After 20 years, Paul Hill wins the fight to clear his name. Close to four million Americans have seen In the Name of the Father, the movie which chronicles the events of 20 years ago in which Paul Hill, Gerry Conlon, Paddy Armstrong and Carole Richardson were convicted of the pub bombings in Guildford and Woolwich that killed seven people. The only evidence against them was … [Read more...] about In The Name of Justice
May June 1994
The Irish in New Orleans
By Harry Dunleavy
May/June 1994
They built the roads and the canals, and died in their thousands from yellow fever. They competed with slaves to load cotton on the ships bound for Liverpool. Ships that would return crowded with famine Irish. They owned coffee houses. They took part in politics and some lucky ones became millionaires and sugar plantation owners. Harry Dunleavy writes on the extraordinary … [Read more...] about The Irish in New Orleans
Dance Across the Sea
By Patrick J. Sweeney
May/June 1994
An Irish dancing teacher brings her American students back home. Christina Ryan is from Miltown Malbay a tiny, rural, coastal town in County Clare, and though she came to America five years ago she never really left it behind. In her new hometown of Richboro, in Bucks County, she slowly developed her Irish dancing school, and over the years a handful of dancers evolved into … [Read more...] about Dance Across the Sea
The First Word: The New Irish Heroes
IN olden times, Ireland's icons were comely maidens strumming harps or perhaps mythical heroic warriors such as Cuchulainn, bravely besting the enemy in his lair. In more recent times, a flame-haired temptress called Maureen O'Hara fit the bill. Not any more. Shortly, the symbol of Ireland to millions worldwide is just as likely to be a Black athlete, speaking with a British … [Read more...] about The First Word: The New Irish Heroes
Roots: Jordan, Rice and Power Families
By James G. Ryan
May/June 1994
Readers have asked about the origin of the names Jordan, Rice and Power, only the last of which is in any way common. However, some explanation is provided below. The name Jordan is common in England but few Irish Jordans are derived from the English source. The Irish Jordans are derived from a Norman family which settled in Connaught in the 12th century. The name is derived … [Read more...] about Roots: Jordan, Rice and Power Families