Irish America

Irish America

By Abdon Moriarty Pallasch July August 1992

Goodbye Columbus, Hello St. Brendan

By Abdon Moriarty Pallasch

July August 1992

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As the rest of America celebrates the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus arriving in the New World, Irish-Americans can boast that one of their own may have beat him by nearly 1,000 years. The idea that Irish monks in an ox-hide boat might have beaten the Conquistadors and the Vikings to America was largely relegated to Irish folklore before 1976. That year, British … [Read more...] about Goodbye Columbus, Hello St. Brendan

The American Ireland Fund Goes Hollywood

By Frank Prendergast

January February 1993

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The event was a gala dinner honoring vaudeville, screen, and television star Donald Award.O'Connor as the recipient of the 1992 Heritage Co-chairmen for the dinner were motion picture legend Gene Kelly and Michael J. Roarty, Executive Vice President of Anheuser-Busch. The chairman for the dinner was television and motion picture executive Frank Price and the master of … [Read more...] about The American Ireland Fund Goes Hollywood

First Word: The Belly of the Beast

By Niall O’Dowd, Founding Publisher
November 1992

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Prison literature from John Mitchell's Jail Journal to the prison diary of Bobby Sands has a revered place in Irish literature and the latest addition, though written from a cell in far-off Lebanon, is easily a match for the best. I highly recommend An Evil Cradling, the story of Irish's hostage Brian Keenan and his five-year struggle for survival in various Beirut hellholes. … [Read more...] about First Word: The Belly of the Beast

Music Review: Nashville Finds Its Irish Roots

By Jim Kelton

November 1992

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The Chieftains are the most Irish of all commercial bands and, therefore, the most universal in spirit. They embody their musical heritage with such fierce allegiance to its true origins that nothing compromises their integrity. They work with ballet companies, symphony orchestras, classical Chinese ensembles, and even hard-edged rock stars with miraculous consistency. No … [Read more...] about Music Review: Nashville Finds Its Irish Roots

Blazes Boylan

Compiled by Brian Rohan

November 1992

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Mary Calls for Aid to Somalia President Mary Robinson reported to the United Nations that she was "shocked and horrified" by what she saw during her late October visit to Somalia, the East African country where more than 1,000 people are dying of famine daily. The Irish President was at the U.N. in New York as a high-ranking delegate to plead for more international aid for … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan