Irish lives in America
Book Details
Published by Royal Irish Academy
November 2021
PBNumber of pages: 344
ISBN: 9781911479802
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Advance Information The Irish struck out across America’s frontiers, built its railroads, fought on both sides of the civil war, captured its major historic moments in print, paint and bronze, led many of its religious denominations, policed its streets, set up its banks, educated its masses, entertained America on its stages and screens and in its sporting arenas, and made ground-breaking contributions in science and engineering.
This collection documents fifty Irish people who made an indelible mark on American society, politics and culture. People like the pirate Anne Bonney and Gertrude Brice Kelly, one of New York City's first surgeons, feature alongside more familiar names such as Maureen O'Hara, Maeve Brennan, Rex Ingram and the architect of the White House James Hoban.
About the Dictionary of Irish Biography: The Dictionary of Irish Biography, a research project of the Royal Irish Academy, is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical dictionary yet published for Ireland. It comprises over 10,000 lives, which describe and assess the careers of subjects in all fields of endeavour, including politics, law, religion, literature, journalism, architecture, music and the arts, the sciences, medicine, entertainment and sport.
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Events
- US book launch, 10 February 2022. YouTube
- US book launch, 10 February 2022. SoundCloud
- Book launch, 24 November 2021, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. YouTube
- Book launch, 24 November 2021, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. SoundCloud
In the media
- 27/03/2022 Irish Times
- 19/03/2022 RTÉ Radio 1 - The Business (starts at 3.27)
- 01/12/2021 IrishCentral (USA) - Book of the month
- 28/11/2021 RTÉ Radio 1 - The History Show (starts at 33.08)
- 24/11/2021 Irish Examiner
- 23/11/2021 Books Ireland Magazine
- 20/11/2021 Leitrim Observer
- 18/11/2021 Irish Echo (USA)
- 18/11/2021 Westmeath Independent
- 16/11/2021 Sligo Champion
- 16/11/2021 Irish Independent
- 16/11/2021 Antrim Guardian
About the authors
Liz Evers
Liz Evers is a writer and editor who has worked in the publishing industry in the UK and Ireland for many years and is the author of several popular reference books on diverse subjects, from Shakespeare to horology. She is a graduate of University College Dublin (BA English) and Dublin City University (MA Film). She joined the Dictionary of Irish Biography as researcher and project copy editor in 2018.
Niav Gallagher
Niav Gallagher is a medieval historian, specialising in the links between religion and politics in thirteenth- to fifteenth-century Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Among other roles, she has worked as a lecturer and as a researcher for genealogical and historical research company Eneclann, on several collaborative projects, including the National Archives Millennium Project and the Irish Battlefields Project. Niav is a graduate of University College Dublin (M.Litt.) and Trinity College Dublin (Ph.D.). She joined the Dictionary of Irish Biography as a researcher in 2018.
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