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The Making of a Nation
Risings: The Irish Literary Revival and the Making of a Nation. On View at The…
Canada Recognizes Irish Famine Memorial
The Irish in Canada have won a major victory over the Canadian Government on how…
Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield
Found her Voice in Ireland
Found her Voice in Ireland
In Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield: The Abolitionist “Black Swan”, Professor Christine Kinealy (Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute,…
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The Irish and Abolition
Observations of African-American and Irish Abolitionists During his career, O’Connell was elected Mayor of Dublin and a member of the British Parliament. However, he was refused his seat in the […]
How Generations Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Growing up in an Irish family in a proudly Irish neighborhood, I never saw St. Patrick’s Day as just a holiday — it was an event. Like Christmas, the anticipation started weeks […]
The Boycott Origination Story
Captain Charles Boycott, an ordinary man though in possession of a repellent personality, has gone on to immortality due to his behavior in 19th Century Mayo. Formerly an obscure officer […]
Frederick Douglass and the White Negro
Film Screening and Discussion: “Frederick Douglass and the White Negro” at the Commodore John Barry Arts & Cultural Center The Commodore John Barry Arts & Cultural Center is proud to […]
“The Enchanted Bay”
It is a little-known fact that Ernie O’Malley, renowned for his role in Ireland’s revolutionary struggle, was also a passionate collector of Irish folklore. “The Enchanted Bay: Tales and Legends […]
Irish Rebel John Devoy and America’s Fight for Ireland’s Freedom
The relationship between John Devoy, the legendary Fenian, and Eamon de Valera is explored by Terry Golway. In Neil Jordan’s film Michael Collins, there’s an 18-month gap in the pivotal […]