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2 February 2007 10:48  
  
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:48:50 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
PhD scholarship, Irish Communities in the British World ,
  
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From: Patrick O'Sullivan
Subject: PhD scholarship, Irish Communities in the British World ,
University of Ulster
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This information is forwarded on behalf of

Prof D.M. MacRaild
School of History and International Affairs
University of Ulster
Coleraine

Please distribute...

P.O'S.


PhD scholarship, Irish Communities in the British World, University of
Ulster

The scholarship applications on this particular theme will go into a
competitive pool, with a fixed number available across all areas,
but=A0interested candidates should be encouraged to apply.
=A0
Irish Communities in the British World=20

This theme=A0suggests numerous discrete comparative topics, focusing on
Britain, North American or Australasia, and utilising census data, =
newspaper
sources, and both published and unpublished material. Such projects may =
also
lend themselves to spending a period researching overseas sources from a
base in one of Ulster=92s partner institutions. Projects may focus on
associational culture, Orange and Green politics, class and ethnic
formations, religious and cultural life. Proposals on Orangeism and
sectarian conflict in the British World would be particularly welcome.=20

Supervisor / Contact: Prof Donald MacRaild (d.macraild[at]ulster.ac.uk)
=A0
More information about funding and eligility can be obtained from this
website:=20

http://www.ulster.ac.uk/research/rps/prospects/


Prof D.M. MacRaild
School of History and International Affairs
University of Ulster
Cromore Road
Coleraine
Co. Londonderry
Northern Ireland
BT52 1SA=20
Tel: 028 7032 4574
Fax: 028 70 324952
Email: d.macraild[at]ulster.ac.uk
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2 February 2007 10:59  
  
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:59:17 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
UNESCO Public debate and Webcast,
  
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From: Patrick O'Sullivan
Subject: UNESCO Public debate and Webcast,
Memory and Universality: New Challenges Facing Museums
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The following item has been brought to our attention...

And I know it chimes with the interests of a number of IR-D members.

The UNESCO site creates very complex web addresses - this is the best I =
can
do...

http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=3D32655&URL_DO=3DDO_TOP=
IC&URL_
SECTION=3D201.html

P.O'S.

Subject: Museum International Newsletter 5 February 2007: Memory and
Universality
=A0
Memory and Universality: New Challenges Facing Museums=20

=A0
Public debate and Webcast=A0Monday 5 February, 7 - 9 p.m., UNESCO
Headquarters, Room XI

The public debate Memory and Universality: New Challenges Facing Museums
will focus on the issue of the universal mission of museums vs. the =
massive
transfers of cultural property over the course of history.=20
The reflection upon museum issues at stake, initiated in 2005 by the =
Museum
International journal, is being resumed in this second public debate =
with a
view to engaging representatives from the professional museum community,
academia, and Member States of UNESCO.=20
The main objective of the public debate is to envisage ways of creating =
a
favourable context for initiating dialogue among all stakeholders.
UNESCO wishes to associate with all actors in order to complement legal
considerations with philosophical, historical and international
perspectives.=20
A panel of professionals representing different approaches to the issues =
of
memory and universality will be invited to discuss and inform the =
debate:=20

Universal Museums=20
=95 Henri Loyrette, President Director, Mus=E9e du Louvre=20
=95 Neil MacGregor, Director, British Museum=20
=95 Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director, State Hermitage Museum=20
Webcast
The public debate will be webcast.=A0 An archived version of the Webcast =
will
be available.=20
Send your questions on the subject, the participants will answer them.

International Council of Museums=20
=95 Alissandra Cummins, President, ICOM=20
=95 Bernice Murphy, President, Ethics Committee, ICOM=20

Museum Community and Source Countries=20
=95 Alain Godonou, Director, Ecole du Patrimoine Africain, Benin=20
=95 Richard West, Director, National Museum of the American Indian, =
United
States of America=20
=95 Hongnam Kim, Director, National Museum of Korea, Republic of Korea=20
=95 Juan Antonio Vald=E9s, San Carlos University, Guatemala=20

Academic Community=20
=95 Krzysztof Pomian, Philosophe, Historien, Directeur de recherche =
=E9m=E9rite,
French Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)=20

For more information on Museums and Universality
Contact=20
The Journal Museum International
First public debate of the series: Cultural Diversity and Heritage
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2 February 2007 11:02  
  
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 11:02:49 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
TOC CrossRoads: A Southern Culture Annual 2006
  
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A few items of interest here...

I knew I had seen Maureen Torpey's title somewhere before - and looked =
for
'Harlem' in our archive. An item sent in by Paul O'Leary in 2001, which
mentions some remarks of Kevin O'Neill, Boston College... Boom-boom.
Interesting idea.

17. Maureen E. Torpey, =B3Cultural Conservation: The Influence of the =
Irish
Literary Revival on the Harlem Renaissance=B2 (essay)

18. Michael Newton, =B3Celticity in the Old South=B2 (essay)

Michael Newton has a web site
http://www.saorsamedia.com/about/

And articles on Ekeltoi=20
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/celtic/ekeltoi/volumes/vol2/2_3/newton_2_3.html

http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/celtic/ekeltoi/volumes/vol5/5_2/newton_5_2.html

So, this seems to be a further churn of the debate.

19. Andrew Walters, =B3Rebels and Kin: Modern Nationalism in Scotland =
and the
American South=B2 (essay)

26. Joe Samuel Starnes, =B3Ignatius Reilly's Polish Compatriot: Finding
Ferdydurke in Confederacy of Dunces=B2 (essay)

Starnes' own novels seem to be part of that Confederacy of Dunces
tradition...

P.O'S.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:=20
=20
CrossRoads: A Southern Culture Annual 2006
=20
Edited by Ted Olson
=20
Mercer University Press
(1-800-637-2378, ext. 2880,
mupressorders[at]mercer.edu


Publication Date: January 2007
=20
Contents:
=20
1. David Gold, =B3Southerners Anonymous=B2 (essay)
2. Anna Sunshine Ison, =B3Open Your Mouth and Remove All Doubt=B2 =
(memoir)
3. Carly Sachs, =B3Scar Tissue=B2 (poem)
4. Ron Rash, =B3The Far and the Near=B2 (short story)
5. Ron Rash, =B3The Retired Preacher=B2 (poem)
6. Jim Clark, =B3Preacher Malone Considers, Someways, the Lilies of the =
Field=B2
(poem)
7. Tammy Wilson, =B3When the Spirit Moved Us=B2 (short story)
8. Roger Sharpe, =B3What Color is Vermilion?=B2 (essay)
9. Nancy Gregory McLendon, =B3Sylvia's Story=B2 (essay)
10. Edwin C. King, =B3Daddy and Dudley=B2 (memoir)
11. Kyes Stevens, =B3The Burying=B2 (poem)
12. Hugh M. (Max) Thomason, =B3Memories of a Georgia Convict Camp=B2 =
(memoir)
13. Mark Allan Jackson, =B3Angola Blues: The Prison Songs of Robert Pete
Williams=B2 (essay)
14. Randall Horton, =B3Working Overtime at Bryant Chapel AME=B2 (poem)
15. Thomas Aiello, =B3Jim Crow Ordained: White and Black Christianity in =
the
Civil Rights South=B2 (essay)
16. James E. Cherry, =B3Emmitt Till (after all these years)=B2 (poem)
17. Maureen E. Torpey, =B3Cultural Conservation: The Influence of the =
Irish
Literary Revival on the Harlem Renaissance=B2 (essay)
18. Michael Newton, =B3Celticity in the Old South=B2 (essay)
19. Andrew Walters, =B3Rebels and Kin: Modern Nationalism in Scotland =
and the
American South=B2 (essay)
20. David Huddle, =8CUp & Down in America, October 1969=B2 (poem)
21. Robert Morgan, =B3Flag on the Barn=B2 (poem)
22. John Sparks, =B3Spirit of the Mountains in Rhyme: The Life and =
Poetry of
J. D. Meade=B2 (essay)
23. Luminita M. Dragulescu, =B3Time Sacred vs. Time Profane: Reading =
Memory
and History in Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury=B2 (essay)
24. M. Thomas Inge, =B3Eudora Welty's Comic Vision=B2 (essay)
25. Joanna Grant, =B3Erskine Caldwell, Hillbilly Celebrity: Retailing =
Rurality
in the Modernist Marketplace=B2 (essay)
26. Joe Samuel Starnes, =B3Ignatius Reilly's Polish Compatriot: Finding
Ferdydurke in Confederacy of Dunces=B2 (essay)
27. Jeraldine R. Kraver, =B3Southern Shadows: Mammoth Cave Meets Plato's =
Cave
in Davis McCombs' Ultima Thule=B2 (essay)
28. Davis McCombs, =B3What Floyd Said=B2 (poem)
29. Robert L. McDonald, =B3The Reality of William Christenberry's =
South=B2
(essay, with illustrations by William Christenberry)
30. Jesse Graves, =B3The Sunken Mill=B2 (poem)
31. Bernadette Rule, =B3The Chicken House=B2 (memoir)
32. Dana Wildsmith, =B3Where I Live=B2 (essay)
33. Kristin Berkey-Abbott, =B3Family Jewels=B2 (poem)
34. Bill Brown, =B3Tennessee Song=B2 (poem)
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2 February 2007 12:20  
  
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 12:20:32 +0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
irish travellers
  
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dear all
can anyone point me to sources on Irish travellers in britain?
thanks
Anthony
Dr. Anthony McNicholas
Communication and Media Research Institute
University of Westminster
0118 948 6164 (BBC Written Archive Centre)
07751 062 735 (m)
020 8995 6625 (h)
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2 February 2007 14:28  
  
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:28:25 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Irish Travellers
  
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Anthony

The starting point is Sin=E9ad N=ED Shuin=E9ar's entries in the =
Encyclopaedia of
Ireland. I have these as WORD files, and have the permission of the =
author
and the publisher to distribute them.

I also have my own Research Note, which is now a little dated - but that =
is
available too, and outlines some odd patterns, and assumptions, in the
research literature.

It is worth going into the IR-D archive and searching for 'travellers' -
there have been a few recent things, and of course each one tries to sum =
up
the previous research...

From my own notes I would list...

Power, Colm. Room to Roam: England's Irish Travellers. London: Action =
Group
for Irish Youth.

This might still be available on the AGIY web site.

Taylor, Becky. "Travellers in Britain: a minority and the state." =
Historical
Research 77, no. 198 (2004): 575 - 596.

There is research on Travellers WITHIN Ireland, which chugs along...
Nothing too helpful, really...

Jane Helleiner's book was published...

Bhreatnach, Aoife. "REVIEW, Irish travellers: Racism and the politics of
culture: by Jane Helleiner, 274 pages. Anthropological Horizons, =
University
of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2000, €48.38 hardcover." Women's Studies
International Forum 25, no. 4 (2002): 486 - 487.

And see
Crowley, Una M. "Liberal rule through non-liberal means: the attempted
settlement of Irish Travellers (1955-1975)." Irish Geography 2, no. 28
(2005):.

Paddy



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Subject: [IR-D] irish travellers

dear all
can anyone point me to sources on Irish travellers in britain?
thanks
Anthony
Dr. Anthony McNicholas
Communication and Media Research Institute
University of Westminster
0118 948 6164 (BBC Written Archive Centre)
07751 062 735 (m)
020 8995 6625 (h)
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2 February 2007 15:12  
  
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:12:51 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Re: irish travellers
  
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I can recommend Judith Okely, The Traveller Gypsies (CUP, 1983)=20

>-----Original Message-----
>From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List=20
>[mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Anthony McNicholas.
>Sent: 02 February 2007 12:21
>To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>Subject: [IR-D] irish travellers
>
>dear all
>can anyone point me to sources on Irish travellers in britain?
>thanks
>Anthony
>Dr. Anthony McNicholas
>Communication and Media Research Institute University of Westminster
>0118 948 6164 (BBC Written Archive Centre)
>07751 062 735 (m)
>020 8995 6625 (h)
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5 February 2007 09:33  
  
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:33:29 +0100 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Fw: Recent postings on H-Net and elsewhere
  
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Dear Colleagues,

I report the following from H-net and elsewhere, covering topics which ar=
e
discussed within the IR-D group from time to time. I look for informati=
on
on migrant and dispersed communities, the Irish in the world at large,
decolonisation and postcolonial societies, varieties of English, or natio=
nal
and supranational memory and identity. Sometimes the Irish connection is=
by
way of comparison. Entries may be abbreviated from the original.

Apologies, of course, for duplication; and for any I have missed.

DCR.

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Film, Drama and the Break-Up of Britain
By Steve Blandford
Intellect Books
ISBN 9781841501505, Paperback
Price =A319.95, $40.00

Film, Drama and the Break-Up of Britain engages with ideas
that are highly topical such as: nationalism, nationhood
and national identity, and examines the relationship of
these to post-colonialism in the context of a radically
changing Britain since devolution. It does so through a
wide ranging examination of film and theatre in England,
Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the decade since the election
of a Labour government in 1997, a time when not only
devolution itself, but a wide range of powerful influences
were re-constructing our sense of national identity.
Breaking down what have been traditional barriers between
theatre and film studies, the book considers the very broad
range of ways in which the creators of dramatic fictions are
telling us stories about ourselves at a time when the idea of
being British is increasingly problematic. A very wide variety
of material is examined ranging from high profile cinematic
events such as The Full Monty, Trainspotting and Human
Traffic, to theatre and performance practices across the UK
that deliberately avoid conventional venues.

Steve Blandford is Professor of Theatre and Media and
Associate Dean of the Cardiff School of Creative and
Cultural Industries at the University of Glamorgan.

To receive the latest news about Intellect, and our exciting community of
authors and editors, please visit our website:
www.intellectbooks.com

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The editorial board of Etudes Irlandaises is now seeking
submissions for volume 32.2 to be published in Autumn 2007.

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS ON "THE NEW IRISH"

Over the past decade, Ireland has been significantly transformed by
social, economic and cultural developments. This upcoming issue of
Etudes Irlandaises will attempt to define, analyse and evaluate these
changes from a resolutely contemporary perspective, focusing on the
men, women and children who are the actors and products of these
changes and who embody them - or distinguish themselves from them -
in their perceptions and representations.

Suggested topics might include but are not limited to :

The new generation: "The Pope's Children" and the "Hi Cos" (Hibernian
Cosmopolitans);
A new generation in Northern Ireland and the legacy of the conflict;
New migrants to Ireland;
Branding a new Irish identity (adaptation and crisis,
majority/minorities, towards an Irish brand of multiculturalism?...);
Ireland and globalisation;
Changing values;
Questioning and theorising the New Ireland: postmodernity and
postnationalism, consumption, abundance and property, resistance to
change and reaffirmation of traditions, new or persistent social and
political issues;
Representing the New Irish: representational strategies in
contemporary visual arts, literature and the media;
New trends in Irish art, architecture and urban design;
Utopias and dystopias: nostalgia for a vanishing Ireland, old and
new landscapes, public and private space, museums and memory;
The politics of remembrance: coming to terms with Ireland's artistic,
literary and historical heritage:
- Recycling: material culture and kitsch,
- Representing Ireland abroad,
- Representing the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland;
New Irish readers: contemporary children's literature and
representations of children in contemporary Irish writing.

Articles in English or French should be no more than 12 pages (7000
words or 36000 signs) in length.
Submissions (one electronic version via the net and 3 paper versions)
should be sent to Karin Fischer (history, politics and society) or to
Anne Goarzin (literature, arts and society) by 31 March 2007 :

anne.goarzin[at]wanadoo.fr
Anne Goarzin, 7 rue Mathurin M=E9heut, 35740 Pac=E9, FRANCE

Karin.Fischer[at]wanadoo.fr
Karin Fischer, 48 Quai Jeanne d'Arc, 45130 Meung-sur-Loire, FRANCE


Etudes Irlandaises is a peer-reviewed journal publishing articles in
English and French which explore all aspects of Irish literature,
history, culture and arts from ancient times to the present. Etudes
Irlandaises publishes twice a year on a wide range of
interdisciplinary subjects including : poetry / fiction / drama /
film / music / politics / economy / social studies, etc. General
issues published in Spring alternate with special issues in Autumn.
The Journal is aimed at scholars, postgraduate students, institutions
specializing in Irish studies as well as people who have an informed
interest in the subject.
http://etudes-irlandaises-septentrion.com

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CFP: Resistance to English in Anglophone Literature

Division 33 (Literature in English other than British and American)
plans a panel for the Chicago convention (12/27-30/07) on the following
topic: "Resistance to English in Anglophone Literature." Is English a
viable postcolonial language? Where does the Asmara Declaration of 2000
stand today? Can we speak meaningfully of "Englishes," and what might
their existence facilitate: Indian English vs. American English vs.
Nigerian English, etc. How does translation theory relate to questions
of authorial voice, authenticity, opposition to master discourses,
globalization of literary standards, choice of audience(s), etc.
250-word abstracts to John Hawley by March 15.

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Call for Submissions: Memory Ireland

Essay submissions are invited for a proposed collection entitled =3D8CMem=
ory
Ireland=3DB9. Cultural memory has garnered increasing attention within Ir=
ish
Studies, but while =3D8Cmemory=3DB9 is often mentioned, it has remained l=
argely
undefined, addressed only laterally; despite the ease with which we have
used the term =3D8Cmemory=3DB9 in recent decades, it is not an easy conce=
pt. We
hav=3D
e
avoided discussion of how our cognitive capacity for memory might influen=
ce
the formation of cultural memory, as well as how cultural memory itself
shifts over time. Does cultural memory rely on memories of individuals an=
d
thus on cognitive principles, or does it take shape beyond the borders of
the individual mind? What do stereotypes of Irish memory =3DAD as extensi=
ve,
unforgiving, begrudging, but also blank on particular, usually traumatic,
subjects =3DAD reveal about the ways in which cultural remembrance works =
in
contemporary Irish culture, and in Irish diasporic culture? Might =3D8CIr=
ish
cultural memory=3DB9 be said to differ from one time to another, from one
place
to another, or does something remain constant within the sphere of cultur=
al
memory? This collection will attempt to map, in other words, a landscape =
of
cultural memory in Ireland.

Theoretical, speculative and cross-disciplinary work will be particularly
welcomed. Possible topics include but are not limited to:
n the relationship between cultural memory and cognitive principles of
memory;
n theoretical perspectives on memory using cognitive science, neuroscienc=
e,
and / or psychology;
n analysis of the role of memory in Irish culture from any period;
n memory and the Irish state;
n memory and colonialism;
n memory and post-colonialism;
n memory and language;
n memory and place;
n trauma and history;
n forgetting in Irish cultural memory;
n the relationship between memory and history;
n =3D8Csites of memory=3DB9: literary, historical, memorial, topographica=
l, etc.
n literature as a medium for cultural memory;
n analysis of specific figures/ authors as mediators of cultural memory i=
n
Ireland;
n analysis of specific events/ periods as significant within Irish cultur=
al
memory;
n the construction of cultural memory;
n immigration and cultural memory.

Deadline for submissions: May 15th, 2007. Enquiries and submissions to:
Dr Oona Frawley,=3D20
School of English
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin 2
Ireland
oona[at]oceanfree.net
frawleyo[at]tcd.ie

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D C Rose
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5 February 2007 10:24  
  
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:24:36 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Report, Diaspora and Irish History Online
  
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Email Patrick O'Sullivan

This is not a detailed minute of the meeting in Maynooth last week. I am
just going to quickly highlight the details that I think will interest the
Irish Diaspora list.

1.
Briefly, and see earlier IR-D messages...

The original Irish History Online was set up in 2003 with funding from the
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences, to create a
fully-searchable bibliographical database of publications on Irish history.
To date, titles of publications covering 1936-2001 (over 50,000 items) are
available for on-line searching, and IHO has become the 'Irish' component of
the Royal Historical Society's online 'Bibliography of British and Irish
History'.

See
Irish History Online (IHO) www.irishhistoryonline.ie
And
http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/bibwel.asp

So, for example all of Writings on Irish History for 1936-2001 have been
included in the databases.

A second three-year tranche of IRCHSS funding has now been awarded (to run
from 2006-9), with a special remit to enhance IHO's coverage of the Irish
abroad/Irish diaspora (as well as publications on mainstream Irish history
published outside Ireland and Britain).

The purpose of the meeting in Maynooth was to report on progress, move
matters forward, and cement relations with historians of the Irish Diaspora.

2.
Present at the meeting was Ian Archer, of Keble College, Oxford,
representing The Royal Historical Society's online bibliography project.

I'll just highlight a couple of points from Ian Archer's presentation.

The Royal Historical Society's online bibliography and Irish History Online
are FREE, freely available to anyone in the world with web access.

In Ian Archer's experience in the USA this had meant that university
librarians were sometimes reluctant to list it on library web sites as an
academic resource. Things they had paid for they would automatically list -
things that were free they had to be persuaded to look at, and had to be
convinced are good.

Irish History Online follows the RHS bibliography's check list. So -
obvious question, obvious answer - the check list says
for Immigration see Migration
for Emigration see Migration

Hurray, hurray...

I asked if the check list included 'Diaspora'. It doesn't. Ian Archer said
that they could easily add
For Diaspora see Migration.

But I said that this would be quoted in our diasporic quarrels as evidence
that The Royal Historical Society's online bibliography disapproved of our
use of the word 'diaspora'. And we all had a good laugh.

The problem of continuing funding bedevils this sort of project. Funding is
always for 2 or 3 years, with nothing guaranteed thereafter. There is also
the fact, or the possibility, of funding regimes in the 2 countries, the
Republic of Ireland and the UK, going in different directions. It would
ultimately be possible to, as it were, unzip the Irish History Online
project from The Royal Historical Society's online bibliography. If needbe.

There are no plans to do that, and at the moment there are obvious
connections and synergies. But there is some pressure on The Royal
Historical Society to find a non-free, revenue generating model...

So, see above, librarians, listing, visibility...

3.
As reported earlier in Ir-D I have made the resources of the Irish Diaspora
list and irishdiaspora.net available to the IHO editor, Dr Frank Cullen
Frank.Cullen[at]nuim.ie

This worked very well. I was especially pleased to see that we were easily
able to download the DIRDA archive, Irish Diaspora list archive, our 9 plus
years of discussion, as an ACCESS database to Frank Cullen's computer.

I always have mixed feelings when I see behind the scenes at some of these
bibliographic, editing, database projects. Does this kind of data-entering
really need people of this quality? In the end I was assured that it does,
partly to guarantee the quality control that is such a feature of the IHO
and the RHS projects, and partly to make sure that all the bits of the
project click together.

4.
I think the most important thing to say about the Irish History Online
project is... It is what it is... We can have quibbles, queries, gripes.
But it is there, up and running...

The most significant quibble, I guess, is that it is Irish HISTORY Online -
firmly within the academic discipline of history. In many ways, I think,
the historians have been the late arrivals at the diaspora studies ball, and
some of the inter-disciplinary connections might be lost, and some important
items might be lost, if a very rigorous approach is established.

Thinking of obvious examples... No historiography of the Irish in Britain
would be complete without
Hillyard, Paddy. Suspect community. London: Pluto Press in association with
Liberty
And
Hickman, Mary J., and Bronwen Walter. Discrimination and the Irish community
in Britain. London: Commission for Racial Equality

I see Paddy Hillyard's book listed in IHO. I do not see the Hickman and
Walter Report - but other more obviously works of history by Mary Hickman
and Bronwen Walter ARE listed.

But the IHO project is there, it is going to work, it is going to be useful.

5.
This is just a quick note, so I won't go into details about the day. But,
finally, it was a pleasure to meet Jackie Hill, Frank Cullen and Ian Archer,
and the rest of their colleagues. For me, a very pleasant working day. It
is good to be reminded that our work can be so pleasant and rewarding.

I am now going to send out another, more brief note,
Action, Diaspora and Irish History Online

Patrick O'Sullivan


--
Patrick O'Sullivan
Head of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit

Email Patrick O'Sullivan Email Patrick
O'Sullivan Personal Fax 0044 (0) 709 236 9050

Irish Diaspora Studies http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/diaspora/
Irish Diaspora Net
http://www.irishdiaspora.net

Irish Diaspora Research Unit
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities University of Bradford Bradford
BD7 1DP Yorkshire England
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5 February 2007 11:13  
  
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:13:57 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Action, Diaspora and Irish History Online
  
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So, following on from my earlier IR-D email.

Here is an obvious and simple action plan...

1.
Make sure that awareness is spread of Irish History Online
http://www.irishhistoryonline.ie/

And the Royal Historical Society's online bibliography
http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/bibwel.asp

If you have any kind of academic or institutional connection make sure that
these web sites are listed by your institution's web site as free, high
quality research resources.

If you have your own web sites make sure you provide links to them, with an
explanation of their merits.

2.
Dealing with specific queries about specific gaps and worries...

This is a developing online bibliography of Irish history and Irish Diaspora
history.

It works by collecting individual entries.

If you are worried about a possible individual entry, go to...
http://www.irishhistoryonline.ie/

And see if it is there.

If it is NOT there move on to the Feedback and Additions and Corrections
pages...

Feedback
http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/docs/feedback_ire.html

Additions and Corrections page
http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/docs/additions_ire.html

And suggest that this entry be included. For books, remember to include an
ISBN. The ISBN is a very useful tool for quality checking and linking up
with other resources.

I was told that this procedure had been surprisingly little used. So, it
will be interesting to see if there is a spurt in use after this email is
distributed.

Now, let me stress, yet again - Modesty is NOT an Irish Diaspora virtue.
Modesty works as a virtue only with closed elites, who already know how good
you are. In this case, Modesty will actually undermine the project. Check
your own articles, chapters and books first - no one knows your publication
record better that you do.

3.
The editor Frank Cullen has some funds to visit North America and a few
other places. These are partly research visits, partly proselytising.
There are no funds to visit Australia or New Zealand. I think that there
are obvious problems of balance, as we compare - for example - the huge but
sometimes repetitive USA historiography with that of other places. Use the
Additions and Corrections page to add balance.

And be kind and helpful to Frank Cullen Frank.Cullen[at]nuim.ie.

We will try to monitor how things develop, and see when, where and how the
suggestions made here might have to change.

Patrick O'Sullivan

--
Patrick O'Sullivan
Head of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit

Email Patrick O'Sullivan Email Patrick
O'Sullivan Personal Fax 0044 (0) 709 236 9050

Irish Diaspora Studies http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/diaspora/
Irish Diaspora Net
http://www.irishdiaspora.net

Irish Diaspora Research Unit
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities University of Bradford Bradford
BD7 1DP Yorkshire England
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5 February 2007 11:51  
  
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:51:21 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Web Resource, AccessMyLibrary
  
Sender: The Irish Diaspora Studies List
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Email Patrick O'Sullivan

This web site has started turning up in our alerts...

'AccessMyLibrary gives you free access to millions of articles from top
publications available at your library.'

http://www.accessmylibrary.com/

It is aimed at holders of library cards within the USA systems. I have not
investigated the background, or the terms and conditions...

But sometimes a web search will take you through to the full text of an
article of interest. Other times you just get a teaser, the first few
paragraphs, and then you need to log in or pay.

However, a number of journals of interest are listed on this system, and
sometimes - as I say - you can get the full text of items...

So far it looks like only very recent years of publication are available...

The prices asked seem not as horrendous as at other pay for articles sites.

Amongst the journals I spotted were...

Eire-Ireland: a Journal of Irish Studies

Irish Literary Supplement
...which has always been the laggard as regards a web presence...

Irish University Review: a journal of Irish Studies

World of Hibernia
...now defunct, of course, but evidently something was salvaged...

Remember that many Eire-Ireland items are still available free on
FindArticles - or were last time I looked.

This AccessMyLibrary site might be a useful resource for someone with the
right library card - or someone desperate for the text of that crucial
article and willing to pay.

P.O'S.
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5 February 2007 11:53  
  
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:53:00 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Book Announced, Gedutis, See You at the Hall
  
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This book by Susan Gedutis has started turning up in our alerts. I think
that maybe the reviews have triggered new mentions...

P.O'S.


See You at the Hall
Boston's Golden Era of Irish Music and Dance
Susan Gedutis

Northeastern University Press
University Press of New England
2005 . 272 pp. 27 illus. 6 x 9 1/4"
Music

$19.95 Paper, 1-55553-640-9
$26.95 Cloth, 1-55553-610-7

An engaging look at Boston's golden era of Irish traditional music.

From the 1940s to the mid-1960s, on several evenings a week, thousands of
Irish and Irish Americans flocked from miles around to the huge, bustling
dance halls -- the Intercolonial, the Hibernian, Winslow Hall, the Dudley
Street Opera House, the Rose Croix -- that dotted Boston's Dudley Square.
For the city's Irish population, the Roxbury neighborhood, with its
ballrooms and thriving shopping district, was a vital center of social and
cultural life, as well as a bridge from the old world to the new.

See You at the Hall brings to life the rich history of the "American capitol
of Galway" through the eyes of those who gathered and performed there. In
this engaging look back at Boston's golden era of Irish traditional music,
Susan J. Gedutis deftly weaves together engaging narrative with spirited
personal reminiscences to trace the colorful dance hall period from its
beginnings in 1940s Roxbury, when masses of young Irish flooded Boston
following World War II, through its peak years in the 1950s, to its decline
in the 1960s, when reduced immigration, urban social upheaval, and a shift
in neighborhood demographics brought an end to the heyday of Irish dance
hall music in Boston. After the last dance hall closed, Dudley Square
musicians moved from the big ballrooms to pubs, social clubs, and private
parties, preserving the music and passing it on to younger generations of
Irish performers.

Today, Irish traditional music is experiencing a major revival, and Boston
still boasts a lively Irish music scene. This vivid portrait of the enduring
and vibrant heritage of the dance hall era will rekindle memories of the
good times in Dudley Square, and it will fascinate the legion of fans around
the globe interested in the roots of the Irish music they hear today in
concert halls, pubs, and clubs. The book also recounts an important period,
as yet unchronicled, in the history of Irish music in America, and of the
Irish in the diaspora.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Illustrations . 1. From Shanties to Three-Deckers, Boston as an
Irish Destination . 2. The 1920's, My Father's Band . 3. The 130's, If
You're Irish, Never mind the Parlor, Come into the Kitchen! . 4. Strike Up
the Band (Again) . 5. If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here, Dance, Music,
and Irish Identitiy in the Postwar Dance Halls . 6. There's a Sweetheart
Waiting for You, Women and Romance . 7. The Kings of Dudley Street, Johnny
Powell and His Band . 8. The Musician Crowd, A Community of Differences . 9.
At My Father's Knee, Learning Irish Music . 10. Copley Records, Boston's
Irish Label . 11. The Hucklebuck and Blue Suede Shoes, Showbands . 12. The
Exodus . 13. And The Band Played On . Conclusion . Discography . Appendix A:
Interviews . Appendix B: Catalog of Musicians and Their Instruments . Notes
. Bibliography . Index
Author Photo

http://www.upne.com/1-55553-610-7.html

Reviews...

Sommers Smith, Sally K. "See You at the Hall: Boston's Golden Era of Irish
Music and Dance (review)"
New Hibernia Review - Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 2006, pp. 149-151
Center for Irish Studies at the University of St. Thomas

http://www.regorecords.com/seeyouathasu.html

http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18743173_ITM

The Boston scene.(See You At The Hall! Boston's Golden Era of Irish Music
and Dance)(Book review)

Source: Irish Literary Supplement

Publication Date: 22-SEP-06

Author: Spinney, Ann Morrison

The Boston scene.(See You At The Hall! Boston's Golden Era of Irish Music
and Dance)(Book review)

COPYRIGHT 2006 Irish Studies Program
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5 February 2007 11:54  
  
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:54:56 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Irish Townland Maps
  
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Our attention ha been drawn to this web site and resource...

QUOTE

'Welcome to the Home of Irish Townland Maps
For those involved with Irish genealogy this is the most important map
collection ever published. Surveyed between 1829 and 1843, our Irish
Townland Maps are packed with detail and are of superb quality and
craftsmanship. They are both an excellent gift for anyone with an interest
in Ireland and a wonderful source of information for researchers.'

http://www.pasthomes.com/index.php

ENDQUOTE

As ever I have mixed feelings about these sort of projects, especially when
they are part of the genealogy industries...

But there it is, and it is a resource that might solve a research problem
for someone.

P.O'S.
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5 February 2007 13:15  
  
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:15:08 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
The British Association for Irish Studies,
  
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Subject: The British Association for Irish Studies,
Postgraduate Essay Prize 2007
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Forwarded on behalf of
The British Association for Irish Studies

Postgraduate Essay Prize 2007

The British Association for Irish Studies, in association with Irish =
Studies
Review and Cambridge University Press, is pleased to announce the BAIS
Postgraduate Essay Prize.

Entries are invited for an essay on any aspect of=20
Irish Studies

The winning entry will be published in Irish Studies Review and the =
winning
author will receive =A3500 of Cambridge University Press books of their
choice.

Entrants should be student members of BAIS who are registered for =
Masters or
Doctoral programmes in Great Britain. Essays should be between 5,000 and
8,000 words in length and be presented in accordance with the =
Instructions
for Authors of Irish Studies Review. All essays must be accompanied by a
disc readable by Microsoft Word and be received by 17 March 2007. The =
Prize
will be judged by a multi-disciplinary panel. The winner will be =
announced
in May 2007.
=20
Please direct entries or enquiries to: Dr Matthew Campbell, Dept of =
English
Literature, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN.
m.campbell[at]sheffield.ac.uk

British Association for Irish Studies: http://www.bais.org.uk.

Irish Studies Review: =
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09670882.asp

Cambridge University Press: http://uk.cambridge.org/
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5 February 2007 13:54  
  
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:54:14 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
British Association for Irish Studies Postgraduate Bursaries, 2007
  
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Email Patrick O'Sullivan

The British Association for Irish Studies is circulating information about
its annual Postgraduate Bursaries.

All postgraduates enrolled in a British university and pursuing research in
the area of Irish Studies are eligible to apply. The deadline is March 17,
2007.

The circulated BAIS email comes with an attachment, a very lengthy
application form with instructions - I cannot send this on through the Irish
Diaspora list. And nowhere in the information sent out to me can I see how
much money is involved this year.

For further details of the bursaries please contact Professor Maria Luddy
(M.Luddy[at]warwick.ac.uk)

The British Association for Irish Studies Postgraduate Bursaries very nearly
breach O'Sullivan's Second Rule of research funding application. Briefly,
the Second Rule says that there must be some sort of relationship between
effort expended and funds sought. But a specialist bursary of this sort is
very useful to someone contemplating an academic career - it breaks the
duck. (Cricket lovers explain...) Plus, of course, the lasses and lads
need the money...

P.O'S.
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5 February 2007 17:53  
  
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:53:18 -0500 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Re: MacAmhlaigh's literary awards
  
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From: Breen O Conchubhair
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A review of Schnitzer O Se by C. O Drisceoil appeared in the journal Comhar
1975, Vol 34, no. 3.


Brian O Conchubhair


On 2/5/07, Jessica March wrote:
>
> Please can I draw on the wisdom of the Ir-D oracle?
>
> I'm trying to find out what Donall MacAmhlaigh won the Hennessy Literary
> Award
> in 1974 and what he won the Irish Post Community Award for literature for
> in
> 1979.
>
> I have contacted various Irish arts organisations in pursuit of this
> information, but I've had no luck. Can anyone help?
>
>
> Also, can anyone point me in the direction of a review of "Schniter
> O'Shea" or
> of "Schnitzer O Se" (in Irish or English).
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!
>
> Jessica
>
>
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5 February 2007 22:05  
  
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 22:05:24 +0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
MacAmhlaigh's literary awards
  
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Please can I draw on the wisdom of the Ir-D oracle?

I'm trying to find out what Donall MacAmhlaigh won the Hennessy Literary Award
in 1974 and what he won the Irish Post Community Award for literature for in
1979.

I have contacted various Irish arts organisations in pursuit of this
information, but I've had no luck. Can anyone help?


Also, can anyone point me in the direction of a review of "Schniter O'Shea" or
of "Schnitzer O Se" (in Irish or English).

Thanks in advance for your help!

Jessica
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6 February 2007 10:15  
  
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:15:01 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Re: MacAmhlaigh's literary awards
  
Sender: The Irish Diaspora Studies List
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Jessica,

The Hennessy Literary Award is still going, and the present Maurice Hennessy
of Hennessy Cognac turns up to present it. Presumably the company has some
kind of archive?

I thought that this might be one that Irish Newspaper Archives should be
able to solve
http://irishnewspaperarchives.com/

But the Connacht Tribune, etc. do mention the award in 1974 but do not
actually say what Donall MacAmhlaigh got it for. And I still get annoyed by
the Archives pay per browse pricing system.

Irish Post is still there and has its own archives. And - as a recipient of
one of its awards - I know they prepare a full formal award encomium. But
you might have to go and bang on their door.

Paddy


-----Original Message-----
From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf
Of Breen O Conchubhair
Sent: 05 February 2007 22:53
To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: [IR-D] MacAmhlaigh's literary awards

A review of Schnitzer O Se by C. O Drisceoil appeared in the journal Comhar
1975, Vol 34, no. 3.


Brian O Conchubhair


On 2/5/07, Jessica March wrote:
>
> Please can I draw on the wisdom of the Ir-D oracle?
>
> I'm trying to find out what Donall MacAmhlaigh won the Hennessy Literary
> Award
> in 1974 and what he won the Irish Post Community Award for literature for
> in
> 1979.
>
> I have contacted various Irish arts organisations in pursuit of this
> information, but I've had no luck. Can anyone help?
>
>
> Also, can anyone point me in the direction of a review of "Schniter
> O'Shea" or
> of "Schnitzer O Se" (in Irish or English).
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!
>
> Jessica
>
>
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6 February 2007 21:13  
  
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 21:13:44 -0000 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Maps
  
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Mark Hall said..
"does anyone know of a reasonably priced source of a map of Ireland
(Republic and Northern Ireland) with the county boundaries in either
an ESRI or shapefile electronic format"

A possible source is a member of the IR-D list...

Liam Greenslade [mailto:liam.greenslade[at]googlemail.com]

A few years ago Liam Greenslade needed some maps for a possible research
project, and he encountered the same problem. In the end he had to produce
his own maps.

That project did not become concrete and Liam was left uncompensated for
many hours work. On the upside he did find that there was small market for
such maps and he now provides a very basic electronic basemap showing Irish
county boundaries and offshore islands for (when last heard) the sum of Euro
50 or thereabouts.

I have suggested that Liam Greenslade contact Mark Hall off list. Other
colleagues with research projects that might benefit from such a map...
Well, there is this cheap and cheerful solution. More geographical or
historically skilled colleagues can add their own features to the basemap
using appropriate geographical software.

Contact Liam Greenslade [mailto:liam.greenslade[at]googlemail.com]
For more information.

P.O'S.

--
Patrick O'Sullivan
Head of the Irish Diaspora Research Unit

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O'Sullivan Personal Fax 0044 (0) 709 236 9050

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Department of Social Sciences and Humanities University of Bradford Bradford
BD7 1DP Yorkshire England
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7 February 2007 02:34  
  
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 02:34:58 +0900 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Re: Irish Townland Maps
  
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From: Mark Hall
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While coming somewhat close to helping in an archaeological project I'm
working on, does anyone know of a reasonably priced source of a map of
Ireland (Republic and Northern Ireland) with the county boundaries in
either
an ESRI or shapefile electronic format. I've found two sources that
will be happy to license that information and way more (roads, postal
codes, etc.) that I really don't need (nor can really afford).

Best, and thanks in advance,
Mark Hall


On 2/5/2007, "Patrick O'Sullivan" wrote:

>Email Patrick O'Sullivan
>
>Our attention ha been drawn to this web site and resource...
>
>QUOTE
>
>'Welcome to the Home of Irish Townland Maps
>For those involved with Irish genealogy this is the most important map
>collection ever published. Surveyed between 1829 and 1843, our Irish
>Townland Maps are packed with detail and are of superb quality and
>craftsmanship. They are both an excellent gift for anyone with an interest
>in Ireland and a wonderful source of information for researchers.'
>
>http://www.pasthomes.com/index.php
>
>ENDQUOTE
>
>As ever I have mixed feelings about these sort of projects, especially when
>they are part of the genealogy industries...
>
>But there it is, and it is a resource that might solve a research problem
>for someone.
>
>P.O'S.
>
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7 February 2007 11:11  
  
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:11:30 -0600 Reply-To: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [IR-DLOG0702.txt]
  
Re: MacAmhlaigh's literary awards
  
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Breen's remark spurs me to suggest that you or your sources may have
conflated the Hennessy Award with the Butler Literary Award of the Irish
American Cultural Institute--which I am fairly sure Mac Amhlaigh did win. It
alternates between Irish and English-language writers and was first given in
the mid 1960s.

The IACI has only a partial record of its own giving history, but you could
try contacting them. Their web site is http://www.iaci-usa.org/

Jim Rogers

-----Original Message-----
From: Breen O Conchubhair [mailto:boconchubhair[at]GMAIL.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 10:24 AM
To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: [IR-D] MacAmhlaigh's literary awards

Jessica,
It would surprise me if Mac Amhlaigh won the Hennessy. No mention of him
was made when Micheal O Conghaile won it a few years ago and the implication
was that he was the first Irish-language writer to win that award. I
believe a gentleman by the name of O Bearra did a bibliographic study of Mac
Amhlaigh at NUIGalway a few years ago.

You might also try Nollaig Mac Congail's on-line Gaelic bibliography for
reviews. It used be open access, but it looks like the Hardiman Library at
Galway have changed that recently.

Best of luck,
Breen


On 2/6/07, Patrick O'Sullivan wrote:
>
> Jessica,
>
> The Hennessy Literary Award is still going, and the present Maurice
> Hennessy
> of Hennessy Cognac turns up to present it. Presumably the company has
> some
> kind of archive?
>
> I thought that this might be one that Irish Newspaper Archives should be
> able to solve
> http://irishnewspaperarchives.com/
>
> But the Connacht Tribune, etc. do mention the award in 1974 but do not
> actually say what Donall MacAmhlaigh got it for. And I still get annoyed
> by
> the Archives pay per browse pricing system.
>
> Irish Post is still there and has its own archives. And - as a recipient
> of
> one of its awards - I know they prepare a full formal award encomium. But
> you might have to go and bang on their door.
>
> Paddy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Irish Diaspora Studies List [mailto:IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> Behalf
> Of Breen O Conchubhair
> Sent: 05 February 2007 22:53
> To: IR-D[at]JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: [IR-D] MacAmhlaigh's literary awards
>
> A review of Schnitzer O Se by C. O Drisceoil appeared in the journal
> Comhar
> 1975, Vol 34, no. 3.
>
>
> Brian O Conchubhair
>
>
> On 2/5/07, Jessica March wrote:
> >
> > Please can I draw on the wisdom of the Ir-D oracle?
> >
> > I'm trying to find out what Donall MacAmhlaigh won the Hennessy Literary
> > Award
> > in 1974 and what he won the Irish Post Community Award for literature
> for
> > in
> > 1979.
> >
> > I have contacted various Irish arts organisations in pursuit of this
> > information, but I've had no luck. Can anyone help?
> >
> >
> > Also, can anyone point me in the direction of a review of "Schniter
> > O'Shea" or
> > of "Schnitzer O Se" (in Irish or English).
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help!
> >
> > Jessica
> >
> >
>
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