Neal Thompson, journalist and author, discusses his forthcoming book The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty, which draws on previously unreleased records to explore the lives of Bridget and Patrick Kennedy, with Christine Kinealy, professor of history and director of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University.
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This program is supported in part through the Government of Ireland: Emigrant Support Programme.
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