Ireland and the Americas [3 Volumes]: Culture, Politics, and History

James Patrick Byrne · Philip Coleman · Jason King

Feb 2008 · ABC-CLIO

About this ebook

This work is a distinctive, multidisciplinary encyclopedia covering the cultural, political, economic, musical, and literary impact that Ireland and the nations of the Americas have had on one another since the time of Brendan the Navigator.
Ireland and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History aims to broaden the traditional notion of 'Irish-American' beyond Boston, New York, and Chicago. In additional to full coverage of Irish culture in those settings, it reveals the pervasive Irish influence in everything from the settling of the American West, to the spread of Christianity throughout the hemisphere, to Irish involvement in revolutionary movements from the American colonies to Mexico to South America.

In addition, the encyclopedia shows the profound impact of Irish Americans on their homeland, in everything from art and literature informed by the emigrant experience, to efforts by Irish Americans to influence Irish politics. Ranging from colonial times to the present, and informed by the surge of academic interest in the past 30 years, Ireland and the Americas is the definitive resource on the profound ties that bind the cultures of Ireland, the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

Numerous thematic entries on evocative Irish-American symbols and markers of transnational identity like the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Grosse Ille, the Boston Irish, and the impact of the Kennedy family

Extensive bibliographies listing sources ranging from archival letters to the most recent scholarship from Ireland and the nations of the Americas

Ratings and reviews

The author states that there is no evidence that Che Guevara associated with his Irish ancestors. At Shannon Airport on March 13th 1965 Che readily acknowledged his Irish connections. It was in response to the comment by Arthur Quinlan that"Anybody who has a great grand Aunt in Connemara speaks either Irish or English. Which is it to be". This had come about after the CIA agent at Shannon Airport mentioned to Mr. Quinlan that Mr. Guevara spoke English very well. The Author also states that Che Guivara stayed at Hanratty's Hotel in Limerick that night. What actually happened was that Mr.Quinlan had recommended to Mr. Guevara that he check out Hanratty's Hotel for its late night drinking. Mr. Guevara and his friends returned that night to Shannon Airport where he stayed at the airport hotel.

About the author

James P. Byrne, PhD, is an IRCHSS Government of Ireland Fellow in the School of English at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.Philip Coleman, PhD, is Broad Curriculum Lecturer in English Literature in the School of English at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, and a committee member of the Irish Association for American Studies.Jason King, PhD, is a lecturer in the English Department at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland.