On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, we discuss the Irish in Maine. Irish immigrants came here at a time of economic and social change in the United States, working as longshoremen, factory workers, brewers and more. By the end of the 19th century, the Irish were an integral part of the Maine social fabric. Our guests include the executive director of the Irish Heritage Center and a well-known historian of the Irish diaspora in Maine.
Guests
- Michael Connolly, author and historian
- Maureen Coyne Norris, Maine Gaeltacht DNA Project
- Pat Dunn, Chair of the Maine Irish Heritage Center
Resources
- NPR: Explaining 'Chain Migration'
- Irish Immigration to Maine from freepressonline
- Irish American Club
- Brennan Archives
- Bath, Maine anti-Catholic riot of 1854
- St. Patrick Church in Newcastle, ME
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre
- McCallum in Ireland (forum)
- Little Sea Folk Festival
- Irish Citizenship
- American Irish Repertory Ensemble (AIRE), Maine's Irish Theater Company
- Rachel Van Voorhees (harpist)
- Maine Gaelic Sports Alliance
- Portland Hurling Club
- The Book of Kells
- Leap Castle
- St. Patrick's Day Maine Irish Heritage Center Festivities
The music you heard on today's show was selected by Roddy Nikpour. Here's what you heard:
- "Rocky Road to Dublin" by The Dubliners
- "Whistles the Wind" by Flogging Molly
- "Hell's Ditch" by The Pogues
- "Carolan's Concerto" by Turlough O'Carolan
- "Wild Irish Rose" by U2
