Out of Ireland
The Story of Irish Emigration to America
Genres
Overview
Over the course of two centuries, seven million men, women and children abandoned their homeland for America's shores. In just one horrifying decade, two million left to escape a famine that left another million dead. This is the moving chronicle of the Irish immigrant experience.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
1995-06-09
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
6
Kelly McGillis
Narrator (voice)
Liam Neeson
William Murphy (voice)
Gabriel Byrne
Richard O'Gorman (voice)
Brenda Fricker
Mary Ann Rowe (voice)
Aidan Quinn
Maurice Woulfe (voice)
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