Irish Central

Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan Letters and Memoirs from Colonial and Revolutionary America 1675-1815

On April 1, 1809, immigrant John O'Raw wrote from Charleston, South Carolina to his parents Bryan and Nellie O'Raw in Ballymena, Antrim. "Through the mercy of divine Providence I am still in existence ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Fennelly’s second collection of warm, witty micro-memoirs goes deeper

Beth Ann Fennelly's new book, "The Irish Goodbye," is her second collection of micro-memoirs. The book is described as a funny and profound work that blends humor with philosophical insights. Fennelly ...
Independent.ie

Irish memoirs round-up: Mementoes of pain, pleasure and catharsis

The memoir has never been so popular, nor so prolifically published, as in recent years. Here are four new titles, all from Irish authors. One describes the agony of divorce, another the exasperation ...
The Advocate

This Mississippi writer will lead a micro-memoir class with New Orleans Writers Workshop

“The Irish Goodbye: Micro-Memoirs,” by Beth Ann Fennelly, Norton, 144 pages. I love authors that swerve, those multi-talented multihyphenates. Case in point, Beth Ann Fennelly, who started as a poet, ...
Independent.ie

Eoin O’Malley: Irish political memoirs are usually dull and self-indulgent, but maybe Leo Varadkar will buck the tradition

Will a rush to press lead the former taoiseach into the autobiographical trap? Leo Varadkar is writing his autobiography, but political figures don't always get it right. Inset, clockwise from above ...