Irish America

Irish America

Irish emigration

Away No More

By Colin Lacey

September/October 1994

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Canadian writer Jane Urquhart returns to her Irish Roots  Even with three successful novels, a collection of short stories, several volumes of poetry, and a prestigious French literary award under her belt, Canadian-Irish writer Jane Urquhart still gets excited by the little things.  Like touring Ireland to promote her latest book, Away, which has hovered near the top of the … [Read more...] about Away No More

Out of Ireland: The Story Of Irish Emigration To America

From the book 'Out of Ireland' with permission from Elliott & Clark

July/August 1994

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Out of Ireland, a documentary film by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Wagner, had its first public showing at the New York Lincoln Center Irish Film Festival in June, and will air on PBS television stations sometime this fall or next spring. Using as its primary source the remarkable memoirs and letters written by and to Irish immigrants in America, from Kerby Miller's … [Read more...] about Out of Ireland: The Story Of Irish Emigration To America