23. From Five Points to St. Peter’s: The Irish in New York
Transatlantic: An Irish American History PodcastShow Notes
Over the course of the 19th century, hundreds of thousands of Irish people moved to New York, leaving a lasting impact on the city. In this episode, Damian and Fin are joined by Dr. Elizabeth Stack and Danny Leavy to explore the legacy of these immigrants in the streets of NYC today. Danny and Elizabeth are historians and Irish immigrants living in New York, and they share unique insights into the city’s Irish past from the notorious Five Points to St. Peter's Church.
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Resources and Sources: In Search of Cornelius Heeney- Video with Danny Leavy & Dr Ciarán Reilly A.T. Stewart in the Dictionary of Irish Biography William "Boss" Tweed in Britannica Terry Golway Book: Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics Tyler Anbinder Book: Five Points Tyler Anbinder Book: Plentiful Country Jacob Riis Profile & Images via International Center for Photography Ronald Bayor & Timothy Meagher Book: The New York Irish Louis Eisenstein & Elliot Rosenberg Book: A Stripe of Tammany's Tiger Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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