Out of Ireland the story of Irish emigration to America
(1997)
Nonfiction
DVD
Call Numbers:
DVD/973.049162/OUT
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, N.Y. : Shanachie Entertainment, 1997
DESCRIPTION
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN/ISSN
156633084X 948
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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Examines the history of the seven million Irish who emigrated to America in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries including the causes of the exodus and the immigrant experience in the United States. Uses photographs, archival footage, manuscript material and interviews with Irish immigrants to describe their experiences and the profound influence they have had on American culture
Based on the book by Kerby Miller and Paul Wagner
Readings, Llian Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Brenda Fricker, Aidan Quinn ; narrator, Kelly McGillis ; music, Mick Moloney
DVD, Dolby digital