Overview

Hosted by Yass and District Historical Society, this seminar will delve deep in to exploring Irish settlement in Southern NSW.

Discover the rich and often surprising story of Irish settlement in Yass and Southern NSW at this comprehensive full-day seminar, bringing together seven knowledgeable speakers to explore the people, places, experiences and cultural influences that shaped our region.

Guest speakers include:

Dr Richard Reid OAM - Echoes of the Harp: Some Thoughts on Yass' Irish Story

Dr Damian John Gleeson - New Perspectives on the Irish in Early New South Wales

Dr Jeff Brownrigg - Henry Lawson's Irish Poems: 'Irishness' to Australia in the verse of Lawson, Yass's John O'Brien and other poets

Cheryl Bollard and Sue Pillans - Echoes from the Maher Collection: People, Place and Family in Yass

William Delaney - Beyond the Headstone: Reconstructing the Irish Catholic Community of Yass through the Yass Valley History Centre

Cheryl Mongan - Journey of a Lifetime: Irish Famine Orphans in the New World 1848-1850

With live musical performances by Daniel Kelly, morning tea and lunch included (drinks at own expense), this is a day for anyone with an interest in Irish history, local history, family and social history and historical research.