As Irish Famine Museum Closes, Donors Worry About Fate of Artifacts

In the mid-1990s, John L. Hague, president of Quinnipiac College, read a book about the 19th century potato famine in Ireland and decided that its causes and consequences, mortality rates, and the resulting diaspora warrant wider exposure. It is estimated that at least one million Irish died and 2 million or more left the country …

As Irish Famine Museum Closes, Donors Worry About Fate of Artifacts

In the mid-1990s, John L. Hague, president of Quinnipiac College, read a book about the 19th century potato famine in Ireland and decided that its causes and consequences, mortality rates, and the resulting diaspora warrant wider exposure. It is estimated that at least one million Irish died and 2 million or more left the country …

New York’s Irish Arts Center Upgraded to ‘Flagship Center’

NS Irish Arts CenterA New York nonprofit dedicated to advocating the culture of Irish and Irish-Americans is finally moving into a home as big as its aspirations. Organization, Founded in the East Village in 1972has been in business for decades in a one-off condo in Hell’s Kitchen. Now, completing a pandemic-delayed construction project that went …