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Two
records -
Farewell To Erin
and Sail Og Rua
Both
by Dolores Keane and John Faulkner
Green Linnet Records
Cold
Blow and the Rainy Night
Planxty
Shanachie records
Lost
in the Loop
Liz Carroll
Green Linnet records
Farewell
to Evening Dances
Colm O'Donnell
Bogfire records
On
Video
Out
of Ireland
Produced by Ellen Casey Wagner and Paul Wagner
Directed by Paul Wagner.
Examines
the history of the 7 million Irish who emigrated in the
18th/19th centuries who emigrated in the 18th/19th/20th
centuries and includes the causes for the exodus.
This
is a beautiful video and a book by the same name, Out of
Ireland, is also available. It has many beautiful and touching
photos as well.
Books
Surplus
People: The Fitzwilliam Clearances
By Jim Rees
about how small tenant farmers were driven out of Ireland
during the famine period
The
Great Shame
By Thomas Kenneally
about how the Irish were forced into Australian exile against
their will
Paddy's
Lament
By Thomas Gallagher
A history of the famine period and it's aftermath, emotional
and psychological as well
Emigrants
and Exiles
By Kerby A. Miller
about the Irish exodus to North America
The
Great Hunger
By Cecil Blanche Fitz et al.
about the famine
The
Famine Ships
By Edward Laxton
Thousands
are Sailing: A Brief Song History of Irish Emigration
By John Mouldon
Very informative and interesting with lots of good songs
Songs
of Irish Emigration
By John Wright
This is out of print but you can find it in libraries still.
An amazing book stocked with pages and pages of lyrics.
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