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February March 2011 Issue

Review of Books

By Irish America Staff
February / March 2011

February 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment

A selection of recently published books of Irish and Irish-American interest.   Recommended Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons: Tales of Redemption from an Irish Mailbox A couple of years ago, comedian Greg Fitzsimmons, known to me as Greg Fitz or Fitz, was honored as one of Irish America’s Top 100 and we roped him in to perform. He brought the house down with his stories of growing … [Read more...] about Review of Books

Slainte! Alive, Alive-Oh!

By Edythe Preet, Contributor
February / March 2011

February 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Dublin's iconic Molly Malone statue Lately, I’ve been craving oysters, crab, and mussels. I could write it off to the fact that I keep seeing rafts of the succulent treats on shopping forays. Like many things I’ve written of, however, I’m sure the shellfish love affair that began in my childhood with clams, oysters, shrimp and crab, was my father’s doing.  During summer … [Read more...] about Slainte! Alive, Alive-Oh!

Roots: The Joyce Family

By Julie McAvoy, Contributor
February / March 2011

February 17, 2011 by 165 Comments

Though not Gaelic and sometimes found in England of non-Irish origin, Joyce may certainly be regarded as a true Irish name, and more particularly a Connacht one. The first Joyce to come to Ireland of whom there is an authentic record was Thomas de Jorse a Welshman, who in 1283 married the daughter of Turiogh O’Brien, Prince of Thomond and went with her to County Galway; there … [Read more...] about Roots: The Joyce Family

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