The Pluck Of The Irish

Credit Courtesy/Lachlan Whalen

Thursday's St. Patrick's Day activities will likely bring out the Irish merrymaking --and perhaps a wee bit of blarney -- in everyone that chooses to partake. 

For a look at the rich culture behind these celebrations, WBOI's Julia Meek met with Dr. Lachlan Whalen, IPFW's Director of International Studies,  to discuss its old country roots, and the place it continues to hold in our own national fabric.

From a young age, Lachlan's own Irish-American heritage, centered in the Boston area, drove his personal passions to explore Ireland's history and culture.

Here he discusses these powerful roots, and how they led to to his professional studies, and special research focus on contemporary Irish political prisoners.