Hugh Mulligan Visits Ireland's premier retreat For artists and finds a workplace without a time clock. ℘℘℘ The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig is located in lush and lovely countryside populated by more cows than people and rather inconveniently located 75 miles from Dublin and Belfast on what the lady in the airport car rental office called "the far side Monaghan … [Read more...] about The Tyrone Guthrie Centre
February March 2003 Issue
Music
It started like a scene from The Commitments. - Hello, Glen? - Yeah? - It's Frank Shouldice from Irish America magazine. - Oh, how's it going? Is this for an interview? - Well, we have one scheduled. - Oh right. I'm just having me dinner at the moment. Could you ring back? Glen Hansard is founder find front man of The Frames, once featured as Outspan, the woolly-headed … [Read more...] about Music
Roots: Fahy, Fahey, O’Fathaigh
The name Fahy is O'Fathaigh in Gaelic, and probably originates from the word "fothadh" which means base or foundation. Another, rarer English version of the name is Vahey and occasionally Fay, which has a different root except for occasional instances in Galway. The name Green has been used as a synonym for Fahy, but this is believed to be another good example of the not … [Read more...] about Roots: Fahy, Fahey, O’Fathaigh