"Recovering an Irish voice from the American Frontier," with Patrick J. Mahoney
June 2, 2021 Writer and historian Patrick J. Mahoney will discuss the life of 19th century Limerick emigrant Eoin Ua Cathail, whose writings are published for the first time in a new bilingual volume, Recovering an Irish Voice from the American Frontier (UNT Press, 2021). Based on his experiences in the southwestern and upper midwestern United States, Ua Cathail harnessed the richness of the Irish language to describe a wide range of topics - from fierce clashes with Native American tribes and a chance encounter with a runaway slave to the environmental impact of the midwestern timber industry and the emergence of the Gaelic Revival.
June 2, 2021 Writer and historian Patrick J. Mahoney will discuss the life of 19th century Limerick emigrant Eoin Ua Cathail, whose writings are published for the first time in a new bilingual volume, Recovering an Irish Voice from the American Frontier (UNT Press, 2021). Based on his experiences in the southwestern and upper midwestern United States, Ua Cathail harnessed the richness of the Irish language to describe a wide range of topics - from fierce clashes with Native American tribes and a chance encounter with a runaway slave to the environmental impact of the midwestern timber industry and the emergence of the Gaelic Revival.