'The Irish in Philadelphia: Coming to America

Описание: This video succinctly recounts the story of more than four centuries of migration from Ireland to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. It traces the immigrants’ experience after arriving in America and describes their involvement in major historical events. Of particular significance is the massive surge in the numbers of Irish immigrants arriving in Philadelphia during the period now known as the ‘Great Famine’ or the ‘Great Hunger’. It’s a fascinating story.

Music
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Dark Times - Kevin McLeod
Mourning Song - Kevin McLeod
Fare thee Well - Adrian von Ziegler

Music Extracts from:
Lament of the Irish Emigrant - Danny Doyle
Flight of the Wild Geese - Joanie Madden
Lament for Cu Chulainn - Bill Whelan / Linda Ralph
Tainise im' Chodlah - Catherine Ashcroft / Maurice Dickson
Music for Fife & Drum - United States Army Field Band
When Johnny Comes Marching Home: Songs of the Civil War - Green Field Production

Helpful Resources
Independence: A Guide to Historic Philadelphia by George W. Boudreau
The Irish in America by John Francis Maguire
The Irish in America by Michael Coffey
The Forgotten Irish: Irish Emigrant Experiences in America by D. Shiels
My Life In The Irish Brigade: by William McCarter
A Greater Ireland: The Land League & Transatlantic Nationalism in Gilded Age America by Ely M. Janis
The Famine Ships: The Irish Exodus to America by Edward Laxton