Celebrate St. Patrick's Day and Irish-American Heritage Month by reading fiction with the subject Irish or Irish-American, biographies, non-fiction about travel and places, or watch videos, everything from music, dance, Irish authors, even sports! The video, More Than a Game, follows Akron's St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish high school basketball team (featuring five future NBA players, including superstar LeBron James) as they win their way to national acclaim. Check Ancestry.com Library Edition (which can be accessed from any CMRLS Library) to see if you can claim Irish ancestors. Ask Library staff if help is needed. It is reported that as much as 11% of Americans have Irish ancestors and the Irish-American population is seven times larger than Ireland! (Washington Post; 3/17/2013)
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Fiona's lace by Patricia Polacco
An Irish family stays together with the help of Fiona's talent for making one-of-a-kind lace in this heartwarming, generational immigration story from the New York Times best-selling creator of The Keeping Quilt.
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There was an old lady who swallowed a clover! by Lucille Colandro
A St. Patrick's Day-themed adaptation of the classic nonsense song finds the intrepid heroine from There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! ingesting items to make a perfect rainbow for a hidden pot of gold. Original.
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Lara and the gray mare by Kathleen Duey
While her father is away fighting the Normans and other Irish clans, nine-year-old Lara works hard to help harvest food and also cares for the pregnant gray mare that she loves
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Frommer's 2020 Ireland by Parker Robbins
Frommer’s Complete Guides Detailed, objective reviews of hotels and restaurants to suit any budget are accompanied by up-to-date coverage of sightseeing, nightlife, shopping and local activities; dozens of maps; and expert trip-planning advice, in this premier travel series, now with enhanced insider tips, additional color sections, more information on sustainable “green” travel and other revised features. Original.
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Dark witch by Nora Roberts
An American searches for her Irish ancestors to learn more about her powers and break an ancient curse in the first book of a new trilogy from the New York Times best-selling author of more than 200 novels. (romance). Simultaneous.
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Quentins by Maeve Binchy
While filming a documentary about Quentins, a famed Dublin restaurant, Ella Brady explores the changing face of the city from the 1970s to the present day as she captures the stories of the people who have made Quentins a center of their lives. Reprint.
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