The Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society, founded in 1988, exists in order to collect, preserve and share materials related to the history and heritage of the Irish people in Connecticut. The Society preserves and shares Irish history and traditions in many ways, including presenting educational programs, attending festivals, maintaining archival collections, and promoting and assisting with genealogical research. The Shanachienewsletter contains historical articles, ideas for genealogical research, and notices of the Society's activities and vents. More information about this nonprofit organization and its activities may be found at https://www.ctirishhistory.org/
As of 2023 the collection of The Society has been relocated to The Shanachie Room in the Ryan Matura Library at Sacred Heart University.
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Early New Haven Irish and Their Final Resting Places: The Old Catholic and Saint Bernard Cemeteries
Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The eventful history of these cemeteries and a listing of names and Irish origins of many of those buried there.
Written, compiled and edited by Ellen Bohan, Patricia Heslin, Paul Keroack, and Bernard and Rosanne Singer, with contributions by Neil Hogan, Robert O. Larkin, and Jamie Longley.
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Connecticut's Irish in the Civil War
Neil Hogan
325 pages of stories and pictures of the Connecticut Irish from Bleeding Kansas to Fort Sumter, Vicksburg to Gettysburg, Andersonville to Appomattox.
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Cry Of The Famishing: Ireland, Connecticut And The Potato Famine
Neil Hogan and Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
Cry of the Famishing focuses on the relationship between the Famine in Ireland and the state of Connecticut. Includes why and where Irish emigrants settled in Connecticut, the jobs they held, conflicts that arose between the Yankees and the Irish newcomers, and individual stories of some of the Famine Irish in Connecticut. Illustrated with Famine drawings from newspapers and periodicals of the 1840s and 1850s.
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Green Sprigs From The Emerald Isle: Paddy And Bridget Stories In 19th Century Connecticut Newspapers
Neil Hogan and Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
Green Sprigs From The Emerald Isle collects Irish folklore and tall tales from Connecticut newspapers from the 19th century. These humorous tales are a window into the lives of the early Irish immigrants, showing both the stereotypes assigned to the Irish of the day and the recognition that these Irish in America were witty, intelligent, and industrious people. Collected and edited by Neil Hogan.
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Wearin' O' The Green: St. Patrick's Day In New Haven, Connecticut 1842-1992
Neil Hogan and Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
The story of St. Patrick's Day as celebrated in New Haven. The book conveys the pride, joy, patriotism, conviviality, devotion and even homesickness for Ireland that have inspired New Haven's Irish Americans to make this day an important community folk festival.
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'From a Land Beyond the Wave': Connecticut's Irish Rebels 1798-1916
Neil Hogan and Patrick J. Mahoney
Throughout its prolonged struggle for nationhood, Ireland consistently drew upon the physical and moral support of its sizable diaspora, especially those who, as result of social, economic, political, and religious factors, had settled in North America. This support is recognized in 'The Soldiers Song', written by Peadar Kearney in 1907 and adopted as the country's national anthem in 1926. The song's chorus pays tribute to the steadfast efforts made by Irish Americans to the cause of Irish independence, noting, 'Soldiers are we, whose lives are pledged to Ireland. Some have come from a land beyond the wave.' In From a Land Beyond the Wave, Hogan and Mahoney uncover the hitherto untold story of the Irish in Connecticut, who time and again offered their support to the various efforts for Irish independence. This fascinating collection conveys the tales of both the revolutionary actions of the Irish diaspora who settled or spent time in Connecticut, and well-known Irish political and military figures who visited and impacted the state's Irish communities.
