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Description of  Being New York, Being Irish: Reflections on Twenty-Five Years of Irish America and New York University's Glucksman Ireland House

New York Universitys Glucksman Ireland House opened a quarter-century ago to foster the study of Ireland and Irish America. Alice McDermott writes about her sons Irish awakening Colum McCanns Joycean essay is a brilliant call to action in defence of immigrants and social justice Colm Tibns first visit to New York coincided with the first St Patricks Day parade led by a woman Dan Barry reflects on Frank McCourts Angelas Ashes and a new poem by Seamus Heaney written not long before his death. Through deeply personal essays, some of the best-known Irish writers on both sides of the Atlantic commemorate the Houses anniversary by examining what has changed, and what has not, in Irish and Irish-American culture, art, identity, and politics since 1993. Read more