Jeremiah Courtney, Interview by Claudia Sceery and Troy Caramanica, 14 April 2018
Date:
2018
Interviewer:
Claudia Sceery;Troy Caramanica
Interviewee:
Jeremiah Courtney
Description:
Jeremiah Courtney discusses his experience as an Irish immigrant in New York City, and then in Charleston. He came to the States full time in 1991, after having lived in London for five years and finding life there difficult for an Irishman. He speaks warmly of growing up in Kilarney, County Kerry, but left largely because he felt that Ireland couldn’t offer him the variety and adventure that he wanted in his life. He felt welcomed and supported upon first arriving in the States, particularly by others in the Irish or Irish-American community. He made his way down to Charleston after feeling he needed a break from New York. Though he was raised in the Catholic church and attended Catholic school, he finds himself turning away from Catholicism, and has not passed that on to his children.
Jeremiah Courtney discusses his experience as an Irish immigrant in New York City, and then in Charleston. He came to the United States in 1991 after having lived in London for five years and finding life there difficult for an Irishman. He speaks warmly of growing up in Killarney, County Kerry, but left because he felt that Ireland couldn’t offer him the variety and adventure that he wanted in his life. He felt welcomed and supported upon first arriving in the States, particularly by others in the Irish or Irish-American community. He made his way down to Charleston after feeling he needed a break from New York. Though he was raised in the Catholic Church and attended Catholic school, he finds himself turning away from Catholicism and has not passed it on to his children.
