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 welcome addition to an underprivileged child's life. For further details - see instructions
The Shamrock Dinner in Galong House is a highlight of the gathering with Mr Richard O'Brien former Irish Ambassador to Australia as the after dinner speaker. Music will be very much part of the event with a number of musicians taking part in the Shamrock Ceili 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.
2013 Program
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Thursday 1 August |
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3.00pm
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Registration
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6.00pm
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Dinner
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7.30pm
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Welcome to Shamrock in the Bush
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Keynote address |
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7.45pm |
His Excellency Mr Noel White, Ambassador for Ireland. |
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Friday 2 August |
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Two stories |
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9.00am
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Mercy Gould's Irish-Australian indentity: 'You come from good blood Mercy, never forget it'. |
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9.45am
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'Follow the Money Trail': Coningham-v-Coningham Revisited. Anne Cunningham |
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10.30am
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Morning
tea |
| Teachers and escapees | |
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11.00am |
'Mr Williams does not call the childrens names in school': Galong and locale Public Schools. Dr Perry McIntyre |
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11.45am
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'The Murderous Escapades of Comerford and Jennings': Irish Convicts in and out of the System. Dr Jeff Brownrigg |
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1.00pm
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Lunch
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The Museum - at last! |
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2.00pm
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It started with butcher's paper ... then a kelly board! St Clement's Historians - Dr Jeff Brownrigg, Dr Geoffrey Burkhardt, Cheryl Mongan & Dr Richard Reid. |
Shamrock in the Bush opening of 'An abiding presence; Galong's land and people'. Fr Brian Maher |
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3.30pm
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Afternoon tea and free time. |
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7.30pm
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Shamrock Dinner - in Galong House with musical entertainment. Our after dinner speaker is Mr Richard O'Brien, former Irish Ambassador to Australia who will speak on 'Refelctions on a life with the Global Irish Family. |
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Saturday 3 August |
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The Irish in the Colonies |
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9.00am
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Shamrocks in the Tropics. Dr Jennifer Harrison |
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9.45am
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The Irish in South Australia. Dr Ann Herraman |
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10.30am
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Morning
tea |
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11.00am
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Five decades of Irish Family Research. Keith Johnson |
| Politicians and Protestants | |
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11.45am
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Telling Tales. Evelyn Conlon |
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1.00pm
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Lunch
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Tuning up |
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2.00pm
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Songs and stories of nineteenth-century Irish migrants. Dr Val Noone |
| 2.45pm | Dancing on the page: the vitality of the printed word and image in oral music, song and dance traditions. Dr Fintan Vallely |
| 3.30pm | Afternoon tea and free time |
| 6.00pm | Shamrock Ceili |
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An evening of music, song, dance and verse in the Galong Memorial Hall with entertainment by thecollective of talentes of the Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers and musicians. Buffet meal and refreshments will be served. |
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Sunday
4 August
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Sedition and diplomacy |
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9.00am
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Itinerant Preachers of Sedition': the Redmond Brothers' Tour of Australia in 1883. Dr Jeff Kildea |
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9.45am
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Definitely not Les: the Other Cultural Attache. Martha McEvoy |
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10.30am
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Morning
Tea
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Stones and paper |
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11.00am
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God's two acres: the plot with the lot. Cheryl Mongan |
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11.45am
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A Shamrock in a Scrapbook. Dr Richard Reid |
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12.45pm
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Shamrock Reflections
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1.00pm
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Lunch
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Please note that times and speakers could vary should unforeseen circumstances arise.
A brochure for Shamrock in the Bush 2013 events can be downloaded.
This page last updated:11 June 2013
