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April May 2010 Issue

Those We Lost

By Kara Rota, Contributor
April / May 2010

April 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Recent passings in the Irish and Irish American community. Brendan Burke 1988-2010 Brendan Burke, the youngest son of Brian Burke, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the U.S. Olympic ice hockey team, died in a car crash in Indiana February 5. He was 21. He was driving along with 18-year-old Mark Reedy when heavy snow caused their Jeep Cherokee to slide into the … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

Review of Books

By Irish America staff
April / May 2010

April 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Recommended Roddy Doyle, bestselling Irish author of The Commitments, has completed his Last Roundup trilogy about IRA rebel Henry Smart with the epic and engrossing finale The Dead Republic. The series, which includes novels A Star Called Henry and Oh! Play That Thing and spans the 20th-century history of Ireland, traces the journey of the legendary character as he passes … [Read more...] about Review of Books

Sláinte: The Bread of Life!

By Edythe Pretty, Contributor
April / May 2010

April 1, 2010 by 2 Comments

Many scholars contend that our prehistoric ancestors gave up their hunting-and-gathering lifestyle once they learned how to bake bread. Although there is evidence that barley was sown and harvested over 10,000 years ago, why seed was first planted remains a puzzle. In the 1950s, archaeologist Robert Braidwood at Chicago University suggested that discovering bread-making methods … [Read more...] about Sláinte: The Bread of Life!

Waverider: The Irish Roots of Surfing

By Kara Rota, Contributor

April 1, 2010 by 2 Comments

Waveriders, the acclaimed documentary directed by Dublin native Joel Conroy and coming out on DVD March 16, is based around an unusual premise: modern-day surfing’s Irish-American roots. The award-winning film traces the history of the “father of modern surfing,” Irish-Hawaiian George Freeth, as well as showcasing the work of Ireland’s top surfers in incredible footage atop … [Read more...] about Waverider: The Irish Roots of Surfing

Songs of Ireland: PBS Documentaries Celebrate Irish in Music

By Kara Rota, Contributor
April / May 2010

April 1, 2010 by 2 Comments

PBS is celebrating March and St. Patrick’s Day with a series of Irish music specials and documentaries, exploring the history of Irish music in America and offering fantastic in-concert footage of some of Irish music’s all-stars. The performance documentary Music of Ireland – Welcome Home, premiering nationwide on PBS stations in March, is narrated by Grammy Award-winning Moya … [Read more...] about Songs of Ireland: PBS Documentaries Celebrate Irish in Music

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