This new deluxe edition features a DVD of the acclaimed documentary, along with a counterpart CD originally released in 1995, but long since out fo print and a 32 page booklet drawn from the likewise out of print book of the same name and topic. The documentary charts the mass exodus of 7 million Irish men and women from the famine-swept villages of the 19th century Ireland to the industrialized cities of America. Narrated by Kelly McGillis, this poignant and elegant production personalizes the transatlantic journey by focusing on the lives of eight specific immigrants.