The Irish in America

Narrated by Primetime Emmy Award winner Aidan Quinn, THE IRISH IN AMERICA explores the long and difficult struggle of the Irish immigrant experience in this special presentation HISTORY documentary. In the period of 1650 thru the turn of the 20th century, some five million immigrants left family and friends behind in Ireland for the promise of America. From the American Revolution through the Mexican and Civil Wars to the California Gold Rush and the Age of Jackson, THE IRISH IN AMERICA shows how a resilient people turned poverty into prosperity and changed the American continent forever.