"We have constitution which perpetrates the fallacy that Ireland is one nation with a right to territorial unification...when are we going to recognize that the 'national territory' is Santasyland." - John A. Murphy. Sunday Independent Newspaper Dublin "Northern Ireland Catholics are not our responsibility. They are citizens of a modern democracy and a regional economy … [Read more...] about The First Word: Does the South Want the North?
May June 1993
The Passion of the San Patricios
Irish America looks back at the legacy of St. Patrick’s Battalion, an honor-bound group of Irishmen that championed the cause of the smaller Mexican force against the might of the American army during the Mexican-American War. “You have to understand that we Mexicans and Irish are very sentimental,” said the slight, grandmotherly figure, leaning forward in a high-backed living … [Read more...] about The Passion of the San Patricios
Roots: The Hogans, Logans and Cogans
Although these surnames sound alike, the similarities end there. The Hogans are a Dalcassian family. Hogan comes from the Irish word óg meaning young. In Irish mythology, the land of eternal youth is called Tir Na nÓg. The Irish name of Hogan, Ó'hÓgáin, denotes that they are ancestors of Ogan, who was a direct descendant of Brian Boru, the last great High King of Ireland who … [Read more...] about Roots: The Hogans, Logans and Cogans