1998

Although Ireland itself remained neutral during World War II, Irish Americans provided some of that war's most celebrated heroes. There were aviators Colin Kelly, Thomas B. McGuire, and Edward H. O'Hare, as well as infantryman Audie Murphy, the baby-faced Texan who went from being the most highly decorated American serviceman of the war to a career recreating his own exploits … [Read more...] about Saving Private Ryan

"Imagine co-authoring a book with someone who's been dead for 130 years," laughs Ipswich, Massachusetts native Marjorie Harshaw Robie. "Well, that's exactly what I'm doing and I'm enjoying every minute of it." Robie's co-author, whose work she is revising and collating in the hope of finding a publisher, is County Down farmer James Harshaw, who died in 1867. Long before Anne … [Read more...] about Diary of an Irish Farmer

A look at Irish and Irish American actors who portray space travelers in some of the most provocative and interesting shows on television. The crowd milling around the snack table near the entrance to Stage 16 at Paramount Studios is eye-catching, even for Hollywood. A tall, uniformed fellow with grey, bulbous head sips a cappuccino through green-tinged lips; nearby a hooded … [Read more...] about The Irish in Outer Space