BIRTHDAY
Storied world heavyweight boxing champion William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey was born June 24, 1895 in Manassa, Colorado.
Dempsey, an icon of the 1920's whose professional career ran from 1914-1927, reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919-1926. He was an inaugural member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and is ranked tenth on The Ring … [Read more...] about PassagesJune 27, 2020
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Passages
The Irish Way Forward
Bridging the Irish Divide and Making the Bridge to the U.S. Stronger
Within the next 10 days Ireland may have a new government in place almost five months following a general election in February 2020, based on a negotiation between two parties with bitter rivalries dating back to the Irish Civil War, and a smaller outsider.
A unprecedented coalition between Fianna, Fine Gael, and the Green Party would see the country's two major parties join … [Read more...] about The Irish Way ForwardBridging the Irish Divide and Making the Bridge to the U.S. Stronger
The Story of Equiano
The African Abolitionist who Championed Human Rights in Ireland While Frederick Douglass is the most well-known and celebrated black abolitionist to visit Ireland, he was not he only one. Ireland was host to a number of black abolitionists, including a small number of women, who visited and lectured in Ireland between 1790 and the commencement of the American Civil War in … [Read more...] about The Story of Equiano
First Word
June 20, 2020 Newsletter
We mourn the loss this past week of Jean Kennedy Smith. She was an indomitable woman of style and substance. Like all her family, she was involved in work that supported the marginalized, and as Niall O’Dowd writes, she was hugely influential in the Irish peace process. To fully appreciate the work she did as Ambassador to Ireland watch Donald Keough's … [Read more...] about First WordJune 20, 2020 Newsletter
Passages
June 20, 2020
Jeanne Patricia Rynhart, the Irish sculptor died on June 9, 2020, She was 74.
Rynhart, who was born Jeanne Scuffil in Dublin on March 17, 1946, attended the National College of Art and Design, graduating in 1969. After several years in England, she returned to Ireland in 1981 and went on to establish the Rynhart Fine Art gallery and workshop in Ballylickey, near Bantry in … [Read more...] about PassagesJune 20, 2020