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An Gorta Mór: Passage to India

Passages East and West:
An Irish Indian Comes Home 

By Turlough McConnell
IA newsletter June 18, 2022

June 17, 2022 by 29 Comments

History speaks of migration waves that flow across land and sea and create epochal change. This description can obscure the smaller, often heroic journeys of daring individuals who establish new communities and identities for themselves and for posterity. The poignant documentary ‘An Gorta Mór: Passage to India’ (also known as Boys from Vepery), written by Ian Michael and … [Read more...] about Passages East and West:
An Irish Indian Comes Home 

An Gorta Mór: Passage to India

April 27, 2022 by Leave a Comment

In this award-winning documentary, An Gorta Mór: Passage to India, Ian Michael traces the journey of his ancestor John Footman from Clonakilty in 1847 aboard the Kent to Madras (now Chennai), in India. He travels back to his ancestral home and reflects on the meaning of Irish Indian identity today.  Please join us with Ian Michael and the Ambassador of Ireland to India, Brendan … [Read more...] about An Gorta Mór: Passage to India

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