My trip has come full circle and how appropriate that it happened at the end of our journey in Ireland. While walking around the streets of Ennis, my husband and I literally stumbled upon a large sculpture of two hands with uplifted palms. Immediately curious I wandered over to the plaques below the impressive art by Shane Gilmore entitled “Hands”. This is what I read,
“HANDS OF WELCOME
ACKNOWLEDGING THE PRESENCE OF
IMMIGRANTS ASYLUM SEEKERS
REFUGEES FELLOW E U CITIZENS
IN OUR COMMUNITY”
So, while we teach about what pushed and pulled the Irish to America and what life was like for those immigrants in the United States- an ocean away, Ireland is extending her hands to immigrants too!
Stephanie
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You two did a great job with this blog. The pictures and the posts are great. It looks like you had a wonderful time. I can't wait to hear the stories.
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I just read about your trip in a news report online -- looking forward to reading your blog!
ReplyDeleteI'm in Ireland and I run a website http://www.globalirish.ie - I've developed a set of resources and exercises aimed at teaching emigration to Irish pupils. I'd love to share it with you - it's not all about famine-era emigration but much of it should be relevant.
If you drop me a line at noreen(at)globalirish.ie I'll be happy to pass everything on to you. I'm always delighted to see people interested in teaching emigration!