Riverdance

I ALWAYS thoroughly enjoy your notes – I am a history geek, and it scratches an itch – thank you.

I am dabbing my eyes after rewatching the Riverdance video. My father passed away in 1999 – the grandson of a young Irish lad who came to the US from Michelstown with his little sister in the late 1840’s.

When Dad first saw that Riverdance video, he, a normally stoic man, broke down crying. It evoked an old memory of HIS father dancing the very same way when he’d had a bit of wine, and the long-forgotten memory was unearthed unexpectedly.

The guttural roar from the Dublin crowd once again sent shivers through my limbs.

Thank you again!