This is a photo of my maternal grandmother Mary Clifford, or Nom as she was always known to me. She was born in the rural picturesque parish of Cartron, Kilmore, Co Roscommon in 1913. Kilmore is a tiny townland tucked away between Dromod and Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. At the young age of 16, Mary left Ireland behind and set out for a new life in America. As with all the … [Read more...] about Family Photo Album: Mary’s Gift
Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords Address Asassin Jared Loughner In Court
November 9, 2012
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, faced Jared Loughner, the gunman who killed 6 and injured 13 at Giffords' 2011 Congress on Your Corner event in Tucson, Arizona, in court for his November 8 sentencing. Loughner, who had pleaded guilty on 19 counts, received seven life sentences and 140 years in prison, without the chance for … [Read more...] about Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords Address Asassin Jared Loughner In Court
Dr. John Lahey Named Irish Person of Year in New England
Dr. John Lahey, President of Quinnipiac University, was presented with New England Irish person of the Year at an event at the Irish Consulate in Boston last week. He was jointly honored by the Irish Emigrant, Irish Voice Newspaper and IrishCentral.com. Dr.Lahey was recognized for his extraordinary achievement in creating the Ireland’s Great Hunger museum based on the Irish … [Read more...] about Dr. John Lahey Named Irish Person of Year in New England
The Country’s First Irish Famine Museum is Dedicated in Hamden, Connecticut
October 5, 2012
The first Irish Famine museum in the U.S. was dedicated in Hamden, CT on September 28. Under the leadership of its president, Dr. John L. Lahey, since 1997 Quinnipiac University has been amassing a collection of art, texts and artifacts related to the the Great Hunger. The museum, at 3011Whitney Avenue, between the university's Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses, is now the … [Read more...] about The Country’s First Irish Famine Museum is Dedicated in Hamden, Connecticut
Adrian Jones: Wall Street 50 Keynote Interview
After eight years in the Irish military and eighteen with Goldman Sachs, Adrian Jones understands what it means to be an effective leader. With his strong ideas about what needs to change in Ireland, he might be just the leader the diaspora needs. Not many immigrants living in America are confronted with their country’s history on the way to work. But for Adrian Jones, a … [Read more...] about Adrian Jones: Wall Street 50 Keynote Interview