New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1987) Winner
Patrick O'Farrell
パトリック・オファレル
Patorikku O'Fareruru
Aliases:
Patrick James O'Farrell
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-09-17 （Greymouth, New Zealand）
- Died
- 2003-12-25 （Australia） age 70
- Nationality
- New Zealand, Australia
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Residence History
- Greymouth, New Zealand → Sydney, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor
- Active Years
- 1959-2003
- Affiliations
- University of New South Wales
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury University College | — | History | Master of Arts (second-class honours) | — | New Zealand |
| Australian National University | — | History | PhD | 1956-1960 | Australia |
Canterbury University College
History
Degree:
Master of Arts (second-class honours)
Year of Graduation:
1956
Country:
New Zealand
Australian National University
History
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1956-1960
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Australia
Thesis: H.E. Holland and the labour movement in Australia and New Zealand
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Harry Holland: Militant Socialist
1964 Biography/HistoryBiography of New Zealand Labour Party leader Harry Holland.
Labour movementSocialism
The Catholic Church in Australia: A Short History 1788-1967
1968 HistoryA short history of the Catholic Church in Australia.
Catholic ChurchAustralian history
The Catholic Church and Community in Australia: a History
1977 HistoryHistory of the Catholic Church and community in Australia.
CatholicismImmigration history
The Irish in Australia
1986 HistoryHistory of the Irish in Australia.
Irish Australians
Bibliography
- Harry Holland: Militant Socialist
- The Catholic Church in Australia: A Short History 1788-1967
- Documents in Australian Catholic History 1788-1968
- Ireland’s English Question: Anglo-Irish Relations 1534-1970
- England and Ireland since 1800
- The Catholic Church and Community in Australia: a History
- Letters from Irish Australia 1825-1929
- The Irish in Australia
- Vanished Kingdoms: Irish in Australia and New Zealand
- Through Irish Eyes: Australian and New Zealand Images of the Irish 1788-1948
- UNSW: a Portrait
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Academic and analytical styleCritical of oral history
- Recurring Motifs
- Catholic ChurchIrish diasporaLabour history
Legacy
Recognized as the leading historian of Roman Catholicism in Australia, Irish history, and Irish Australian history. Opponent of 'history from below' social history.
Trivia
- Born into an Irish Catholic family.
- Married Deirdre Genevieve MacShane in 1956 and had five children.
- Appointed professor emeritus at the University of New South Wales upon retirement.