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IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024

Experience the Mystical Summer Solstice in Ireland

IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024

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The summer solstice is the longest day of the year and its historical and mystical significance can be felt at Ireland’s ancient sites. One of the eight sacred days in Ireland’s Celtic tradition, the summer solstice, falling this year on June 20, is associated with fertility, nature, and new beginnings. It’s the perfect time to visit some of the island’s key archaeological … [Read more...] about Experience the Mystical Summer Solstice in Ireland

Sports in the News

IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024

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The Walter O’Malley Archive Goes to the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum Walter O'Malley is remembered for taking the NY Dodgers out west, to Los Angeles, and more importantly, for being part of the the team's leadership that integrated Major League Baseball. (COOPERSTOWN, NY) – The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on June 12, 2024, announced the … [Read more...] about Sports in the News

But Always Meeting Ourselves

By Colum McCann
IA Newsletter, June 15, 2024

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A LONDON nursing home. The shape of a figure beneath the sheets. My grandfather could just about whisper. He wanted a cigarette and a glass of whiskey. “Come up on the bed here, young fella,” he said, gruffly. It was 1975 and I was 10 years old and it would be the first — and probably last — time I’d ever see him. Gangrene was taking him away. He reached for the bottle and … [Read more...] about But Always Meeting Ourselves

French Town Honors Nun from Cork

By Eoin English
IA Newsletter, June 8, 2024

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Heroic Cork nun who saved hundreds of lives in two world wars honoured by Béthune, France A French town has honoured an Irish nun who “fought in the shadows” to save hundreds of lives during two world wars. The authorities in Béthune in northern France unveiled a lectern and photograph in a quiet corner of the city’s northern cemetery to recognise Cork-born Sr Marie … [Read more...] about French Town Honors Nun from Cork

St. Malachy, the Miracle Worker and Prophet

By Rosemary Rogers
IA Newsletter, June 8, 2024

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St. Malachy 1094-1148 | Patron of Armagh | Feast Day, November 3 St. Malachy O’More or Mael Maedoc u Morgair was born into a noble family in Armagh, Ireland, in 1095. He first trained under the famous recluse Imhar O’Hagan and, later St. Cellach who joined Malachy in replacing Celtic liturgy with that of the Roman church. In his lifetime, Malachy was a hermit, priest, … [Read more...] about St. Malachy, the Miracle Worker and Prophet