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In This Issue 2025

Wild Irish Women | Nell McCafferty

By Rosemary Rogers

Fall 2025

November 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment

"You never knew what she would say next." Though she stood just under 4’11”, Nell McCafferty was larger than life. She was a fierce Derry Girl, activist, journalist, author, broadcaster, feminist, socialist, storyteller, lesbian, and much more. Nell was a force in the secularization and transformation of Ireland, fighting to make her country take its place in the modern … [Read more...] about Wild Irish Women | Nell McCafferty

Armagh: The Orchard County

By Edna Cullen

Fall 2025

October 31, 2025 by Leave a Comment

From ancient kings to Bramley apples and modern-day resilience, this quiet corner of Northern Ireland offers rich rewards for travelers tracing roots and chasing meaning. County Armagh doesn’t scream for attention – and that’s precisely its charm. Tucked away in Northern Ireland’s lush heartland, it’s not the most obvious stop on a tourist trail. But for Irish Americans … [Read more...] about Armagh: The Orchard County

Leading With Purpose And Ambition

By Tom Deignan

Fall 2025

October 31, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Jane McCooey once had a profound epiphany about her career, which so far has ventured into the fields of law, tech, and high finance.   It came while she was playing Camogie. “You don’t really talk about work when you’re there – you just go to train and play,” the Armagh native and Morgan Stanley executive said during  our recent interview. “But half the … [Read more...] about Leading With Purpose And Ambition

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John Farrow, screenwriter, director and father of actress Mia Farrow, was born on February 10, 1904 in Sydney, Australia to John Farrow and Mary Savage Villiers. After working as a sailor he went to Hollywood in the 1920s and got his first job as a technical advisor. He then became a screenwriter in, notably writing the script for “Tarzan Escapes” (1936) where he met his  future wife, Irish-born Maureen O’Sullivan, who played Jane. She converted Farrow to Catholicism and he later wrote biographies of Saint Thomas More and Saint Damien of Molokai. Farrow’sgreatest accomplishments were his Academy Award win for the “Around the World in Eighty Days” (1956) script and his nomination as Best Director for Wake Island (1942).

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