Wherever Green Is Worn: The Story of the Irish Diaspora

About this book

The population of Ireland is five million but 70 million call themselves Irish. Here is their story in all its richness and complexity. Tim Pat Coogan traveled around the world where green is indeed worn to talk to the people who weaved the tale of "a dream born in a herdsmans shed and the secret scriptures of the poor." Along with American presidents best-selling authors and Riverdancers Ireland gave the world a caring tradition borne by missionaries and teachers who spread a message of hope and the panorama of their life abroad comes alive in this magisterial work.