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Kick up your heels on St Patrick's Day with the Dictionary of Sydney

St Patrick's Day in the new land 1880, Illustrated Sydney News, 20 March 1880, p5 A few years ago the Dictionary of Sydney worked with the Consulate General of Ireland in Sydney to produce a fantastic suite of entries on the…

The Castle Hill convict rebellion

Convict uprising at Castle Hill 5 March 1804. Contributed by National Library of Australia [nla.pic-an5577479 Yesterday our best known Irish pubs were sprinkled with green decorations in celebration of the Feast day for the Patron Saint of Ireland - St Patrick.…