Title

The great shame : and the triumph of the Irish in the English-speaking world

Description

In the nineteenth century, Ireland lost half of its population to famine, emigration to the United States and Canada, and the forced transportation of convicts to Australia. The forebears of Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's List, were victims of that tragedy, and in The Great Shame Keneally has written the full story of the Irish diaspora with the narrative grip and flair of a novel. Based on unique research among little-known sources, this book surveys eighty years of Irish history through the eyes of political prisoners - including Keneally's ancestors - who left Ireland in chains and eventually found glory, in one form or another, in Australia and America.--BOOK JACKET.

Identifier

832187

385476973

Creator

Keneally, Thomas

Format

1st ed.

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

1999

Program air date: January 2, 2000Program air date: January 9, 2000

Publisher

Nan A. Talese

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Text

Transcription of Annotations
Half title page contains notes on the large number of immigrants to North America between 1825 and 1845, the barque Parmelia which sailed from Cork to Australia with 220 prisoners on board, on Hugh Larkin's story and his and Mary Shields' journeys to Australia, and on Sir Richard Bourke, the governor of New South Wales. Also included is a list of the counties of the Republic of Ireland and of Northern Ireland. Notes on back endpapers contain references to 'monster meetings', mass parades, 'The Nation' newspaper, the writers known as 'Young Ireland', the whaling ship 'Catalpa', and to Thomas Meagher and John Boyle O'Reilly. -- These questions and quotes are part of the notes: "Who were the Terry Alts?" -- "What was the Penal Code?" -- "Irish Poor Law." -- "The Irish diet: dip-at-the-stool: potato/buttermilk." -- "Where did you get [the] name?" -- "What was Fenianism?" -- "What rights did [the] Irish have?" -- "Who were Democrats?" -- "Who were Republicans?" -- "What role did print journals play?" -- "The Nation, The Pilot, The Irish Citizen, The Irish People, The Gaelic American". -- Annotations by Brian Lamb in the margins and underlining of pertinent phrases throughout the book. -- A placemat from 'Ireland's Own', a restaurant and pub in Alexandria, VA, laid in. It depicts a map of Ireland and features the story of 'Nine famous Irishmen', who were exiled as convicts to Australia and subsequently rose to positions of power in Australia, Canada and the United States.

Subject

"Irish--English-speaking countries--History."

"Civilization, Modern--Irish influences."

"Irish--Foreign countries--History."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

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