Marjorie Irish Randell Collection
Sergeant, Women Marines, World War, 1939-1945 - Cherry Point, North Carolina; Bloomington, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida.
Contributor:
Wendel, Phillip J. - Randell, Marjorie Irish - Farrar, Mike - American Red Cross, Greater Long Beach Chapter
Levi & Cohen, the Irish comedians
Levi and Cohen, the Irish comedians
Opens on a vaudeville or variety stage with a flat painted curtain of a stone fence and garden. On the right side of the stage sits a sign that reads "Zuzu Daffy,…
Contributor:
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1903
personal narrative
Earl Warren Irish Collection
First Lieutenant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - New Guinea; Philippines; Pacific Theater.
Contributor:
Resch, Frank J. - Maxwell, Lauren Rule - Irish, Earl Warren - The Citadel, Department of English
Camerata Ireland: Pre-Concert Discussion
Barry Douglas, pianists and founder of Camerata Ireland, engages in a pre-concert discussion with Phillip Hammond, Creative Director of Rediscover Northern Ireland.
Contributor:
Library of Congress. Music Division - Library of Congress
Contributor:
Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
Date:2014
Film, Video
My Irish Song of Songs
Janet McKinney explores Irish-American identity in popular song and musical theater, as evidenced in the sheet music and recording collections at the Library of Congress.
Contributor:
Library of Congress. Music Division - Library of Congress
Contributor:
National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
Date:2018
Film, Video
Conversation with the Irish Chamber Orchestra
The Library's Anne McLean talks with Jörg Widmann, clarinetist and conductor of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Known for mixing traditional repertoire with new commissions and collaborating with everyone from deejays to dance…
Contributor:
Library of Congress. Music Division - Library of Congress
Date:2019
Film, Video
Fearless: A Tribute to Irish American Women
This event celebrated the powerful role of history and tradition among generations of Irish American women, with three pillars in the fields of literature, media and politics: Alice McDermott, Margaret Brennan, and…
Contributor:
Library of Congress
Date:2020
Film, Video
Armagh Rhymers: Music and Rhyme from Ireland
The Armagh Rhymers are one of the most celebrated traditional music and theatre ensembles on the island of Ireland. Since a group of talented actors and musicians founded the Rhymers in the…
Contributor:
Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
Date:2022
Film, Video
Múscraí Singing Tradition of County Cork, Ireland
Cormac Ó hAodha is the current Lomax Scholar and Lovelace Fellow at the Kluge Center and comes from Cúil Aodha, which is a village in the Múscraí Gaeltacht of County Cork in…
Contributor:
John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress
Date:2012
Article
The quiet man
An American prizefighter, who returns to Ireland in order to forget the past and live peacefully in his village birthplace, falls in love with the hot-tempered sister of a belligerent neighbor.
Contributor:
Fitzgerald, Barry - Walsh, Maurice - Republic Pictures Corporation - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - O'Hara, Maureen - Nugent, Frank S. - Wayne, John - Ford, John - McLaglen, Victor - Cooper, Merian C. - Argosy Pictures Corporation
Date:1952
Film, Video
Brooklyn
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and…
Contributor:
Wildgaze Films - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Québec (Province). Société De Développement Des Entreprises Culturelles - British Film Institute - Fox Searchlight Pictures - Cohen, Emory - Bélanger, Yves - Posey, Amanda - Bord Scannán Na Héireann - Hornby, Nick ...
Wildgaze Films - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Québec (Province). Société De Développement Des Entreprises Culturelles - British Film Institute - Fox Searchlight Pictures - Cohen, Emory - Bélanger, Yves - Posey, Amanda - Bord Scannán Na Héireann - Hornby, Nick - Telefilm Canada - Dwyer, Finola - Finola Dwyer Productions - Brook, Michael - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc - Parallel Film Productions - Raidió Teilifís Éireann - Bbc Films - Item 7 (Film Production Company) - Walters, Julie - Ingenious Film Partners (Firm) - Hanway (Firm) - Crowley, John - Broadbent, Jim - Roberts, Jake - Tóibín, Colm - Ronan, Saoirse - Gleeson, Domhnall
Date:2016
Film, Video
Billy McComiskey Family Band
Traditional Irish musician Billy McComiskey is joined in this performance by Myron Bretholz, Josh Dukes, Angela Fee, Catriona Fee, Mikey McComiskey and Patrick McComiskey.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
Date:2016
Film, Video
Rosie Stewart in Concert
Rosie Stewart, a singer from Co. Fermanagh in Ireland, performed in concert, including "Adieu to Lovely Garrison," as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program at the Library of Congress co-sponsored by…
Contributor:
Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
Date:2007
Film, Video
Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionan Sands in Concert
Tommy Sands, with his daughter Moya and son Fionan, performed in concert as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program at the Library of Congress. This event was co-sponsored by the Arts…
Contributor:
Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
Date:2008
personal narrative
Vernon A. Jackson Collection
Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Rome; Arno, Italy; Naples, Italy; Ireland; England; North Africa; Tunisia; New Orleans, Louisiana; Belfast, Ireland; England; European Theater.
Contributor:
Jackson, Vernon A. - Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum (Ccvmm) - Sumii, Steve Seiji - Cargill, Joanne
[The Callahans and the Murphys--excerpt]
Annie Callahan and Maggie Murphy are feuding Irish-American housewives trying to care for and manage their large families in cramped apartments. They live across the alley from each other and often quarrel.…
Contributor:
Hill, George W. (George William) - Dressler, Marie - Marion, Frances - Savage, Turner - Gribbon, Edward - Lewis, Tom - O'Neil, Sally - Currier, Frank - Spence, Ralph - Gray, Lawrence ...
Hill, George W. (George William) - Dressler, Marie - Marion, Frances - Savage, Turner - Gribbon, Edward - Lewis, Tom - O'Neil, Sally - Currier, Frank - Spence, Ralph - Gray, Lawrence - Shirley, Anne - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Gibbons, Cedric - Norris, Kathleen Thompson - Moran, Polly - Morgan, Ira - Townsend, David
Date:1927
personal narrative
Mitchell Augusta Bradshaw Collection
Gunner's Mate Third Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Little Creek, Virginia; Camp Bradford, Virginia; Brooklyn, New York; Londonderry, Northern Ireland; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Baltimore, Maryland; France; Houston, Texas; European Theater.
Contributor:
National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey (Center for US War Veterans Oral Histories) - Fowler, Carol R. - Bradshaw, Mitchell Augusta
Standing with stones : a journey through megalithic Britain
Journey through megalithic Britain
"There are about 1,000 stone circles in the British Isles. If you include other megalithic monuments such as stone rows, long barrows, cairns, cists, standing stones, and others, the number runs to…
Contributor:
Soskin, Rupert - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Bott, Michael - Disinformation Company
Date:2009
Film, Video
Francis McPeake Family Concert, May 16, 2007
From March through May 2007, scholars and artists gathered at the Library of Congress and other venues in and around Washington, DC, to present and promote Northern Irish arts and culture through…
Contributor:
Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
Date:2007
Film, Video
A Musical Demonstration by Gary Hastings and Brian Mullen
Flautist Gary Hastings and singer Brian Mullen present a concert and lecture as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program at the Library of Congress sponsored by the American Folklife Center and…
Contributor:
Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
Contributor:
Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
Date:2008
Film, Video
Daithi Sproule and Robert Watt Perform in Concert
Singer and guitarist Daithi Sproule and Highland bagpiper Robert Watt perform in concert as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program at the Library of Congress sponsored by the American Folklife Center…
Contributor:
Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
personal narrativeIreland Regnier Collection Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - New Guinea; Philippines; Japan; Pacific Theater.
personal narrativeRussell Ireland Collection Sonarman, Navy, World War, 1939-1945.
personal narrativeIreland Regnier Collection Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - New Guinea; Philippines; Japan; Pacific Theater.
personal narrativeEdwin E. Irish Collection Army, World War, 1939-1945 - European Theater.
personal narrativeKenneth Thurlow Irish Collection Technician Four, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - England; France.
personal narrativeMarjorie Irish Randell Collection Sergeant, Women Marines, World War, 1939-1945 - Cherry Point, North Carolina; Bloomington, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida.
personal narrativeHarold G. Ireland Collection Corporal, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Italy; France; Germany.
Film, VideoLevi & Cohen, the Irish comedians
personal narrativeEarl Warren Irish Collection First Lieutenant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - New Guinea; Philippines; Pacific Theater.
personal narrativeTimothy P. Ireland Collection Chief Petty Officer, Navy, Cold War - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Bainbridge, Maryland. Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Film, VideoCamerata Ireland: Pre-Concert Discussion Barry Douglas, pianists and founder of Camerata Ireland, engages in a pre-concert discussion with Phillip Hammond, Creative Director of Rediscover Northern Ireland.
Film, VideoKevin Doyle: Irish Step Dance Performance by Irish step dancer Kevin Doyle.
Film, VideoMy Irish Song of Songs Janet McKinney explores Irish-American identity in popular song and musical theater, as evidenced in the sheet music and recording collections at the Library of Congress.
Film, VideoRediscover Northern Ireland 2008: I Am a Wee Weaver: Weaving and Singing in Northern Ireland Handloom weaving was dominated by men in 19th century Ireland. The Industrial Revolution changed that, enabling women to take the dominant role in the factory production of linen. In this talk, Maurice…
Film, VideoJustina Ireland: 2018 National Book Festival Justina Ireland discusses "Dread Nation" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Film, VideoConversation with the Irish Chamber Orchestra The Library's Anne McLean talks with Jörg Widmann, clarinetist and conductor of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Known for mixing traditional repertoire with new commissions and collaborating with everyone from deejays to dance…
Film, VideoFearless: A Tribute to Irish American Women This event celebrated the powerful role of history and tradition among generations of Irish American women, with three pillars in the fields of literature, media and politics: Alice McDermott, Margaret Brennan, and…
Film, VideoArmagh Rhymers: Music and Rhyme from Ireland The Armagh Rhymers are one of the most celebrated traditional music and theatre ensembles on the island of Ireland. Since a group of talented actors and musicians founded the Rhymers in the…
Film, VideoMúscraí Singing Tradition of County Cork, Ireland Cormac Ó hAodha is the current Lomax Scholar and Lovelace Fellow at the Kluge Center and comes from Cúil Aodha, which is a village in the Múscraí Gaeltacht of County Cork in…
Film, VideoFlowing Tides: Musical Memory, History and Global Culture in County Clare, Ireland Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin discussed his book, "Flowing Tides: History and Memory in an Irish Soundscape."
Film, VideoRevealing and Uniting Hidden Recordings of Irish Traditional Music During his time at the Library of Congress as a Kluge Fellow in Digital Studies and Fulbright Tech Impact scholar, Patrick Egan's project, "Connections in Sound" has been focused on experimental ways…
Film, VideoIf It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews: Irish and Jewish Influences on the Music … Mick Moloney's illustrated talk on Jewish and Irish collaborations in vaudeville and early Tin Pan Alley explores a fascinating, though largely forgotten, era in American popular culture. His presentation, rich with biographical…
BlogHomegrown Plus Premiere: The Armagh Rhymers’ Music and Rhyme from Ireland We're continuing the Homegrown Plus Premiere series with The Armagh Rhymers, one of the most celebrated traditional music and theatre ensembles on the island of Ireland. As is usual for the series,…
Film, VideoThe Murphy Beds: Irish Music from New York Folksingers Eamon O'Leary and Jefferson Hamer perform traditional music as "The Murphy Beds."
Film, VideoThe Yank with the Box: Sidney Robertson Cowell Collects Music in 1950s Ireland The American folk music collector Sidney Robertson Cowell (1903-1995) has been marginalized in the histories of the many places where she worked during her twenty-year career, including North America, Europe, India, Asia,…
ArticleThe quiet man An American prizefighter, who returns to Ireland in order to forget the past and live peacefully in his village birthplace, falls in love with the hot-tempered sister of a belligerent neighbor.
Film, VideoBrooklyn An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and…
Film, VideoBilly McComiskey Family Band Traditional Irish musician Billy McComiskey is joined in this performance by Myron Bretholz, Josh Dukes, Angela Fee, Catriona Fee, Mikey McComiskey and Patrick McComiskey.
Film, VideoRosie Stewart in Concert Rosie Stewart, a singer from Co. Fermanagh in Ireland, performed in concert, including "Adieu to Lovely Garrison," as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program at the Library of Congress co-sponsored by…
Film, VideoTommy Sands with Moya and Fionan Sands in Concert Tommy Sands, with his daughter Moya and son Fionan, performed in concert as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program at the Library of Congress. This event was co-sponsored by the Arts…
personal narrativeVernon A. Jackson Collection Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Rome; Arno, Italy; Naples, Italy; Ireland; England; North Africa; Tunisia; New Orleans, Louisiana; Belfast, Ireland; England; European Theater.
Film, Video[The Callahans and the Murphys--excerpt] Annie Callahan and Maggie Murphy are feuding Irish-American housewives trying to care for and manage their large families in cramped apartments. They live across the alley from each other and often quarrel.…
personal narrativeMitchell Augusta Bradshaw Collection Gunner's Mate Third Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Little Creek, Virginia; Camp Bradford, Virginia; Brooklyn, New York; Londonderry, Northern Ireland; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Baltimore, Maryland; France; Houston, Texas; European Theater.
Film, VideoFrancis McPeake Family Concert, May 16, 2007 From March through May 2007, scholars and artists gathered at the Library of Congress and other venues in and around Washington, DC, to present and promote Northern Irish arts and culture through…
Film, VideoA Musical Demonstration by Gary Hastings and Brian Mullen Flautist Gary Hastings and singer Brian Mullen present a concert and lecture as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program at the Library of Congress sponsored by the American Folklife Center and…
Film, VideoIt's Of My Rambles..." A Journey in the Song Tradition of Ulster Len Graham presented a lecture titled "'It's Of My Rambles...' A Journey in the Song Tradition of Ulster" as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program. Graham explored the folk song tradition…
Film, VideoDaithi Sproule and Robert Watt Perform in Concert Singer and guitarist Daithi Sproule and Highland bagpiper Robert Watt perform in concert as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland Program at the Library of Congress sponsored by the American Folklife Center…
personal narrativeAnnie Francis Bridges Collection World War, 1939-1945 - Northern Ireland.
Film, VideoCeltic Roots: Stories, Songs and Traditions from Across the Sea The majority of Americans trace their family origins to a country other than the United States. Many immigrants came to this country seeking greater freedom or an opportunity for a better life.…