Irish America

Irish America

History Archives

Northern Ireland, Culture & Identity

By Irish America Staff

March April 1993

by Leave a Comment

Here, then, follow my own observations of the lines by which the community in Northern Ireland is divided..... The first and most important line of division separates national identities. The two main groupings are of course those who see themselves primarily as British and those who see themselves primarily as Irish. Broadly, the first seek to maintain the union with Great … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland, Culture & Identity

The History of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York

From the Ancient Order of Hibernians

March April 1993

by Leave a Comment

The St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York is not new to controversy. 1992 and 1993 saw an all-out battle openly waged in the media between those who support the inclusion of the Irish Gays and Lesbian Organization in the parade (including Mayor Dinkins) and the AOH (backed by Cardinal O'Connor) who are determined to keep the parade strictly Catholic and heterosexual. John T. … [Read more...] about The History of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York

Daniel O’Connell and the Young Irelanders

By Eamon O'Kelly

January February 1993

by Leave a Comment

In the carly 1800's Daniel O'Connell had been a young lawyer in Dublin, a member of the tiny Catholic middle class. In those days, although the worst excesses of the Penal Laws had passed, Roman Catholics still were deprived of full civil rights, and many opportunities remained closed to them. O'Connell became active in the Catholic Committee, the group working to win full … [Read more...] about Daniel O’Connell and the Young Irelanders

‘The Famine in Ireland’

By James Connolly

Originally published in The People, vol 8., no. 9., May 29 1898.

by Leave a Comment

James Connolly writes to comrades in the U.S. of his recent tour through the famine districts of Ireland; its historic roots; and its impact on Irish politics.    DUBLIN, Ireland. May 22, 1898. It is possible that even amid the excitement of the Cuban War and despite the all-absorbing labors of the S.L.P. of America in its prosecution of the far more important class war, … [Read more...] about ‘The Famine in Ireland’

James Connolly: The Man, The Movie

By David Smith

June/July 2006

by Leave a Comment

As the anniversary of the Easter 1916 Rising is celebrated in Ireland, David Smith uncovers plans for a movie on the life of James Connolly. Modern Ireland was born in rebellion on Dublin's O'Connell Street during Easter Week 1916. As a gunboat bombarded the city centre, and British troops attacked the rebels' headquarters in the General Post Office, James Connolly, one of … [Read more...] about James Connolly: The Man, The Movie