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The Legacy Of Broken Faith, Eamon Maher

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One of the advantages of a crisis within any human institution is that it generates fracture, encourages re-evaluation, self-criticism, and, occasionally, anger. In April2011, a conference was organised in Milltown Institute around the theme of Broken Faith: &-visioning the Church in Ireland.

In Search Of The Original "Skewball", Seán Ó Cadhla

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The well-known horseracing ballad ‘Skewball’ has been widely documented in oral tradition on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as on numerous English broadside printings. It recounts the tale of a mid-eighteenth-century horserace held at The Curragh of Kildare, in which a heavily-backed mare is comprehensively beaten by a relatively unknown skewbald gelding leaving the mare’s owner — along with much of the assembled onlookers — significantly out of pocket. The ballad became widely popularised in North America where it was first published in a song book in 1826 (Benton 1826:3-4). It was later subsumed into African-American song tradition, …

Another Comic Food Song: The Irish Jubilee, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire

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This is a comic food song from the Irish American tradition.

Interfaith: One Size Fits All?, Alan J. Hilliard

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Interfaith: one Shoe Size Fits All?

This paper explores interfaith activity through a social policy lens. Examining our contemporary world through the concepts of Globalisation, Migration, Immigration and Cosmopolitanism the paper reveals how there is not only a growth in ‘global’ phenomenon but also reveals a corresponding impact on local issues and identities.

A further discussion as to the nature of religion and the nature of religious belief in the global context raises the possibility of a framework for religious belief which can be applied to interfaith activity. This discussion also shows a shift in the cultural significance of religious …

The Edition, 17th Of April, 2013. Vol 2, No. 12, 2013, Dit News Society

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Is Keeping Kosher In 21st. Century Dublin A Challenge For The Jewish Community?, Diarmaid Murphy

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The Jewish faith is the most ancient of the mono-theistic religions and is considered the first religion in the world that has a written set of rules. The canonical content of Jewish law (Hallakah) is contained in two places, the Torah and the Talmud. Both of these are the Jewish Holy Scriptures and contain the laws given to the prophet Moses on Mount Sinai. To non-Jews, perhaps the most well-known of Jewish laws are the strictures surrounding food and diet. These include inter alia, the non-consumption of pork and shellfish. These laws regarding food are in fact most ancient and …

The Edition, 20th Of March, 2013. Vol. 2, No. 11, 2013, Dit News Society

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The Edition, 6th Of March, 2013. Vol 2, No. 10, 2013, Dit News Society

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The Edition, 20th Of February, 2013. Vol 2, No. 9, 2013, Dit News Society

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The Edition, 6th Of February, 2013. Vol. 2, No. 8, 2013, Dit News Society

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Public Dining In Dublin: The History And Evolution Of Gastronomy And Commercial Dining 1700-1900, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire

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Purpose: This paper provides an overview of the changing food culture ofIreland focusing particularly on the evolution of commercial public dining inDublin 1700-1900, from taverns, coffeehouses and clubs to the proliferation of hotels and restaurants particularly during the latter half of the nineteenth century.

Methods: Using a historical research approach, the paper draws principally on documentary and archival sources, but also uses material culture. Data is analysed using a combination of hermeneutics (Denzin and Lincoln, 2000, O'Gorman, 2010) and textual analysis (Howell and Prevenier, 2001).

Findings: The paper traces the various locations of public dining inDublin 1700-1900 and reveals thatDublin …

The Edition, 23rd Of January, 2013, Vol. 2, No. 7, 2013, Dit News Society

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The Edition, 4th Of December, 2013, Dit News Society

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The Edition, 17th Of October, 2013, Dit News Society

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The Edition, 20th Of November, 2013, Dit News Society

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The Edition, 24th Of September, 2013, Dit News Society

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The Edition, 6th Of November, 2013, Dit News Society

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