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Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield
Found her Voice in Ireland

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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

Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield
Found her Voice in Ireland

Honouring Indigenous Aid: Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee & Huron-Wendat Irish Famine Aid

IA Newsletter May 25, 2024

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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

Passages East and West:
An Irish Indian Comes Home 

By Turlough McConnell
IA newsletter June 18, 2022

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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 

From Strokestown to London

IA Newsletter June 3, 2023

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In From Strokestown to London, acclaimed poet and performance artist Cherry Smyth counterpoints her impressions of female Famine Irish immigrants in London in the 1840s with her recollections of visiting the National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park, which helped inspire her to create Famished (Pindrop Press, 2019). She brings viewers on an evocative and spell-binding journey … [Read more...] about From Strokestown to London

From Strokestown to San Diego: In The Midst of Plenty

IA Newsletter June 17, 2023

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From Strokestown to San Diego: In The Midst of Plenty brings together the founder and artistic director of Enchanted Croi Theatre Anne-Marie O'Sullivan and composer-lyricist Amy Day who offer a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process and their inspirations from the Strokestown Park Archive for their spell-binding new production with its hauntingly beautiful and … [Read more...] about From Strokestown to San Diego: In The Midst of Plenty