From Patrick O'Sullivan

I never know how much to notice the comings and goings, exits and entrances
of Irish plays and players...

But... Anyway...

Behan's The Quare Fellow is not often revived - mostly, I think, because it
has such a large cast. Dominic Dromgoole and The Oxford Stage Company gave
the job of directing to wonderful Kathy Burke, who is something of a
National Treasure in England. Her father came from Galway, I think...

Guardian review at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1157531,00.html

The Quare Fellow

Coliseum, Oldham

Alfred Hickling
Friday February 27, 2004

'Brendan Behan set his debut play in Dublin's notorious Mountjoy Prison, and
researched it thoroughly by spending four years there as an inmate in the
1940s.'

See also...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1137122,00.html

The Oxford Stage Company web site, with details of the tour...
http://www.oxfordstage.co.uk/Templates/Quare4.html

Useful article...
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m0FKX/2002_Fall-Winter/95598122/p1/article.
jhtml
Belated Behan: Brendan Behan and the cultural politics of memory.
Eire-Ireland:Journal of Irish Studies, Fall-Winter, 2002, by John Brannigan

An individual web site, which thinks it has identified The Quare Fellow
Himself, the unseen man awaiting execution...
http://website.lineone.net/~tom.dunne/quarefellow.htm

A very grim quarrel about the family farm - how many of those have we heard
in our oral history projects? But they don't all lead to murder.

P.O'S.


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From Russell Murray (r.c.murray[at]Bradford.ac.uk)

Forwarded on behalf of
Werner Sollors
sollors[at]fas.harvard.edu

Call For Paper (Deadline extended)
2004 MLA
Discussion Group in Literature of the US in Languages Other than English
Title of Session: Multilingualism and Modernism (A rethinking of American
modernism in the context of multilingualism)

Type of submission wanted: abstracts or papers

Deadline for submission: March 15th

Contact person and address: Yunte Huang, Dept of English, Univ. of
California at Santa Barbara, yhuang[at]english.ucsb.edu

From Russell Murray (r.c.murray[at]Bradford.ac.uk)

Brian Ó Conchubhair, Irish Studies, Boston College, has followed the various
discussions of Celtic Sci-Fi with interest - and wishes it to be known that
any and all proposals would be welome. There is a possibility of a
published collection after the conference if a suitable number of articles
appear.

R.M.

- -----Original Message-----
Subject: Ir-D CFP Celtic Sci-Fi

From Email Patrick O'Sullivan

Forwarded on behalf of
Brian Ó Conchubhair, Irish Studies, Boston College

Topic: Celtic Science Fiction
Panel: Celtic Studies Discussion Group
Conference: MLA Convention 2004, Philadelphia
Deadline: 17 March

Proposals sought on the topic of 'Celtic Science Fiction'. This session
explores re-tellings of Celtic literature, specifically those that adopt
Celtic literature for Science Fiction/Fantasy. How does Celtic Science
Fiction/Fantasy corrupt or modify original texts? What are the pedagogical
implications for Celtic Studies?
Possible subjects may include the fiction of Morgan Llywellyn, Kenneth C.
Flint, 'Caiseal Mór', Lynn Flewelling, Rick Sutcliffe, Andrew M. Greeley and
Patricia Kennealy-Morrison.

Electronic abstracts (300 words) and one page CV to
brianoconchubhair[at]yahoo.com Contact Information: Dr. Brian Ó Conchubhair,
Irish Studies, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA

From Russell Murray (r.c.murray[at]Bradford.ac.uk)

Forwarded on behalf of...
________________________________

From: Yvonne Harris
YHarris[at]everymanplayhouse.com
Sent: 03 March 2004 14:09
Subject: Philadelphia Here I Come - Liverpool Playhouse 9-13 March



The Association of Regional Theatres (Northern Ireland)

Presents

PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME!

Written by Brian Friel

Directed by Adrian Dunbar

Set and Costume by Monica Frawley

Lighting by Paul Keogan

Set in 1964 in the tiny Donegal village of Ballybeg, Philadelphia Here I
Come! tells the story of a young man?s final night in Ireland before he must
leave his beloved homeland forever and build a new life in the United
States.

This superb piece of writing by Brian Friel a world renowned playwright,
taps into our history of emigration in a way that remains relevant for our
modern audiences young and old. Philadelphia Here I Come! is relevant for
everyone who has left home, for those who have been left behind and for
those who, many years later are seeking to return.

Directed by star of stage and screen Ulster born actor/director Adrian
Dunbar (Hear My Song, My Left Foot, The Crying Game) with beautiful images
Philadelphia Here I Come! is exquisitely lit and deeply lyrical.

Adrian believes Philadelphia, Here I Come! is ?beautiful not only for its
setting, for its morality or for the deep kindness and caring that spills
across the stage, but mostly because it is the construct of a master builder
and a wizard of theatrical convention.?

He says ?It is our intention to remind audiences of the impact this great
play made when it arrived, and deliver them back the beauty that it promised
in 1964.?

Brian Friel, who has been working closely with Adrian on this production,
commented:

?I am confident that his production of the play will be vigorous and
intelligent and nimble. And I know that all of us involved in the
production will be proud of it.?

Join us for a unique opportunity to see Brian Friel?s best loved masterpiece
staged as it was meant to be.

9 to 13 March at 7.30pm

Matinees: 11 March at 1.30pm & 13 March at 2.00pm Preview: 9 March.

Tickets £10 (£6) - £18 (£12)

Box Office 0151 709 4776

From Russell Murray (r.c.murray[at]Bradford.ac.uk)

For Information...

Forwarded on behalf of Cathy Flanagan [cathy_flanagan[at]labour.ie]

R.M.


LEADERS QUESTION TO AN TAOISEACH FROM PAT RABBITTE, MARCH 10, 2004

Mr. Rabbitte: The traditional exodus on St. Patrick's Day of Ministers to
25 different locations around the world where they will meet Irish immigrant
communities and do the business of Ireland will occur again. In that
regard, I wish to ask the Taoiseach about our less successful emigrants,
many of whom have fallen on very hard times, especially in a number of
British cities, living in unimaginable isolation and squalor, as was evident
in a recent television programme. In that context, will the Taoiseach
inform the House about the task force that reported to the Minister for
Foreign Affairs on emigrants in August 2002?

The task force recommended the creation of an Irish agency abroad and the
provision of ?18 million in 2003, rising to ?34 million in its entirety. Up
to ?8 million of this would go to welfare services for those in the most
desperate conditions. These were the people, who in the bad days of the
1950s and 1960s, remitted moneys home, without which many families would not
have been able to survive. Now, those people have fallen on hard times.
The ?8 million was a small amount of money during the Celtic tiger and the
booming economy, yet the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Cowen,
responded by cutting the ?2.7 million that was paid to DION by 5% for 2003.
On 27 January, during the debate on the Labour Party motion on the plight of
Irish emigrants, Deputy Cowen said: "... I am determined that we can and
will do better as quickly as possible." He also said: "I hope to be able to
find additional funds through savings in my Department's Vote later this
year."
Will the Taoiseach set up the agency for the Irish abroad as requested by
Bishop Hegarty on behalf of the bishops' commission on our emigrants? Will
additional moneys be provided? Will any of the 17 recommendations in the
task force report, which were duly ignored by the Government on receipt in
August 2002, be implemented?

The Taoiseach: Next week, Government Ministers will engage in the
celebration of the national feast day throughout the world. We hope to link
this, as always, with political, cultural and tourism work. Detailed briefs
have been given by the various Departments and agencies. Work has gone on
since Christmas to ensure that the trips are not just for attending parades
but also detailed meetings with tourism, political and business groupings.
On Deputy Rabbitte's substantive point on the task force report on Irish
emigrants, there was a debate in the House some weeks ago and the Minister
for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Cowen, referred during that debate to the
report. Since 1997, ?18 million has been provided in DION grants. That, by
and large, goes to welfare services, services for the elderly and to assist
people who are less well-off. As Deputy Rabbitte has outlined, many people
left Ireland in previous years who worked abroad and who now have not got
proper pensions or insurance schemes. Approximately two thirds of the
recommendations made by the advisory group are already under way. The
handling of DION grants has been moved from the Department of Enterprise,
Trade and Employment to the Department of Foreign Affairs. It has been
decided not to set up dedicated agencies but instead a unit in the
Department of Foreign Affairs, chaired by the Secretary General, to decide
on these issues.
Since the report was published, the Department has been meeting
fortnightly, if not weekly, with emigrant groups to co-ordinate activities
in assisting them. To assist on the ground in London, grants have been
given to the Irish agencies in England. They are in the process of
appointing development officers on the ground in the various regions to
better use the resources allocated to Irish agencies and to leverage funds
from local authorities in Britain so as to better co-ordinate welfare
efforts for the elderly. It is believed that dedicating development
officers on the ground will lead to better co-ordination of welfare
activities.

Two thirds of the report's recommendations are already in place. The group
is meeting fortnightly, if not weekly. There will be a dedicated unit set
up in the Department of Foreign Affairs rather than an agency. The
Government will continue to fund DION as I have outlined.

Mr. Rabbitte: I did not make any remark either way about the merits of
the ministerial visits to 25 locations. I am not raising that point-----

The Taoiseach: I accept that.

Mr. Rabbitte: -----I am raising the question of the provision this State
is making for people whom we forced out in the 1950s and 1960s with little
formal education, some of whom have fallen on hard times in British cities
and who are living in the most unimaginable conditions, as was seen in a
recent television programme. The two key recommendations in the report are
Bishop Hegarty's call for the establishment of an agency for the Irish
abroad and increased funding.

They recommended a provision of ?18 million in 2003. The response of the
Minister for Foreign Affairs was to cut the ?2.7 million that had been
provided to ?2.5 million in 2003. Will the Taoiseach set up the agency? He
seems to say that he will not. How can a committee or unit in the
Department of Foreign Affairs do the same job? How could the Secretary
General of Foreign Affairs, preoccupied as he is with other duties, have
been expected to have given the matter a higher ranking than it manifestly
has had? The task force's report was ignored and nothing was done. Is it a
matter for the Secretary General of Foreign Affairs? If Bishop Hegarty and
others who have worked with emigrants in poor conditions abroad recommend an
agency, does that recommendation not have a lot of merit? That is argued at
some length in the report that was given to the Government.

On funding, the Taoiseach can provide ?18 million to store the electronic
voting equipment of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local
Government, which is more than it costs us to vote at the moment, but he
cannot provide that kind of money for Irish people who, through their
remittances, kept families alive in parts of Ireland in those years.

The Taoiseach: There are about 70 recommendations in the commission's
report. As I stated, about two thirds of those, that is about 50, are being
implemented. As soon as the report was received, an interdepartmental group
was set up. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Cowen, reported on
that to the House in a recent Private Members' Business debate.

Mr. Stagg: No money.

The Taoiseach: There was additional-----

Mr. Stagg: No money. No money. No money.

An Ceann Comhairle: If Deputy Stagg continues to interrupt, he will have
to leave the House.

Mr. Stagg: Around the edges there is no money. The emigrants sent back
?3.5 billion, and we have no money for them. The Taoiseach is miserable.

An Ceann Comhairle: Does Deputy Stagg wish to leave the House? The Chair
will facilitate him.

Mr. Stagg: I think that I do wish to leave the House.

Mr. Penrose: He has no business being here. It is a waste of time.

Mr. Rabbitte: The Minister, Deputy Cowen, did not report; he was dragged
in here on our Private Members' motion.

The Taoiseach: Additional resources were given to DION in the pervious
budget and, as I have stated, over the past number of years, it has
continued to receive additional resources. More importantly, it helps the
individuals who were highlighted in the programme.

Mr. Stagg: The essentials are left out.

The Taoiseach: Development workers and their salaries are being provided
so that we can link the agencies at home and abroad and can equip them.

Mr. Stagg: Rubbish. What was the report for?

An Ceann Comhairle: If Deputy Stagg interrupts once more, he will be
leaving the House.

Mr. Penrose: We can all leave the house.

The Taoiseach: I will not point out how much money used to be given to
DION. A substantial amount of money is being given now, but more than-----

Mr. Stagg: Substantial money is not being given.

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Stagg will leave the House.

Mr. Stagg: Last year, ?18 million was given to Punchestown and DION only
gets something like ?2.5 million.

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Stagg will leave the House.

Ms Lynch: The Taoiseach should be ashamed of himself.

An Ceann Comhairle: I am dealing with a point of disorder.

Ms Lynch: What about the people who are in need?

Mr. Penrose: The Ceann Comhairle is dealing with Deputy Stagg, but he is
not dealing fairly.

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Stagg will leave the House. If he does not
leave, I will have no choice but to name him.

Mr. Penrose: That is what we got from Fianna Fáil: a one-way ticket.

An Ceann Comhairle: I now move that Deputy Stagg be suspended from the
service of the Dáil.

Mr. S. Ryan: Shameful.

Mr. Rabbitte: Shameful.

Mr. Penrose: Disgrace.

Mr. Quinn: Outrageous.

Mr. Penrose: That is exactly what Fianna Fáil wants.

An Ceann Comhairle: Is the motion being opposed? Under Standing Order
61, any division is postponed and will take place immediately before the
order of business the next sitting day. Deputy Stagg must now leave the
House.

Mr. Penrose: It is an absolute scandal. The Taoiseach can find millions
for racing courses, but cannot find enough for a human being.

Ms Lynch: Deputy Stagg is going with honour, unlike the Taoiseach.

The Taoiseach: I was making the point that, over the past number of
years, ?18 million has been given to DION and that additional money was
given to it in the previous budget.

Mr. Quinn: The Taoiseach has given ?15 million to Punchestown.

Mr. Gilmore: Happy St. Patrick's Day to them.

The Taoiseach: In addition to that, we are putting development officers
into the communities, which is a new initiative, to work in the areas and
assist in them. Also, many of our old and not-so-old emigrants have
returned home and many of our local authorities are now planning initiatives
to house returned Irish emigrants. We have seen very good examples of that
in the west or Ireland, where many such people who were living in poor
accommodation in the United Kingdom are now returning to top-quality
accommodation back home.

Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin: A lot of them cannot afford to stay here.

The Taoiseach: Those events, not to mention what we are doing in health
and other areas, are welcome.

Ms Lynch: Our local authorities cannot house the

From Russell Murray (r.c.murray[at]Bradford.ac.uk)

Forwarded On Behalf Of Sylvie MIKOWSKI
Subject: History of the Irish Book Conference in Troyes (France)

The full programme of the international "History of the Irish Book"
Conference to be held in Troyes (Aube) on May 6 and 7 2004 is now available
on the following web site, together with a registration form and some useful
information.
http://www.uhb.fr/langues/cei/troyes/progtroyes04.html

From Russell Murray (r.c.murray[at]Bradford.ac.uk)

For Information...

From Ireland Online

Labour TD suspended from Dáil for a day
10/03/2004 - 13:42:39

Labour Party TD Emmet Stagg has been suspended from the Dáil for one day for
engaging in a shouting match over funding for Irish emigrants living abroad.


The Kildare TD attacked the Taoiseach over Government cutbacks in funding
for emigrant groups, particularly those based in Dublin.

After exchanges with the Ceann Comhairle, he was suspended from the chamber
for one day.

From: "aifric o grada"
Subject: George Bush Irish-American nominations

Just came across this article on The Irish Times website www.ireland.com

"Bush adds a Texas hue to his favourite Irish Americans" by Conor O' Clery

George Bush nominated four Irish-Americans for Irish Heritage month:
John F. Kennedy
Cardinal John O' Connor
Davy Crockett
Sam Houston

The article is available at:
www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2004/0308/4027374114MM1BUSH.html

If you have difficulties with that link, go to the homepage www.ireland.com
and you will see the article link by the Breaking News section.

Best,

Aifric O' Grada
University College Cork

From: "Brad Patterson"
To:

The Hidden Irish
Ulster/New Zealand Migration and Cultural Transfers

29-31 July 2004

Hunter Council Chamber, Victoria University of Wellington

A considerable number of New Zealand's Irish migrants, some argue up to
half, have come from Ireland's northernmost historical province. While it
has been assumed the majority were Protestants, Ulster-Scots who were
quickly absorbed into the 'British' settler population, thereby losing their
cultural identity, the reality is arguably more complex. Just how far
Ulster/New Zealand migration constituted a transfer of Ulster-Scots culture
to the New World, as well as the often ignored contributions of Ulster
settlers from other cultural and religious groups, will be assessed at this
conference. Bringing together scholars from both New Zealand and Ulster,
the conference will seek to throw new light on migration patterns and
pulses, to identify just who the settlers were, and to probe their long-term
contributions to the development of New Zealand society.

Call for Papers

The Conference Committee invites the offer of suitable papers, whether
reporting research results or more speculative contributions. Normally
these will be 30-minute slots, although in exceptional cases more extended
presentations could be considered. All proposals should be addressed to Dr
Brad Patterson [brad.patterson[at]vuw.ac.nz] by 12 March 2004.

To register your interest in this conference please contact:
Conference Organiser/The Hidden Irish Phone: 04 463 5305
Irish-Scottish Studies Programme Fax:
04 463 5439
Stout Research Centre Email:
stout-
centre[at]vuw.ac.nz
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington
Website: http://www.vuw.ac.nz/stout-centre/events/conferences.aspx

Irish-Scottish Studies Programme, Stout Research Centre for New Zealand
Studies In association with the Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages and the
Institute of Ulster-Scots Studies at the University of Ulster, Northern
Ireland

From: patrick maume
Sender: P.Maume[at]Queens-Belfast.AC.UK
To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Subject: Ir-D Dail Debate on Emigrant Report

From: Patrick Maume
A recent political development which might also interest the list is the
Irish Government's decision to hold a referendum to amend the provision in
the constitution which gives automatic citizenship to anyone born on the
island of Ireland. This is in response to claims that pregnant immigrants
are deliberately coming to Ireland to give birth so their babies will have
Irish citizenship.
This follows on from last year's Supreme Court decision that immigrant
families with Irish citizen children do not have an automatic right to
residence (as is the case in America - I look at the websites of American
political magazines fairly regularly and noticed in an article in NATIONAL
REVIEW ONLINE - generally anti-immigrant - the statement that once illegal
immigrants have American-born children it is too late to remove them as that
would be inhumane).
Personally I think the Supreme Court decision is "creative jurisprudence"
at its worst & I disagree with the proposed referendum. That said, here's
an interesting thought. Does emphasis on the Irish diaspora inadvertently
promote a "jus sanguinis" view of citizenship (i.e. based on descent) as
distinct from "jus soli" (place of birth) which tends to find more favour in
modern times?
Another pleasant piece of news on the front page of the Belfast IRISH
NEWS today. It appears the BNP is trying to set up an affiliated party in
Ireland and has posted on its website a rewritten version of the 1916
Proclamation calling for the "liberation" of Ireland from "floods" of
immigrants who are destroying "our culture". No doubt the BNP's pals on the
Shankill will be interested to hear this.
Best wishes,
Patrick
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patrick maume

Subject: Admiral Brown, Dirty War, and Expectations from McAleese's Visit to
South America
From: "Murray, Edmundo"

Yesterday, after more than 20 years of silence, the Argentine Navy accepted
its role in the Argentine Dirty War (1976-1983). "We cannot think about our
future or build our present, if we are prisoners of our past", said Chief of
Staff Admiral Jorge Godoy in a public speech to celebrate the 147th
anniversary of the death of Foxford, Co. Mayo-born Admiral Brown. Adding to
the celebrations there were Irish-Argentine descendants of Brown and a
Uilleann piper who played Irish tunes after the national anthem. "The
heritage of Admiral Brown compels us to stand firm on the ethical and lawful
principles derived from natural law, which the Navy has always accepted.
That's why the Navy reacts against those acts." (I've pasted below the news
from the 'Buenos Aires Herald').

We don't know yet the agenda of the President of Ireland Mary McAleese
during her visit to Argentina and Chile next 18 March. Certainly she will
find a warm welcome if she chooses to follow other EU members (Sweden,
France, Italy, Spain, more recently Germany) whose judges requested
extraditions for crimes committed against their citizens and families. Among
Irish and Irish- Argentine "desaparecidos" and victims of the military rule
are writer and revolutionary Rodolfo Walsh, neurologist Eduardo Miguel
O'Neill, and Catholic priests Alfie Kelly and Alfredo Leaden, both
slaughtered with three other Pallotines in the Massacre at St. Patrick's
Church, 4 July 1976.

Is there anyone researching the role of the Irish-Argentine institutions,
media, churches, etc. during 1976-1983?

Edmundo Murray
Université de Genève

Navy ESMA mea culpa (Buenos Aires Herald 4 March 2004)

In a historic and unprecedented declaration, the navy yesterday came out
with a first-ever public self-criticism of its role during the 1976-1983
military dictatorship and said that "horrendous deeds hurting human dignity"
were committed at the ESMA navy mechanics school, a venue which President
Nestor Kirchner plans to turn into a museum.
"We know thanks to the action of the courts that (the ESMA) was used to
conduct horrendous deeds hurting human dignity, ethics and the law and that
it has become a symbol of barbarism and irrationality," said the navy chief
of staff, Admiral Jorge Godoy, in a ceremony yesterday to mark the 147th
anniversary of the death of Admiral Guillermo Brown.
His words reminded many of similar self-criticism remarks made in 1995 by
then army chief Martin Balza, now Argentina's new ambassador to Colombia.
Kirchner, who appointed Godoy in June to replace Joaquin Stella, announced
to human rights group on February 9 that he would turn the ESMA building in
the city neighbourhood of Nunez into a museum. The move was not expected to
go down well in naval ranks.
Godoy's speech was welcomed by Defence Minister Jose Pampuro and by human
rights organizations.
"I am very pleased," said the minister. He also praised Godoy for his
"bravery" and said his position "contributes to the final reconciliation of
Argentines."

Sender: P.Maume[at]Queens-Belfast.AC.UK
To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Subject: Article, First World War Recruitment

From: Patrick Maume
This reference may be of interest to the list:
Elaine MacFarland "'How the Irish Paid Their Debt': Irish Catholics in
Scotland and Voluntary Enlistment August 1914-July 1915" SCOTTISH HISTORICAL
REVIEW Volume LXXX11,2 No.214 (October 2003) pp261-284.

----------------------
patrick maume

From: "Thomas J. Archdeacon"

I came across this in an email from Michael Quinnion's World Wide Words
site, which may be of interest to you. The choice of Belfast terms is
interesting, and many of you are better placed to know the origins better
than I. When, however, I see "smicks" and "spides," the first one is too
close to "mick" for comfort and the second not far from "spade," a
long-standing term for black. I haven't yet checked the web site mentioned.

Tom

2. Topical Words: Chav

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The press in Britain has recently been having fun mocking a group for which
pejorative descriptions have been created such as "non-educated delinquents"
and "the burgeoning peasant underclass". The subjects of these derogatory
descriptions are said to be set apart by ignorance, fecklessness, mindless
violence and bad taste.

To illustrate the last of these, critics point to their style of dress: a
love of flashy gold jewellery (hooped earrings, thick neck chains, sovereign
rings and heavy bangles, which all may be lumped together under the term
"bling-bling"); the wearing of white trainers (in what is called "prison
white", so clean that they look new); clothes in fashionable brands with
very prominent logos; and baseball caps, frequently in Burberry check, a
favourite style. The women, the Daily Mail wrote recently in a
characteristic burst of maidenly distaste, "pull their shoddily dyed hair
back in that ultra-tight bun known as a 'council-house facelift', wear
skirts too short for their mottled blue thighs, and expose too much of their
distressingly flabby midriffs".

This upsurge of popular distaste towards one group is evidence for a
cultural shift back towards a class-ridden British society that is being
viewed with some alarm in liberal circles. Critics point to the copying of
the style by many younger television celebrities as a further dumbing-down
of that medium. Much of the attention is due to the experience of a Web site
( http://www.chavscum.co.uk ), which was intended to be humorous but which
was infiltrated by extremists who threatened to turn it into a hate site.

From a linguistic perspective the most interesting aspect is the wide
variety of local names given to the type. Scots call them "neds" (an acronym
of "non-educated delinquents"), while Liverpudlians prefer "scallies" (a
term of long-standing for a boisterous, disruptive or irresponsible young
man); "Kev" is common around London (presumably from Kevin, popularised
through the portrayal on his television show by the comedian Harry Enfield
of an idiotic teenager with that name). Other terms recorded from various
parts of the country are "janners" (from Plymouth), "smicks", "spides",
"moakes" and "steeks" (all from Belfast), plus "bazzas", "scuffheads",
"stigs", "stangers", "yarcos", and "kappa slappers" (girls who wear Kappa
brand tracksuits, "slapper" being British slang for a promiscuous or vulgar
woman).

The term that has become especially widely known in recent weeks, at least
in southern England, is the one borrowed for the name of the Web site,
"chav". A writer in the Independent thought it derived from the name of the
town of Chatham in Kent, where the term is best known and probably
originated. But it seems that the word is from a much older underclass, the
gypsies, many of whom have lived in that area for generations. "Chav" is
almost certainly from the Romany word for a child, "chavi", recorded from
the middle of the nineteenth century. We know it was being used as a term of
address to an adult man a little later in the century, but it hasn't often
been recorded in print since and its derivative "chav" is quite new to most
people.

Other terms for the class also have Romany connections; another is
"charver", Romany for prostitute. Yet another is the deeply insulting
"pikey", presumably from the Kentish dialect term for gypsy that was
borrowed from "turnpike", so a person who travels the roads.

Did "chavi" die out, only to be reinvented recently? That seems hardly
likely from the written evidence; what we're seeing is a term that has been
in active but low-level use for the last 150 years suddenly bursting out
into wider popular use in a new sense through circumstances we don't fully
understand.






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From: "Thomas J. Archdeacon"
Subject: RE: Ir-D Immigrant debates

Patrick's Maume's point, "last year's Supreme Court decision that immigrant
families with Irish citizen children do not have an automatic right to
residence (as is the case in America ...)," is not entirely accurate.
According to the traditional interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, any
child born in the U.S. is a citizen of the nation. Likewise, by U.S.
immigration law, a citizen can sponsor the immigration of his or her
parents, who are allowed to enter the country without regard to the ordinary
per-country and overall numerical limitations. That right of sponsorship,
however, is limited to persons at least 21 years of age. Therefore, the
birth of a baby does not generate an immediate right to stay.

The _National Review_, a conservative publication, however, is not entirely
wrong. If a family with a U.S.-born child successfully stays in the country
without documentation for a prolonged period before being apprehended, it
may receive a deportation order but enjoy "relief from deportation" (in
effect, a suspension of it). The family must be able to argue convincingly
that its citizen child is so integrated into American society -- in school,
unable to speak the language of the ancestral land, etc. -- that removal of
the family would constitute irreparable harm to him or her.

Successful application for relief from deportation does occur, but the
outcome of such appeals is far from automatic. Of course, the longer an
undocumented family avoids detection, the lower become the odds that it will
ever be apprehended. American authorities are no vigorous in pursuit of
settled undocumented, although such people naturally feel at grave risk).
Therefore, both the risk of capture and the likelihood of using a child as
an entry ticket tend to be exaggerated.

A more general point about U.S. immigration law is sometimes misunderstood.
Having a particular skill or a qualifying family relationship does not give
a would-be immigrant the right to admission. The potential employer on the
American side looking for workers of that skill (and allegedly not able to
find them in the U.S.) and the close American relative are the people who
must start the process. They have the right to seek the admission of the
potentially eligible alien -- not the other way around.

Tom

Tom

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From: owner-irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
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To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Subject: Ir-D Immigrant debates



From: patrick maume
Sender: P.Maume[at]Queens-Belfast.AC.UK
To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Subject: Ir-D Dail Debate on Emigrant Report

From: Patrick Maume
A recent political development which might also interest the list is the
Irish Government's decision to hold a referendum to amend the provision in
the constitution which gives automatic citizenship to anyone born on the
island of Ireland. This is in response to claims that pregnant immigrants
are deliberately coming to Ireland to give birth so their babies will have
Irish citizenship.
This follows on from last year's Supreme Court decision that immigrant
families with Irish citizen children do not have an automatic right to
residence (as is the case in America - I look at the websites of American
political magazines fairly regularly and noticed in an article in NATIONAL
REVIEW ONLINE - generally anti-immigrant - the statement that once illegal
immigrants have American-born children it is too late to remove them as that
would be inhumane).
Personally I think the Supreme Court decision is "creative jurisprudence"
at its worst & I disagree with the proposed referendum. That said, here's
an interesting thought. Does emphasis on the Irish diaspora inadvertently
promote a "jus sanguinis" view of citizenship (i.e. based on descent) as
distinct from "jus soli" (place of birth) which tends to find more favour in
modern times?
Another pleasant piece of news on the front page of the Belfast IRISH
NEWS today. It appears the BNP is trying to set up an affiliated party in
Ireland and has posted on its website a rewritten version of the 1916
Proclamation calling for the "liberation" of Ireland from "floods" of
immigrants who are destroying "our culture". No doubt the BNP's pals on the
Shankill will be interested to hear this.
Best wishes,
Patrick
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Orange order goes green


By Nevin Farrell
newsdesk[at]belfasttelegraph.co.uk
13 March 2004
AN EARLY St Patrick's Day parade with a difference is being held in
Ballymena today (Saturday) as the Orange Order goes green!
The Order is holding a parade in the Co Antrim town which has many
links
to the saint who is reputed to have herded animals on nearby Slemish
Mountain.
Hundreds of Orangemen and their families are set to flock into
Ballymena
for the parade which starts at the Protestant Hall on Galgorm Road and
will move on to St Patrick's Church of Ireland for a service.
The parade is being organised by a lodge with links to the church - St
Patrick's Church Temperance LOL.
A spokesman said: "According to legend St Patrick began his Christian
ministry in Ireland more than 1,500 years ago here in County Antrim.
"As the Order is the province's largest cultural/ religious group, St
Patrick has a particularly special significance for local Orangemen."
The Order is hoping to repeat the success of last year's parade
which is
now an annual event on the Saturday before St Patrick's Day.




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For Information...

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From: Irish Studies General Office [mailto:irish.studies[at]qub.ac.uk]
Sent: 15 March 2004 10:56
To: "QUB Institute of Irish Studies List"[at]Bradford.ac.uk
Subject: St. Patrick's Day project at Queen's University Belfast


Dear Colleague

St Patrick's Day Project

The St. Patrick's Day Project is an attempt to map and understand the
variety of St Patrick's Day celebrations around the world. We are interested

in what people do on St. Patrick's Day - even if they do nothing particular.


If you have time, please complete the form below or electronically, by
clicking on the link from our homepage:
www.qub.ac.uk/iis

Please forward this e-mail to anyone else you know who may be interested in
this project.

You can also e-mail us at: stpatricksday[at]qub.ac.uk, send us pictures, or
post letters to the School of Anthropological Studies/Institute of Irish
Studies. Contributions will be acknowledged on our website.

Thank you.

Jonathan Skinner, Dominic Bryan, John Nagle
(Queen's University Belfast)

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St. Patrick's Day Questionnaire
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1. Name (optional) ..................................
2. Occupation .......................................................
3. Age 60 ...........
4. Sex (female/male) ..............
5. E-mail address (optional) ................................
6. Nationality .............................................
7. Religion ......................
8. What is your identity/ethnicity? ............................
9. What Irish connections, if any, do you have to St. Patrick's Day?
............................................................................

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10. We are interested in hearing about what, if anything, you did this St.
Patrick's Day (remember even if you didn't do anything, your opinions are
just as valid as those who did take part)?
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11. What sort of events took place around you on St. Patrick's Day? Were
they
the same as previous St. Patrick's Days?
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12. What does St. Patrick's Day mean to you and those around you?
............................................................................

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13. What changes have you noticed in St. Patrick's Day and would you like to
see
any changes?
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Thank you for your time and help.

best wishes

Catherine Boone
Administrator
Institute of Irish Studies
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast BT7 1NN
Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9097 3386
E-mail: irish.studies[at]qub.ac.uk
Website: www.qub.ac.uk/iis

Administrator
Institute of Irish Studies
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast BT7 1NN
Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9097 3386
E-mail: irish.studies[at]qub.ac.uk
Website: www.qub.ac.uk/iis
Administrator
Institute of Irish Studies
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast BT7 1NN
Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9097 3386
E-mail: irish.studies[at]qub.ac.uk
Website: www.qub.ac.uk/iis

From: "MacEinri, Piaras"
To: "'irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk'"
Subject: New York parade


This is from the 'you couldn't make this up' section of today's Irish
Times...

Piaras

Parade leader defends ban on sponsor
Seán O'Driscoll, in New York

The executive director of New York's St Patrick's Day parade has defended
his decision to cancel sponsorship by an Irish vodka company.

Mr Jim Barker confirmed he had cancelled Boru Vodka's advertisement on the
back of the official St Patrick's Day parade programme because it had
sponsored a children's marching band in last Sunday's St Patrick's Day
Parade in Queens, New York, an event which allows gay groups to participate.

The New York mayor, Mr Michael Bloomberg, was among politicians who attended
the parade in Queens which was established five years ago as a protest
against the Manhattan St Patrick's Day parade, which bans lesbian and gay
groups.

Mr Barker said that the organisers of the official Manhattan St Patrick's
Day parade had "different morals" to the vodka company, and he could not
condone support for homosexuality, which he described as a "disease".

Ms Rosann Sessa, the US vice-president of marketing for Castle Brands, which
makes Boru Vodka, said that the company was given no opportunity to discuss
the issue with Mr Barker.

"We weren't making a statement for or against either parade, we are just
trying to give something back to the community and get our name out there,"
she said.

Ms Sessa confirmed that Boru had sponsored New York's All City Schools
Marching Band, which includes members from public schools across New York,
in last Sunday's parade.

Ms Sessa said that Boru's brand was not visible anywhere near the children,
but was visible on a float at the end of the parade.

Mr Barker has banned Boru from taking out advertising in the Manhattan
parade's programme, which is distributed at the annual post-parade dinner at
the Waldorf Astoria hotel. He also cancelled its status as the official
vodka of the post-parade dinner.


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From: "MacEinri, Piaras"
To: "'irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk'"
Subject: RE: Ir-D Immigrant debates
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:50:46 -0000

Further to Patrick Maume's recent posting, those interested in the BNP's
attempt to encourage the establishment of a Irish party similar to
themselves (apparently to be based in a place called 'Eire') may wish to
admire the intellectual profundity of their analysis at
http://www.bnp.org.uk/articles/irish_declaration.htm.

Just how this sort of nonsense is to be reconciled with the BNP's own
rabidly anti-Irish racism is not made clear.

Piaras Mac Einri






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From: Kerby Miller
Subject: Re: Ir-D Article, First World War Recruitment

Thanks--but could you clarify that volume number. It looks like an
eighty, plus an eleven, then a two? Or is it vol. 82, series 2 (then
No. 214)?


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>Sender: P.Maume[at]Queens-Belfast.AC.UK
>To: irish-diaspora[at]Bradford.ac.uk
>Subject: Article, First World War Recruitment
>
>From: Patrick Maume
> This reference may be of interest to the list:
>Elaine MacFarland "'How the Irish Paid Their Debt': Irish Catholics in
>Scotland and Voluntary Enlistment August 1914-July 1915" SCOTTISH HISTORICAL
>REVIEW Volume LXXX11,2 No.214 (October 2003) pp261-284.
>
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Subject: cfp: HUMAN MOVEMENTS AND IMMIGRATION WORLD CONGRESS

Barcelona will host the World Congress Human
Movements and Immigration within the framework of the
Forum 2004

The World Congress Human Movements and Immigration (HMI), to be held in
Barcelona (Spain) from 1st to 5th September 2004 within the framework of the
Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona 2004, will bring together more than
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powers in relation to the migratory issue. Moreover, the congress seeks to
raise awareness among the public and social and political agents about the
new challenges posed by the mobility of people.

This HMI Congress, organised by the European Institute of the Mediterranean
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Take part in this event. Visit the web site http://www.mhicongress.org/

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