Catherine Healy, historian in residence at the Irish Emigration Museum (Epic), where shared histories of Irish and Indian migration are being examined as part of the Looking East exhibition. Looking East draws on colonial experiences and highlights the mutual struggles of the countries as they gained independence. “One of the things that we tried to do at this museum was to highlight the lesser-known stories of Irish migration, and India is an interesting case. Epic's Looking East exhibition. By the late 19th century, Irishmen ran seven of the eight provinces of British India.

Source: The Irish Times July 22, 2024 22:29 UTC