It's a story of Ireland, of landlords and rebels,
step-dancers and believers in fairies,
evicted farmers and famished children,
and young women seeking love and liberty.
From villages like Arnaglass and Dunnamogon they came
yearning for change even as they clung desperately to the traditions of old.
It's a story of America, of cops and maids, priests and politicians,
and victims of discrimination on both sides of the Atlantic.
Seven and a half million strong, from Boston to Butte, Montana,
they forged ahead, their spirit and resourcefulness creating new lives in a new world.
Out of Ireland, the epic story of Irish immigration to America,
narrated by Kelly McGillis and featuring the voices of
Aidan Quinn, Liam Neeson, Brenda Fricker and Gabriel Byrne.
See it Wednesday evening on Idaho Public Television.