Building Bridges: Back to Ireland
First Aired Thursday, September 27, 2012
In 1997, 12 young men and women from Ireland and Northern Ireland came to western Montana to work on Habitat for Humanity projects while learning how to deal with their cultural, political and religious differences. In 2010, MontanaPBS traveled to Ireland to tell the stories of five of the original 12 workers and how their lives have changed since their great adventure in Montana.
Building Bridges: Back to Ireland
Building Bridges: Back to Ireland
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MontanaPBS travels to Ireland to tell the stories of five Habitat for Humanity workers.
Building Bridges: Back to Ireland
Credit: Ray Ekness
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Bernadette and Laura McShane from Dundalk, Ireland are featured in Building Bridges: Back to Ireland on MontanaPBS.
Credit: Ray Ekness
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Declan Cromie raises dairy cows on his family’s land near Newry, Northern Ireland. Cromie was one of 12 people who came to Montana in 1997.
Credit: Ray Ekness
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Mark Larkin creates graphics and animation on his computer at his parent’s home in Dundalk, Ireland.
Credit: Ray Ekness
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Seamus Carr runs his own carpentry business in his hometown of Newry, Northern Ireland.
Credit: Ray Ekness
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Sean Barr (center) visits with other artists in Letterkenny, Ireland as they prepare for their first exhibition of their work.