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By Rosemary RogersIA Newsletter, March 2,2024

Lola Ridge, Poet and Anarchist

By Rosemary Rogers
IA Newsletter, March 2,2024

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“How can you help writing about something you feel intensely?” Ireland may have more poets than any other Western nation, but Lola Ridge remains in absentia on lists of Irish poets. True, most of her life was lived outside Ireland but she held her Irish heritage close, believing she was of royal Irish blood, the Reillys of Loughrea, County Galway a “very old race of kings.” … [Read more...] about Lola Ridge, Poet and Anarchist

12th Annual Glucksman Ireland House Gala

IA Newsletter, February 24, 2024

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 6:30 pm Mandarin Oriental Hotel, New York City On Tuesday, March 5th, 2024, Glucksman Ireland House NYU will hold its 12th annual dinner gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Manhattan. The Gala, an annual fixture on the New York calendar, celebrates the best in Irish literature and arts, journalism, and philanthropy. Proceeds from the event … [Read more...] about 12th Annual Glucksman Ireland House Gala

“Kathy White House” Book Launch

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 6:00 pm American Irish Historical Society, 991 Fifth Ave, New York, NY Come and celebrate Irish Heritage and Women's History Month by discovering the highly entertaining story of a young Irish immigrant who was head cook in the White House. Author Vincent Carmody will be signing books and answering questions at the newly re-opened American Irish … [Read more...] about “Kathy White House” Book Launch

Freedom’s Sons and Daughters

IA Newsletter, February 17, 2024

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The Stories of the Irish and George Washington INTRODUCTION There is no doubt that Ireland's sons and daughters played a major role in the battle for American independence from the British Crown. As leading Revolutionary War historian Thomas Fleming has noted, the Irish "responded en masse to the call for resistance to England. With more than 300,000 of them in the … [Read more...] about Freedom’s Sons and Daughters

Ed Sullivan: “The King of Variety”

November 1999

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"It's gonna be a really big shoo..." Ed Sullivan was important for bringing diverse talent, especially African American artists and rock and roll pioneers, to a massive national audience through his influential television show, helping to shape American culture and music history. He was a trendsetter who launched the careers of major stars like Elvis Presley and The … [Read more...] about Ed Sullivan: “The King of Variety”