Irish America

Irish America

1991

Looking Back at the Hunger Strike

By Patrick Farrelly

May 1991

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He has chosen death: Refusing to eat or drink, that he may bring Disgrace upon me; for there is a custom, An old and foolish custom, that it a man Be wronged, or think that he is wronged, and starve Upon another's threshold till he die, The Common People, for all time to come, Will raise a heavy cry against that threshold, Even though it be the King's. From The King's Threshold … [Read more...] about Looking Back at the Hunger Strike

Business Profile: A Mutual Friend

By Niall O’Dowd, Founding Publisher
May 1991

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Last August, William Flynn, chief executive of Mutual of America, made the trip most Irish Americans dream about-back to Ireland for a family reunion. In the remote town of Kiltimagh, in County Mayo where his mother's family have their home, some eighty people of the Connor clan had gathered to celebrate. Discovering his roots Flynn felt an emotional tug that he describes as … [Read more...] about Business Profile: A Mutual Friend

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!