People in Ireland are paying it forward, inspired by an act of generosity committed more than 170 years ago. In 1847, the Choctaw people collected $170 to send to people in Ireland who were ...

In 1847, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma sent $170 to Ireland during the Great Famine — a time of mass starvation on the island. More than 170 years later, Ireland has returned the favor, helping ...

📜 Irish Potato Famine: The American Wake -Not all of the 214,000 Irish immigrants in 1847 made it safely to their new homes--and of those who did, many faced classism and xenophobia and even ...

People in Ireland are paying it forward, inspired by an act of generosity committed more than 170 years ago.

In 1992, 22 Irish men and women walked the Trail of Tears to raise money for famine relief efforts in Somalia, according to Bunbury. They raised $170,000 — $1,000 for each dollar the Choctaw ...