Stories of Irish immigrants in post-Famine America to be told in new book by Limerick academic

Mary Immaculate College's Dr Sarah O'Brien has launched her new book.

STORIES of Irish immigrants in post-Famine America are to be told in new book from a Limerick academic.

โ€˜Of Memory and the Misplacedโ€˜, by Mary Immaculate College academic Dr Sarah Oโ€™Brien, tells the stories of Irish immigrants in post-Famine America.

The book draws from 30 memoirs written between 1900 and 1970 and shows the prevalence of intimate and taboo themes in ordinary immigrantsโ€™ writing, such as domestic violence, same-sex love, and famine-induced trauma.

Combining literary and historical theory, the book highlights voices that have traditionally been silenced and offers a rare and unexplored collection of autobiographical texts to better understand the experiences of Irish immigrants.

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