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It’s a New World and Zoom is at its Center, and at the Center of Zoom is an Irishman Named Harry

Covid-19 threw us all into a global remote-working experiment. But will the future if the …

“Keeping Going”

What help can poetry be during a pandemic? This summer it feels like Ireland needs Americans …

IRISH AMERICA ARCHIVES

First Word:
The Dreamer of Dreams

“We are the music makers / And we are the dreamers of dreams, / Wandering …

Music: Blink in America

Blink are back in Ireland to nail down the last few songs on what already …

St. Columcille was born on this day in Gartan, Co. Donegal. Columcille, who would also become known as Columba, Colum, Columbus and Columkill, was born to a royal family but given in fosterage to a priest at a young age. After studying under St. Finnian, he spent 15 years preaching and traveling through out Ireland. By 25, he had already founded about 27 monasteries, including Kells which would become famous for producing the Book of Kells. Columcille was also famous through out other celtic regions, including Scotland. He founded the monastery at Iona, a tiny Island off the coast of Scotland. Iona would become the center of Christianity for the Celtic world.

It’s a New World and Zoom is at its Center, and at the Center of Zoom is an Irishman Named Harry

“Keeping Going”

First Word:
The Dreamer of Dreams

Music: Blink in America

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