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

Four cities, one story: the Irish in Britain

THERE is no single story of the Irish in Britain. What makes up our community, is a patchwork of...
Man hospitalised with burns to his face and body after hot water attack

A MAN is receiving treatment in hospital after another man attacked him with hot water. The victi...
Funding of €8m will help preserve archaelogical monuments across Ireland

FUNDING of more than €8m has been earmarked by the Irish Government to protect archaeological mon...
British? Irish? Either? Neither? exhibition tackles identity and belonging in Northern Ireland

A SERIES of photo exhibitions exploring notions of identity, belonging and culture has launched i...

Subscribe

Additional

An Gorta Mór: Passage to India

Footer

Follow Us

Subscribe

Additional