The Sinn Féin office is located in a what could hardly be called a luxury building in what seems to be a mostly deserted area of West Belfast. In the room where I sit, there is a one-bar electric fire, a couple of mismatched chairs and little else. Somewhere on the outside a band is practicing, the drums that one usually associates with Loyalists are getting a fair belting from … [Read more...] about Ourselves Alone: An Interview with Gerry Adams
In This Issue 1991
Grosse Ile: Island of Sorrows
By Marianne O'Gallagher
Irish America’s April 1991 Magazine
Irish America’s April 1991 Magazine
The name Grosse Ile (Big Island) is almost a generic term on the map of North America, it appears in so many places. But there is one island by that name that far outstrips the others for the drama and pathos that took place on its shores. Grosse Ile in the Saint Lawrence River near Quebec City is the spot sometimes called "The Island Graveyard," or "L'Ile des Irlandais" (The … [Read more...] about Grosse Ile: Island of Sorrows
Maud Gonne: Irish Women and America
By Margaret Ward May 1991
America has always been an important focal point for Irish nationalists. Without the moral and financial support of those exiled from their native land, no new political movement could ever hope to succeed. From the long-past Fenian times right up to the present day, representatives of an infinite variety of political groups in Ireland have travelled the length and breadth of … [Read more...] about Maud Gonne: Irish Women and America