Book interview: Bridgets breaking bad in this look at disappointed emigrée women

"It is a side of the emigration story that might have been lost to us had it not been for Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick"
Book interview: Bridgets breaking bad in this look at disappointed emigrée women

Many Irish women did not find the American dream when they emigrated to the US and ended up living on poverty in New York City tenement houses in rooms crowded with men, women, and children.

Sun, 26 Feb, 2023 - 17:00
Clodagh Finn

  • Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem and the Lives of Irish Emigrant Women
  • Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick
  • Penguin Sandycove, €15.99

Already a subscriber? Sign in

You have reached your article limit.

Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner.

Annual €130 €80

Best value

Monthly €12€6 / month

Benefit image

More in this section

Culture That Made Me: Irish author Patricia Scanlon picks her touchstones  Culture That Made Me: Irish author Patricia Scanlon picks her touchstones 
Singer Lisa McHugh pulls out of live show after health setback Singer Lisa McHugh pulls out of live show after health setback
Five For Your Radar: Wuthering Heights, Savoy reopening... Five For Your Radar: Wuthering Heights, Savoy reopening...
#Unwind
<p>Friday's Late Late Show guests: Una Healy, Tom Allen, and PJ Kirby and Kevin Twomey. Picture: Late Late Show/X</p>

Five Late Late Show talking points from Valentine's special

READ NOW

Scene & Heard

Newsletter

Music, film art, culture, books and more from Munster and beyond.......curated weekly by the Irish Examiner Arts Editor.

Latest

Scene & Heard

Newsletter

Music, film art, culture, books and more from Munster and beyond.......curated weekly by the Irish Examiner Arts Editor.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited