NON-FICTION Former New Yorker writer Bill Barich is best known for his horse racing book Laughing in the Hills, published 25 years ago now. For his latest book, Barich has again written about horses, but this time added Ireland as a topic as well in A Fine Place to Daydream: Racehorses, Romance and the Irish. Barich fell in love, moved to Dublin and took quickly to the Irish … [Read more...] about Book Reviews
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Clean Green!
Natural Cleaning Solutions. Spring is in the air and summer is a-coming in! The clocks have been set ahead, the days are longer, and the light is brighter. But with the drapes pulled back, and sunshine illuminating the corners of every room, suddenly everything looks a little dingy. The windows could benefit from a good washing. The chandelier has lost its gleam. Ditto the … [Read more...] about Clean Green!
Two Saints & A Surgeon
In the 1930s and 40s the neighborhood doctor was vital to the community. Dr. Hubert Kubel’s office was on the ground floor of a five-story-over-basement apartment house of the type with low-rise stoops leading from the sidewalk up to the hallway entrance. Across the broad cobble-stone thoroughfare and trolley tracks of 138th Street stood the Gothic-style edifice of St. Luke’s … [Read more...] about Two Saints & A Surgeon
Carlin
The Carlin name is found in County Limerick, where they held a family seat in ancient times, as well as in the counties of Meath, Derry, Cavan, Monaghan and Tyrone. The name is derived from the original Gaelic forms, O Caireallain and O Cearbhallain. The O Caireallains hailed from County Derry, and were the chiefs of the Clan Diarmada in the area of Tirkeeraqn, and … [Read more...] about Carlin
The Law of the Irish
With St. Patrick’s Day just past, it’s only natural to reflect on the many gifts given us by Irish culture: the words of literary giants like Joyce, the lilting music of The Chieftains, the stirring spectacle of Riverdance, and of course the liquid wonder that is Guinness. But as we put away our “Kiss Me I’m Irish” t-shirts for another year, let us stop to ponder how the Irish … [Read more...] about The Law of the Irish