Know-Nothings in Newark

Join Pirates of Irish Persuasion & Extraction (PIPE)
for a presentation in the Irish Studies Discussion Series by two scholars of
Irish America:  Reverend Augustine J.
Curley, O.S.B. and Paul Ferris.  The
presenters will share their knowledge about the 1854 Know-Nothing riot in
Newark.  They will explain the
motivations behind this attack on St. Mary’s Church, including general
anti-immigrant sentiment, as well as the specific effects that this attack had
on the Irish-American community in the area.  They will also explore the
press coverage of the Know-Nothing riot. 
This event is free and open to the public.

For further information regarding this event in the Irish Studies
Discussion Series, please contact Dr. Maura Harrington at maura.harrington@shu.edu or
201.463.5967, or visit the event’s Facebook page: on.fb.me/1bBC9PP.