One of the most common names in Ireland, the Murphy Clan has distinguished itself in every field. Among them were an Army chaplain, poet, war hero, police commissioner, and mistress. ℘℘℘ The name Murphy, the most common and widespread name in Ireland, is a derivation of the Gaelic personal name of Murchadh or Murragh, which gave rise to the different versions MacMurchadh … [Read more...] about Roots: The Stout-Hearted Murphys
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Mozart’s Irish Tenor
By Isabelle Emerson
July/August 1995
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 State of the Irish Lobby
By Eamon Lynch
January/February 1995
Will the political events of November effect a change in the American role in the Northern Ireland peace process? The mid-term election in the United States produced a Republican landslide, and cost some noted Irish-Americans their seats, but the results are not as worrying for the Irish government and Sinn Féin in terms of the peace process as one might expect. However … [Read more...] about The State of the Irish Lobby
Out of Ireland: The Story Of Irish Emigration To America
From the book 'Out of Ireland' with permission from Elliott & Clark
July/August 1994
Out of Ireland, a documentary film by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Wagner, had its first public showing at the New York Lincoln Center Irish Film Festival in June, and will air on PBS television stations sometime this fall or next spring. Using as its primary source the remarkable memoirs and letters written by and to Irish immigrants in America, from Kerby Miller's … [Read more...] about Out of Ireland: The Story Of Irish Emigration To America
Revisionists And The Writing Of Irish History
By Kelly and Kerry Candaele
July/August 1994
The great famine, the legacy of Wolfe Tone and the nature of the 1798 rebellion, Patrick Pearse's psychological stability, and whether the gallant fight for freedom provides a thematic unity to Irish history: These and many other questions have been thrown open by "Revisionists" who regard "traditional" Irish history as a jumble of silly sentiments, wishful thinking, and … [Read more...] about Revisionists And The Writing Of Irish History