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Michelle Gallen

A New Chapter: Women Writing Northern Ireland Now

November 16, 2023 by 1 Comment

Three Northern Irish Authors Embark on an East Coast Tour exploring the influence of their diverse backgrounds on their writing today – 25 years after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The Consulate General of Ireland in New York is proud to present ‘A New Chapter: Women Writing Northern Ireland Now’, a 5-city US tour featuring three award-winning Northern Irish … [Read more...] about A New Chapter: Women Writing Northern Ireland Now

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By Darina Molloy

December/ January 2021

February 17, 2021 by 3 Comments

Big Girl Small Town by Michelle Gallen Writer Sinead Moriarty has probably gifted Big Girl Small Town with the best synopsis ever – “Milkman meets Derry Girls. A cracking read’ – which is proudly emblazoned on the Irish version of the cover. Majella is one of those outliers – ignored by most people, and reasonably content to potter on with her life. She lives with her … [Read more...] about Recently Published Books
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June 27, 1963

President John F. Kennedy receives a warm welcome upon his visit to his ancestral home in Co. Wexford, Ireland. Marking the second day of his four day trip through Ireland, Kennedy also visited the nearby town of New Ross, where his great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy left from in 1848 during the potato famine. Kennedy made a speech stating, “When my great-grandfather left here to become a cooper in East Boston he carried nothing with him except two things–a strong religious faith and a strong desire for liberty. I am proud to say that all of his grandchildren have valued that inheritance.”

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