This poignant song is about the scourge of emigration that has afflicted the people of Ireland. So many people have been forced from their homes to foreign climes, over centuries and up to the present day, because of the greed, deceit, cowardice and incompetence of too many of our fellow country men and women. Anyone […]
The Saint Patrick’s Battalion (Batallón de San Patricio), formed and led by John Riley (Seán Ó Raghailligh) from Clifden, Co. Galway, was a unit of 175 to several hundred immigrants and expats of European descent who fought as part of the Mexican Army against the United States in the Mexican-American War of 1846–8. Most of […]
This short excerpt is a teaser for a new documentary about the origins of ice hockey in Canada, and how it is believed to have originated from games of hurling played on ice by Irish immigrants. It’s a nice thought. The documentary has recently been premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh and will be shown […]
A haunting ballad from one of the greatest bands of all time. This song evokes the memories of all those who were failed by the authorities in Ireland, be those authorities colonial or Irish. Millions have been forced to emigrate due to unnecessary hardships and deprivations in our beautiful land, from before the Famine, during […]
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