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June July 2013 Issue

New Discoveries in the Mass Burials at Kilkenny Union Workhouse

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2013

May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Eight years ago, builders of a new shopping complex at MacDonagh Junction in the new city quarter of Kilkenny, uncovered human remains on grounds that once housed the Kilkenny Union Workhouse. A year later, a full excavation was carried out, concurrent with construction, by Brendan O’Meara of Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd, a private archeological consulting firm, and the scale … [Read more...] about New Discoveries in the Mass Burials at Kilkenny Union Workhouse

Irish Eye on Hollywood

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
June / July 2013

May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The latest on your favorite Irish and Irish-American film and television stars. 1. The summer of 2013 will have plenty of cartoons, gross-out comedies and other popcorn flicks. But, for the Irish, the summer will open and close with two serious dramas about the always controversial topic of terrorism. First up is Shadow Dancer, to be released in the U.S. on May 31. Set in … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood

Celebrating the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame

June / July 2013

May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees: Vice President Joe Biden, John Fitzpatrick, Bruce Morrison, 2011 inductee Jean Kennedy Smith, Bob Devlin and Brian Burns. Photos: Sade Joseph and Margaret Purcell Roddy.

The 2013 class of Hall of Fame honorees were inducted at a luncheon and ceremony on March 21, at the Marriott Essex House in Manhattan. Before a gathering of close to 300, a bagpiper led in the 2013 inductees: Vice President Joe Biden, art collector and benefactor Brian Burns, businessman and philanthropist Bob Devlin, hotelier and humanitarian John Fitzpatrick, former U.S. … [Read more...] about Celebrating the 2013 Irish America Hall of Fame

The Irish of the Miramichi

By John Kernaghan, Contributor
June / July 2013

May 15, 2013 by 2 Comments

Middle Island memorial cross comemmorates the Miramichi region's Irish heritage. Photo: John Kernaghan.

The region’s tough but triumphant Irish roots are celebrated every year at Canada’s Irish Festival. It’s no secret why folks along the mighty Miramichi River celebrate their Irish heritage so fiercely. When your roots and a good part of the history that followed are steeped in sorrow and loss, rejoicing in what is good about life and your culture is that much more … [Read more...] about The Irish of the Miramichi

Donegal: The Forgotten County

By Enda Cullen, Contributor

May 15, 2013 by 9 Comments

An appreciation by Enda Cullen. Apologies to readers from other counties but my mother used to say that Donegal and Clare people were the friendliest people in Ireland.  She has passed on to a better place now and I never found out why she thought that, but like most of her beliefs I have found them to be true. As a family we always went to Donegal on holiday.  It … [Read more...] about Donegal: The Forgotten County

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