The publication of the oral histories of emigrants is a great little trend of late, with many community publications achieving prominence in their localities. “A Story To Be Told”, the stories of emigrants to Toronto in Canada, looks likely to bring the genre to new prominence. The book collects the stories of 130 emigrants who… Continue reading Canadian emigrants’ tales told in new book
Category: arts and culture
Emigration a strong theme in RTE’s upcoming programming
Several programmes in RTE’s fall lineup deal explicitly with emigration. The following will surely be of interest to many people interested in emigration. No doubt some of these will be available on the station’s website at www.rte.ie. The Great Escape – RTÉ One Following the fortunes of four families as they relocate abroad to pursue… Continue reading Emigration a strong theme in RTE’s upcoming programming
Member Publication: “Memories of the Past”
Ottawa’s Irish Drop-In Group has created a wonderful miscellany called “Memories of the Past: Stories and Recipes from Ottowa’s Irish Drop-In Group”. The eclectic collection of reminiscences, poems, jokes, photographs and more is a splendid insight into the lives of the 40+ seniors in the drop-in group, which meets every week at Margaret Mary’s Church… Continue reading Member Publication: “Memories of the Past”
Summer roundup: From Galway to Turkey, exhibitions reveal emigrants’ lives
Exhibition Roundup There are a number of interesting exhibitions that those interested in emigration might be interested in, no matter what part of the world you find yourself in this summer. Dublin: Strangers to Citizens: The Irish in Europe 1600-1800 is continuing at the National Library of Ireland through December 2008. It’s a fascinating look… Continue reading Summer roundup: From Galway to Turkey, exhibitions reveal emigrants’ lives
Website collects Irish-American stories
The stories of Irish-Americans are being collected online in an innovative project set up by a Dublin man who formerly lived in New York. Brian Reynolds says he set up Irishamericanstoryproject.com to preserve the experiences of the last 150 years of Irish emigration to America. He told the Irish Voice that it was when he… Continue reading Website collects Irish-American stories
“Human Agency and an Irish Diaspora”: Centre for Migration Studies, January 2008
The Centre for Migration Studies at the Ulster-American Folk Park will host its annual MSSc in Irish Migration Studies Reunion Lecture on Saturday, January 26. Professor Don MacRaild of the University of Ulster will speak on “Human Agency and an Irish Diaspora”. Prof. MacRaild is the author of Culture, Conflict and Migration: The Irish in… Continue reading “Human Agency and an Irish Diaspora”: Centre for Migration Studies, January 2008