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Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

Caroling to Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

Turlough McConnell
IA Newsletter December 4, 2021

December 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Saturday December 4 at 3:00 PMOutside the Museum at Whitney Avenue and Woodruff StreetSupporters of the newly-established nonprofit 501(c)3 Save Ireland's Great Hunger Museum are joining other members of the public in a show of unity at a Traditional Irish Christmas Caroling event in front of the museum on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 3 pm. Long time favorites on both sides of the … [Read more...] about Caroling to Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

Salute to Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

Turlough McConnell
IA Newsletter October 23, 2021

October 22, 2021 by 3 Comments

Committee to Save the Museum plans street art, live music, other festivities to salute institution unexpectedly closed by Quinnipiac University.The Committee to Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum will host a salute to the museum on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 1–5 p.m. on Woodruff Street at Whitney Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. The committee was created in … [Read more...] about Salute to Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

Phoenix Remembers the Great Hunger

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2019

October 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

The 2019 International Commemoration of the Great Irish Famine will take place in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday, November 3.Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, Josepha Madigan T.D., made the announcement in July. “This year’s commemoration represents an opportunity to not only recognize the work of the … [Read more...] about Phoenix Remembers the Great Hunger

IACI Gifts Irish Collection to Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University

By Matthew Skwiat, Contributing Editor
February / March 2015

January 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University recently received over 4,000 books, historical documents and rare first editions, from the Irish American Cultural Institute. Professor Christine Kinealy, director of the Great Hunger Institute said of the gift, “We are delighted that the Irish American Cultural Institute has chosen the Great Hunger Institute to act as … [Read more...] about IACI Gifts Irish Collection to Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University

Quinnipiac Famine Conference

By Matthew Skwiat, Contributing Editor
August / September 2014

July 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment

The 20th Ulster-American Symposium hosted at Quinnipiac University was held this past June in conjunction with Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute. Since 1976, the Ulster-American Heritage Symposium has met every two years at co-sponsoring universities in North America and Northern Ireland in an effort to shed light on the historical connections between the two places. This year’s … [Read more...] about Quinnipiac Famine Conference

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Actor Richard Todd, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Cpl. Lachlan McLachlan in 1949’s The Hasty Heart, was born on June 11, 1919 in Dublin. After training for a military career, Todd changed his sights and enrolled at the Italia Conti Academy of Theater Arts in London. He first appeared in a production of Twelfth Night in 1936. Todd enlisted in the British Army during World War II. After his successful role in The Hasty Heart, he appeared in several more films including The Longest Day (1962.) He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1993 and died on December 9, 2009.

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