Following my post mentioning the first history ever written on the Irish of Vermont, I received a note from Mike O’Laughlin, an accomplished Irish-American genealogist and historian, who informed me he’s the author of the first book on the Irish of Missouri. Missouri Irish began life as a hardcover but is now available as an… Continue reading First Irish history of Missouri available on audio download
Tag: Irish-America
First history of Irish in Vermont published
The first-ever book on the history of the Irish in Vermont has been published, authored by historian Vincent E. Feeney. “Finnigans, Slaters and Stonepeggers: A History of the Irish in Vermont,” examines the Irish experience in the state from the 1760s through the twentieth century. Feeney says the Irish stayed in their ethnic ghetto for… Continue reading First history of Irish in Vermont published
NY to get Irish Arts Center with €2.3 million grant
New York will get a major new Irish landmark, with the announcement today that Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has granted€2.3 million for the construction of an Irish Arts Centre in Manhattan. The press release from the Department of Foreign Affairs said: The Minister said one of the main themes to emerge from the… Continue reading NY to get Irish Arts Center with €2.3 million grant
Irish gems of early cinema showcased in Boston
The Boston Irish Film Festival looks like it’s up to great stuff these days. The website is out of action at the festival rebrands, but this month moviegoers are being treated to a look back at the earliest days of Irish cinematic history. “Blazing the Trail: The Story of the Kalem Film Company in Ireland”… Continue reading Irish gems of early cinema showcased in Boston
New books published: “After the Flood” on post-war Irish America, “Musical Traditions of Northern Ireland and its Diaspora”
Two books published this week will surely be of interest to scholars of the Irish diaspora. “After the Flood: Irish America 1945-1960”, edited by James Silas Rogers and Matthew J. O’Brien, takes a fresh look at the Irish-American experience during the post-war period. The publishers say: The essays in this volume examine diverse aspects of… Continue reading New books published: “After the Flood” on post-war Irish America, “Musical Traditions of Northern Ireland and its Diaspora”
Photographer explores Irish-American loss, landscape
An Irish-American artist’s exploration of her family’s emigrant heritage is on display at the Indiana State Museum’s “Making it in the Midwest” exhibition. Cynthia Dell’s project, called “Migrations”, features transparencies of old family photographs juxtaposed against a backdrop of the landscape of her ancestral home. Several of the photos are available on her website. The… Continue reading Photographer explores Irish-American loss, landscape