An Irish immigrant family is moving into 97 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side of New York City, but it won't be having visitors until May 2005. That's because this is the address of the Tenement Museum, a National Historic Site, which exhibits apartments of immigrant families that once lived in the building. The Moore family lived on the premises back in 1869, and today … [Read more...] about Irish Family Comes to
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Micky Ward Says Good-Bye
On Thursday, August 14th, a massive power blackout paralyzed much of the Northeast. But that didn't keep hundreds of well-wishers from gathering at the Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino in Connecticut, the following night to pay their respects to "Irish" Micky Ward. American culture is geared toward superstars and blockbusters. Ward is an anomaly: a gritty club fighter from Lowell, … [Read more...] about Micky Ward Says Good-Bye
World War II Story
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The U.S.S. Mason's Irish Connection.
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The story of the U.S.S. Mason, the only WW II warship with an African American crew, is ready for the big screen. Starring Ossie Davis and Northern Ireland's Stephen Rea, the movie will go on general release in February. The little-known story of the Mason, whose crew served with distinction throughout the war, is the work of filmmaker … [Read more...] about World War II Story
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Jeanie Johnston Makes Her Way Up The East Coast
Floating Museum Shows Irish-Americans What Ancestors Encountered. In 1848 it would cost you $5.50 to cross the Atlantic from Ireland on the sailing ship Jeanie Johnston. That fare represented half a year's wages for an Irish laborer hoping to start a new life in America. Today, for $7.00 you can buy a ticket to visit the Jeanie Johnston replica, a floating museum, while it … [Read more...] about Jeanie Johnston Makes Her Way Up The East Coast
Pittsburgh Couple Finds Ancestors Are in the Same Boat
On their first date ten years ago in a French restaurant in Pittsburgh, John Kudlik and Susan Showalter, both part Irish, discovered they had something in common. John, a historian, is the great-great-grandson of Daniel Dowd, a farmer who came to America on the Jeanie Johnston in 1849. When he told Susan his family was from a town in Country Kerry called Ballymacelligot, she … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Couple Finds Ancestors Are in the Same Boat