National History Curriculum the Golden Years, Grounds for Hope
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THE AUSTRALIAN IRISH HERITAGE NETWORK No 7, March 2009 PRINT POST APPROVED PP 336663/00047 National History Curriculum Greg Melleuish The Golden Years, Grounds for Hope Peter Kiernan & Patrick McNamara one team that delivers award-winning architectural design and construction now that’s intelligent Professionals who can put your dreams on paper and a construction team who can turn it into reality. We put it all together at Comdain. With a full design service, Comdain combines expressive architecture WINNER 2008 Victorian with lifestyle enhancing home technology. The result is architecturally Professional Small/Medium designed homes of a superior quality. Builder of the Year See all our awards @ For 20 years, Comdain has been making intelligent Melbourne living www.comdain.com.au an inspiring reality. For advice on how you can have the home you really want, talk to our friendly team of experts. 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Felix Meagher ISSN 1835-1093 12 Music: Printing scores from online sources, Stuart Traill 13 Bolg an tSoláthair/ Odds & Ends, Val Noone Editor: 16 Profi le: Martin Daly, Catherine Arthur Liz McKenzie 20 Miscellany, Joseph Murphy Deputy Editor: 30 Poetry: Lothar Luken, Nessa O’Mahony, Patrick Walsh, John Liddy Felicity Allen 44 Travellers' Tales: Irish settlement at Shoreham, Robert J F Butler Business Manager: Features Rob Butler 14 Centenary of the Old Age Pension in Ireland, Mattie Lennon Advertising: 15 Do NOT try this at home! Felicity Allen Marie Feeley, tel 03 5996 3343 19 The Great Financial Crisis and Eire, Felicity Allen Production: 22 A rock for all ages, Peter Kiernan Andrew Macdermid 23 At The Rock, Leo Kelly Other workers on this issue: 24 A compelling history, Greg Melleuish Peter Kiernan, Frances Devlin-Glass, 26 The Jacobite kingdom in exile, Michael Doyle Bob Glass, Catherine Arthur, Meg 28 A great day for the Irish, Patrick McNamara McNena, Kate Cliff ord, Rob Butler, Don McKenzie, John McMahon. Reviews 32 An inspiring era of Catholic intellectualism, Peter Kiernan with Patrick McNamara Views expressed in the articles, 34 An opportunity missed? Chris Mooney letters and advertisements are 36 A perfect addition to your bedside table, Peter Kiernan those of the contributors and not 37 The disappearance of Cork Docklands, Bill Anderson necessarily those of the Australian 38 Tradition in a new key, Renée Huish Irish Heritage Network or of the A memoir for family consumption only? Deirdre Gillespie editor. 39 Outlasting his opponents, Jeff ry Babb 40 A diversity of fortunes, Felicity Allen The cover features an image from Brenda 41 Reinvigorating old ideas, Maireid Sullivan Grimshaw. See page 2 for more information. 42 Shamrock celebrated in Australia, Patrick McNamara 43 Kerry’s football legend, Robert J F Butler The Australian Irish Heritage Network to build and explore the Australian Irish identity. The maga- Membership is open to all with an identifi cation with Irish her- zine will welcome material which explores the big themes of itage. It was founded in 2007 to continue the spirit and work exile, diaspora and settlement. It will also encourage the tell- of Val Noone and Mary Doyle. ing of the micro-stories that express narratives of individuals One of its activities is to publish the magazine Tinteán and families. There will be a continual study of the political (meaning hearth in Gaelic and pronounced ‘Tintoyne’ – the and economic evolution of Ireland, and of the contribution fada on the fi nal á giving the syllable the dominant stress and which Irish-Australians have made to Australia. The intention the “augh” sound). is to explore and celebrate the playing out of the Irish heritage The AIHN offi ce is in the basement of the Celtic Club, 316 in Australia, past, present and future. Queen St, Melbourne. We express our thanks to the Club for its generosity. People are welcome to drop in. However we are Activities only there parttime so check fi rst. As well as the magazine, we hope to put on social and edu- cational events; disseminate news and information via the Objectives of the AIHN internet; off er recognition for service to literary and histori- This Association, as its primary objective, will produce a liter- cal endeavours; issue cultural and political comment, and ary magazine called Tinteán. The focus of the magazine will be research and record our heritage. Tinteán March 2009 1 What’s on St Patrick’s Weekend Ceilidh ZHHNV0UV*ULPVKDZVDLGWKDWµWKHH[KLELWLRQLVGHGLFDWHG St Patrick’s weekend celebrations at St Columba’s Hall, Elwood. to my great-grandparents who were from County Clare and Fundraiser Ceilidh in aid of the Columban Partnership Project of County Cork and all the Celtic immigrants who decided to make St Kilda and Elwood. Early bookings appreciated. Australia their home. I feel a real connection to the symbols, the When: Saturday 14th March 2009. 7.30pm to 11pm colours and to my Irish ancestory’. Donation: $20 $QH[KLELWLRQRI%UHQGD*ULPVKDZ¶VSDLQWLQJVRIWKHSDJHV Band: “Five and a zack” of the Book of Kells will be held at: Bookings: Noreen Dempsey 9593 8374 or email jmwquinn@ 7KH &HOWLF &OXE 4XHHQ 6W FQU /D7UREH 6W 0HO- westnet.com.au bourne 3000 14th – 16th March Ned Kelly Country Tour ,QTXLULHVWR.LP/\QFK QHH.HHQDQ 3KRQH A tour of Ned Kelly country in September is being organized by www.celticclub.com.au Mr Phillip Moore of the Celtic Club. It is proposed that the tour The exhibition will be opened by Michael Keating, newly ZLOOWDNHLQVLJQL¿FDQW.HOO\VLWHVLQFOXGLQJ*OHQURZDQ0DQV- elected president of the IACC ¿HOG%HHFKZRUWK6WULQJ\EDUN&UHHNDQG3RZHU¶V/RRNRXW Philip Moore, Cultural Heritage Committee, Celtic Club, Mel- As part of the preparation for this tour participants can join a bourne. Ned Kelly Reading Circle on the theme of Hero or Villain. The SXUSRVH RI WKH 5HDGLQJ *URXS LV WR DOORFDWH GLIIHUHQW ERRNV WR 16th and 17th Conferences, 2009 and 2010 people and then come together for an overall discussion of the real The next conference, the 16th in the Irish-Australian conference and important issues behind and surrounding the life and story of series, will take place in July next year in Wellington, New Zea- Ned Kelly and his struggling community. Such readings and dis- land, organised by the ISAANZ Vice President Dr Brad Patter- cussions are open to all interested people and for those intending son. A Call-for-Papers has been prepared and has been published to take the tour, they are designed to better prepare them. VHH KWWSZZZLVDDQ]RUJ&$//)253$3(56 $V\HWDVSHFL¿FGDWHIRUWKHWRXULVWREHFRQ¿UPHGGHSHQG- Oct08.pdf) In light of New Zealand involvement, the title of the ing on participants’ availability. The Reading Circle will be conference series has been changed from the Irish-Australian established in the near future to allow for adequate reading and Conference to the Australasian Irish Studies Conference (AISC). discussion dates before the tour. Registration of interested par- Inquiries should be directed to Dr Brad Patterson (brad.patter- ticipants has already begun. Inquiries are welcome. [email protected]). Phillip Moore, Ph: 9850 4468 Email:[email protected] Dr Dominic Bryan, who is Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at Queen’s University, Belfast will host the 17th confer- Bloomsday in Melbourne HQFHLQ%HOIDVWLQWKHPLGGOHRI WREHFRQ¿UPHG ZKLFK Annually celebrating James Joyce’s Ulysses on 16 June. In would mark the 30thDQQLYHUVDU\RIWKHVHFRQIHUHQFHVDVWKH¿UVW 2009, the theme is what James Joyce owes to Oscar Wilde, was held in Canberra in November 1980. whether he knows it or not. For details of upcoming events at WKH6WDWH/LEUDU\DQG&HOWLF&OXEVHHZZZEORRPVGD\LQPHO- Celtic Festival at Mornington Race Meeting. bourne.org.au After the success of the Celtic Festival in 2008, Mornington Rac- ing Club, in conjunction with Mornington Peninsula Tourism, is Exhibition of prints from the Book of Kells DJDLQKRVWLQJWKHIHVWLYDODVSDUWRIWKH&DUOWRQ'UDXJKW*UHDW According to Art Historian Iain Zaczek ‘The Book of Kells is Southern Steeplechase meeting on Sunday, May24 2009. WKHFURZQLQJDFKLHYHPHQWRI&HOWLF$UW,WLVDOVRRQHRIWKH¿Q- &KLHIH[HFXWLYHRI¿FHU0LFKDHO%URZHOOVD\VWKHFOXELVFRP- est illuminated manuscripts ever produced, combining intricate mitted to the Mornington Celtic Festival, featuring a top-class calligraphy with ornamental designs of exquisite beauty.’ country race meeting at Victoria’s top country racecourse. 7KHDUWLVW%UHQGD.UHOOH*ULPVKDZEHJDQSDLQWLQJSDJHVRI It will include the traditional Irish steeplechase and an impor- the Book of Kells in 2004 inspired by the amazing pattern, detail tant component of the carriage-driving national championships. and colour of the The Book of Kells. ‘When I returned to teach- 2WKHU&HOWLFDFWLYLWLHVDWWKHUDFHFRXUVHZLOOLQFOXGHWKH*UHDW ing after family leave I began teaching both Art and medieval Irish War Pipe, a `gathering of the clans’ for all the different Irish history. I stumbled on a page about the Book of Kells and was dog breeds, Ireland’s wee Dexter cattle, the Irish sport horse, the immediately struck by its brilliance.