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This may be of interest to the list=2E=20

Bill Mulligan

Subject: H-ethnic: Women in Irish Culture and History cfp

Women in Irish Culture and History

University College Dublin, 20th-22nd October 2006
=20
Recent years have seen a rapid proliferation in research on the role of
women in Irish culture, society and history parallel to the changing role of=

women in Ireland=2E What was the nature of women=B9s cultural production and=

participation? What kind of impact did they have on public life and public
policy? What has been the impact of emigration and immigration? What have
our research agendas been and why? How has this impacted on perceptions of
women=B9s lives and experiences, north and south? How has our perception
changed? This interdisciplinary conference brings together work on culture
and history and welcomes input from a broad range of disciplines=2E
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Proposals for papers and panels are invited in the following areas, though
not limited to them:
=B7 Culture and Politics
=B7 Feminism and Social and Cultural Change
=B7 Women in Publishing
=B7 Globalisation
=B7 Women and the Songwriting Tradition
=B7 Women and Social Policy
=B7 Bilingualism in Women=B9s Writing
=B7 Women in the Visual Arts
=B7 Modernism and Postmodernism
=B7 New Media
=B7 Film, Television and Radio
=B7 From Emigration to Immigation
=B7 Race, Ethnicity and Gender
=B7 Class and Gender
=B7 Sexuality
=B7 Interrogating the Postcolonial
=B7 Women and Religion/Spirituality
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Proposals (300 words for papers, 500 for panels) should be submitted by
email in rtf format with 'Conference Proposal' in the subject line to:
gerardine=2Emeaney[at]ucd=2Eie and anne=2Emulhall[at]ucd=2Eie by July 10th 2006
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This a joint conference of the Women in Modern Irish Culture Project (School=

of History, University of Warwick and School of English and Drama, UCD)
funded by the AHRC and the Women in Twentieth Century Irish Public Life and=

Culture project (School of History, Queen=B9s University Belfast; Dept=2E of=

History, University of Limerick; School of English and Drama, UCD) funded by=

the HEA North-South Research Collaboration Fund, Strand 2=2E
Gerardine Meaney and Anne Mulhall
School of English and Drama
University College Dublin
Ireland=20
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Subject: REV: Daly on Johson, _Ireland, the Great War and the =20
Geography of Remembrance_

H-NET BOOK REVIEW
Published by H-Albion[at]h-net.msu.edu (June 2006)

Nuala C. Johnson. _Ireland, the Great War and the Geography of =20
Remembrance_.
Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography Series. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2003. viii + 192 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes,
bibliography, index. =A345.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-521-82616-0.

Reviewed for H-Albion by Mary Daly, Principal, College of Arts and =20
Celtic
Studies, University College Dublin

Ireland and the Great War

Nuala Johnson's book unites two of the hottest current topics in =20
Irish studies
and cultural studies: Ireland's involvement in the 1914-18 war, and =20
the wider
topics of memory and commemoration. Ireland and the Great War has =20
been the
subject of popular and scholarly books, and numerous television and =20
radio
programs. The national memorial on the outskirts of Dublin has been =20
repaired,
and in 1998 the Irish President, Mary McAleese, and Queen Elizabeth =20
II unveiled
a memorial in Messines (Belgium) to Irish troops who died in the =20
war. The
memorial was constructed by young people drawn from both parts of =20
Ireland.
This renewed interest is partly a reflection of the 1998 Belfast =20
Agreement and
the search for common ground between different traditions.

Johnson approaches the topic from the perspective of a historical =20
geographer and
the methodologies drawn from cultural studies, especially the work of =20
Roland
Barthes. After a theoretical chapter titled, "Geography, Landscape =20
and Memory,"
she discusses recruitment. The major strength of this chapter lies =20
in her
analysis of the images in recruitment posters, which are reproduced =20
in the
chapter; however her discussion of recruitment is historically weak. =20
Readers
who are not well versed in Irish history will not realize that war-time
recruitment became a very contentious matter, or that the threat of
conscription in 1918 brought mass protests throughout nationalist =20
Ireland and
the withdrawal of all nationalist MPs from Westminster. Conscription =20
was a key
event in radicalizing Irish nationalism and ensuring the triumph of =20
Sinn Fein,
but she shows no awareness of this.

Her discussion of the peace day celebrations in the summer of 1919 =20
and of the
memorials to those who died in the 1914-18 war suffers from a =20
similar lack of
awareness of the wider historical context. For example, Merrion =20
Square, the
site originally proposed for the national memorial, was within yards =20
of the
Leinster Lawn cenotaph erected to the memory of Arthur Griffith and =20
Michael
Colllins, two leaders of the Irish war of independence. Her claim =20
that "in
Cork, then, the vocabulary of the Great War existed comfortably =20
alongside the
independence movement" (p. 99) is extremely difficult to reconcile with
well-documented accounts of street fights in Cork between veterans of =20
the
1914-18 war and Sinn Fein during that time, or the fact that veterans =20
of the
1914-18 war were often the targets of attacks and even assassination =20
attempts.
Given the highly-charged nature of Irish political life in the =20
aftermath of the
1914-18, it is actually surprising to read of the number of memorials =20
to the
Great War erected in these years. If nothing else they indicate the =20
strong
commitment of Irish veterans and their families to remembering the =20
event at a
time when this would have been an unpopular, even dangerous position =20
to adopt.

Johnson has uncovered some interesting material and she should be =20
congratulated
for this; but, unfortunately, her exposition of its significance is
fundamentally weakened by her limited knowledge of Irish history. =20
Johnson
appears to have confined her reading to works that deal directly with =20
the Great
War, as if that event could be understood without taking account of =20
the wider
canvas of Irish history. The wider historiography of Ireland 1914-21 =20
is too
voluminous to list here, but she would have avoided major pit-falls =20
is she had
at least read David Fitzpatrick's classic, _Politics and Irish Life, =20
1913-21_
(1977) and Peter Hart's _The I.R.A and Its Enemies: Violence and =20
Community in
Cork 1916-1923_ (1998). The complex and contested issues associated =20
with the
Great War are only intelligible when we take account of how the war =20
interacted
with Irish nationalism and Irish unionism.




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the redistribution and reprinting of this work for nonprofit,
educational purposes, with full and accurate attribution to the
author, web location, date of publication, originating list, =20
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H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online. For other uses
contact the Reviews editorial staff: hbooks[at]mail.h-net.msu.edu.

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What is perhaps more interesting for students of the Irish diaspora is the
fact that the unit that made the most ground that day (for what it was
worth) were two battalions of the Tyneside Irish Brigade (who were formed
from people of Irish extraction who lived in the North East of England and
who had joined the Northumberland Fusiliers). They got over the German
front lines in "sausage valley" on the first day, only to be eventually cut
to pieces by the German counter attack.

The 1st Tyneside Irish suffered 620 casualties on 1 July (18 officers and
602 other ranks) while the 4th Tyneside Irish suffered 539 casualties (20
officers and 519 other ranks).

Their colour (battle flag) hangs in St Mary's RC Cathedral, Newcastle, and
was officially unveiled by Mary McAleese a few years ago.

Dan Jackson

University of Northumbria

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battle of the Somme

From: Steven Mccabe [mailto:Steve.Mccabe[at]uce.ac.uk]
Subject: BBC evaluation of the role of the Irish at the battle of the
Somme

Dear Patrick, I thought this link might be of interest to the network in
that it is an evaluation (albeit superficial), of the role of Irish
soldiers at the battle of the Somme:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5126128.stm

Dr. Steven McCabe
Senior Lecturer in Construction Management
School of Property, Construction and Planning
Faculty of Law, Humanities, Development and Society
University of Central England
B42 2SU
Tel 0121 331 5178


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The following item from The Irish Times has been brought to our attention...

P.O'S.


'Irish Times' archive plan
John Downes
29/06/2006

Teachers, students and users of public libraries will be able to avail of
free access to a fully searchable Irish Times digital archive dating back to

1859 within the next two years, under a joint initiative announced
yesterday.


Minister for the Environment and Heritage Dick Roche said that the "Times of

Our Lives" archive digitisation project would "bring history to life".

He added: "As the paper of national record, The Irish Times archive is a
rich resource. When the project is complete. . . we will be able to search
for any location, for example our place of birth, or where we live, and all
articles and photographs about it will be listed. We can then select an
article, read it and print it."

The project forms part of the wider " Changing Libraries" initiative
launched last year, providing internet access to a variety of important
national content sources for free public use in libraries, he added.

The ?1 million initiative, which is being jointly funded by The Irish Times
Ltd and Mr Roche's department, with the co-operation of the Library Council,

An Comhairle Leabharlanna, will see the digitisation of the newspaper's
entire microfilm archive from 1859. The first edition of The Irish Times was

published on Tuesday, March 29th, 1859.

When completed by late 2007, the material will be fully searchable online in

every public library, primary and second-level school.

It will also be available via the ireland.com website.

Maeve Donovan, managing director of The Irish Times Ltd, said the project
was an example of the "extraordinary potential" of computer technology to
serve the needs of education and research.

Annette Kelly, assistant director of An Comhairle Leabharlanna, described
the material as the "most important source of content in relation to the
history of Ireland for schools and the general public".

C The Irish Times

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A number of IR-D members will find of interest this email from Raymond
Hickey...

P.O'S.=20

________________________________________
From: Raymond Hickey [mailto:r.hickey[at]uni-essen.de]=20
Subject: Studying Varieties of English


Announcement:

Studying Varieties of English

The website=A0 Studying the History of English (address:
www.uni-essen.de/SHE), about which most of you have been notified, has =
been
up and running for the past six months. The site has been accessed more =
than
45,000 times in this period which means that there must be a certain
interest in it among students and scholars working in the history of
English. Because of this, I felt that it might be a good idea to do a
companion website which would cover varieties of English. Some =
information
on this topic was included in the history website, but a dedicated =
website
to this increasingly relevant area of English linguistics seem worth
mounting.

The new website is constructed along similar lines to the history of =
English
website. There are menus with specific options on the top of the screen, =
as
well as a sitemap and a list of themes leading to particular sections of =
the
site. Maps and charts, along with sound files illustrating different
varieties, are included as are sections on why the study of varieties of
English is relevant to linguistics in general, e.g. by illustrating
different scenarios for language change. Bibliographical material and =
links
to other sites and outside sources have also been integrated into the
website. There is also information on models for analysing varieties of
English and an overview of research trends. A comprehensive glossary and
timelines are also to be found in the website.

The new website, Studying Varieties of English, can be accessed at the
following address:

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0w=
ww.uni-due.de/SVE

This website has been designed and is maintained by Raymond Hickey. All =
the
texts, tables and many of the graphs and sound files are his own and =
have
been put in the public domain under the assumption that if they are used =
by
scholars and students, then appropriate acknowledgement will be made.

Raymond Hickey
June 2006


PS. Both the websites (history and varieties of English) are installed =
at
Essen University in Germany. The base address for the varieties website =
is
now "www.uni-due.de" as there is a new server at the computer centre =
which
we are asked to use. However, the base address for the history website
remains "www.uni-essen.de".

PPS. Because of the division of history and varieties between the two
websites, the material on varieties which was on the history website up =
to
this has been relocated to the varieties site (with much new material
besides).

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STUDIES -DUBLIN-
VOL 95; NUMB 378; 2006
ISSN 0039-3495

pp. 129-139
Religion and the Civic Space in France and Ireland.
Williams, K.

p. 140
In Prvo Selo - A Poem.
Agee, C.

pp. 141-152
Religion and Society.
O Hanlon, G.

pp. 153-162
Changing Religious Affiliations: A Census Perspective.
Gilmor, D. A.

pp. 163-174
African Pentecostals in 21st Century Ireland.
Ugba, A.

pp. 175-181
Patriarchy and Christian Feminism.
Kenny, M.

pp. 182-184
On hearing of the death of Gerald Davis - A Poem.
Johnston, F.

pp. 185-198
The policital thought of Pope Benedict XVI.
McDonagh, P.

pp. 199-204
The Hopkins Scholarship of Norman White.
Arkins, B.

pp. 205-212
Understanding Nietzsche.
Sanfey, M.

pp. 213-214
Faith and the Nation - Religion, Culture and Schooling in Ireland, by Kevin
Williams.
O Brien, B.

pp. 215-216
Are we losing the Young Church? Youth Ministry in Ireland from the Second
Vatican Council, by Gerard Gallagher.
Wynne, C.

p. 217
James Connolly. A full life, by Donal Nevin.
Morrissey, T.

pp. 218-220
The Lemass Era: Politics and society in the Ireland of Sean Lemass, edited
by Brian Girvin and Gary Murphy.
Sammon, F.

pp. 221-222
That Day's Struggle: A Memoir 1904-1951, by Sean Mac Bride, edited by
Caitriona Lawlor.
Gaughan, J. A.

pp. 223-225
Remembering Michael Hartnett, edited by John McDonagh and Stephen Newman.
Maher, E.

pp. 226-227
Cesca's Diary 1913-1916: Where Art and Nationalism meet, by Hilary Pyle.
Langan, M. D.

p. 228
The Rambling Rector, by Norman Ruddock.
O Donoghue, F.

pp. 229-230
Holy Cross - A Personal Experience, by Aidan Troy.
Barber, N.

pp. 231-233
The Doghouse Book of Ballad Poems, edited by Noel King.
Delaney, P.

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Email Patrick O'Sullivan

The latest issue of the journal contains a number of items of general =
interest, and specifically this article...

P.O'S.

Ethnicity and Health
Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group
Issue: Volume 11, Number 3 / August 2006
Pages: 325 - 341
URL: Linking Options
DOI: 10.1080/13557850600628307

Potential Barriers to Prevention of Cancers and to Early Cancer =
Detection among Irish People Living in Britain: A Qualitative Study

Karen Scanlon , Seeromanie Harding , Kate Hunt , Mark Petticrew , =
Michael Rosato , Rory Williams

Abstract:

Objectives. To identify and explore explanatory models of cancer among =
Irish and white British people living in Britain.

Methods. Ethnographic in-depth interviews and focus groups were =
conducted in London, Manchester and Glasgow, with a total of 58 =
(n=E2=80=8A=3D=E2=80=8A58) Irish and 57 (n=E2=80=8A=3D=E2=80=8A57) white =
British participants. The study samples were broadly similar in =
socio-demographic characteristics.

Results. We explored explanatory models (lay beliefs) used by the Irish =
and white British to understand their cancer-related beliefs and =
behaviours. Among both groups there was confusion about causation, poor =
knowledge of signs and symptoms, and a general pessimism about cancer =
prevention and treatments. The narratives of the Irish were, however, =
qualitatively different from those of the white British. Historical, =
cultural, social and economic circumstances, both in the UK and in the =
past in Ireland, appeared to influence views of cancer and =
health-seeking behaviours. Recollections of negative family experiences =
of cancers linked to =E2=80=98stigma=E2=80=99 and =
=E2=80=98secrecy=E2=80=99, poor outcomes and medical practices in rural =
Ireland, particularly among the older Irish, influenced Irish =
understanding of cancers and help-seeking behaviours. The second =
generation also appeared to retain some beliefs that were common amongst =
the first generation migrants. The context of migration was also felt by =
the Irish group to have exposed them to living and working environments =
that made them susceptible to cancers.

Conclusion. The Irish frame of reference was firmly embedded in a =
specific historical, social and economic context which may contribute to =
cultural constraints on discussions about cancers and to the lack of =
engagement with preventative behaviours and health care services.

Keywords:

Cancer Health Beliefs, Irish in Britain, Socio-economic Circumstances, =
Poor Knowledge, Cancer Prevention

EXTRACT FOLLOWS...

Discussion

This is the first known qualitative study to explore the understanding =
of and attitudes towards cancer among the Irish in Britain. These data =
suggest that while cultural explanations are useful in understanding the =
cancer-related beliefs, engagement with preventative behaviours and =
communication with health professionals among the Irish, this should not =
detract from the importance of structural influences (history of =
migration and socio-economic circumstances) on patterning these beliefs =
and behaviours. Disadvantaged first generation, older Irish people =
appear to retain some of the traditional cancer beliefs and health =
practices of people in Ireland in the past, while amongst younger, =
second and third generations there appeared to be a coexistence of =
traditional beliefs, learnt from the tales of the older generations, and =
biomedical knowledge.

A particular strength of the study is the extensive involvement of the =
Irish community (civic leaders and organisations) in both recruitment =
and facilitation. This signals enormous potential to engage users in the =
dissemination of relevant cancer-related promotion material. The =
inclusion of a comparison white British sample strengthened the =
analyses, as we were able to identify issues common to both groups and =
also those that appeared distinctly Irish. Given that economic =
disadvantage is known to play a major role in the health of the Irish =
(Abbotts et al. 1998; Harding et al. 1999; Williams & Ecob 1999; Hickman =
et al. 2001), we attempted to achieve a balance in the sample on =
recruitment. This provided the opportunity to examine whether views =
differed by disadvantage both within the Irish group and between the =
Irish and white British groups.

Selective recall bias or the =E2=80=98retrospective nature=E2=80=99 of =
narratives is a common concern in qualitative research (Entwistle et al. =
2002, p. 234). The disruption of extended families and closely knit =
communities through migration could have influenced the accuracy of =
recall of events. What is crucial in exploring peoples=E2=80=99 =
understanding of the aetiology, prevention, treatment and meaning of =
having cancer is not a historically accurate catalogue of preceding =
events, but how people recall these events and construct them within =
narratives. The Irish were more likely to come from large farming =
families, which may have led to the greater emphasis on family =
experience of cancers. It is also possible with larger family networks =
not to be personally involved and have detailed knowledge of the cancer =
experience of their family members. The Irish were also more likely to =
be older and disadvantaged than the white British group, which could =
account for some of the age-related differences observed here.

A limitation on the use of focus groups in a sensitive area such as =
cancer was the tendency for people who had personal experience of cancer =
to dominate the discussion in the focus group sessions. The facilitator =
became aware of this early in the study and attempted to ensure equity =
of involvement from other participants. It also seemed that people with =
personal experiences of cancer were more likely to volunteer to take =
part in this study than those without.

This study makes an important contribution to the literature available =
on explanatory models of cancer among minority ethnic groups in the UK, =
particularly as it focuses on one of the hidden =E2=80=98white =
minorities=E2=80=99. In spite of limitations outlined above, this study =
identified some potential influences on cancer prevention and =
help-seeking behaviours among white British and Irish people living in =
Britain. The Irish share much in common with the white British, both =
with generally poor knowledge about cancer and a pessimistic attitude =
toward prevention and treatment of cancers. The differences in cancer =
health beliefs between the Irish and British were related to specific =
historical, social and economic circumstances. These findings resonate =
with those of other studies (Pfeffer & Moynihan 1996; Murray 1997; =
Papadopoulos 2000) which suggest that these issues as well as medical =
practices shape health beliefs (Murray 1997; Schoenberg 1997; Gervais & =
Jovchelovitch 1998). Recollections of negative family experiences of =
cancers linked to =E2=80=98stigma=E2=80=99 and =
=E2=80=98secrecy=E2=80=99, poor outcomes and medical practices in rural =
Ireland, particularly among the older Irish, influenced Irish =
understanding of cancers and help-seeking behaviours. The second =
generation also appeared to retain some beliefs that were common amongst =
the first generation migrants. The context of migration was also felt by =
the Irish group to have exposed them to living and working environments =
that made them susceptible to cancers. Their knowledge of signs and =
symptoms of cancers appeared to be poorer and there was a generally =
greater expression of lack of trust in health professionals among the =
Irish than the white British.

There was explicit mention in the NHS Cancer Plan to address ethnic =
inequalities in cancer health (DoH, 2000). These findings are useful in =
that they suggest how existing services may be altered to improve =
engagement from this group and possibly other minority groups. These may =
include, for example, targeting delays in helpseeking, improving =
communication with respect to diagnosis, treatment and prognosis whilst =
recognising that culturally specific issues may require subtly different =
approaches. Finally, one important implication of these findings is the =
need to address the poor knowledge base about signs and symptoms of =
cancers. Evidently, there is a need for more inclusive cancer awareness =
campaigns that are relevant to everyone and that use a variety of =
methods to disseminate information.
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There is a new issue of Irish Educational Studies - TOC available if you
click through at...

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03323315.asp

The following item will be of special interest...

P.O'S.

What does it mean to be Irish? Children's construction of national identity1


Authors: Waldron, Fionnuala1; Pike, Susan1

Source: Irish Educational Studies, Volume 25, Number 2, June 2006, pp.
231-251(21)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:
Ideas relating to identity and belonging are central to the public discourse
around citizenship that has emerged in Ireland and internationally in recent
years. One thread of that discourse relates to the role of national identity
in societies that are increasingly diverse and multicultural. In view of the
growing importance of citizenship education, understanding children's ideas
about national identity is vital if educators are to engage children in the
construction of an hospitable, critical and reflective citizenry. This
research was undertaken in two phases during 2003 and 2004. Participating in
the study were 119 children, drawn from a range of social contexts. Premised
on a social constructivist view of children and childhood, the research drew
on participative and democratic methodologies. While the study suggests the
existence of an essentialist conception of Irish identity, it also
demonstrates the capacity and willingness of children to engage in critical
reflection on their constructions of Irishness.

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Following recent mention of the Tyneside Irish Brigade, an early account was
published by Joseph Keating in the volume 'Irish Heroes of the War' (1917
and subsequent editions), a contribution that is by far the largest in the
book. It describes the competition between the Scots and Irish regiments on
Tyneside to see who could recruit most volunteers. This wasn't Keating's
only contribution to supporting the war effort. Recently I came across his
war novel, 'Tipperary Tommy' (1915). It's a bit of a pot-boiler, and some of
the descriptions of warfare reflect the kind of Boys' Own derring-do of the
comic literature of the period (it was written before the really horrific
slaughter of battles like the Somme made such an interpretation
problematic), but it has an interesting, if stereotypical, take on the role
of an Irishman in the British army. The 'Tipperaries' are a fictional Irish
regiment who are at the heart of the novel's action. There is a 'four
nations' approach to the UK in describing the composition of the army (I
think it actually uses the term 'four nations' in one place), and depicts
the four distinctive nationalities uniting against a common foe. It can be
seen as a fictive embodiment of the Redmondite position on Home Rule that
would be undermined after the Easter Rising. It's pretty poor literature but
an interesting expression of a political idea.



Paul O'Leary

ppo[at]aber.ac.uk

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From: Dean, Joan F. [mailto:DeanJ[at]umkc.edu]
NLI survey

IR-D List members may be interested in the survey at
http://www.nli.ie/new_serv.htm

where the National Library of Ireland offers the opportunity to comment on
readers' experience. The NLI is formulating or updating its strategic plan
and this is an opportunity to express your priorities.

I have some brief experience in library administration and know that, like
most organizations, the NLI does not have unlimited resources. Not to sound
alarmist, but the NLI may be asked to choose between maintaining its present
fifty hours per week opening and increasing its digital projects or between
maintaining its core of qualified librarians and expanding the range of its
collections. The survey provides many clues as to what options are under
consideration. I, of course, do not speak for the NLI and, aside from a
now-expired reader's pass, have no affiliation with it.

I'm really enjoying the list. Thanks again.

Best wishes,

Joan

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This may be of interest to many on the list.=20


Ultan Cowley, author of The Men who built Britain: A History of the =
Irish
Navvy, is researching a new book on the experience of emigration as =
exile.

Placeless People: The Price of Exile

'We are finding deep wells of sadness in ordinary human lives',=20
Sister Teresa Gallagher, Director of Irish Counselling and
Psychotherapy, London.

There is, of course, some degree of sadness in every human life but the
lives to which Teresa Gallagher was referring are those of elderly Irish
emigrants in Britain.=20

Half a million Irish emigrated to Britain in the decade of the nineteen
fifties. 82% of emigrants in 1960 had left school before the age of =
fifteen.
They received no pre-emigration training or advice. In the words of one
female emigrant: 'They taught us to hate England - and then they sent us
over here!'

Many returned to settle in Ireland but the majority did not. Living =
often in
close proximity to their own, they tended to mix sparingly with the =
British,
and harboured the belief that they would inevitably return to Ireland =
'some
day' even while their children progressed through the British education
system, often to third level, and into the workplace.

The experience of novelist and navvy Domhnall MacAuligh, who emigrated =
to
England in 1951, is typical. His successful Irish-language memoir, =
Dialann
Deorai (Diary of an Exile) was published in 1964 and translated into =
English
under the title, An Irish Navvy. MacAuligh continued to write articles =
for
newspapers and magazines while working full-time in construction.

MacAuligh, although happily married, never reconciled himself to life in
England. Asked by an Irish journalist in 1966 what bothered him most, he
responded:
'Bringing up a family in Northampton; the children speaking with =
Northampton
accents.apart from that, I've never felt settled in this place. I still =
feel
like an outsider -that I don't belong.=20
There was a free-ness about expatriation once; you told yourself it =
would
be over sooner or later.But that's no longer true; all that's ahead of =
you
is the time you have left on Earth - spend it here in loneliness and
desolation. I came here in 1951 and I've never felt at home here in all =
that
time'.

Clearly it was no accident that MacAuligh, a fluent Gaelic speaker, =
should
have chosen the word Deorai for his title. The Irish for exile, Deorai
translates literally as Placelessness and Banishment. Placelessness - =
not
belonging, traumatises many Irish people for whom community is =
everything,
while the sense of banishment carries implications for those at home as =
well
as those abroad which have yet to be faced up to fully.

I have encountered this perception amongst many emigrants in Britain =
but I
regarded the emigrant experience in the United States as vastly =
different.
In that country in the 20th century Irish emigrants seemed well regarded
while those at home seemed to take a pride in them not often shown =
towards
those in Britain .

Consequently I made a sharp distinction between 'emigration', as =
typified by
the American experience, and 'exile' as defining the experience of many =
of
the Irish in Britain. I have however been surprised to learn in recent =
times
that there are many Irish in America who also share this sense of
placelessness and banishment. Not least are former members of religious
orders. Some have been disowned by their families in Ireland for =
renouncing
their vocations - 'What will the neighbours think?'

I believe these issues need to be explored. This book is intended to =
provide
a forum where such spiritual exiles, wherever they may live abroad, can
express the lifelong hurt which is their legacy of emigration. It is my =
hope
that it may broaden understanding and bring healing in its wake.=20

Readers who would like to contribute can contact me at:


The Potter's Yard=20
Rathangan=20
Duncormick=20
Co. Wexford=20
Email: ultan.cowley[at]gmail.com

William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of History
Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341 USA=20
=20
=20

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This may be of interest to the list.=20

THE FIRST SYMPOSIUM OF IRISH STUDIES IN SOUTH AMERICA
Readings of Contemporary Irish Studies

28 =96 30 September 2006

The Brazilian Association of Irish Studies (ABEI)=20
University of S=E3o Paulo
S=E3o Paulo, Brazil


The University of S=E3o Paulo, the Brazilian Association of Irish =
Studies
(ABEI) and the Embassy of Ireland in Bras=EDlia, are organising the =
first
annual Symposium of Irish Studies in South America in order to start up =
a
network by bringing together specialists from various associations such =
as
IASIL, ACIS, CAIS, EFACIS, AEDEI, SILAS and BAIS.

The theme of the event, =93Readings of Contemporary Irish Studies=94, =
will
include four keynote lectures and four seminars on Drama, Fiction, and
Diaspora Studies given by the well-known scholars Chris Morash (National
University of Ireland, Maynooth), Maureen Murphy (Hofstra University, =
New
York), Hedwig Schwall (Leuven University, Belgium) and In=E9s Praga =
Terente
(Burgos University, Spain).=20

The number of selected papers will be limited to fifty. Those not =
presenting
papers will receive a certificate of attendance.

The Symposium will also host a Beckett exhibition sponsored by the Irish
Embassy in Bras=EDlia.
=20
Admission and registration for all events: R$100,00; Students R$50,00

For further information on the Symposium including details of =
accommodation,
contact Dr. Zoraide Carrasco Mesquita zoramesquita[at]hotmail.com=20
Dr. Beatriz Kopschitz Xavier Bastos castelmar[at]uol.com.br

Organisers: Professor Munira H. Mutran and Dr. Laura Izarra=20
Universidade de S=E3o Paulo
Av. Luciano Gualberto, 403=20
05508-900 S=E3o Paulo - Brasil
Tel. 0055-11-3091-5041 / Fax: 0055-11-3032-2325.

William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of History
Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341 USA=20
=20
=20

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Does anyone know how I can get a copy. I've tried various on-line outlets
last year, without success.

Thanks,

Padraic Finn
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This may be of interest to many on the list.


Ultan Cowley, author of The Men who built Britain: A History of the Irish
Navvy, is researching a new book on the experience of emigration as exile.

Placeless People: The Price of Exile

'We are finding deep wells of sadness in ordinary human lives',
Sister Teresa Gallagher, Director of Irish Counselling and
Psychotherapy, London.

There is, of course, some degree of sadness in every human life but the
lives to which Teresa Gallagher was referring are those of elderly Irish
emigrants in Britain.

Half a million Irish emigrated to Britain in the decade of the nineteen
fifties. 82% of emigrants in 1960 had left school before the age of fifteen.
They received no pre-emigration training or advice. In the words of one
female emigrant: 'They taught us to hate England - and then they sent us
over here!'

Many returned to settle in Ireland but the majority did not. Living often in
close proximity to their own, they tended to mix sparingly with the British,
and harboured the belief that they would inevitably return to Ireland 'some
day' even while their children progressed through the British education
system, often to third level, and into the workplace.

The experience of novelist and navvy Domhnall MacAuligh, who emigrated to
England in 1951, is typical. His successful Irish-language memoir, Dialann
Deorai (Diary of an Exile) was published in 1964 and translated into English
under the title, An Irish Navvy. MacAuligh continued to write articles for
newspapers and magazines while working full-time in construction.

MacAuligh, although happily married, never reconciled himself to life in
England. Asked by an Irish journalist in 1966 what bothered him most, he
responded:
'Bringing up a family in Northampton; the children speaking with Northampton
accents.apart from that, I've never felt settled in this place. I still feel
like an outsider -that I don't belong.
There was a free-ness about expatriation once; you told yourself it would
be over sooner or later.But that's no longer true; all that's ahead of you
is the time you have left on Earth - spend it here in loneliness and
desolation. I came here in 1951 and I've never felt at home here in all that
time'.

Clearly it was no accident that MacAuligh, a fluent Gaelic speaker, should
have chosen the word Deorai for his title. The Irish for exile, Deorai
translates literally as Placelessness and Banishment. Placelessness - not
belonging, traumatises many Irish people for whom community is everything,
while the sense of banishment carries implications for those at home as well
as those abroad which have yet to be faced up to fully.

I have encountered this perception amongst many emigrants in Britain but I
regarded the emigrant experience in the United States as vastly different.
In that country in the 20th century Irish emigrants seemed well regarded
while those at home seemed to take a pride in them not often shown towards
those in Britain .

Consequently I made a sharp distinction between 'emigration', as typified by
the American experience, and 'exile' as defining the experience of many of
the Irish in Britain. I have however been surprised to learn in recent times
that there are many Irish in America who also share this sense of
placelessness and banishment. Not least are former members of religious
orders. Some have been disowned by their families in Ireland for renouncing
their vocations - 'What will the neighbours think?'

I believe these issues need to be explored. This book is intended to provide
a forum where such spiritual exiles, wherever they may live abroad, can
express the lifelong hurt which is their legacy of emigration. It is my hope
that it may broaden understanding and bring healing in its wake.

Readers who would like to contribute can contact me at:


The Potter's Yard
Rathangan
Duncormick
Co. Wexford
Email: ultan.cowley[at]gmail.com

William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of History
Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341 USA

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This may be of interest to the list. Forwarded from Hibernet.
=20
Bill Mulligan=20
=20
A chairde,
The newly established Irish wing of the International Council for
Traditional Music (ICTM Ireland) wishes to be as inclusive an
organisation it can be. With that aim in mind, the committee has
asked me (and probably some other people) to compile an email mailing
list of those who wish to be kept informed of ICTM Ireland's
activities, be they musicians, music festival organisers, teachers
(practical & school), administrators, etc.

If you wish to be on such a mailing list, please let me know within
the next three weeks. Alternatively, you can contact the committee
secretary, Susan Motherway at Susan.Motherway[at]staff.ittralee.ie and
express your wish to be on their mailing list. FYI for students: the
council also has a student representative (Anna Dore). Give your name
and your email address.

Lastly, don't keep the news to yourself. Feel free to pass the
message onto whatever interested parties come to mind.
Le bu=EDochas,
Deirdre

ps. I apologise if you receive this message twice. It's rather a lot
of addresses.

--=20
Mo shu=EDomh idirl=EDne - My website
http://spaces.msn.com/members/aranmexican/

Deirdre N=ED Chonghaile
"I=FAda Naofa", Barr Rois=EDn, Rosamh=EDl, Baile na hAbhann, Co. na =
Gaillimhe
Rosamh=EDl: 091-572243
=C1rainn: 099-61148
F=F3n p=F3ca/cell: 087-9591509
deirdrenichonghaile[at]gmail.com
Cill Mhuirbhigh, Cill R=F3n=E1in, Oile=E1n =C1rainn, Cuan na Gaillimhe

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Forwarded from H-Albion

Judith Cook. Pirate Queen: The Life of Grace O'Malley, 1530-1603. East
Linton: Tuckwell Press, 2004. xii + 195 pp. Illustrations, maps,
bibliography, appendices, index. =A39.99 (paper), ISBN 1-8623-2247-3.=20

Reviewed by: Cheryl Fury, University of New Brunswick.

Published by: H-Albion (April, 2006)=20

Painting the Portrait of a Pirate Queen

Pirate Queen: The Life of Grace O'Malley, 1530- 1603 is a swashbuckling =
tale
of an exceptional woman who made herself a force in Irish and English
politics. This is no mean feat for the daughter of an Irish chieftain =
from
County Mayo. Both her husbands were important personages in their own =
right,
but it was Grace (also known as "Grainne," "Grainemhaoil," or "Grania") =
who
was de facto chief of her sept and the admiral of her own fleet. She was
almost an exact contemporary of Queen Elizabeth I: they met at least
once--probably recognizing they were kindred sisters in the almost
exclusively male world of sixteenth-century power politics.=20

Judith Cook's purpose is to bring O'Malley to the attention of a wider
audience: "Renowned now in legend, ballad, poetry and even music in her =
own
country, Grace O'Malley remains surprisingly unknown outside of it" (p.
xii). Without question, O'Malley's story is one worth telling and =
reading.
Her life has all the elements of an adventure tale: murdered lovers, =
wayward
children, and villainous enemies. The backdrop is Ireland's internal
conflicts and its David and Goliath struggle against English domination. =


The assembling of O'Malley's life history is hardly a straightforward
matter. The paper trail is far from abundant. Cook relies on a mix of
legend, archaeology, and reasonable supposition to fill in the =
considerable
blanks. Of particular interest is the book's second appendix, namely a =
court
deposition which provides a rare opportunity to "hear" O'Malley's voice. =


Cook also wrestles with O'Malley's radically different reputations. In =
some
circles, she is a Celtic heroine and, in others, she is a traitor for =
having
consorted with the English when it furthered her ambitions. O'Malley was =
in
many ways indicative of the shifting factions and alliances of Anglo =
Irish
politics at the time.=20

O'Malley's dominance within her own territories and nearby waters flew =
in
the face of English encroachment. She asserted her own form of justice,
exacted protection money and plundered at will. As in most things, =
O'Malley
paid little heed to conventions of the day and made a number of English =
and
Irish enemies. When it suited her purposes, she was a dutiful subject of =
the
Crown: she appealed (successfully!) to England's sovereign, Elizabeth I, =
and
English law, as it entitled her to a greater portion of her dead =
husbands'
estates than Irish custom.=20

While we can appreciate that O'Malley courted the "powers that be" as a
means of advancing her own and her family's interests, her involvement =
with
the English Crown seems to have gone beyond this. Cook raises the =
intriguing
matter of O'Malley's narrow escape from the scaffold in 1586. Her arch
nemesis, Sir Richard Bingham, the English Governor of Connaught, =
intended to
hang her as a "notable traitress and the nurse of all rebellions in the
province for forty years" (p. ix). Yet, she received a last minute royal
reprieve from the Queen herself. Certainly she must have done something =
to
warrant such miraculous intervention. Cook suggests that the Pirate =
Queen
was providing intelligence for the English government. O'Malley's ships =
may
have noted the movement of Spanish vessels for Elizabeth's spymaster, =
Sir
Francis Walsingham.=20

Cook is an evocative writer and an amateur historian. To her credit, she
does not try to simplify this multifaceted character: "what started out =
as
an attempt to tell the story of the life and times of a highly romantic
figure has turned into something altogether more complex" (p. xii). =
Given
the lack of notes, we may assume that the book is aimed at a popular
audience. For the most part, Cook handles the shoals of early modern
European history well, but there are a number of points where her lack =
of
expertise is apparent. For instance, she blames Philip II of Spain for
spurring Mary Tudor towards burning heretics in England. The burnings of
Protestant martyrs (which would earn her the sobriquet "Bloody Mary") =
was
very much the Queen's idea. There are other mistakes as well. It was
outspoken Christina of Milan who made the famous quip that if she had =
two
heads she would marry Henry VIII, which Cook attributes to Mary of =
Guise.
Cook assumes that the inability to write one's name was an indicator of
illiteracy. This is not necessarily the case: sixteenth-century students
learned to read before they could write. Despite her assertions, I doubt
that the murder of Mary, Queen of Scot's consort, Darnley, was =
considered a
"terrorist outrage" (p. 52). Darnley was cruel and ambitious as well as
being a personal and political liability for Mary Stewart: he even =
assisted
in the fatal stabbing of her secretary, Rizzio, before the eyes of the
pregnant Queen. Mary and Scotland wept few tears for him. Mary probably
suffered more politically for her marriage to the suspected assassin. =
Nor is
it clear why the Queen of Scots deserves any space in this examination =
of
Grace O'Malley at all. Most of Cook's discussion of the Scots focuses on =
the
Irish employment of Scottish soldiers. Cook's chapter on the Armada is =
also
shaky. She asserts that "the English navy was fully prepared" (p. 124) =
in
1588. Extant sources from the period (including the State Papers =
Domestic
which are listed in her bibliography) reveal a different picture: very =
high
shipboard morbidity and mortality and "great need" of provisions, wages,
clothes, and ammunition. Few books are without factual errors or
misinterpretations but, in spots, Cook's knowledge of early modern =
history
is not always sufficient.=20

Having said that, I applaud Cook's final product. We are always =
entertained
by a good pirate yarn, more so when it is based in truth and the =
protagonist
is a hardscrabble, seafaring woman. Clearly she had more than her share =
of
personal tragedies and even managed to drag herself back from ruin when =
she
lost her entire fleet at age sixty. The fact that she could obtain and
retain command of a fleet of ships and men as well as considerable power =
on
land is astounding. Doubtless Cook will get her wish: this intriguing =
tale
of tragedy and triumph will spread the Pirate Queen's fame (or infamy) =
well
beyond the borders of Ireland.=20



William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of History
Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341 USA=20
=20
=20

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Forwarded on behalf of
JMI =96 The Journal of Music in Ireland
Edenvale, Esplanade, Bray,=20
Co. Wicklow, Ireland
E-mail editor[at]thejmi.com
http://www.thejmi.com

Subject: TOC: Journal of Music in Ireland July-August 06

For subscription information, or for details of shops that stock JMI, =
please
visit our website http://www.thejmi.com

July-August 2006

=D3 Riada=92s Vision
Se=E1n =D3 Riada, the C=FAil Aodha choir and =91Mo Ghile Mear=92
=97 Iarla =D3 Lion=E1ird
As a child, singer Iarla =D3 Lion=E1ird witnessed the extraordinary =
impact that
Se=E1n =D3 Riada had on C=FAil Aodha in the Irish-speaking area of Cork =
in the
1960s. On the 75th anniversary of =D3 Riada=92s birth, =D3 Lion=E1ird =
teases out the
composer=92s vision as represented by the choir he founded, and the song =
the
choir constructed in the wake of =D3
Riada=92s death =96 =91S=E9 Mo Laoch, Mo Ghile Mear=85=92, the =
=91laoch=92 (hero)
representing =D3 Riada himself...

Traditional Music: Music at hi-res
Niall Vallely =96 Buille / Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy =96 Notes =
from the
Heart=20
=96 Terry Moylan

New Work Notes: On the Naming of Things=85
How do composers find their titles? What does a title do? What is a good =
or
bad title?
=96 John McLachlan

Palestinian Notes for a New Ireland
Reem Kelani=92s Sprinting Gazelle
=96 Barra =D3 S=E9aghdha=20

Six Hours with Feldman
Barra =D3 S=E9aghdha experiences a performance at the NCH of the =
extraordinary
String Quartet II by Morton Feldman, which lasts six hours without a =
break=85
=96 Barra =D3 S=E9aghdha

Cl=F3 Iar-Chonnachta: bliain is fiche ar an bhf=F3d
Is mar scr=EDbhneoir cruthaitheach, bisi=FAil is fearr aithne ar =
Mhiche=E1l =D3
Conghaile, bunaitheoir an chomhlacht foilsitheoireachta Cl=F3 =
Iar-Chonnachta,
ach is l=E9ir =F3na shaothar liteartha agus =F3n dua at=E1 caite aige =
chun na
hamhr=E1in traidisi=FAnta a shol=E1thar do phobal n=EDos leithne le =
bliain is fiche
anuas go bhfuil s=E9 b=E1ite i dtraidisi=FAn na n-amhr=E1n chomh maith. =
Labhair
Ciar=E1n =D3 Con Cheanainn leis.
=96 Ciar=E1n =D3 Con Cheanainn

=91...O Master of secret configurations...=92: Reflections on the =
Adorno/Berg
Correspondences=20
The years following the First World War saw the emergence of two =
distinct
approaches to composition =96 the neo-classical method (headed by =
Stravinsky),
and the twelve-tone technique (or dodecaphony) theorised by Schoenberg =
and
leading to the formation of the Second Viennese School =96 of which Berg =
and
Webern were prominent members. Theodor W. Adorno, a leading propagandist =
for
the Schoenberg circle, was also an extreme critic of Stravinsky and the
neo-classicists. Using the correspondences between Adorno and Berg, =
which
have recently been made available in English, guitarist and composer
Benjamin Dwyer teases out the complex relationship between the Second
Viennese School and Adorno, and re-evaluates the German philosopher=92s
acclaimed contribution to music criticism.
=96 Benjamin Dwyer

Festival Reviews
=96 Bray Jazz Festival
=96 Na P=EDobair=ED Uilleann 2006 Tion=F3l
=96 Sonorities Festival

Live Reviews=20
=96 Vijay Iyer
=96 Fergus Johnston=92s =91Brahms begins the day=92
=96 Si Schroeder & Boxes
=96 Garry Walsh, M=E1ire Breatnach, Dave Hennessy & D=F3nal Clancy

Recent Publications
CDs, DVDs, books, periodicals, scores=20

July-August Music Guide
concerts, sessions, festivals

Images from the Archive
Accordion players being recorded on stage in Halla an Phobail, Miltown
Malbay, Co Clare, 10 July 2003, at the thirty-first Willie Clancy Summer
School.

------------- JMI =96 The Journal of Music in Ireland -------------=20

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This has come to our attention.=20

Irish History Online is an authoritative guide (in progress) to what has
been written about Irish history from earliest times to the present. It =
has
been established in association with the Royal Historical Society
Bibliography of British and Irish History (of which it is now the Irish
component) and London's Past Online.

It presently contains nearly 50,000 items, drawn from Writings on Irish
History for 1970 to 2001, plus all the Irish material currently held on =
the
online Royal Historical Society Bibliography. (The latter is less
comprehensive but covers a longer period of publications, up to the most
recent). Included are articles from journals, including local history
journals, and collective volumes. Searches can be made by author, by
subject, by publication details, or by period covered.=20

Irish History Online is an essential resource for the study of Irish =
history
at any level. It is free of charge to users.

www.irishhistoryonline.ie



William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of History
Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341 USA=20
=20
=20

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From Patrick O'Sullivan,

Volume 14 Number 3/August 2006 of Irish Studies Review is now available on
the journalsonline.tandf.co.uk web site at
http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk.


This issue contains:

The Criminal Confessions Of Newgate's Irishmen
p. 303
Barbara White

The Falls Road Curfew Revisited
p. 325
Geoffrey Warner

Zealots, Censors And Perverts: Irish censorship and Liam O'Flaherty's The
Puritan
p. 343
Brad Kent

The Hermeneutics Of Heredity: Billy Roche's Wexford Trilogy
p. 359
Paula Murphy

The Poetry Of The Street: An interview with Billy Roche
p. 369
Kevin Kerrane

History and Politics
p. 379
Claire Bracken

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Dear IR-D Members and friends,

We are happy to announce a new issue of "Irish Migration Studies in Latin America":
www.irlandeses.org
ISSN 1661-6065
Volume 4, Number 3 (July 2006)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

- Brazil and Ireland, by Edmundo Murray p. 99
- English and Irish Naval Officers in the War for Brazilian Independence, by Brian Vale p. 102
- Great Britain, the Paraguayan War and Free Immigration in Brazil, 1862-1875, by Miguel Alexandre de Araujo Neto p. 115
- Reinventing Brazil: New Readings and Renewal in the Narratives of Irish Travellers, by Laura Izarra p. 133
- From the Putumayo to Connemara: Roger Casements Amazonian Voyage of Discovery, by Peter James Harris p. 143
- Carnaval do Galway: The Brazilian Community in Gort, 1999-2006, by Claire Healy p. 150
- Phil Lynott: Famous For Many Reasons, by John Horan p. 154
- Roger Casement's 'Hy-Brassil: Irish origins of Brazil', by Angus Mitchell (ed.) p. 157
- 'When they persecute you in one state, flee ye to another': Petition to Pope Pius the Ninth by potential Irish emigrants to Brazil, by Oliver Marshall (ed.) p. 166
- William Cotter, Irish officer in Dom Pedro's army of imperial Brazil, by Edmundo Murray p. 173
- William Scully (d. 1885), Irish Journalist and Businessman in Rio de Janeiro, by Edmundo Murray p. 175
- Bartholomew Hayden (1792-1857), Navy Officer in Brazil, by Brian Vale p. 177
- John De Courcy Ireland (1911-2006), Maritime Historian, by Claire Healy p. 179
- Review of Oliver Marshall's "English, Irish and Irish-American Pioneer Settlers in Nineteenth-Century Brazil", by Edmundo Murray p. 181
- Review of Munira H. Mutran and Laura P.Z. Izarra's "Irish Studies in Brazil", by Rosa Gonzalez p. 185
- Review of Edmundo Murray's "Becoming Irlandés: Private Narratives of the Irish Emigration to Argentina, 1844-1912", by José C. Moya p. 190
- Web Site Review: "Ligações entre o Brasil e a Irlanda - Links between Brazil and Ireland" p. 194
- SILAS News p. 196

Contact information:
Edmundo Murray
Society for Irish Latin American Studies
edmundo.murray[at]irlandeses.org
www.irlandeses.org

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The editors of Irish Migration Studies in Latin America (www.irlandeses.org) invite contributions for the forthcoming issue of the journal (Vol. 4 No. 4 October 2006). Articles on any aspect of connections between Ireland and the Andean South American countries and in any discipline will be considered for publication. We also welcome book reviews, biographies, sources and website reviews. Please refer to www.irlandeses.org/contact.htm for style guidelines. Articles in Spanish or Portuguese must be emailed to the editors no later than 18 August 2006, and articles in English no later than 1 September 2006.

Contact:
Edmundo Murray (edmundo.murray[at]irlandeses.org), Claire Healy (clairedhealy[at]yahoo.com)
Irish Migration Studies in Latin America