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Irish Film Institute Unveils Century-Old Footage

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
May / June 2019

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The Irish Film Institute (IFI) was at the Consulate General of Ireland in New York in April to launch its Irish Independence Film Collection, a culturally significant compilation of newsreel material from the early 20th century. With over 150 films in total, the footage, which features Michael Collins, Éamon de Valera, and Queen Victoria to name a few, gives fascinating … [Read more...] about Irish Film Institute Unveils Century-Old Footage

Photo Album: Tales of New York

Submitted by Robin Dobson
May / June 2019

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I have no interest in Ancestry.com or tracing my roots. I know most of my DNA and it’s all Irish on my mom’s side. Her father, the son of a Ballylongford, County Kerry, farmer, was named Tom Keane. He emigrated to America sometime around 1900 – it’s believed he had to hightail it out of Ireland because of his IRA affiliation, and that doesn’t surprise me at all. Tom had crossed … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Tales of New York

Long-Lost James Connolly Play May Be Found

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
March / April 2019

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In Nora Connolly’s 1935 memoir of her father, James Connolly, she mentions a play of his entitled The Agitator’s Wife, which scholars have never been able to find. A short story of the same name was recently discovered in an obscure journal in Warwick University’s library, leading University of Glasgow academics to believe it could be the long-lost work. The short story, which … [Read more...] about Long-Lost James Connolly Play May Be Found

Weekly Comment: Francis Sheehy Skeffington’s Granddaughter to Retrace her Grandmother’s U.S. Tour

By Irish America
July 21, 2017

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Irish activist re-creating grandmother's 1917 tour of United States in documentary film, Hanna and Me. ℘℘℘ During Easter Week 1916, Irish pacifist Francis Sheehy Skeffington was shot without trial by British firing squad. A year later, his widow, Hanna, escaped to the United States under a false passport, giving speeches across the country exposing the truth about her husband's … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Francis Sheehy Skeffington’s Granddaughter to Retrace her Grandmother’s U.S. Tour

The Diaspora Commemorates 1916: United States

By Irish America Staff
February / March 2017

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How the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising was commemorated throughout the U.S. NEW YORK CITY Of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation, five traveled to New York to seek assistance from the long-established republican Irish American community there, including Tom Clarke, who became an American citizen in Brooklyn in 1883, and John Connolly. Key figures in New … [Read more...] about The Diaspora Commemorates 1916: United States