Eight years ago, builders of a new shopping complex at MacDonagh Junction in the new city quarter of Kilkenny, uncovered human remains on grounds that once housed the Kilkenny Union Workhouse. A year later, a full excavation was carried out, concurrent with construction, by Brendan O’Meara of Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd, a private archeological consulting firm, and the scale … [Read more...] about New Discoveries in the Mass Burials at Kilkenny Union Workhouse
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Celebrating the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame
The 2013 class of Hall of Fame honorees were inducted at a luncheon and ceremony on March 21, at the Marriott Essex House in Manhattan. Before a gathering of close to 300, a bagpiper led in the 2013 inductees: Vice President Joe Biden, art collector and benefactor Brian Burns, businessman and philanthropist Bob Devlin, hotelier and humanitarian John Fitzpatrick, former U.S. … [Read more...] about Celebrating the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame
The Irish of the Miramichi
The region’s tough but triumphant Irish roots are celebrated every year at Canada’s Irish Festival. It’s no secret why folks along the mighty Miramichi River celebrate their Irish heritage so fiercely. When your roots and a good part of the history that followed are steeped in sorrow and loss, rejoicing in what is good about life and your culture is that much more … [Read more...] about The Irish of the Miramichi
Irish State Apology for the Magdalenes
On behalf of the Irish State, on February 19 Taoiseach Enda Kenny gave a long-awaited and forthright apology to the victims of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries, the Church-run institutions where thousands of young women were kept – often against their wills – throughout the 1900s. In an address that was largely praised by survivors, family members and politicians alike, Kenny … [Read more...] about Irish State Apology for the Magdalenes
New Chinese Translation of Joyce Becomes Best-seller
The new translation of James Joyce’s epically complex Finnegans Wake into Chinese has become an unexpected success. The first print run of 8,000 copies sold out in just under five weeks and a second printing is on order to satisfy China’s still-increasing demand for Joyce’s book. The translation was undertaken by Dai Congrong, a professor at Fudan University in Shanghai, and … [Read more...] about New Chinese Translation of Joyce Becomes Best-seller