A ONE WAY TICKET TO AMERICA

Story ID:	407
Written by:	Veronica Breen Hogle (bio, contact, other stories)
Organization:	Irish Cultural Events
Story type:	Story
Location:	Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland and Houston Texas
Year:	1965
Person:	Mary Kate Earls and Veronica Breen

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Posted 05/10/2006 22:11 by Maria Harden | Reply

What a mesmerizing story! You really did live history. I love your writing --it puts me right there with you and your grandmother. So many of us who have come from other countries have experienced culture shock, but we adapt and before we know it, we are "home." Please keep writing and I will keep reading.
~Maria

Posted 05/10/2006 20:48 by Nancy J. Kopp | Reply

Veronica,

What a wonderful portrait of your grandmother you've given us. You can most definitely "paint with words." I especially liked the way you interwove your story with hers. A beautiful piece of writing. Thanks for a terrific read.
Nancy

Posted 05/11/2006 11:01 | Reply

How perfectly grand this story was and what wonderful memories of a dear old Irish grandmother who you obviously adored. I breathed and smelled Ireland in your every word so easily, despite the way you moved us back and forth. Very clever piece of writing. Kathe

Posted 05/11/2006 18:33 by barbara elliott carpenter | Reply

Veronica, you made me homesick for Ireland; and I have never been there. We have an ancestral line originating there, and I have always wanted to go. This is a lovely story, but then your writing is always something special. Thanks for introducing us to your grandmother. Barbara Carpenter

Posted 05/12/2006 16:00 by Virginia Allain | Reply

I deeply enjoyed your account of your trip to America and your memories of your grandmother! Can't wait to read your other stories. Virginia Allain

Posted 05/15/2006 12:44 by Susan Lynn Solomon | Reply

Veronica, thank you for sharing another written photograph of people in a place I can only imagine.

Posted 06/23/2007 17:28 | Reply

Loved this story Veronica, It really displayed the Ireland of that time.How time has changed everything, some things for the better, and some great memories remain.

Posted 10/05/2008 10:13 | Reply

Veronica! You paint a wonderful picture of mid 20th century Ireland. It is equally valid for those who made that journey and for those who remained in Ireland. The Celtic Tiger has made modern Ireland a country to which people now come in the hope of a better life. I hope we rise to that challenge. Judith Barden, Dublin, Ireland