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Christine Kinealy

William Wells Brown: Black Abolitionist in Famine Ireland

IA Newsletter June 4, 2022

April 27, 2022 by Leave a Comment

William Wells Brown: Black Abolitionist in Famine Ireland is part of the Great Famine Voices 2022 season, hosted by the National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park, the Irish Heritage Trust, and Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University, with funding from the Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Programme.     Professor Christine Kinealy (Ireland's Great Hunger … [Read more...] about William Wells Brown: Black Abolitionist in Famine Ireland

Irish American Writers & Artists Present

IA Newsletter April 16, 2022

April 15, 2022 by Leave a Comment

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

Charles Stewart Parnell: The ‘Forgotten Famine’ and the American Congress

By Christine Kinealy

March 29, 2022 by 1 Comment

On Monday, February 2, 1880, Charles Stewart Parnell addressed the American Congress. He was only the fourth international politician to be accorded this honor and the first Irish man. During his 32-minute-long speech, he laid out a blue-print for the end of the much-hated landlord system in Ireland. He also linked it to recurring famines in Ireland. The success of Parnell’s … [Read more...] about Charles Stewart Parnell: The ‘Forgotten Famine’ and the American Congress

Ira Aldridge: AN ‘AFRICAN ROSCIUS’ in Ireland

By Christine Kinealy
IA Newsletter October 30, 2021

October 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment

If you had been in London on 15 May 1835, you could have heard Daniel O’Connell, Ireland’s Liberator, speak at a large Anti-Slavery meeting in the prestigious Exeter Hall. O’Connell, the hero of Catholic Emancipation, had established himself as the leading transatlantic opponent of enslavement and as a thorn in the side of American enslavers. But if you had been almost 300 … [Read more...] about Ira Aldridge: AN ‘AFRICAN ROSCIUS’ in Ireland

Teaching the Great Hunger in the United States

May 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Professor Maureen Murphy developed the New York State Great Hunger Curriculum and is historian of The Hunger Memorial in New York City. She reflects on teaching the Irish Famine, the Hunger Memorial, and the role of women such as Asenath Nicolson in alleviating hunger and homelessness in the past and present. Please join us for a live online post-show discussion on … [Read more...] about Teaching the Great Hunger in the United States

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