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By Earle Hitchner September 1991

Nothing’s Missing from The Missing Reel

By Earle Hitchner

September 1991

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Every so often in Irish traditional music, a marvelous album comes along without much advance fanfare. The Missing Reel by fiddler Séamus McGuire and flutist John Lee, with superb support from guitarist Arty McGlynn and pianist Fiona McGuire (Séamus' sister), is just such an album. Released at the end of 1990, it has sustained its popularity among traditional music lovers in … [Read more...] about Nothing’s Missing from The Missing Reel

A Great Story Well Told

By Frank Shouldice

September 1991

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In the Shadow of Michael Collins is an interesting review of the fatal ambush at Béal na Bláth, where the famous Cork rebel was slain. The 1922 shooting has aroused as much controversy among Irish historians as does the 1963 assassination of J.F. Kennedy in Dallas among their American counterparts. Although the film begins with the assassination, it soon reverts to the life … [Read more...] about A Great Story Well Told

Hibernia

By Irish America Staff

September 1991

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A Celtic Calendar The Celtic year runs from November 1, to October 31 and the American branch of the Celtic League produces a wonderful historical and mythological calendar which pinpoints Celtic holidays such as the Celtic New Year (Samhain – November 1) and significant dates in history. The following is a sampling of some of the important dates in Mean Fhomhair … [Read more...] about Hibernia

The Other Side | He Never Touched a Drop

By Cormac MacConnell

September 1991

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Listen to this. It's true. Only the surname has been changed. It has been changed to McGonagle. In all his life, and I have observed public flashes of most of it, the most decent carpenter in the province of Connacht. It may be that he is a boring man, a paragon of all the negative virtues, but decent he has always been. Until last month he could honestly look his Lord straight … [Read more...] about The Other Side | He Never Touched a Drop

Blazes Boylan

Compiled by Brian Rohan

September 1991

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Green Cards for Northern Irish  In a landmark decision, the U.S. Senate passed a bill on August 1, which said that citizens from the six counties of Northern Ireland will be eligible to apply for the 48,000 visas set aside for people from the Republic of Ireland in the new Morrison visa program. The bill is a huge break for those from the North, many of whom had felt … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan