Elderly

Having a Care
for Irish Emigrants

By Mairead Carey, Contributor
October / November 2002

October 1, 2002 by </a> By Mairead Carey, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2002-archive/october-november-2002/">October / November 2002</a> Leave a Comment

A new plan that proposes funding to allow elderly emigrants to return to Ireland, and increasing the funding for services at home and abroad to care for elderly emigrants, has been unveiled in Dublin. The report calls for setting up an independent agency for emigrants, to be called the Agency for Irish Abroad. It would be responsible for funding cultural and sporting … [Read more...] about Having a Care
for Irish Emigrants

October 22, 1906

The famous pianist Charles Lynch was born on this day in 1906. Born in Co. Cork to a well off family descended from novelist Maria Edgeworth (Castle Rackrent), Lynch gave his first piano recital at the young age of nine. At fifteen, he won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music, London. He became famous through out England and premiered the works of several 20th century composers. His greatest achievement was when he played all of Liszt’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies.

Having a Care
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