1798 Memorial
Eugene McCague
Interviewer: Siobhán McHugh for National Library of Australia
Born in 1957 to parents with a small 20 acre farm in the heart of rural Ireland, Eugene McCague had, in most respects, a normal and typical country childhood. Continue reading “Eugene McCague”
Tomás de Bháldraithe
Interviewer: Siobhán McHugh for National Library of Australia
Tomás de Bháldraithe was accustomed to the sounds of the Irish language before his official appearance into the world. His Dublin based family, in order to immerse themselves in an Irish speaking environment, used to holiday in the Gaeltacht of Connemara for three months every year. Continue reading “Tomás de Bháldraithe”
Bishop David Cremin
Interviewer: Siobhán McHugh for National Library of Australia
Bishop David Cremin has been involved in so many aspects of the Catholic and Irish/Australian scene for so long that it is hard to single out an occasion that represents all of his deep engagement with life around him. Continue reading “Bishop David Cremin”
Maurie O’Sullivan
Interviewer: Siobhán McHugh for National Library of Australia
There can be few Irishmen who have sat in an Australian boardroom meeting and who, when asked, have said that their ‘second’ language was English. Continue reading “Maurie O’Sullivan”
Fr Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
Interviewer: Siobhán McHugh for National Library of Australia
There can be few Irishmen in Australia with Father Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin’s connections to the struggle for Irish independence between 1919 and 1921. Continue reading “Fr Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin”