Irish America
Irish America
The long and sometimes glorious history of celebrating St. Patrick's Day in America. How would you like to celebrate St. Maewyn's Day? After all, the man we know today as St. Patrick was born Maewyn Succat. Only later was his name Romanized to Patricus. Indeed, when you begin to explore the origins and evolution of St. Patrick's Day - and the big New York parade that comes … [Read more...] about The St. Patrick’s Day Parade
RECOMMENDED From the double meaning of its title to its roster of impressive contributors, Making the Irish American: History & Heritage of the Irish in the United States is destined for the bookshelves of all readers who aim to keep up on Irish-American history. Edited by JJ. Lee and Marion casey, the book compiles original research and excerpts from famous and important … [Read more...] about Review of Books
Tunes. Lots of them this month, not to be confused with songs, of course - those have words. Some songs start out as tunes and if it's a really good one someone might add words, sometimes to great profit (think "Unchained Melody" or "Danny Boy," which started out as "A Londonderry Air" until one Fred Weatherly, an English barrister, added the words). But tunes it is, and first … [Read more...] about Tuning In
A thought has been nagging at me for weeks now. I've wrapped my mental faculties round and round it, attempting to convince myself it's just my imagination, but try as I might, it simply won't go away. So here goes: As far as I can determine, the U.S. and Ireland are the only two countries in the world that have alter egos. Before you decide I've gone totally off the deep end, … [Read more...] about Brigid and Patrick: Ireland’s Alter Egos
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
