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 (6:32) short film is being launched by the Irish Heritage Trust to mark Ireland’s National Famine Commemoration Day, to be held in Strokestown Park on 15 May. The film provides a behind-the-scenes look at the National Famine Museum’s redevelopment where the story of Strokestown’s tragic past is brought to life through a … [Read more...] about The National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park
William Wells Brown: Black Abolitionist in Famine Ireland is part of the Great Famine Voices 2022 season, hosted by the National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park, the Irish Heritage Trust, and Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University, with funding from the Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Programme. Professor Christine Kinealy (Ireland's Great Hunger … [Read more...] about William Wells Brown: Black Abolitionist in Famine Ireland
