Irish America

Irish America

By Frank Shouldice April 1991

75th Anniversary of The Irish Uprising 1916

By Frank Shouldice

April 1991

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Easter 1916 and the Annals of Irish History Few events in Irish history have been as momentous as the 1916 Easter Rising. What started out as a minor and unpopular rebellion by about 1,200 men and women became the spark which led to three years of full-scale war with Britain. And the Treaty which ended the War of Independence in 1922 created its own monster: civil war and … [Read more...] about 75th Anniversary of The Irish Uprising 1916

A Triumph of Gaeldom

By Dan Keenan

November 1991

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The last 23 years have been tough ones for the citizens in the North of Ireland, which makes it all the more significant that this year a team from across the border won the All- Ireland Gaelic football final, played in Croke Park in Dublin. On a Sunday in late September, County Down defeated Meath in a thrilling victory. Not since 1968, when Down defeated Kerry, had a … [Read more...] about A Triumph of Gaeldom

Venezuela’s Irish Legacy

By Brian McGinn

November 1991

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One thousand men of the Irish Legion landed on Venezuela's Margarita Island in August, 1819, after a 4,500-mile sea voyage from Dublin. These soldiers of fortune, many of them recently demobilized veterans of the Napoleonic Wars, now sought fame and adventure in the armies of South America's Liberator, Simón Bolívar. In the years 1819 and 1820, more than 2,100 Irish soldiers … [Read more...] about Venezuela’s Irish Legacy

Tell It to the Stones and They Will Listen

By Deborah McDowell

November 1991

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Ancient Celtic tradition says that a traveler leaving Ireland for a new land must lie down on the stone bench of a saint in order to be spared the pangs of homesickness. Robert Haldane did not lie down on the stone bench of a saint before immigrating to America, and he has not been spared homesickness. Mr. Haldane, 34, is a landscaper and stone wall builder living in Copake … [Read more...] about Tell It to the Stones and They Will Listen

Hibernia | The Things They Carried

By Kevin Lewis

November 1991

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In 1968, Tim O'Brien, a Minnesota native and honors graduate in English, was looking forward to going to Harvard University on a full scholarship. As Student Body President at Macalester College, he opposed the Vietnam War, which was to him a case of certain bloodshed for uncertain reasons." Military deferments for that purpose were rejected by draft boards so as induction day … [Read more...] about Hibernia | The Things They Carried