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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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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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The First Word: At Home in America

It’s Christmas Eve and the Brew and Burger on 47th Street where I work is…

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A Beautiful Success

After 22 movies Jennifer Connelly is an overnight success. Penelope Dening talks to the winner…

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August 26, 1998

On this day in 1998, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern meet at Ashford Castle, Co. Mayo to discuss peace processes in the aftermath of Omagh’s August 15th car bombing. The two leaders decide to join forces in fighting terrorism and discuss possible laws for the future.

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