Irish America

Irish America

December 1990

Roots: The O’Reillys

By James G. Ryan

May/June 1997

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The O'Reilly family name is derived from the Gaelic "O'Raghailligh," which means descendants of Raghaillach. The O'Reillys were the most powerful sept of the old Gaelic Kingdom of Breffny, and the family is still very numerous in the area which made up this kingdom, i.e., Cavan and the surrounding counties. The name is frequently shortened to Reilly or Riley. Members of the … [Read more...] about Roots: The O’Reillys

Entertainer Extraordinaire: Gene Kelly

By Michael Scanlon

December 1990

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It was made in Hollywood on the back lot of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer smack-dab in the middle of the century—1952 to be exact. You've all seen it and thrilled to it. You'll probably see it again as will your children and your children's children. Magic has a way of doing that to us. Of all the thousands of musical scenes in motion pictures and the hundreds of stars who performed in … [Read more...] about Entertainer Extraordinaire: Gene Kelly