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The American Civil War

IA Newsletter April 9, 2022

November 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment

"The Return of the 69th" There are few paintings that capture the Irish of the Civil War era better than Louis Lang's "The Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment." The painting, 11 feet wide by 7 feet tall, is prominently displayed at the New York Historical Society Building and  shows crowds massed along New York Harbor to welcome home the regiment returned from the First … [Read more...] about The American Civil War

Salute to Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

Turlough McConnell
IA Newsletter October 23, 2021

October 22, 2021 by 3 Comments

Committee to Save the Museum plans street art, live music, other festivities to salute institution unexpectedly closed by Quinnipiac University. The Committee to Save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum will host a salute to the museum on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 1–5 p.m. on Woodruff Street at Whitney Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. The committee was created in … [Read more...] about Salute to Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

Black, Brown, and Green Voices:
Interview with Irish Nigerian-American Jurist Debo P. Adegbile

October 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment

A conversation with the United States Civil Rights commissioner, the distinguished son of Irish and Nigerian immigrants to New York NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House will present on Monday, May 23, a public online interview with Debo Patrick Adegbile, jurist and commissioner of the United States Civil Rights Commission. Adegbile, an NYU alumnus, will be interviewed by NYU … [Read more...] about Black, Brown, and Green Voices:
Interview with Irish Nigerian-American Jurist Debo P. Adegbile

George M. Cohan Tonight
…An Abridged Version

August 12, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Showing August 17 - 29, 2021 A BumptyBump Production Written by Chip Deffaa Starring Jon Peterson Adapted for the screen by Jon Peterson Originally directed for the stage by Chip Deffaa Take a trip through musical theatre history in this upbeat one-man journey through the life, music, and artistry of George M. Cohan. This Performance on Screen is a dazzling showcase that … [Read more...] about George M. Cohan Tonight
…An Abridged Version

A Touch of the Poet

February 19, 2022 IA Newsletter

July 22, 2021 by 2 Comments

The Irish Repertory Theatre presents A Touch of the Poet on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage February 26, 2022 - April 17, 2022 By Eugene O'Neill Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly With Belle Aykroyd, David Beck, Robert Cuccioli, Kate Forbes, Mary McCann, Andy Murray, Emma O’Donnell, James Russell, David Sitler, John C. Vennema, and Rex Young Proud and tempestuous Cornelius … [Read more...] about A Touch of the Poet

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John Farrow, screenwriter, director and father of actress Mia Farrow, was born on February 10, 1904 in Sydney, Australia to John Farrow and Mary Savage Villiers. After working as a sailor he went to Hollywood in the 1920s and got his first job as a technical advisor. He then became a screenwriter in, notably writing the script for “Tarzan Escapes” (1936) where he met his  future wife, Irish-born Maureen O’Sullivan, who played Jane. She converted Farrow to Catholicism and he later wrote biographies of Saint Thomas More and Saint Damien of Molokai. Farrow’sgreatest accomplishments were his Academy Award win for the “Around the World in Eighty Days” (1956) script and his nomination as Best Director for Wake Island (1942).

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