-ethnic co-operation
and
antagonism?

. How were trans-Atlantic networks negotiated and produced through
official
or subaltern political activity?

. What do these debates mean for contemporary Irish identities?

. What can thinking geographically add to debates about contested
Atlantic
political and cultural networks?

. What kind of gendered dynamics are produced through these
networks?

. How does this work revision existing imaginative geographies of
Ireland?


Those interested in submitting a paper should send an abstract of up to
300 words by 28th February 2003 to:

Dave Featherstone, Department of Geography, University of Liverpool.
djfeath[at]liv.ac.uk

Department of Geography, Roxby Building, Liverpool University, Liverpool
L69 7ZT. 0(0 44) 151 7942845.

See also conference website at http://www.tcd.ie/Geography/CIG/

From: njh35
Subject: RE: Ir-D John Ford and James Joyce

I cannot decide whether this is fiendishly clever or decidedly dubious!
I
guess the trick would be to explore the background and work of Dorothy
Johnson
who wrote the original(The Man Who shot Liberty Valance-The film was
adapted
by Willis Goldbek and James Warner Bellah) If a connection (Irish? or
Joyce?)
can be made then I suppose its possible...
Joan

===== Original Message From irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk =====
>From: patrick maume
>To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
>Subject: Ir-D John Ford and James Joyce
>
>From: Patrick Maume
>When browsing the Web recently I came across an essay in the American
>Catholic magazine CRISIS which argues that THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY
>VALANCE is actually a concealed adaptation of THE DEAD (John Wayne as
>Michael Furey, James Stewart as Gabriel, Vera Miles as Gretta). Any
>takers, or is this too farfetched for words?
> Best wishes,
> Patrick
>
>http://www.crisismagazine.com/october2002/feature3.htm
>----------------------
>patrick maume

From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

For information...

P.O'S.


TI: Rural women and urban extravagance in late nineteenth-century
Britain
AU: Helland_J
JN: Rural history, Oct 2002, Vol.13, No.2, pp.179-198
AB: This essay discusses two exhibitions that romanticised the rural
Celtic fringes of Britain for consumption in London, the `metropolis of
the world'. Alice Hart's reconstructed Donegal Village at the Irish
Exhibition (1888), organised under the auspices of the Donegal
Industrial Fund, assuaged the reality of poverty in the Congested
Districts; the Duchess of Sutherland's faux Highland cottage at the
Victorian Era Exhibition (1897), organised by Scottish Home Industries,
suggested hunting, fishing and scenic views rather than land reform and
emigration. While the differences between the organisations inform the
parts they played in exhibitions, they clearly and precisely converge in
one respect: both advertised, glorified and sold the rural when
existence in Donegal and in the Highlands was financially precarious and
disappearing. They also share another characteristic: the female
patrons, their associations and the female workers have ironically
disappeared from historical writings while still visible are the
colonised representations of exhibitions in which they participated.
This essay seeks to recollect the historical moment at which the two
associations flourished, examine how each group performed its
self-appointed task and analyse their places as urban enthusiasts of the
rural experience. Reprinted by permission of Cambridge University Press.
An electronic version of this article can be accessed via the internet
at http://journals.cambridge.org
IS: 0956-7933
DT: Article
DC: Anthropology
SD: History Rural studies Rural history Women Exhibitions Rural
poverty Industrial history Victorian Age
GD: United Kingdom Northern Ireland Scotland

From: WallsAMP[at]aol.com
Subject: Census questions


Dear Paddy,

The Census data (so far), despite of the lack of detail already raises
some
interesting issues.

It does seem as though, as you say, people of Irish-born parentage or
heritage did not seem to define themselves as Irish in great numbers.
The
number of Irish-born people would be interesting to know, as these
numbers
have inevitably declined during the 1990s.

Scotland was not entirely left out of the analysis on religion (there is
a UK
table), but the detail on Catholics was not available and Scottish
statistics
on ethnicity do appear to be missing. Both these points are interesting
in
relation to the Irish as there was a lot of resistance in Scotland to
including an Irish ethnic category and changing 1991 ethnic categories
overall, and an initial desire not to have a religion question at all.

Overall it looks as though our arguments about the large Irish ethnic
group
will have to be revised.....

In my recent consultations with the Irish community on mental health,
people
keep referring to the issue of Irish people not referring to themselves
as
such (meaning second generation). It is inferred that this is a problem.
But
is it?

Paddy Walls

From: Peter Hart
Subject: Re: a note from Newfoundland

Whether retention of immigrant ethnicity (or self-conscious ethnicity)
is positive or negative is a matter of personal or political
perspective. However, the fact of its absence, at least as recorded in
the census, is very interesting, and I look forward to the debate as to
its meaning.

There is a possibly similar phenomenon in Newfoundland, whereby declared
Irish ethnicity or descent has always (since the 1940s) lagged far
behind the actual proportion of the population descended from Irish
settlers - and well behind the Catholic population, often taken as a
very rough equivalent. Interestingly, this doesn't seem to change very
much when people are allowed to give multiple replies - although most
then give Irish and English or French, showing an interesting
acknowledgement of mixed heritage.

This despite a common public (and positive) presumption - now shared and
even encouraged by govt. agencies - that Newfoundland is peculiarly
Irish. So the census appears to run very much against expectation and -
in one sense - reality. Many Newfoundlanders seem to identify with the
island and its history, or with the Canadian federation (and previously,
perhaps, with the empire/commonwealth).

Given that most Irish migrants to Newfoundland arrived before 1830, this
is a very well- and long-established - even founding - group, and so
different indeed from the British situation. However, there may be
factors in common. It would be terrifically interesting to see a
conference organized on this question....

Peter Hart

From: Gary Kenneth Peatling

Subject: Re: Ir-D UK Census 2001, 'White Irish' 2

Dear Paddy and Paddy

From a broader perspective on migration, it may be
worth commenting that the census results are
interesting in this and a number of other ways in
suggesting (if interpreted at face value at any rate)
that the UK population is less diverse and changing
less rapidly than is often suggested. Not only is the
number of "Irish" in Britain smaller than many
expected, but so too, of course, was the proportion of Catholics in
Northern Ireland, and is the proportion of non-whites in Britain. I
seem to remember a story in certain British newspapers in Sept 2000
which suggested that whites were "bound" to be a minority in Britain by
2100 (and, incidentally, if you believe the Daily Express and
MigrationwatchUK amongst others, you'd get the impression that such a
development is likely to happen inside a couple of months ...)

There are issues of course about the accuracy of
census data, and, as Paddy W. suggests, about whether
certain groups are reluctant to describe themselves in
a certain way. But the range of such issues that
these results are forcing us to talk about are
strikingly different from those discussed when the
census was actually conducted. I seem to remember in
April 2001 certain UK newspapers (e.g., Daily
Telegraph and Daily Mail) suggesting that the way the
census was formulated was part of a conspiracy (it's
not an inappropriate term to use) to underrepresent
"middle England" (you know the sort of argument: "why
is there a box for Irish and not for English, etc").
The results actually suggest altogether different
elements of the UK population are underrepresented.
Indeed, I notice today that the Telegraph (at least in
its "expat newsletter") has dropped all thought of
such a conspiracy, and is instead euphoric about the
fact that 71% of the population apparently describe
themselves as "Christian" (headline "Census proves the
force of Christianity"), such facts demonstrating
presumably that the loathed "multiculturalists"
actually represent a microscopic proportion of the
British population. Whatever happens the journalists
are always right, you see. But I have started
ranting, so I shall end the message now.

Gary Kenneth Peatling

From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

Our thanks to Ir-D members who brought these issues to our attention.

Some results of the UK 2001 Census have now been released, are discussed
on the National Statistics web site, and are being discussed in the
media...

The census data on ethnicity and religion are (sort of) available. The
discussion on the web site is quite basic - and you find yourself
(irritatingly) having to get out your calculator to try and work out the
figures upon which this discussion is based. More work obviously needs
to be done on the detail of the Irish.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/commentaries/ethnicity.
asp

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=293

On the question of ethnic identity (NOT, remember, place of birth) the
web site says...

'White Irish people make up 1.2 per cent of the population of England
and Wales as a whole, with the highest proportion in the London borough
of Brent (6.9 per cent of the population). The largest proportions of
White Other (that is, not White British or White Irish) people are in
central London, particularly the borough of Kensington and Chelsea (25.3
per cent).'

Scotland seems to be left out in this part of the analysis. Scotland
also seems to be left out of the analysis of religion.

All this would suggest that not a great number of people of Irish
parentage or heritage felt able or willing to identify themselves as
'White Irish' in the UK Census of 2001.

P.O'S.


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Head of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit

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From: "Sarah Morgan"
To:
Subject: Fw: PG Studentship

This was originally posted to the social policy list. I really think the
topic - "Leadership in transition? Inter-generational conflicts and
social capital in ethnic minority communities" - would be very suited to
the study of the Irish in Britain. Please pass on to all budding
researchers!

Sarah Morgan.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Phillipson"
To:
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 7:12 PM
Subject: PG Studentship


APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING

KEELE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY AND SCHOOL OF SOCIAL RELATIONS

ESRC/ODPM RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP

Leadership in transition? Inter-generational conflicts and social
capitalin ethnic minority communities

An opportunity has arisen for a suitably-qualified person to conduct
research leading to a PhD into questions of leadership in ethnic
minority communities. The research will seek to address the impact of
changing patterns of leadership on conflict and cohesion within those
communities,and on the capacity of minority communities to access public
institutions and social resources. The fieldwork will be conducted in
Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent.

The project will be supervised by Dr. Ian Loader (Criminology) and
Profs. Chris Phillipson and Pnina Werbner (Social Relations), in
collaboration with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The
studentship will be full-time for 3 years from September 2003 and be
paid at a starting stipend of #11,000 p.a., plus research expenses.
University fees will be met in full.

Informal enquiries are welcome and can be made to Chris Phillipson
c.r.phillipson[at]keele.ac.uk) or Ian Loader (i.loader[at]keele.ac.uk).
Further particulars and application forms available from: Postgraduate
Office, Keele University, Staffs, ST5 5BG. Tel: 01782 584126; fax:
01782 632343; email: m.terry[at]keele.ac.uk

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 5 March 2003. Interviews will
be held on: Monday 17 March 2003

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Chris Phillipson
Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology Centre for
Social Gerontology, Keele University Keele, Staffs

Tel. (0)1782 584062

Email: c.r.phillipson[at]keele.ac.uk

From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

For information...

P.O'S.


- -----Original Message-----

From: Margaret Jean Cormack
Email: CormackM[at]cofc.edu

Call for Papers: Saints and Pilgrims around the Atlantic


A conference with the provisional title "Saints and Pilgrims around the
Atlantic" is being planned at the College of Charleston in South
Carolina for the spring of 2004, probably late February - a wonderful
time to be in the south! Although the precise format of the conference
is still under discussion, we want participants to be able to read the
papers in advance of the conference itself to enable us to organize
respondents and/or panel discussions. We also hope to publish a
proceedings fairly rapidly. This means that we will be looking for
complete, annotated papers by the end of Dec. 2003. As for the topic
itself, we are looking for papers focusing on the cult of saints -
veneration, pilgrimage, etc. - with the Atlantic as the connecting
factor if possible. Ideal papers would, for example, compare the cult of
a given saint, or forms of devotion in general, in Europe and among the
immigrant community in the US; discuss pilgrimage practices on either
side of (or across) the Atlantic; look at how vitae or motifs change
with time and place; etc. Studies of specific saints or cults in areas
washed by the Atlantic will also be acceptable, and we would like to
have a variety of approaches - historical, art historical,
archaeological, etc.

If interested, please contact:
Margaret Cormack
cormackm[at]cofc.edu

From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

I am off to Donegal tomorrow for a week or so, for rest and
recuperation...

If any member of the Ir-D list is going to be in Inishowen over the next
few days, let me know - and we can meet for a natter.

Russell Murray has kindly agreed to take over the running of the
Irish-Diaspora list. Emails sent to

will be picked up by Russell and redistributed in the usual way. Emails
sent to my personal email addresses will await my return.

My thanks to Russell.

Paddy


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