In Tracing Strokestown Famine Emigrants on the Welland Canal (33:58), Professor Mark McGowan from the University of Toronto follows in the footsteps of some of the 1,490 assisted migrants from the Strokestown Park estate (now home of the National Famine Museum) in 1847 who resettled in Canada’s Niagara region to find work on the Welland Canal. He uses newly discovered … [Read more...] about Tracing Strokestown Famine Emigrants on the Welland Canal
Events
Ira Aldridge: African Tragedian in Ireland
IA Newsletter May 6, 2023
The National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park, and Irish Heritage Trust have released Ira Aldridge: Black Tragedian in Ireland in collaboration with Professor Christine Kinealy from the African American Irish Diaspora Network and Ireland's Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University, as part of its Great Famine Voices 2023 season which is funded by the Government of Ireland … [Read more...] about Ira Aldridge: African Tragedian in Ireland
Irish American Writers & Artists Present
IA Newsletter April 16, 2022
On Monday, April 18 at 2:00 pm the Irish American Artists Writers & Artists will present “Centenary Salon – 100 Years on from the Irish War for Independence” on YouTube hosted by Sean O'Dowd. The presentation will include the following conversations and musical performances: “Looking Back 100 Years” by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Director of Belfast Media Group and former lord … [Read more...] about Irish American Writers & Artists Present
Glucksman Ireland House 10th Annual Gala
IA Newsletter Aril 9, 2022
On Monday, April 11, 2022, Glucksman Ireland House will celebrate its 10th Annual Dinner Gala at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center. We are looking forward to reconnecting in person and celebrating with our community while raising funds to support our mission. Proceeds from the gala allow Glucksman Ireland House to advance the study of … [Read more...] about Glucksman Ireland House 10th Annual Gala
Trinity Irish Dance Company
IA Newsletter
March 12, 2022
March 12, 2022
Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) announced it will bring its internationally celebrated legacy and awe-inspiring precision to The Joyce Theater this Saint Patrick’s Day Season. The dance Troupe has been hailed as “impossibly complex” by the New York Times and “sophisticated and commanding” by the Los Angeles Times. Founded by Artistic Director / Choreographer Mark Howard and … [Read more...] about Trinity Irish Dance Company