Irish America
Irish America
In Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield: The Abolitionist "Black Swan", Professor Christine Kinealy (Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute, Quinnipiac University) shares the inspiring story of a female Black Abolitionist who became a singing sensation and found her voice on tour in Famine era Ireland. Born into slavery, Elizabeth became known in her lifetime as the Black Swan: she broke … [Read more...] about
The Irish Heritage Trust has released a film entitled Honouring Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee & Huron-Wendat Irish Famine Aid to mark Ireland’s National Famine Commemoration Day. The film pays tribute to the Indigenous peoples in Canada West (now Ontario) who contributed to Irish Famine relief in 1847. Based on newly discovered archival records, it tells the story of their … [Read more...] about Honouring Indigenous Aid: Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee & Huron-Wendat Irish Famine Aid
History speaks of migration waves that flow across land and sea and create epochal change. This description can obscure the smaller, often heroic journeys of daring individuals who establish new communities and identities for themselves and for posterity.
The poignant documentary ‘An Gorta Mór: Passage to India’ (also known as Boys from Vepery), written by Ian Michael and … [Read more...] about Passages East and West:
An Irish Indian Comes Home
The National Famine Museum Strokestown Park and the Irish Heritage Trust have launched the Famine Voices 2023 season with a new film, The Famine Irish in New Brunswick. It tells the little-known story of the 16,000 emigrants who fled from famine-stricken Ireland in 1847 to the British North American colony (now Canadian province) of New Brunswick. Two thousand of them … [Read more...] about The Famine Irish in New Brunswick
The Irish Heritage Trust, National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park, and Johnstown Castle Estate, Museum & Gardens have released Famine Lessons: Ireland and European Union Aid, Education, and Heritage to mark the 50th anniversary of Ireland's accession to the EU. The film explores and raises awareness about key EU-funded programmes in Ireland such as the European Heritage … [Read more...] about Famine Lessons: Ireland and European Union Aid, Education, and Heritage
