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Archives for January 2012

Poem: An Irishman in Coventry

February / March 2012

January 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment

An Irishman in Coventry A full year since, I took this eager city, the tolerance that laced its blatant roar, its famous steeples and its web of girders, as image of the state hope argued for, and scarcely flung a bitter thought behind me on all that flaws the glory and the grace which ribbons through the sick, guilt-clotted legend of my creed-haunted, godforsaken race. My … [Read more...] about Poem: An Irishman in Coventry

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Mother Moriarty

By John Moriarty, Irish America Reader
February / March 2012

January 26, 2012 by 5 Comments

Photo Album: Family Pictures Mary O’Connell and her six siblings were born in Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick, Ireland. They were orphaned at an early age. Under the guardianship of their aunt Mary Hartnett Smith and uncle Rev. John Hartnett, pastor of St. Cecilia’s Church, they immigrated to San Francisco during the early 1920s. The young family finished their education at St. … [Read more...] about Photo Album:
Mother Moriarty

Photo Album: Mother Moriarty

By John Moriarty, Irish America Reader
February / March 2012

January 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Photo Album: Family Pictures Mary O’Connell and her six siblings were born in Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick, Ireland. They were orphaned at an early age. Under the guardianship of their aunt Mary Hartnett Smith and uncle Rev. John Hartnett, pastor of St. Cecilia’s Church, they immigrated to San Francisco during the early 1920s. The young family finished their education at St. … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Mother Moriarty

Sade Clacken Joseph

January 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Sade is a freelance photographer, videographer, writer and musician from Bronx, NY. Her relationship with Irish America magazine began in early 2011, photographing events such as the Hall of Fame, Wall Street 50 and Business 100. She also photographed Martin Hayes and the Gloaming for the February/March 2012 cover story. She is a recent graduate of Barnard College of Columbia … [Read more...] about Sade Clacken Joseph

Kara Rota

January 12, 2012 by 1 Comment

Kara is Director of Editorial & Partnerships for Cookstr, a technology company based in Manhattan that focuses on the intersection between food, lifestyle and health. She does freelance food journalism and is an award-winning fiction writer. Kara graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2009, where she studied creative writing and completed her undergrad thesis on … [Read more...] about Kara Rota

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