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Brave Hearts By Jean Mahoney – Book Giveaway

March 31, 2019 by Irish American Mom 92 Comments

Brave Hearts Book by jean Mahoney

Brave Hearts, by Californian author and fellow Irish American, Jean Mahoney is a novel of tenacity and resolution, bravery and love, recounting the story of her family’s American journey. The complete title immediately resonated with me, and I just knew this novel would be a perfect fit for our Irish American Mom Community.   BRAVE […]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Immigrant Tales, Stories of our Ancestors Tagged With: Book Giveaway, Books, Cooking, Giveaways, Immigrant Tales, Irish American Authors, Irish American Books, Irish History, Jean Mahoney, Novel, San Francisco, The Great Hunger, The Great Irish Famine

Famine Memorial At Ireland Park, Toronto

March 24, 2019 by Irish American Mom 14 Comments

Irish Famine Memorial in Toronto

On Toronto’s waterfront you will find a poignant tribute to Irish immigrants, who made the harrowing transatlantic journey to Canada to escape starvation and disease during the Great Irish Famine of 1845 to 1850. When we think of Irish immigration to North America we may initially recall those who made the arduous journey to the […]

Filed Under: Immigrant Tales, Stories of our Ancestors Tagged With: Canada, Famine Memorial, Immigrant Tales, Ireland Park, Irish Canadians, Sculpture, Stories of our Ancestors, Stories of the Famine, The Great Hunger, The Great Irish Famine, Toronto

The Hunger Man: A Novel of the Great Hunger

July 16, 2016 by Irish American Mom 4 Comments

Cover image for Irish Famine book The Hunger Man

Irish-American author Scott D. Pomfret draws on a rich vein of faerie realism in his new book, The Hunger Man. This novel places the Great Irish Famine in stark relief, making it a compelling retelling of Ireland’s defining disaster. On behalf of Waterford-based publisher Ninestar Press, I’m delighted to introduce you to Scott, and his new novel. Before […]

Filed Under: Books, Entertainment Tagged With: Books of the Irish Famine, Historical Fiction, Irish American Books, Irish History, The Great Hunger, The Great Irish Famine, The Hunger Man

The Famine Pot – Irish Historical Documentary on DVD

May 23, 2016 by Irish American Mom 48 Comments

An old famine pot on display in Ireland

Last year we explored the history and cultural significance of Irish Famine Pots, the giant cast iron vessels created to cook massive volumes of soup to feed the starving Irish in 1847, the bleakest year of the Great Irish Famine. I’m delighted to report the completion of a new documentary film about the preservation of these cast […]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Land and Culture, Lessons for Tourists, The Spud Saga Tagged With: Black '47, dvd's, Giveaways, Irish Documentary, Irish Famine Pots, Irish History, The Great Hunger, The Great Irish Famine

Irish Famine Pots

March 4, 2015 by Irish American Mom 39 Comments

A Famine Pot on display in Nenagh in County Tipperary in Ireland

Famine pots are giant cast iron vessels, which were created to cook large volumes of soup to feed the starving Irish in 1847, the bleakest year of Ireland’s Great Hunger, now known as ‘Black 47’. Mattie Lennon, a reader of my blog, and an avid Dublin folklorist, poet and author, contacted me to let me […]

Filed Under: Land and Culture, Lessons for Tourists, Symbols of Ireland Tagged With: A Little Irish Fun, Black '47, Famine Pots, Irish History, Land and Culture, Soup Kitchens, The Great Hunger, The Irish Famine

Winner Of The Book “All Standing” By Kathryn Miles

May 18, 2013 by Irish American Mom 7 Comments

Famine ship the Jeanie Johnson on the dock in Dublin

A big thank you to everyone who participated in this week’s giveaway for a copy of “All Standing” by Kathryn Miles. It was lovely to read where readers’ ancestors hail from in Ireland. Image Credit A big thank you to Simon & Schuster for graciously providing a copy of this book for our lucky winner…… […]

Filed Under: Books, Entertainment, Gifts & Giveaways, Giveaways Tagged With: Coffin Ships, Irish Books, Irish History, The Great Hunger, The Irish Famine

Famine Echoes – A Book By Cathal Póirtéir

April 2, 2013 by Irish American Mom 23 Comments

Irish women in a field on the book cover for Famine Echoes

Famine Echoes is a remarkable book I read as I researched my novel-in-progress.  A record of individual folk memory, it is a collection of heart-breaking stories of personal, family and community suffering, during Ireland’s Great Hunger of 1845 – 1850. Available from Amazon.com The author shares the stories of descendants of famine survivors, as they […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Books, Irish History, The Great Hunger, The Irish Famine

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