Irish America

Irish America

By Edythe Preet Fall 2026

Slainte | Oats: The Original Comfort Food

By Edythe Preet

Fall 2026

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Call me crazy, but oatmeal cookies have never had a spot on my favorite foods list. They’re too sweet. I prefer my oats prepared in such a way that I can really taste the full nutty flavor. I even enjoy eating them by the dusty flaky mouth-gumming uncooked handful. That taste quirk may be a result of genetic memory. My father’s father, his father, and many of the other male … [Read more...] about Slainte | Oats: The Original Comfort Food

Wild Irish Women | Mrs. Joe Plunkett

By Rosemary Rogers

Fall 2026

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GRACE "Now as the dawn is breaking, sure my heart is breaking, too. / As they lead me out to die, my thoughts will be of you." Rosemary Rogers profiles Grace Gifford (1888–1955), an Irish artist, political  cartoonist, and republican activist best known for marrying Easter Rising leader Joseph "Joe" Plunkett in a jail cell hours before his execution. It was a drama … [Read more...] about Wild Irish Women | Mrs. Joe Plunkett

First Word: Trailblazers Past and Present

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
Fall 2026

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“Across generations, Irish Americans have demonstrated a determination not only to succeed, but to break new ground, to innovate and to inspire. The resilience and distinctiveness' of Irish America is remarkable. Those recognized in this issue of Irish America are all critical to building on that legacy and carrying it forward in the 21st century.” - Ambassador Geraldine Byrne … [Read more...] about First Word: Trailblazers Past and Present

Photo Album: Toomey’s Diner

By Peg Toomey Fisk

Fall 2026

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Michael Twomey emigrated to the U.S. in the 1880s from County Cork. The Twomeys primarily settled across the New York and New England region. My dad, John Toomey (the name changed from Twomey to Toomey on arrival in America), and his brother owned and operated Toomey’s Diner in Brooklyn on the corner of Rogers Avenue and Empire Blvd, from 1935 to 1965. Since it was only two … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Toomey’s Diner

Irish Eye on Hollywood

By Tom Deignan

Fall 2026

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Walk the Blue Fields Movie productions don’t get much more Irish than the forthcoming romantic drama Walk the Blue Fields, based on the book by celebrated Wicklow-born writer Claire Keegan. Playwright Conor McPherson (The Weir) is adapting Walk the Blue Fields, which will be directed by Irish-born John Crowley (Brooklyn, The Goldfinch). Walk the Blue Fields is about a … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood