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Wherever Green Is Worn

The Story of the Irish Diaspora

Author: Tim Pat Coogan

Wherever Green Is Worn

Wherever Green Is Worn

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A sweeping history of all the places the Irish went when they left Ireland by one of the best known Irish historians in the world.

Page Count
768
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On Sale
10/18/2002

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The population of Ireland is five million, but 70 million call themselves Irish. Here is their story in all its richness and complexity. Tim Pat Coogan traveled around the world where green is indeed worn to talk to the people who weaved the tale of "a dream born in a herdsman's shed and the secret scriptures of the poor." Along with American presidents, best-selling authors and Riverdancers, Ireland gave the world a caring tradition borne by missionaries and teachers who spread a message of hope and the panorama of their life abroad comes alive in this magisterial work.

Imprint Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

ISBN

9781403960146

In The News

“A journey into our own psyche...Tim Pat Coogan has dug, Heaney-like, into the past while opening doors to faraway places.” —Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes

“Rich in characterization and detail--not to mention the Coogan wit--this is an invaluable reference volume that belongs on the bookshelf of every Celtophile.” —Publishers Weekly

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Wherever Green Is Worn

Wherever Green Is Worn

$34.99

Trade Paperback