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IN THIS ISSUE

40 Years | 1985 – 2025

Looking back at Irish America’s premier issue we see that it set the tone for what was to come: a thorough investigation into what it means to be Irish American. 40 years later,…

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Sea Voyages With Father

Annie Burke shares memories of how her father, Jim Burke, helped her overcome childhood respiratory illness.  My son, Jim, has been after me to write down some of the remembrances of my father…

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Book Reviews

A sampling of the latest Irish books on offer. RECOMMENDED  Telling an as-yet-untold story about…

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New Film & TV

DUBLIN MURDERS AIRING ON STARZ NETWORK A few years back, author Tana French told Irish…

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October 22, 1906

The famous pianist Charles Lynch was born on this day in 1906. Born in Co. Cork to a well off family descended from novelist Maria Edgeworth (Castle Rackrent), Lynch gave his first piano recital at the young age of nine. At fifteen, he won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music, London. He became famous through out England and premiered the works of several 20th century composers. His greatest achievement was when he played all of Liszt’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies.

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