This heroic story sheds brilliant light on the ancestors of today's 44 million Irish Americans. Honora and her unconventional sister Maire watch their seven sons as they transform Chicago from a frontier town to the "City of the Century", fight the Civil War, and enlist in the cause of Ireland's freedom. The family joins two million other Irish refugees in one of the greatest rescues in human history: the Irish Emigration to America. Honora Kelly not only sailed to America with her. Mary-of-the-Woods College alumna Mary Pat Kelly has embarked on a national book tour for her newly published novel, Galway Bay, and on Thursday. Her acclaimed 2009 novel Galway Bay, based on the history of her. Honora and Michael vow their children will live. Mary Pat Kellys Galway Bay is based on her great-great-grandmothers life, and what a tale it is. As an author, screenwriter, director, and producer, Mary Pat Kelly has devoted much of. But when blight destroys the potatoes three times in four years, a callous government and uncaring landlords turn a natural disaster into The Great Starvation that will kill one million. Buy a cheap copy of Galway Bay book by Mary Pat Kelly. Selling both their catch-and their crops-to survive, these people subsist on the potato crop-their only staple food.
In a rousing tale that echoes the myths and legends of Ireland herself, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family, inhabiting a hidden Ireland where fishermen and tenant farmers find solace in their ancient faith, songs, stories, and communal celebrations. Here at last is one Irish family's epic journey, capturing the tragedy and triumph of the Irish-American experience. 'GALWAY BAY is a lyrical mix of history, romance and riveting narrative.
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