AFRO-IRISH LINKS: BOOK
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Paperback: 136 pages
Publisher: SWIPE (2019) Language: English ISBN: 978-0-244-53174-4 Book Contents: The book draws on the information that was discussed in our interviews with several notable academics (Ellen Campbell-Grizzle, Laurent Dubois, Sir Howard Fergus KBE, Eamonn Galldubh, Nicole Jacoberger, Mary Caton Lingold and Meleisa Ono-George) as well as research carried out by the SWIPE team. Topics covered in the book:
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Introduction by Paul Crooks
"When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground."
African Proverb
“If you’re lucky enough to be Irish, You’re lucky enough.”
Irish Proverb
Jamaican people living in Slough have some appreciation of the Jamaica’s Irish heritage. Some will know of Jamaican towns with names such as Irish Town, Dublin Castle, Caramel, Kildare, Belfast and Middleton. Others answer to Irish surnames passed down through generations; names such as: Collins, O'Hare, McCormick, McCarthy, Burke, Clarke, O'Callaghan, McKay and O'Connor.
Barbadians also answer to Irish surnames. Some speak of communities of people living in Barbados of Irish descent.
The flag of Montserrat is adorned with Erin, female personification of Ireland, playing the golden harp.
Then there are others, younger people of both Caribbean and Irish descent, living in Slough, who have little or no knowledge of a Caribbean and Irish heritage that was once shared.
This booklet provides some insight into what is an intriguing topic. It describes how two apparently disparate cultures - African and Irish - blended through music and dance. It also describes and how they influenced the development Caribbean music culture down through the generations.
The book is published with a view to giving Caribbean and Irish communities in Slough deeper and mutual appreciation of a shared, but not often spoken about, heritage.
"When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground."
African Proverb
“If you’re lucky enough to be Irish, You’re lucky enough.”
Irish Proverb
Jamaican people living in Slough have some appreciation of the Jamaica’s Irish heritage. Some will know of Jamaican towns with names such as Irish Town, Dublin Castle, Caramel, Kildare, Belfast and Middleton. Others answer to Irish surnames passed down through generations; names such as: Collins, O'Hare, McCormick, McCarthy, Burke, Clarke, O'Callaghan, McKay and O'Connor.
Barbadians also answer to Irish surnames. Some speak of communities of people living in Barbados of Irish descent.
The flag of Montserrat is adorned with Erin, female personification of Ireland, playing the golden harp.
Then there are others, younger people of both Caribbean and Irish descent, living in Slough, who have little or no knowledge of a Caribbean and Irish heritage that was once shared.
This booklet provides some insight into what is an intriguing topic. It describes how two apparently disparate cultures - African and Irish - blended through music and dance. It also describes and how they influenced the development Caribbean music culture down through the generations.
The book is published with a view to giving Caribbean and Irish communities in Slough deeper and mutual appreciation of a shared, but not often spoken about, heritage.