Irish Heroes and Heroines of America
Irish Heroes and Heroines of America

Author: John E. Bartimole

Publisher: Frederick Fell Publishers

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9780883910108

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America's 40 million Irish-and all those in search of role models-will enjoy John Bartimole's collection of inspiring and amazing stories and profiles of 150 war heroes, doctors, scientists, educators, artists, athletes, businessmen and leaders featured in this tribute to great Irish-Americans. They include John F. Kennedy, Lucille Ball, Rosie O'Donnell, Babe Ruth, John Wayne, Henry Ford, Jimmy Breslin, and many more. There are very few books on Irish heroes. The competitive titles listed above have to do with myths and folklore, and the other is a story of average citizens that contributed to the civilization of Ireland and it's culture.

Great Irish Heroes
Great Irish Heroes

Author: Seán McMahon

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781856356114

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From Collins to Cuchulainn, from Dev to Daniel O'Connell, this is a collection of fascinating short biographies of the most admirable Irishmen and women in history. Great Irish Heroes features biographies of some of Ireland's most famous heroes. It also includes some of the lesser-known but equally brave and heroic characters in Irish history. It informs and entertains both the new reader and the well-read. "Great Irish Heroes shows us the qualities of character of men and women." Irish American News

Irish America
Irish America

Author: Reginald Byron

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 1999-11-11

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 0191543772

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Few writers on the Irish in America have looked beyond the nineteenth-century ethnic enclaves of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, or Chicago, or have asked how the notion of an Irish-American ethnic identity in contemporary America can be reconciled with five, six, or seven generations of intermarriage and assimilation over the last century and a half. This study, based on interviews with 500 people of Irish ancestry in Albany, New York, aims to discover in what senses and in what degrees the present-day descendants of nineteenth-century Irish immigrants possess distinctive social practices and ways of seeing the world, and raises questions about the social conditions in which ideas of Irishness have been created and re-created.

The Romance of Irish Heroines
The Romance of Irish Heroines

Author: L M McCraith

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019582244

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This book is a collection of stories and legends about prominent Irish women throughout history. From the ancient mythological figure of Emer to the legendary pirate queen Grace O'Malley, the author weaves a rich tapestry of Irish cultural history with this collection of tales. With evocative descriptions and vivid characters, this book offers a glimpse into the lives of some of Ireland's most exceptional women. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Immortal Irishman
The Immortal Irishman

Author: Timothy Egan

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2016-03-01

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 0544272471

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In the New York Times bestseller The Immortal Irishman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan illuminates the dawn of the great Irish American story, with all its twists and triumphs, through the life of one heroic man. A dashing young orator during the Great Hunger of the 1840s, Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule, for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony for life. But two years later he was “back from the dead” and in New York, instantly the most famous Irishman in America. Meagher’s rebirth included his leading the newly formed Irish Brigade in many of the fiercest battles of the Civil War. Afterward, he tried to build a new Ireland in the wild west of Montana — a quixotic adventure that ended in the great mystery of his disappearance, which Egan resolves convincingly at last. “This is marvelous stuff. Thomas F. Meagher strides onto Egan's beautifully wrought pages just as he lived — powerfully larger than life. A fascinating account of an extraordinary life.”—Daniel James Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Facing the Mountain

Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World
Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World

Author: Graham Seal

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2016-03-14

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 1440838615

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This comprehensive collection of folk hero tales builds on the success of the first edition by providing readers with expanded contextual information on story characters from the Americas to Zanzibar. Despite the tremendous differences between cultures and ethnicities across the world, all of them have folk heroes and heroines—real and imagined—that have been represented in tales, legends, songs, and verse. These stories persist through time and space, over generations, even through migrations to new countries and languages. This encyclopedia is a one-stop source for broad coverage of the world's folk hero tales. Geared toward high school and early college readers, the book opens with an overview of folk heroes and heroines that provides invaluable context and then presents a chronology. The book is divided into two main sections: the first provides entries on the major types and themes; the second addresses specific folk tale characters organized by continent with folk hero entries organized alphabetically. Each entry provides cross references as well as a list of further readings. Continent sections include a bibliography for additional research. The book concludes with an alphabetical list of heroes and an index of hero types.

Our Most Priceless Heritage
Our Most Priceless Heritage

Author: Billy Kennedy

Publisher: Ambassador International

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1932307036

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This comprehensive study of the Scots-Irish in America has created a much greater awareness of the accomplishments and the durability of the hardy settlers and their families who moved to the New World during the 18th century and created a civilisation out of a wilderness.