The
New
York
Irish History Roundtable
For
immediate release
Fifteenth
Edition of
New
York
Irish History
Published
The
New York Irish History Roundtable has just released the fifteenth edition of its
annual journal,
New
York
Irish History. Entitled
The
Work They Did—The 20th Century, the issue
includes articles on the working lives of the Irish in the city in
the century just completed. These
range from the story of a doctor in the early part of the century to an article
that considers the past and future connections between the Irish and the police.
Other pieces touch on labor unions, Irish bars, and the Home for Irish
Immigrant Girls. This issue follows
up a previous volume, which dealt with work lives in the 19th
century.
A
familiar yet amazing photograph graces the cover of the journal.
The picture, showing a worker bolting together beams that form
the framework of the
Empire
State
Building
, looks down
on the
Chrysler
Building
.
The photograph is a reminder of two other skyscrapers much on the minds
of New Yorkers in the past year, and this issue is dedicated to the victims of
the
World
Trade
Center
tragedy.
In this connection, the journal also includes an article, “The Chief:
William Feehan’s Last Fire, after Four
Decades on the Job.” The piece
originally appeared in the New
Yorker on
October 8, 2001
.
Frank
Naughton, editor of New
York Irish History, commented, "The accomplishments
of Irish New Yorkers as a group during the twentieth century
were remarkable. What ordinary people, in particular, did during their
lives was especially noteworthy. We want this issue to tell part of that
story."
New
York Irish History is sent to members of the New York Irish History
Roundtable. Begun in 1984, the
organization sponsors lectures, walking tours, scholarships and genealogy
workshops. More information about
Roundtable activities and membership is available on the Internet at: http://www.irishhistory.com.
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William
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Publicity
Coordinator
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