Celebrating Irish Heritage and History
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Modern Art in Irish America: The Works of Joan Fitzgerald
By Marcus Lindenburg Joan Fitzgerald (1930-2024) was born in Chicago, IL in 1930 to parents of Irish heritage on both sides. Her mother, whose maiden name was Cunneen, was born in Chicago to parents from Co. Clare. Fitzgerald herself was eager to connect with…
Navigating Nationalism and Neutrality: Irish-American Opinion and the 1916 Rising
By Laoise McDaid Editor’s Note: This article is a shortened version of a longer paper that can be found in our journal of undergraduate research, An Cartlann Gael-Mheiriceánach. This paper was created by an AIHS intern during a semester-long research project. …
Irish Language and Anglican Conversions in a Handbound Book
By Audrey ChapinEditor’s Note: This article is a shortened version of a longer paper that can be found in our journal of undergraduate research, An Cartlann Gael-Mheiriceánach. This paper was created by an AIHS intern during a semester-long research project. The…
Eliza O’Conor Sloane: Uncovering Hidden Women’s History
By Caroline Stetson, with introduction by Marcus Lindenburg Editor’s Note: This article is a shortened version of a longer paper that can be found in our journal of undergraduate research, An Cartlann Gael-Mheiriceánach. This paper was created by an AIHS intern…
Josephine Patricia Smith: Returning to the Irish Harp
By Melanie Zhang, with notes by Marcus Lindenburg Editor’s Note: This article is accompanied by a catalog created for our journal of undergraduate research, An Cartlann Gael-Mheiriceánach. To see the referenced collection in full, please view the catalog here ….
Brendan Behan’s Confessions of an Irish Rebel
By Ella Rose Fingado Editor’s Note: This article is a shortened version of a longer paper that can be found in our journal of undergraduate research,An Cartlann Gael-Mheiriceánach.This paper was created by an AIHS intern during a semester-long research project. In…
Sport and Irish-American Identity in the Early Twentieth Century
By Jillian Prunty Editor’s Note: This article is a shortened version of a longer paper that can be found in our journal of undergraduate research, An Cartlann Gael-Mheiriceánach. This paper was created by an AIHS intern during a semester-long research project. On…
Seamus O’Brien: An Overlooked Irish Literary Revivalist?
By (Evelyn) Cora Burkholder Editor’s Note: This article is a shortened version of a longer paper that can be found in our journal of undergraduate research, An Cartlann Gael-Mheiriceánach. This paper was created by an AIHS intern during a semester-long research…
Global Valour: The Irish in World War II
Not infrequently do we discuss the role of Irish immigrants in the American military, starting in the early days of the Revolutionary War and spanning across numerous civil and global conflicts. Throughout this history are many examples of Irish political ties…