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March 1991

The Other Side | The Hidden Treasures of the Burren

By Cormac MacConnell

March 1991

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On the Other Side of the Galway Bay from where I am sitting now, on the Connemara shore, a single sturdy Spring sunbeam escaped from the clouds. It's out for a morning walk along the edge of The Burren. It is a magical March march across a real fairyland. Nine miles away, across the manes of sea horses, I am riveted to the view. I wish I were where the Sun is. The Burren, where … [Read more...] about The Other Side | The Hidden Treasures of the Burren

Blazes Boylan

Compiled by Brian Rohan

March 1991

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The Irishman behind Saddam's Bunker A construction engineer from County Antrim has approached the British Defense Ministry with blueprints of Saddam Hussein's underground bunkers in Baghdad, saying that he was part of a Swedish company which built the bunkers in the mid-1980's. The engineer, who wished to remain anonymous, said that about 25 bunkers, including Saddam's … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan

First Word: The Top 100!

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
March 1991

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Dear Reader, It's Top 100 time again and don't for a minute think that comedian Bill Murray is back aboard just because he complained in Premiere magazine that we dropped him last year. Bill is back 'cause we were only joking last year, for God's sake, Bill, lighten up! This year Mickey Rourke missed out. I just want you to know that it wasn't me who dropped you, Mickey! I … [Read more...] about First Word: The Top 100!

Roots: The Kavanaghs

By James G. Ryan

May / June 1998

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Unlike most of the families covered in this column, the origin of the Kavanaghs or Cavanaghs can be traced back to one specific person. This was Donal, the son of Dermot McMorrough, a twelfth-century king of Leinster. This Dermot has an infamous place in Irish history since it was through his invitation that the Normans first came to Ireland, in 1169 AD. Dermot's son, Donal, … [Read more...] about Roots: The Kavanaghs

Hall of Fame | America’s Colleen

By Irish America Staff

March 1991

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It’s not unusual to find Irish Americans who can recite, verbatim, scenes from The Quiet Man, the John Ford classic that has come to epitomize romantic Ireland for a generation of Irish Americans. Every year at St. Patrick's time, the movie is trotted out again on dozens of channels across the U.S. Like wine it seems to improve with age, and the image of Maureen O'Hara, the … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame | America’s Colleen