His birthplace claimed by two states, Jeremiah Curtin, son of Irish immigrants, shed glory upon the state to which he was brought as an infant -- Wisconsin. Something of his indomitable nature was evident in his triumph over frontier conditions to become the first Wisconsinite to earn a degree from Harvard College and to go on to become one of the greatest linguists the world … [Read more...] about The Last Word: Frontiersman Curtin
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Remembering Dr. Barbara Murphy, “a great researcher and a great mentor to many people.”
One of the country’s top transplant researchers Dr. Barbara Murphy, the Dublin-born chair of medicine at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, passed away on June 30th. She was 56. The cause was glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, her husband, Peter Fogarty, said. In addition to her husband, she is survived by their son, Gavin; her sister, Dr. Celine Murphy, a … [Read more...] about Remembering Dr. Barbara Murphy, “a great researcher and a great mentor to many people.”
Parnell and Kitty: A Love Story
In 1936, one of the most highly publicized romances of our time, an American divorcee, Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson, prompted the uncrowned king of England, Edward VIII, to give up the throne because of his love for her; less than half a century before, however, Charles Stewart Parnell, "the Uncrowned King of Ireland," sacrificed his political career and spun irrevocably the … [Read more...] about Parnell and Kitty: A Love Story
IBO June Virtual
Evening Event
Featuring Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O’Reilly
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 6:30 PM EST
The Irish Business Organization (IBO), which promotes, fosters and advances the business interests of Irish and Irish American business people in the tri-state area and beyond, is hosting, on June 9, an evening with Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director, and Ciarán O’Reilly, Producing … [Read more...] about IBO June Virtual
Evening Event
The Finnegan Clan
By Maeve Molloy and Mary Gallagher
December/ January 2021
Finnegan is an Irish surname coming from the Gaelic Ó Fionnagáin, meaning “son of fair-haired.” James Joyce immortalized the name for all time in his 1939 novel Finnegans Wake. But literary giants aside, Finnegan is one of the most recognizable Irish surnames of our times. The Finnegan clan’s ties to America have only bound more tightly since the election of Joe Biden as … [Read more...] about The Finnegan Clan