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Once again we have a great line-up of speakers, poets and musicians who will enlighten and entertain you in the unique atmosphere of St Clement's. Here you can get away from the world (most mobile phones are out of range) and immerse yourself in the company of a group of interesting participants, some of whom have the distinction of having attended every Shamrock!

Once again we are supporting Operation Christmas Child and ask that you bring along a shoe box of items suitable for a child - it will make a worthy addition to our Christmas festivities. For further details - see instructions

The Shamrock Dinner in Galong House is a highlight of the gathering with Ms Anne Plunkett, former Australian Ambassador to Ireland as the after dinner speaker. Music will be very much part of the event with a number of musicians taking part in the Live @ Ned Ryan's cConcert on Saturday night.

It will be a great weekend so please do register early and support the museum, library and archive at St Clement's.

2012 Program

 

Thursday 2 August

3.00pm
Registration
6.00pm
Dinner
7.30pm
Welcome to Shamrock in the Bush

Through the lens of an immigrant

7.45pm

Incorrigibly Plural: A Dubliner's Diaspora.

Siobhan McHugh, keynote speaker


 

Friday 3 August

 

Reading between the lines

9.00am

Irish First Fleeters of 1788.

Michael Flynn

9.45am

To be True and Loyal: the voyage of the convict ship Minerva 1818.

Linda Emery

10.30am

Morning tea


11.00am

The Hidden Families in the Convict Indents

Perry McIntyre      

  Celtic Cooranbong
11.45am

St Patrick's and St Brigid's Cemetery, 1861-2011

Frances Dunn

1.00pm

Lunch

 

Orchids and orphans

2.00pm

'Adding stones to the great pile': Robert David Fitzgerald's contribution to Australian botany.

Penny Olsen

2.45pm

The Irish Boys at Burnside Homes, 1922-1929.

Keith Amos

3.30pm

Afternoon tea and free time.

7.30pm
Shamrock Dinner - in Galong House with musical entertainment. Our guest speaker is Ms Anne Plunkett, former Australian Ambassador to Ireland..

 

 

Saturday 4 August

 

Reflections

9.00am

Echoes of 'Not Just Ned' - Reflections on the NMA's 2011 'Irish in Australia' exhibition.

Richard Reid

9.45am

'Mad Ireland' (Manning Clarke): Stories from 30 years of research in Irish/Australian Cultural Heritage.

Jeff Brownrigg

10.30am

Morning tea

  Politicians and Protestants
11.00am

William Charles Wentworth: Australia's greatest native son.

Andrew Tink

11.45am

'Mindful of her St Columba and Gaels': the Irish factor in Australian Anglicanism.

Michael Gladwin

1.00pm
Lunch
 

Acknowledging Place

2.00pm

St Clement's Historians present a collection of short talks on aspects of Galong history.

Old Country, New Country. - Richard Reid

According to McCord. -
Cheryl Mongan

Legions of Alphonsus. -
Jeff Brownrigg

Better read than dead. -
Geoffrey Burkhardt

An abiding presence - making it real!

3.30pm Afternoon tea and free time
6.30pm

Dinner

7.30pm

Live @ Ned Ryan's in Galong House with entertainment by a collective of talented performers.

 

 

Sunday 5 August
 

Of recent times

9.00am

'Misfortunes will happen to the wisest and best of men': the life of Wexford man Sean Cloney.

Christine Wright

9.45am

From the Troubles to No Worries: Reflections on 40 years Down Under.

Barney and Angela Devlin

10.30am
Morning Tea
11.00am

Home to Belfast - at last.

Lizz Murphy

  The Empire Strikes Back
11.45am

The 'Bloody and Accursed Empire' Strikes Back: Hugh Mahon's Expulsion from Parliament.

Jeff Kildea

12.45pm
Wrap up
1.00pm
Lunch

Please note that times and speakers could vary should unforeseen circumstances arise.

A brochure for Shamrock in the Bush 2012 events can be downloaded.

This page last updated:10 May 2012