Ep. #38 Ireland with Helen Gannon: Céad míle fáilte!
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Ron Klutho talks to Helen Gannon from Ireland!
MUSIC: The Princess Royal by Eileen Gannon
Next week Ron will talk about England with Helen Turner.
Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL
Find out more about Ron at https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/
0:00 SEG 1 She was born in Limerick | A corporation house cost 25 cents a week | only had a car because her dad was a mechanic | Her dad worked for the Shell Oil Company and Shannon Airport as a mechanic | going to Catholic school | didn’t finish school and went to work at 14 as a telephone operator | going to dance halls for fun | working in England as a nurse and midwife | Everyone in Ireland has someone who works in England because it was easy to get a job there | The Royal Irish Constabulary
16:20 SEG 2 Working as a midwife | Living on the hospital grounds | Being able to afford cigarettes in England | Coming to St. Louis | The painful transition of immigration | Finding lots of Irish people in St. Louis | Learning Irish Gaelic in school but not keeping the language | The first Lamaze teacher in St. Louis | Meeting Michael Flatley of Riverdance | The Suzuki Method | Reaching her 5-year limit on her VISA | Losing her son | The Culture Movement of Ireland | Putting a harp in the living room instead of a chair
34:23 SEG 3 St. Louis Irish Arts is celebrating its 50-year anniversary | Her school is open to ages 4 and up | Anyone can make music | Making her children play the fiddle instead of mowing the lawn | Her classes are at Immaculate Conception School in Maplewood | SLIA.org | Your knees will eventually give out | Performing at the Sheldon Concert Hall on December 17 | "Eirenn Go Brah" means "Ireland Forever" | Limerick of the 2 flags of Ireland and America | Going back to Ireland | best and worst parts of living in America | Opportunities to work and amazing customer service | The heat
Find out more about the St. Louis Irish Arts at https://slia.org/
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