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Irish Diaspora list members who have been following the work of Larry
Patriquin will be interested in the publication of his full length =
book...

Publisher's information, below...

Patriquin's Introduction is available as a free sample on the =
publisher's
web site. He places himself firmly alongside the English Marxist
historians.

The Irish Diaspora Studies interest lies in the light that Patriquin =
throws
on two tangles within Irish historiography, the study of peasants and =
the
study of the Poor Law, where the (sometimes implied) comparison is with
England, and the historiography is (sometimes) shaped by the English =
belief
that what happened in England was a jolly good thing. I summarise...

Two earlier Patriquin articles will also be of interest...

Patriquin, Larry. 2004. The Agrarian Origins of the Industrial =
Revolution in
England. Review of Radical Political Economics 36 (2):196 - 216.

Patriquin, Larry. 2006. Why was there no =91Old Poor Law=92 in Scotland =
and
Ireland? Journal of Peasant Studies 33 (2):219.

P.O'S.

Agrarian Capitalism and Poor Relief in England, 1500-1860
Rethinking the Origins of the Welfare State

Larry Patriquin

216x138 mm
9780230516939
11 Oct 2007
264 Pages
432 Grams
0230516939
=A350.00

Description
Agrarian Capitalism and Poor Relief in England, 1500-1860 examines the
evolution of public assistance for the poor in England from the late
medieval era to the Industrial Revolution. Placing poor relief in the
context of the unprecedented class relations of agrarian capitalism and =
the
rise of a unique non-absolutist state, it accounts for why relief in =
England
was distinct, with comparisons made to Scotland, Ireland, France and
Germany. The author argues that poor relief was a substitute for access =
to
land and common rights, a virtual exchange of money as compensation for =
the
creation of absolute private property. In a work both challenging and
provocative, Larry Patriquin makes a case for a class-based =
reinterpretation
of the origins of the welfare state. Clearly written and well organized,
this new explanation of the 'great transformation' will contribute to
debates in British history, Marxism, social welfare, historiography,
theories of the state, and the transition to capitalism.

Contents
Introduction: The Extraordinary Case of a 'Law to Force Charity'
Capitalist and Precapitalist Societies
The Development of Capitalism in England, c.1300-1860
English Poor Relief, c.1350-1795
Speenhamland, Settlement and the New Poor Law
Agrarian Class Relations and Poor Relief Outside England
Conclusion: Capitalism and the Origins of the Welfare State
Notes

Author Biographies
LARRY PATRIQUIN is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology,
Social Welfare and Criminal Justice Studies at Nipissing University, =
North
Bay, Canada. He is the author of Inventing Tax Rage: Misinformation in =
the
National Post.

http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?PID=3D278003

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H-NET BOOK REVIEW
Published by H-Albion[at]h-net.msu.edu (November 2007)

Michael Wheatley. _Nationalism and the Irish Party: Provincial =20
Ireland, 1910-1916_. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. x + 295 =20
pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. $110.00 (cloth), =20
ISBN 0-19-927357-X

Reviewed for H-List by Matthew Kelly, Department of History, =20
University of Southampton

Just how Redmondite was the Irish Party?

Over the last decade a succession of high-quality, scholarly works =20
exploring the Irish revolutionary period through a localist approach =20
have been published. The trend began with breakthrough studies by =20
Joost Augusteijn, on nationalist development from "public defiance" to =20
"guerrilla warfare" after 1916 (1996), and Peter Hart's study of =20
revolutionary Cork (1998). Work soon followed by Michael Farry on =20
Sligo (2000), Marie Coleman on Longford (2001), Fergus Campbell on =20
Galway (2005), and Robert Lynch on "the North" (2006). Collectively, =20
these works have done much to revitalize the study of revolutionary =20
Ireland, which I take to encompass the period stretching from the =20
mobiliszation of unionist and nationalist militias in 1912-1913 to the =20
end of the Irish civil war in 1923. With the possible exception of =20
Lynch's work, all have had to contend with the long shadow cast by =20
David Fitzpatrick's remarkable study of County Clare, _Politics and =20
Irish Life, 1913-1921: Provincial Experience of War and Revolution_ =20
(1977). And though the oedipal complex has gripped some of these new =20
writers more than others, it is worth remembering that, when first =20
published, Fitzpatrick's monograph was also the work of a young =20
historian developing Ph.D. findings. In recent years, Fitzpatrick has =20
defended his conclusions, engaging rigorously through reviews with =20
some of these recent works, including that under consideration here.[1]

Michael Wheatley's fine study fits neatly into this trend, though in =20
covering five counties--Leitrim, Longford, Roscommon, Sligo, and =20
Westmeath--he offers a regional rather than a county approach. The =20
idea that these counties constitute a distinct region is not self-=20
evident and much of Wheatley's research reinforces the particular =20
character of individual counties and their county towns. Central =20
chapters, for example, explore localist factionalism in Roscommon and =20
Westmeath or the unusual significance of class and labor politics in =20
Sligo Town. Mainly working through local newspapers, Wheatley makes it =20
clear that having significant control over a local newspaper was an =20
essential prerequisite to a successful career in Irish politics and he =20
convincingly demonstrates the crucial role such newspapers played as =20
personal platforms for their owners. Nonetheless, his regionalist =20
approach is strengthened by his useful summaries of the distribution =20
of these newspapers, demonstrating the extent to which their =20
individual readership was not by confined county or constituency =20
borders, just as the politics they reported and editorialized on were =20
not. Nonetheless, K. T. Hoppen's localist analysis of mid-Victorian =20
Irish politics pertains to a significant extent to 1910-1916, despite =20
the existence of long-established, mass membership national political =20
organizations.[2]

Much is revealed through Wheatley's case studies. In Roscommon the =20
Tully brothers kept up a relentless campaign against the Irish party =20
and the liberal connection through their newspaper the _Midland =20
Reporter_. Jasper Tully, the more public of the two, was a law unto =20
himself, pursuing a personal vendetta against John Hayden MP, the =20
local party power-broker and owner of the _Westmeath Examiner_. Though =20
Wheatley attributes little ideological significance to Tully's =20
journalism, his editorializing on international affairs and the =20
rhetoric of perfidious Albion had strong Mitchelite undertones, =20
echoing the tone and preoccupations of the nationalist press of the =20
1850s and 1860s. Consequently, though politically nonaligned, Tully's =20
rumbustious journalism reflected a tradition within Irish nationalist =20
discourse that was familiar to many Irish nationalists. Laurence =20
Ginnell's "revolt" in Westmeath (supported by Tully), in which his =20
leadership of a radical land agitation eventually provoked his =20
expulsion from the party, provides Wheatley another example of local =20
division and factionalism. Wheatley argues that Ginnell's well-=20
documented and precocious connections with Sinn F=E9in were of little =20
real ideological significance to his support base, among which "small =20
farmers and landless men" predominated. Class, it seems, was more =20
significant than ideology, and this argument might compared to Fergus =20
Campbell's analysis of agrarian radicalism in Galway and his similar =20
argument regarding the radicalization of social groups who had not =20
benefited from forty years of land legislation. Labor politics in =20
Sligo Town provide perhaps Wheatley's most fascinating case study. =20
Following the democratization of local government and under the local =20
leadership of the belligerent P. A. McHugh (d. 1909), nationalist =20
politics in Sligo had a distinct flavor. Sligo's geographical location =20
ensured that sectarian tensions were more marked than elsewhere, and =20
were enhanced by McHugh's determination to use newly acquired =20
nationalist control over local legal structures to advantage Catholics =20
at the expense of Protestant property owners, a tendency which could =20
be exploited by Unionists.[3] Most significant, however, was the =20
town's highly developed trade union movement, which successfully =20
lobbied for improved employment conditions of the Sligo working man. =20
Tumultuous though the course of this labor politics was, Wheatley =20
demonstrates that a broad nationalist front evolved, culminating in =20
the transport workers' strike of March to May 1913. The outcome =20
decisively determined the balance of power between "the town's =20
Catholic nationalism and Protestant capital" (p. 145 ). The crucial =20
point, contrary to arguments made by earlier historians, is that Sligo =20
labor and the local Irish party (through the Ancient Order of =20
Hibernians and the United Irish League) were able to evolve a _modus =20
operandi_ rooted in local political interests. And this unity was =20
reinforced by the establishment of the Irish Volunteers, which =20
attracted the support of nearly all nationalists. Again, Wheatley sees =20
this as reflecting a generalized and none-too-ideologically-precise =20
localism, though his argument would have benefited from a sustained =20
discussion of the sectarian dimension of Sligo politics.

Saying that Wheatley minimizes the role of ideology needs to be =20
finessed if we are to get to heart of his argument as made _and_ what =20
it seems to imply. Underpinning his work is the vital question of how =20
Redmondite was the Irish parliamentary party and its grassroots =20
organizations, notably the United Irish League and the Ancient Order =20
of Hibernians. It is becoming clear that Redmondism, that particular =20
amalgam of federalist imperialism and constitutional nationalism,[4] =20
can be best understood as the political doctrine of a leadership =20
faction within the party rather than a broadly accepted set of =20
principles characteristic of mainstream Irish nationalism. As Wheatley =20
shows in a crucial chapter exploring nationalist political language, =20
Irish nationalists framed their commentaries through a distinctly non-=20
Redmondite Anglophobic rhetoric: "The passive 'background noise' of =20
day-to-day nationalist political rhetoric was suffused with a =20
vocabulary of heroic struggle, suffering, grievance, injustice, and =20
enemies. Almost any dispute could arouse hostility to England" (p. =20
94 ). Such rhetoric provided nationalist factions a shared set of =20
attitudes within which localist politics functioned. This, it might be =20
argued, situated localist politics in a nationalist context: the =20
national and nationalist context could be taken for granted. It should =20
be also be noted that this generalized nationalist rhetoric blurred =20
the distinctions between "advanced" and constitutional nationalism--=20
much to the frustration of Irish separatists [5]--rendering Redmondite =20
constitutional subtleties an irrelevance to much nationalist =20
commitment. This raises a series of crucial questions concerning the =20
nature of support for home rule. Given the emotional satisfaction =20
derived from anti-English polemic and given how habitual it was =20
despite loyalty to Redmond's party leadership, can it be supposed that =20
home rule would have made it go away? Would it be right to argue, as =20
Unionists did in more forthright terms, that Irish nationalism tended =20
towards secession, albeit--to put it one way--in a loose Fenian sense =20
rather the IRB's precise commitment to an Irish republic? Answering =20
such questions requires that account be taken of the emphasis Wheatley =20
places on Irish nationalist "apathy," particularly in the face of the =20
third home rule bill. It might, therefore, be asked whether intense =20
hostility to the English connection was a matter of political ritual, =20
reflecting a _mentalit=E9_ formed through a set of discourses which =20
offered a formulaic explanation of any tension or political crisis, =20
rather than a lived day-to-day reality, particularly during this =20
period of rising agricultural incomes. (To raise this question is not =20
to deny the possible explanatory legitimacy of these discourses.

Consequently, making sense of the extraordinary transformation in =20
Irish politics between 1914 and 1918 demands an exploration of the =20
ways British behavior fulfilled these discourse expectations. The =20
reluctance of Irish MPs (apart from professing Redmondites) to =20
encourage Irish enlistment in the early stages of the war tells us =20
much about their understanding of Irish (dis)loyalty, particularly in =20
the aftermath of the Ulster crisis and the government's shift towards =20
partition as an answer to the Irish question. This sense of British =20
betrayal--perfidious Albion, once again--was reinforced by the =20
government's response to the 1916 rebellion. Among other things, 1916 =20
was intended as a provocation that would expose the realities of =20
British rule. The British reaction, from the executions through to =20
internment, confirmed not only several generation's Fenian polemic but =20
also, as can be demonstrated through Wheatley's research, mainstream =20
nationalist thinking. As the risk of severe reduction, the threat of =20
conscription transformed this passive, almost instinctive disloyalty =20
to the British state into an active politics. What this schema =20
suggests, is that in order to explain the extraordinary shift that =20
took place in Irish politics between 1914 and 1918, historians need to =20
pay greater attention to these discourses. It will be fascinating to =20
see how Wheatley tells the next part of his story in the planned =20
follow-up to this excellent book.

Notes

[1]. David Fitzpatrick, review _Nationalism and the Irish Party: =20
Provincial Ireland, 1910-1916_, by Michael Wheatley, _English =20
Historical Review_ 121 (April 2006): 563-565.

[2]. K. T. Hoppen, _Elections, Politics, and Society in Ireland, =20
1832-1885_ (New ork: Oxford University Press, 1984).

[3]. For example, see my "The Politics of Protestant Street Preaching =20
in 1890s Ireland," _Historical Journal_ 48, no. 1 (2005): 101-125.

[4]. Redmond's federalism, often neglected by his detractors, was =20
central to his imperialism: in time, he hoped, the constituent parts =20
of the British Empire would become a Commonwealth of self-governing =20
states, increasingly equal in status, and bound by liberal, democratic =20
principles.

[5]. See my _The Fenian Ideal and Irish Nationalism, 1822-1916_ =20
(Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2006).



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Hello,
My host institution will be preforming "Playboy of the Western World" next
spring. The wardrobe director has asked me about books or websites that
would offer pictures/illustrations of traditional clothes from that period.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Matt O'Brien

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Some on the list will be familiar with =C9an - Perhaps our AGM and semina=
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Our seminar is called "Focusing resources, strengthening ties with the Ir=
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Matt,

This may seem so obvious as to be not worth considering...

But if you go to Google Images and search for

Playboy of the Western World

You get hundreds of pictures of productions of the play, many professional
productions but also maybe every student production in the western world.

You can at least see what other people have tried.

A more interesting approach would be to go to Google Images and search for

Jack Yeats

And this time you get hundreds of lovely images, including his Aran Islands
prints.

A search for Sean Keating also turns up good stuff, but that's a later date.
A search for Paul Henry will give you some people but mostly a hill, with
some clouds, and a cottage just so...

Paddy




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Hello,
My host institution will be preforming "Playboy of the Western World" next
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Matt O'Brien

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The Irish Embassy is looking actively to engage with third-level Irish
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Please forward to colleagues at other institutions as appropriate.

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People interested in the 19th c. army might explore my essay:
Jordan, T. E. (2001). Queen Victoria's Irish Soldiers; Quality of Life and
Social Origins of the Thin Green Line.Social Indicators Research, 57, 73 - 88.
Best wishes, Tom J.


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CFP: 'Men at Arms: new histories of soldiering in Britain and Ireland,
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4-5 September 2008, University of Northampton

The figure of the soldier in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain was
the site of some intriguing tensions. On the one hand, the military had a
prominent role in the construction of national and gender identities. On the
other, the army could be politically distrusted, soldiers often occupied a
marginal position in society, and even the manliness of the profession could
be called into question.

Recent years have seen much interest in the relationship between war and
British culture and society, as scholars have re-examined conflicts from a
range of innovative perspectives. This conference therefore aims to gather
together scholars from various disciplines in order to explore the practice
and representation of soldiering from the Seven Years war, through the
Revolutionary and Napoleonic conflicts, to the 'small' colonial wars at the
beginning of the Victorian period. The conference is aimed at both
postgraduates and more established scholars.

Keynote lectures will be given by Professor Ian Beckett and Dr Philip Shaw

Possible topics might include, but are not restricted to:
.Citizen soldiers and the 'amateur military tradition'
.The 'face of battle'
.Military memoirs and the 'soldier's tale'
.Literary, artistic and theatrical representations of the soldier
.Soldiering as a career
.The military and politics
.Gender and the body
.Britain as a 'martial nation'

For further details about the conference, please contact Dr Matthew
McCormack at matthew.mccormack[at]northampton.ac.uk. If you wish to offer a
paper, please send a 200 word abstract and a short CV to Dr Catriona Kennedy
at calk100[at]york.ac.uk by 1 March 2008.

Catriona Kennedy
Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies
King's Manor
University of York
York, YO1 7EP
Email: calk100[at]york.ac.uk
Visit the website at
http://www2.northampton.ac.uk/socialsciences/sshome/c-h-e-w


Bill Mulligan

William H. Mulligan, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of History
Graduate Program Coordinator
Murray State University
Murray KY 42071-3341 USA
Office: 1-270-809-6571
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Subject: 2008 Grian Conference


Cosmopolitical Ireland
Call for Papers
The Tenth Annual GRIAN Conference
Glucksman Ireland House New York University
One Washington Mews, New York, NY 10003
Friday and Saturday, March 14-15, 2008

What does "cosmopolitan" mean in an Irish context? In a society with
a historical experience that produced a specific and static ideal of
national identity for much of the twentieth century, how does increasing
contact through globalization and net migration challenge such conceptions
of identity? How does Ireland resist and embrace cosmopolitanism? What are
the implications for economy, civic society, culture and politics within
Ireland? What are the implications for relationships between the Republic of
Ireland and America, Britain and Northern Ireland, Europe and other parts of
the world? How did such a small country transform itself into a significant
participant in the global domain and what are the challenges and
opportunities for the future?

The recent production of the Playboy of the Western World, rewritten
by Roddy Doyle and Bisi Adigun, and featuring a Nigerian Christy Moore, has
left Irish audiences asking one of two questions: 1) Where can I get more of
the same entertaining reinvention of the Irish canon? or 2) What's the
point?

What 'is' the point? What can be observed and learned from Global Ireland in
the early 21st century?

GRIAN seeks proposals from scholars of all levels for 20 minute
presentations. Apposite topics could treat of (but are not limited to)
subject areas below.

Please submit concise proposals with title, brief description of treatment
(150-200 words), academic affiliation and relevant contact information via
email to
eileen.reilly[at]nyu.edu
by Monday, January 21st 2008. Those whose proposals are accepted will be
notified via email by Friday February 1st 2008. Please note that Glucksman
Ireland House NYU cannot provide any funding support or accommodation
arrangements for conference participants.



The Global and the Local

Biopolitics

Cosmopolitics

Immigration, Emigration
& Migration

Ireland and Europe

Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

Wealth, Lifestyle & Leisure

Tourism & Travel

Role of Irish Studies

Property & Investment at Home and Abroad

Landscape, Heritage, Infrastructure

Republic of Ireland and Great Britain

US Relations

Foreign Policy/International Relations

Education

Health & Social Welfare

Religion & Spirituality

The 'Celtic Tiger' Economy

Rural and Urban Ireland

Dublin as Cosmopolitan City

Commuting and Satellite Counties/Villages

Irish Culture and the Global Stage

Languages

Media and Entertainment

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Dear Paddy,

I'd be grateful if you could circulate the following information, which members of
the Diaspora list may find of interest.

THE IRISH STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (ISAANZ)

Over the last 12-18 months a group of people with Irish interests have established
an Irish Studies association Down Under. The association aims to help support and
coordinate existing ventures, such as the biennial Australian Irish Studies
conferences, begun in 1981, and the 'Australasian Journal of Irish Studies', begun
in 2001, as well as to develop new ways to promote the study and appreciation of
things Irish in this part of the world. We plan, for instance, a twice-yearly
newsletter for members.

Membership of ISAANZ is open to all, not just to those living in or interested in
Australia and New Zealand, and it includes a subscription to the journal, which
appears annually. We are currently building a website. But already a membership form
and the rules of the association can be found on that: http://isaanz.org.

Anyone wishing to subscribe, and wanting more information about rates and methods of
payment, should contact the ISAANZ Treasurer, Dr Philip Bull:
P.J.Bull[at]latrobe.edu.au.

We published Volume 6 of the 'Australasian Journal of Irish Studies' in September
this year, and plan to produce 2 issues in 2008, in order to bring the journal back
up-to-date. So we are interested in offers of articles. This is a refereed
international Irish Studies journal. Articles can be on a broad range of Irish
topics; and they are certainly not restricted to dealing only with Australia and New
Zealand.

If anyone would like to offer an article for publication in 2008, they can contact
me for further details. Any queries about book reviews should go to the review
editor, Dr Dianne Hall: dhall[at]unimelb.edu.au.

Best wishes,

Elizabeth

President, ISAANZ
Joint Editor, 'Australasian Journal of Irish Studies'

__________________________________________________
Professor Elizabeth Malcolm ~ Gerry Higgins Chair of Irish Studies ~ School of
Historical Studies ~ University of Melbourne ~ Victoria, 3010, AUSTRALIA ~ Phone:
+61-3-83443924 ~ FAX: +61-3-83447894 ~ Email: e.malcolm[at]unimelb.edu.au
__________________________________________________

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Journal of Music in Ireland

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The Journal of Music in Ireland=20
Traditional | Composed | Improvised


Crashing Through the Years

Christmas has come early for readers of the JMI: Journal of Music in =
Ireland! To coincide with an article in the November-December issue =
celebrating ten years of the Crash Ensemble, the JMI has made great =
content free-to-view at www.thejmi.com. Read Bob Gilmore's 'Composition =
as Vandalism', a portrait of composer and Crash Ensemble founder =
Donnacha Dennehy from 2005, Barra =C3=93 S=C3=A9aghdha's 2004 review of =
the Crash Ensemble festival, or the same writer's thoughts on the =
premi=C3=A8re of Donnacha Dennehy's Gr=C3=A1 agus B=C3=A1s (with =
sean-n=C3=B3s singer Iarla =C3=93 Lion=C3=A1ird) three years later. =
Other content earmarked this month includes, further reviews of the =
Crash Ensemble over the years and Editor Toner Quinn's blog in which he =
remembers the Crash Ensemble's first concert in 1997.

Nominated for a Golden Spiders award this year, the JMI website is a =
rich resource for anyone interested in musical life in Ireland. Visit =
www.thejmi.com

For access to over 680 articles, subscribe for only =E2=82=AC35. The =
November-December issue of the JMI is now available in shops =
nation-wide, online and by subscription.


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Free content in the JMI this month:

Jan-Feb 2002
Conor Kostick: Gig! - The Crash Ensemble
http://www.thejmi.com/article/52

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Jan-Feb 2004
Barra =C3=93 S=C3=A9aghdha: Crash and Bang
http://www.thejmi.com/article/223

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Nov-Dec 2005
Bob Gilmore: Composition as Vandalism
http://www.thejmi.com/article/372

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Nov-Dec 2006
Benedict Schlepper-Connolly: Solos and Multiples
http://www.thejmi.com/article/496

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Mar-Apr 2007
Barra =C3=93 S=C3=A9aghdha: Strange Folk
http://www.thejmi.com/article/515

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Editor's Blog: Crash's First Concert
http://thejmi.com/blog/?p=3D28

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Subject: Book Review, Gentles on Farr,
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H-NET BOOK REVIEW
Published by H-Albion[at]h-net.msu.edu (November 2007)

David Farr. _Henry Ireton and the English Revolution_. Woodbridge: =20
Boydell Press, 2006. ix + 277 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. $90.00 =20
(cloth), ISBN 1-84383-235-6.

Reviewed for H-Albion by Ian Gentles, Department of History, Tyndale
University College

The Brains behind the English Revolution

Henry Ireton was the brain trust, the "alpha and omega" of the New =20
Model Army, as John Lilburne labeled him. He was also the engine =20
driving forward the revolutionary events in England between 1647 and =20
1649. Even before marrying Oliver Cromwell's daughter Bridget in 1646 =20
he had become Cromwell's closest friend and confidant. Given his =20
central role in the English Revolution, surprisingly little has been =20
written about him. R.W. Ramsey's 1949 biography is unsatisfactory, =20
while the chapter in Maurice Ashley's _Cromwell's Generals_ (1954) is =20
not much better. J.L. Dean's useful Cambridge M.Litt. of 1990 remains =20
unpublished. Now, thanks to David Farr, we have a clear, scholarly =20
account of this most important godly puritan.

From the beginning Farr makes it clear that religion was "the driving =20
force behind [Ireton's] allegiance in 1642 and at the heart of his =20
revolutionary actions after 1647" (p. 16). His upbringing and =20
education were godly, both his parents having run-ins with the =20
established church over the standard issues of the time--the sign of =20
the cross in baptism, keeping one's hat on during divine worship, the =20
churching of women, kneeling for communion, and breaking stained-glass =20
windows. Despite his status as the first-born son of a gentleman who =20
attended Oxford and the Inns of Court, Ireton was a man of humble =20
means. In Nottinghamshire under the custom of "Borough English" it =20
was the last-born son who inherited his father's estate. All the more =20
remarkable therefore, that when most other revolutionaries were =20
gobbling up the confiscated lands of church and crown, Ireton declined =20
the offer of property worth =A32000 a year, on the grounds that the =20
state had better use for the money.

Farr concentrates heavily on Ireton's religion and politics. We learn =20
little about his military career in the first years of the civil war, =20
andFarr passes lightly over his role at Naseby, where he was wounded =20
in the face and thigh before being captured. Nevertheless, Farr =20
asserts that "Ireton was a valued officer in the New Model Army" (p. =20
50). Marchamont Nedham, always an acute observer of political =20
affairs, called Ireton "the penman general of the army," and there is =20
no reason to doubt this characterization. Every major document issued =20
by the army between 1647 and 1649, including the _Solemn Engagement_ =20
(June 5, 1647), _The Heads of the Proposals_ (July 17, 1647), and the =20
_Remonstrance of the Army_ (November 20, 1648)--which was instrumental =20
in bringing Charles I to trial and condemnation--were authored by =20
Ireton. The best chapter of the book is perhaps the one on Putney =20
where Farr makes expert use of recent work by John Morrill, Phil =20
Baker, Michael Mendle, Rachel Foxley, M. A. Norris, and others to =20
elucidate the clash between Ireton, the defender of a property-based =20
franchise, and the Levellers, who promoted the rights of--in Colonel =20
Thomas Rainborowe's words--"the poorest hee that is in England."[1] =20
In explaining how Ireton and Oliver Cromwell succeeded in weaning the =20
soldiers and junior officers from their affection for Leveller =20
principles, Farr rightly emphasizes the authority they enjoyed as a =20
consequence of their "genuine popularity among their men." (p. 116)

As Farr indicates, Charles's flight from Hampton Court in November =20
1647 radicalized Ireton's thinking, and helped convert him to the view =20
that the king was a "man of blood." When the time came, he was not, =20
like Cromwell, "a reluctant regicide." Indeed, "Cromwell's eventual =20
decision to embrace regicide had much to do with the prompting he =20
received from his more strident and politically radical son-in-law"(p. =20
119). Farr thus rejects the argument of Sean Kelsey and others that =20
Ireton, like most of the other army grandees, only decided at the last =20
minute that Charles should die.[2] Those who continue to think this =20
should attend to Farr's close analysis of the army's Remonstrance of =20
November 20, 1648. Repeatedly, as Farr demonstrates, the officers =20
indicted the king of "the highest Treason" and called for "capitall =20
punishment upon [him]"(pp. 146, 148). In all his political thinking =20
Ireton was chiefly influenced by the Bible; he was no classical =20
republican, rather, as Farr justly observes, he was a "Bible =20
republican" (p. 154).

Ireland was Ireton's great blind spot, as it was for many other =20
educated Englishmen of the time. The Irish, because of their =20
insurrection of 1641, and their obstinate adherence to the popish =20
religion, were a people "mark'd out to destruction (by the Lord)" (p. =20
240). That is why, between his appointment in 1650 and his death in =20
November 1651, he actively promoted the policy of Cromwell and the =20
Rump parliament of expelling the native Irish from their land and =20
replacing them with "godly" English colonists, preferably soldiers. =20
This policy of plantation, which had been commenced under the Tudors, =20
and zealously advanced by James I, would store up much trouble in =20
later centuries. Ireton is thus, as Farr convincingly shows, very =20
much a man of his time. Deeply religious--he began and ended all =20
meetings and conferences with prayer, and fasted often--and an =20
honorable soldier who strictly observed the rules of war, he was as =20
much responsible as anyone for bringing Charles I to the scaffold and =20
pressing forward with England's disastrous policy of "planting" Ireland.

There are only a few flaws in this fine book, and they are minor. The =20
writing is sometimes less than felicitous. William Hunt's memorable =20
phrase, "A Puritan who minds his own business is a contradiction in =20
terms,"is misquoted (p. 40). A word is dropped from Ireton's military =20
motto (p.180). While Farr furnishes a detailed, workmanlike account =20
of Ireton's military campaigns in Ireland there are no maps to assist =20
the reader in visualizing what happened at Athlone, Kilkenny, and =20
Limerick. These cavils apart, Farr has supplied us with a sound =20
account of the New Model Army's "alpha and omega" that will stand us =20
in good stead for a long time to come.

Notes

[1]. Michael Mendle, ed., __The Putney Debates of 1647: The Army, the
Levellers and the English State__ (Cambridge: Cambridge University =20
Press, 2001); Rachel Foxley, "John Lilburne and the Citizenship of =20
'Free-born Englishmen,'" _Historical Journal_, 47 (2004): 849-74; M.A. =20
Norris, "Edward Sexby, John Reynolds and Edmund Hillenden: Agitators, =20
'Sectarian Grandees'and the Relations of the New Model Army with =20
London in the Spring of 1647,"_Historical Research_, 76 (2003): =20
30-53. John Morrill and Phil Baker, "Oliver Cromwell and the sons of =20
Zeruiah" in Jason Peacey (ed.), __The Regicide and the Execution of =20
Charles I__ (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001).


[2]. Sean Kelsey, "The Trial of Charles I," _English Historical =20
Review_, 118 (2003): 583-616.




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From: Carmel McCaffrey
Subject: National Archives of Ireland
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The National Archives of Ireland are making census information available
online. The census of 1911 is now being put onto the web - the first
available is for Dublin 1911. The actual handwritten forms are shown.
Below is the link. To those Dubliners like me it has proved to be to be
a very sentimental journey. I can see my grandfather's - as a very
young man - and great grandmother's handwriting as they filled in their
forms for their families.

Carmel

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/

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Subject: Re: The Irish in The Bahamas
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I published an article dealing with the Irish in the Caribbean in the
Brazilian Irish studies journal last year, much of which deals with
Irish/Bahamian links. The exact reference is: "The Irish in the Caribbean,"
ABEI Journal: The Brazilian Journal of Irish Studies 8 (2006), 105-16.

James E. Doan, Ph.D.
Professor of Humanities, Humanities Major Chair and
President, South Florida Irish Studies Consortium, Inc.
Nova Southeastern University
3301 College Avenue
Davie/Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
954-262-8207; Fax: 954-262-3881


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Of Patrick O'Sullivan
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Subject: [IR-D] The Irish in The Bahamas

From: Michael Kenneally [mailto:michael.kenneally[at]concordia.ca]
Sent: 03 December 2007 15:19
Subject: The Irish in The Bahamas

Dear Paddy,

I have had an enquiry regarding any historical links (significant
immigrants, etc.) between Ireland and The Bahamas and would be grateful for
any information members of the list might provide.

The person is looking for historical links through immigration - famous or
celebrated Irish emigrants or Irish-Bahamians. Perhaps even place names
associated with Irish emigrants or settlements. I know we are dealing with a
very small set of islands but there must be some stories/histories lurking
around some corner.

Many thanks for whatever can be discovered.

Thank you,

Michael

________________________________________

Michael Kenneally, Professor
Chair in Canadian Irish Studies
Director, Centre for Canadian Irish Studies
Concordia University
1590 Dr. Penfield
Montreal QC H3G 1C5
514 848 8711

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From: Michael Kenneally [mailto:michael.kenneally[at]concordia.ca]
Sent: 03 December 2007 15:19
Subject: The Irish in The Bahamas

Dear Paddy,

I have had an enquiry regarding any historical links (significant
immigrants, etc.) between Ireland and The Bahamas and would be grateful for
any information members of the list might provide.

The person is looking for historical links through immigration - famous or
celebrated Irish emigrants or Irish-Bahamians. Perhaps even place names
associated with Irish emigrants or settlements. I know we are dealing with a
very small set of islands but there must be some stories/histories lurking
around some corner.

Many thanks for whatever can be discovered.

Thank you,

Michael

________________________________________

Michael Kenneally, Professor
Chair in Canadian Irish Studies
Director, Centre for Canadian Irish Studies
Concordia University
1590 Dr. Penfield
Montreal QC H3G 1C5
514 848 8711

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From: Patrick O'Sullivan
Subject: New Book,
Pilar Villar-Arg=?iso-8859-1?Q?=E1iz,?= The Poetry of Eavan B
oland: A Postcolonial Reading,
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This notice from the IASIL list about , Pilar Villar-Arg=E1iz, The =
Poetry of
Eavan Boland, will interest IR-D members, especially the two chapters on
'exile', the sojourns in England, as a child, and in the USA... And of
course all the negotiations in between...

P.O'S.


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Subject: [IASIL-list] New book on Eavan Boland's poetry

Please join me in congratulating IASIL member Pilar Villar on her=20
critical study of Eavan Boland's poetry. Details on the book may be=20
found below.


The Poetry of Eavan Boland: A Postcolonial Reading
Pilar Villar-Arg=E1iz
2007. Bethesda - Dublin - Oxford: Academica Press, LLC (Maunsel & Co.,
Publishers)
ISBN-10: 1933146230; ISBN-13: 9781933146232
Web page: http://www.academicapress.com/site/books.php?id=3D139

Description:
This monograph contributes to the growing body of critical studies=20
devoted to one of Ireland?s major living poets: Eavan Boland. It details =

the controversies that were prompted by the inclusion of Ireland in a
postcolonial framework and then tests the application of an array of
cogent theories and concepts to Boland?s work. In an attempt to explore
the richness and complexity of her poetry, Villar-Arg=E1iz discusses the
contradictory pulls in her desire to surpass, and yet at the same time
epitomize, Irish nationality. Boland?s remarkable achievement as a poet
lies in her ability to stretch, by constant negotiations and
re-appropriations, the borderlines of inherited definitions of =
nationality
and femininity.

Table of Contents:
Preface by Prof. Anne Fogarty
1. Introduction
2. Re-examining the postcolonial: Gender and Irish studies
3. Towards an understanding of Boland?s poetry as minority/
postcolonial
discourse
4. A post-nationalist or a post-colonial writer?: Boland?s revisionary
stance on Mother Ireland
5. To a ?third? space: Boland?s imposed exile as a young child,
6. The subaltern in Boland?s poetry
7. Boland?s mature exile in the US: An ?Orientalist? writer?
8. Conclusion
9. Bibliography
10. Index

Review:
?This rigorous and informative exploration of the poetry of Eavan Boland
by Pilar Villar-Arg=E1iz proves the validity of drawing upon the =
resources
of postcolonial theory to illuminate her work. Through the lens of
postcolonialism, the deep-seated preoccupations and complex imaginative
foundations of Boland?s writing are carefully excavated and interpreted.
Villar-Arg=E1iz, moreover, in her observant close readings of poems from
different phases of the author?s oeuvre reveals how recurrent issues =
such
as the problem of national and cultural identity, the ethical
responsibility of engaging with the past, and the quest for fluidity and
openness are variously engaged with, both aesthetically and
philosophically. Villar-Arg=E1iz?s sustained, meticulous, and exacting =
study
of Eavan Boland opens up and articulates in a fresh way key dimensions =
of
her poetry. It succeeds not only in tracking the far-reaching
ramifications of Eavan Boland?s politicized aesthetic as a postcolonial
writer but in urging us to revisit the crystalline and precisely etched
poems of one of the most significant artists in contemporary Irish
culture.? ? Professor Anne Fogarty, Department of English, University
College Dublin, Ireland

About the Author:
Dr. Pilar Villar-Arg=E1iz lectures in the Department of English =
Philology at
the University of Granada, Spain, where she obtained a European =
Doctorate
in English Studies (Irish Literature). She is the author of Eavan =
Boland?s
Evolution As an Irish Woman Poet: An Outsider within an Outsider?s =
Culture
(The Edwin Mellen Press, 2007). She has also published on the
representation of femininity in contemporary Irish women?s poetry, on
cinematic representations of Ireland, and on the theoretical background
and application of feminism and postcolonialism to the study of Irish
literature. In addition, Dr. Villar Arg=E1iz has co-edited two books on
English literature.

Price: 74.95 USD

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From: Patrick O'Sullivan
Subject: Eurosurveillance, Outbreak of measles among Irish Travellers
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When Pat Bracken and I were arguing about our article...
Bracken, Patrick J, and Patrick O'Sullivan. 2001. The Invisibility of Irish
Migrants in British Health Research. Irish Studies Review 9 (1):41-51.
the sentence that took most writing was the one about movements of
population always having health consequences... And it is a sentence that
has turned up in discussion since then...

Preamble over, I feel I should draw attention to some items that have
appeared in our alerts, but I am at the same time wary, as I do so.

The Eurosurveillance journal, online and in print, makes visible many
population movements that do have health consequences. All parents have
watched with concern the reappearance of measles, in Ireland and elsewhere.
And one side effect of the Eurosurveillance procedures is to make visible an
Irish Traveller community in Norway...

P.O'S.

http://www.eurosurveillance.org/about/index.asp

Eurosurveillance is a leading independent European scientific journal
devoted to the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control of
communicable diseases. It is published by the European Centre for Disease
Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, Sweden.

http://www.eurosurveillance.org/releases/index-02.asp

Eurosurveillance weekly release: 14 June 2007
2007, volume 12, issue 6
# Outbreak of measles among Irish Travellers in England, March to May 2007
# Outbreak of measles among Irish Travellers in Norway: an update

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UCD News
Nuacht UCD

Posted: 12 November 2007

UCD announces new Institute to look at Irish-American dream - The John =
Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies

University College Dublin has announced that it will establish a new =
institute focused on changing the way Ireland and the Irish diaspora are =
understood. The John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies, which is =
expected to cost an estimated =E2=82=AC20 million to establish, will =
unite scholars from politics, international relationships, drama, =
literature and other significant areas.

The initiative was announced at the inaugural US-Ireland Forum which =
took place in New York on 08 November 2007, organised by the American =
Ireland Fund, University College Dublin and Irish America Magazine. =
Donegal property developer Pat Doherty has made a =E2=80=9Csignificant =
gift=E2=80=9D to the institute.

=E2=80=9CWe have to ask ourselves, in the future, will the global Irish =
family be seen an agent for change or as an historical =
curiosity,=E2=80=9D said Dr Hugh Brady, President of UCD. =E2=80=9CThe =
new institute will move from the traditional approach of studying our =
history and culture to prompting the international Irish community to =
address the great social issues of our time, such as peace, =
reconciliation and global development.=E2=80=9D

According to Dr Brady, the new institute will have a =E2=80=9Ccreative =
focus on solutions=E2=80=9D. He said that the Irish American community =
is very proud of what had been achieved in Ireland in terms of both the =
peace process and our economic transformation. And now, he explained, =
that community wants to ensure its future relevance.

The creation of the John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies will =
yield very significant and highly visible benefits for Ireland, which =
will grow in understanding of itself and its distinct role in the wider =
world through deeper understanding of its diaspora. It will equally =
benefit the global Irish community through the greater recognition of =
its unique historic contribution which the Institute will bring more =
fully into the light.

The John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies has been prioritised by =
University College Dublin and is an initiative which will pre-eminently =
advance the university=E2=80=99s mission of service to the Irish =
community in the wider world.

It will provide a dynamic programme of public outreach activities =
focussed on the Irish community and Irish diaspora groups abroad. This =
programme will build on Irish diaspora scholarship to achieve a new =
level of public dialogue within the global Irish community on the =
meaning of Irishness and major global issues of mutual interest and =
concern.

The programme of the Institute will be underpinned by an Irish Diaspora =
Archive comprised of unique archives and archaeological resources across =
Ireland which will be networked to equivalent resources of partner =
institutions in Europe, North America and Australasia.

Apart from public interest programmes, exhibitions and events the John =
Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies will follow a number of core =
teaching and research themes including:

* Irish America and Ireland =E2=80=93 a new paradigm
* Reconciling nationalism and unionism
* Migration, integration and global citizenship
* Ireland and the developing world
* Irish history, literature and culture
* Archaeology and folklore
* Language and music

The Institute constitutes an opportunity to take a fresh look at the set =
of relationships and histories which make up the Irish diaspora =
community. The Irish diaspora has become recognised as a significant =
grouping in global terms and has not been studied in anything like the =
required level of depth and intensity up to this point.

Speaking at the US-Ireland Forum, former president of the Coca-Cola =
Corporation and former chairman of Columbia Pictures, Donald Keough =
clearly signalled the need for Ireland to adapt the types of strategies =
which led to the establishment of The John Hume Institute for Global =
Irish Studies; strategies which help to consolidate Ireland=E2=80=99s =
relationship with its diaspora, particularly the 30 million Irish =
Americans who live in states outside the influence of the Government and =
Irish American organisations.

He warned that the world=E2=80=99s focus on a successful, peaceful =
Ireland is now beginning to decline. =E2=80=9CThe global white light of =
attention is finding new stages in eastern Europe, Brazil, China and =
India,=E2=80=9D he said.

According to Keough, with each passing generation, Irish-Americans, in =
particular, view Ireland as more mentally distant. The important =
question for Ireland is whether its 70 million-strong diaspora worldwide =
is still an important asset for the country=E2=80=99s future.

SOURCE

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