Sinners, Saints & Settlers: A Journey through Irish Australia
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Sinners, Saints & Settlers: A Journey through Irish Australia
By (Author) Richard Reid
National Museum of Australia
National Museum of Australia
1st July 2010
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Australasian and Pacific history
994
Physical Properties
Paperback
200
Width 290mm, Height 250mm
Description
From the arrival of the First Fleet to the present, Irish immigrants and their descendants have been at the centre of Australian life. Sinners, Saints and Settlers takes the reader on a journey through the Irish experience in Australia, visiting locations right across the nation where the Irish story unfolds. The book concentrates on the period 1788 to 1921, when the Irish presence in Australia was proportionately at its most influential and visible. It spans the years between the Irish rebellion of 1798, which had a profound effect on the emerging colony of New South Wales, and 1921, the achievement of modern Irish independence.
Author Bio
Richard Reid is a senior curator at the National Museum of Australia, where he is preparing a major exhibition on the story of the Irish in Australia. Brendon Kelson is a respected heritage photographer and historical researcher. He is the coauthor of Kelly Country: A Photographic Journey and has contributed to Echoes of Irish Australia: Rebellion to Republic and Galong: Paradise of the Ryans.
