Hi Laura,  Congratulations on the publication of your book!  It will be an important contribution to Irish American studies.  Sorry I won't be in Ireland till late this summer.  All good wishes, Maureen Murphy________________________________________
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Subject: Re: Irish in New Orleans book launch- June 10 Dublin

Dear All,

  Just a friendly reminder that this Wednesday I will be having my book launch here in Dublin.  (Please see below) I will also be having one in Galway on June 11.  If you are in that area please drop me a line and I will send you the invite to that launch.

  I hope you can make it and have a wonderful week!
  Laura

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Date: Monday, May 18, 2015 at 10:40 PM
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Subject: Irish in New Orleans book launch- June 10 Dublin

Dear Colleagues,

    I met many of you at ACIS 2012 in New Orleans and some at other conferences. I will be having my own book launch next month in Dublin to help spread the word that there are, in fact, Irish communities in the South!  I would like to cordially invite you to The Irish in New Orleans book launch taking place on June 10 at the Irish Whiskey Museum as I bring a bit of the Crescent City to Dublin! (please see attached invitation)  Hope to see you there!

IRISH NEW ORLEANS
 Who Knew?!

*Did you know that the city that gave birth to Jazz, once had more Irish living there than Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago and was on par with Boston?

*Did you know that the city where Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau lived, also witnessed it’s first St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1806 - less than three years after the Louisiana Purchase?

*Did you know that this most un-American of cities erected the first public statue to a woman in the entire United States: Margaret Gaffney Haughery of County Leitrim?

*Did you know that the lowest lying Irish pub in the world - 8 feet below sea level- is located in New Orelans?

If any of this strikes your curiosity, then please join us on Wednesday June 10th  along with Jimmy Deenihan,
Minister for Diaspora Affairs, for the official Irish book launch of
Laura D. Kelley’s,  The Irish in New Orleans.


From Bloody O'Reilly in the eighteenth century to the great churches and charitable organizations built by the Irish Famine immigrants in the nineteenth century to the Irish-dominated politics of the twentieth century, and including Irish dance, music, and sports, historian Dr. Laura D. Kelley tells the hitherto untold colorful, entertaining and often adventurous history of the Irish in one of America's most historical cities. The lively and readable text is beautifully illustrated with photographs by Carrie Lee Schwartz that convey the continuing vibrancy of the Irish community of New Orleans.

The book is a finalist for the  INDIEFAB award ( to be determined June 2015) and was recently awarded the Bronze Star by Independent Publisher's Award- IPPY.

Please join us on Wednesday, June 10, for an exploration of this hidden history of New Orleans and its rich culture.  Light refreshments and New Orleans mementos will be on hand.

Please feel free to forward to all and sundry!

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Laura D. Kelley, Ph.D.

RSVP here-

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-irish-in-new-orleans-official-book-launch-tickets-16917037314