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Lydia Barrington Darragh: Irish Pacifist, American Patriot

It is understandable that the mention of wartime heroism tends to evoke images of combat valor. But there are other ways that people can contribute heavily to the wartime cause without taking a…

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Dispatches from Massachusetts  

By Michael Quinlan Boston’s Revolutionary Irish Trail is Now Live With America 250 celebrations underway in 2026, Boston has a Revolutionary Irish Trail to chronicle Irish and Scots-Irish heroics in the American Revolution….

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In-Tune Internet

With the plethora of music sites on the web today, a new one dances apart…

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Dennis Swason: WNBC

Dennis Swanson is president and general manager of WNBC in New York, the flagship station…

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June 16, 1904

Historically known as Bloomsday, June 16, 1904 marks the day during which all of Joyce’s Ulysses takes place. Joyce chose the date as a way to commemorate his first date with Nora Barnacle. “Bloomsday” was not established until 1954, on the 50th anniversary of the book’s events. In Dublin, several people dress in costume and retrace Leopold Bloom’s route through Dublin. Landmarks, like Davey Byrne’s pub are visited. Readings of the book are also a common event of the day.

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