Irish America
Irish America
A Celtic Calendar The Celtic year runs from November 1, to October 31 and the American branch of the Celtic League produces a wonderful historical and mythological calendar which pinpoints Celtic holidays such as the Celtic New Year (Samhain – November 1) and significant dates in history. The following is a sampling of some of the important dates in Mean Fhomhair … [Read more...] about Hibernia
Listen to this. It's true. Only the surname has been changed. It has been changed to McGonagle. In all his life, and I have observed public flashes of most of it, the most decent carpenter in the province of Connacht. It may be that he is a boring man, a paragon of all the negative virtues, but decent he has always been. Until last month he could honestly look his Lord straight … [Read more...] about The Other Side | He Never Touched a Drop
Green Cards for Northern Irish In a landmark decision, the U.S. Senate passed a bill on August 1, which said that citizens from the six counties of Northern Ireland will be eligible to apply for the 48,000 visas set aside for people from the Republic of Ireland in the new Morrison visa program. The bill is a huge break for those from the North, many of whom had felt … [Read more...] about Blazes Boylan
With daughter Blanaid now working for Sky Television and son Paudge at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and preparing for his first film part, Beatrice Behan for the first time in her life has time to sit back and take stock and indulge for a change in her own favorite activities. The widow of playwright Brendan Behan says, "I miss the children of course, just as I have … [Read more...] about Life With Brendan: A Talk with Beatrice Behan
If you could count back through enough pairs of grandparents, it could be that you have some genetic ties to that astonishing people, the Celts, whose art, conquests and legends burs forth in vivid profusion in the era of Europe's pre-Christian foundation. An exhibition in the splendid Palazzo Grassi in Venice, Italy this year sets out gleaming treasury of Celtic achievement … [Read more...] about The Celtic Twilight
