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Irish America

1997

Roots: The McCarthy Clan

By Liam Moriarty, Contributor
April / May 2006 Originally published in the

March/April 1997 Issue of Irish America

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The McCarthy clan traces its ancestry through an illustrious line of individuals and events reaching far back into ancient Celtic history and myth. The McCarthys claim descendants from the Eoghanachta, the rulers of the fifth province of Ireland, or Munster. The Eoghanachta were a people believed to have descended from Heber, the son of the mythical King Milesius of Spain. It … [Read more...] about Roots: The McCarthy Clan

Gregory Peck: A Class Act

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
August / September 2003

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 In June 1997, Peck, who rarely gave interviews in his last years, sat down with Irish America Editor Patricia Harty. An edited version of that interview follows. "Will you pour?" The gentleman sitting across from me cracked a smile as I nodded and lifted the teapot, wondering if I would be able to complete the task without making a fool of myself. I felt as if I was in a … [Read more...] about Gregory Peck: A Class Act

The First Word: Our Evolving Heritage

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
March/April 1997

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In this issue we celebrate the realization of the American dream by so many of our people, reminding us once again of the good fit this country has proved to be for the Irish. Not that it happened overnight. In the words of Robert Kennedy: "As the first of the racial minorities our forefathers were subject to every discrimination found wherever discrimination is known." The … [Read more...] about The First Word: Our Evolving Heritage

Top 100

Irish America's Top 100 recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding Irish-Americans from all walks of life -- individuals whose contributions extend to arts and entertainment, philanthropy, medicine, politics, care-giving, and community action. 1997 Honorees … [Read more...] about Top 100

Stage Irish

By Retta Blaney

March/April 1997

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From East to West Coast, Irish theater companies are booming as never before. The creation of the Thomas Davis Irish Players conjures an image of monks in monasteries, copying manuscripts with quills. The year was 1933 and seven young Irishmen, some of whom had been actors in Ireland, were studying for their high school equivalency tests in New York City. Missing their … [Read more...] about Stage Irish