The Story We Carry in Our Bones: Irish History for Americans

Product Description

Many Irish-Americans today know little about Ireland and their ancestry. Historian Juilene Osborne-McKnight presents Irish-American history in a compelling narrative form, accented with photographs, illustrations, and original, literary interludes. Osborne-McKnight pays homage to her ancestry in this chronicle of the Irish from ancient times to contemporary America.

Review

“A stylishly written precise distillation of the essence of being American of Irish descent. A must-read on par with How the Irish saved Civilization.” Patrick Taylor, author of the New York Times and USA Today best-selling Irish Country Doctor Series.

About the Author

Osborne-McKnight is a professor of English at DeSales University in Pennsylvania. She received her MFA in poetry and creative nonfiction from Carlow University, which included a study in residence at Colaiste Naomh Padraig in Ireland. She is also a talented seanchaí, a traditional storyteller in the ancient Irish tradition.