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Summary
Examines the history of the seven million Irish who emigrated to America in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries including the causes of the exodus and the immigrant experience in the United States. Uses photographs, archival footage, manuscript material and interviews with Irish immigrants to describe their experiences and the profound influence they have had on American culture. Accompanying CD presents "a musical tapestry complementing the emigrant's...
3) Far and away
Summary
A poor but proud Irish tenant farmer accompanies the spoiled and headstrong daughter of a wealthy landlord to America in a quest for land.
4) The Departed
Formats
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In South Boston, the Massachusetts State Police are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within the Special Investigation...
Series
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Behemoth: "A logger and a seismologist team up to fight a gigantic monster that is emerging from beneath a mountain." Roadkill: "A group taking a road trip across Ireland runs afoul of some gypsies, whose curse causes them to be pursued by a mythical bird of prey." Ferocious planet: "It was a groundbreaking device designed to glimpse alternate universes. But the machine malfunctioned on its first presentation, transporting a group of observers into...