Read Galway Bay (Of Irish Blood #1)

Galway Bay (Of Irish Blood #1)

Mary Pat Kelly

4.9/5 (29556 ratings)

Description:In a hidden Ireland where fishermen and tenant farmers find solace in their ancient faith, songs, stories, and communal celebrations, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family. Because they and their countrymen must sell both their catch and their crops to pay exorbitant rents, potatoes have become their only staple food.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. Honora and Michael vow their children will live. The family joins two million other Irish refugees--victims saving themselves--in the emigration from Ireland.Danger and hardship await them in America. Honora, her unconventional sister Máire, and their seven sons help transform Chicago from a frontier town to the "City of the Century." The boys go on to fight in the Civil War and enlist in the cause of Ireland's freedom. Spanning six generations and filled with joy, sadness, and heroism, GALWAYBAY sheds brilliant light on the ancestors of today's forty-four million Irish Americans--and is a universal story you will never forget.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Galway Bay (Of Irish Blood #1). To get started finding Galway Bay (Of Irish Blood #1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 551

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0446579009

Description: In a hidden Ireland where fishermen and tenant farmers find solace in their ancient faith, songs, stories, and communal celebrations, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family. Because they and their countrymen must sell both their catch and their crops to pay exorbitant rents, potatoes have become their only staple food.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. Honora and Michael vow their children will live. The family joins two million other Irish refugees--victims saving themselves--in the emigration from Ireland.Danger and hardship await them in America. Honora, her unconventional sister Máire, and their seven sons help transform Chicago from a frontier town to the "City of the Century." The boys go on to fight in the Civil War and enlist in the cause of Ireland's freedom. Spanning six generations and filled with joy, sadness, and heroism, GALWAYBAY sheds brilliant light on the ancestors of today's forty-four million Irish Americans--and is a universal story you will never forget.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Galway Bay (Of Irish Blood #1). To get started finding Galway Bay (Of Irish Blood #1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Galway Bay (Of Irish Blood #1)

Galway Bay (Of Irish Blood #1)

More Books

Martin Scorsese: A Journey by Mary Pat Kelly (1997-02-04)

Martin Scorsese: A Journey by Mary Pat Kelly (1997-02-04)

Of Irish Blood (Of Irish Blood #2)

Of Irish Blood (Of Irish Blood #2)

Irish Above All (Of Irish Blood #3)

Irish Above All (Of Irish Blood #3)

Mary Pat Kelly Book Checklist: Reading Order Of Irish Blood Series and List of All Mary Pat Kelly Books

Mary Pat Kelly Book Checklist: Reading Order Of Irish Blood Series and List of All Mary Pat Kelly Books

Good to Go: The Rescue of Capt. Scott O'Grady, USAF, from Bosnia by Mary Pat Kelly (2015-05-30)

Good to Go: The Rescue of Capt. Scott O'Grady, USAF, from Bosnia by Mary Pat Kelly (2015-05-30)

Special Intentions

Special Intentions

Proudly We Served: The Men of the USS Mason

Proudly We Served: The Men of the USS Mason

Home Away from Home by Mary Pat Kelly (1995-12-01)

Home Away from Home by Mary Pat Kelly (1995-12-01)

Home Away from Home: The Yanks in Ireland

Home Away from Home: The Yanks in Ireland