Writing
What does being ‘Irish’ mean?
by Jimmy Billings Originally posted as an Instagram post What does being ‘Irish’ mean? ‘Irish’ (an English word) is a culturally homogenising colonial identity that was made for us by the British following centuries of our Gaelic ancestors minds being emptied, their...
(Course) Decolonisation in Éirinn: Unsettling whiteness on the road to Gaelic cultural & land revitalisation
Dates One offering of the course currently available with limited places: Eight session course over eight weeks Current offering: Runs from 09/01/2022 to 27/02/2022 Course sessions take place weekly between those dates on Sundays from 18.00-20.00 Irish time. Course...
What does ‘Indigenous’ mean? Do we get to use it in Ireland?
by Jimmy Billings Originally posted as an Instagram post What does ‘Indigenous’ mean? Do we get to use it in Ireland? ‘Indigenous’ is a politicised cultural identity that has been created through colonialism’s violent encounter with particular groups of people....
Decolonial possibilities in Ireland: visions of relational becoming with the island
By Jimmy Billings © Originally published in Airmid's Journal May 2021 Issue Decolonial possibilities in Ireland: visions of relational becoming with the island My turn to state an equation: colonization = ‘thing-ification’. I hear the storm. They talk to me about...