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Turlough McConnell

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 

Ireland / France: Art & Literature

By Turlough McConnell
May 7, 2022

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Ireland’s culture once again will lead the way in Paris. For the past three years, auction houses in Ireland and around the world have been looking for new ways to bring their collections to audiences in a rapidly changing market.  In particular, they sought to take advantage of Ireland’s European Union links and minimize the red tape and customs procedures … [Read more...] about Ireland / France: Art & Literature

Irish American Writers & Artists Present

IA Newsletter April 16, 2022

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On Monday, April 18 at 2:00 pm the Irish American Artists Writers & Artists will present “Centenary Salon – 100 Years on from the Irish War for Independence” on YouTube hosted by Sean O'Dowd. The presentation will include the following conversations and musical performances: “Looking Back 100 Years” by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Director of Belfast Media Group and former lord … [Read more...] about Irish American Writers & Artists Present

Memorials & Museums: The Great Hunger Museum

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Saturday, January 15, 2022 1:00 pm MST, 3:00 pm EST, 8:00 pm Ireland time The Rocky Mountain Roots Collective presents a Zoom program that includes radio broadcaster Adrian Flannelly and writer Turlough McConnell to highlight the movement in resistance to the proposed closing of the Irish Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University. Opened in 2012, Ireland’s Great … [Read more...] about Memorials & Museums: The Great Hunger Museum

Caroling to Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

Turlough McConnell
IA Newsletter December 4, 2021

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Saturday December 4 at 3:00 PM Outside the Museum at Whitney Avenue and Woodruff Street Supporters of the newly-established nonprofit 501(c)3 Save Ireland's Great Hunger Museum are joining other members of the public in a show of unity at a Traditional Irish Christmas Caroling event in front of the museum on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 3 pm. Long time favorites on both sides of … [Read more...] about Caroling to Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum