Irish America
Irish America
Isabelle Emerson writes on the fascinating life of Irish tenor Michael Kelly. Michael Kelly's career started early: at the age of three he was served up on the table with the wine to sing for the entertainment of his father's guests. His powerful soprano was, perhaps surprisingly, not damaged by this unusual stage or by the succession of rather peculiar voice teachers, … [Read more...] about Mozart’s Irish Tenor
The New York University Conference on. International Hunger focused primarily on the Irish Famine. "You stood in the presence of a dread, silent, vast dissolution." John Mitchell Ireland's President Mary Robinson called upon the audience to "break the silence about the disaster that overcame us." President Robinson was speaking to a thousand people who came to New York … [Read more...] about Breaking the Silence
The Irish in Atlantic Canada represent a community of considerable size. Many Irish spent years in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or New Brunswick before eventually migrating southwards to communities in Boston, Maine or elsewhere. The Irish in Atlantic Canada represent a community of considerable size. Many Irish spent years in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, … [Read more...] about The Irish in Atlantic Canada
Pat Riley's record says it all. Four National Basketball Association championships, two Coach of the Year awards, and the best overall winning percentage (756-299) of any coach in NBA history. In the 1980s, his Los Angeles Lakers won four NBA titles -- two of them back-to-back, a feat never achieved by any other team -- and made all the more sweet by the fact that they … [Read more...] about The Life of Riley
Colin Lacey interviews Bernard MacLaverty (photo right) the Belfast writer who penned Cal and Lamb and who has just published a book of short stories. "Some journalists in the North of Ireland are fond of asking me what I'll write about after the Troubles are over. But although peace is absolutely necessary -- and I wish them all success -- pain and suffering and human … [Read more...] about MacLaverty Returns
