Language and the Anxiety of Belonging in London-Irish Literature

Next we have Niamh MacGloin (University of York), whose bursary facilitated archival research and Irish language classes to deepen her research: I first travelled to Dublin to access Dónall Mac Amhlaigh’s archives at the National Library of Ireland. I spent time reading through his personal diaries from 1951, when he first moved to Britain, to […]

Consumption and Self-Starvation in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Irish Fiction.

Next up is 2025 BAIS Bursary Prize winner, Paddy Brennan (University of Liverpool). Paddy utilised his bursary to attend and present at conferences and carry out archival research: The BAIS Bursary Prize allowed me to present two separate papers at two conferences this year, as well as providing me with the chance to carry out […]

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Language and the Anxiety of Belonging in London-Irish Literature

Consumption and Self-Starvation in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Irish Fiction.