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June July 2015 Issue

Dublin Mural to Gay Marriage

By Matthew Skwiat, Contributing Editor
June / July 2015

May 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment

A touchingly brave four-story mural of two men embracing was recently plastered on the side of a Dublin building on George Street. The black and white image is meant to be a “poignant representation of same sex love,” according to its painter, Joe Caslin. His image is a homage to marriage equality, an issue soon to be taken up in a May 22 referendum. The mural is said to be … [Read more...] about Dublin Mural to Gay Marriage

Michael Longley Given
Freedom of the City in Belfast

By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2015

May 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Michael Longley, poet, educator, and promoter of the arts, received the highest honor that one can receive from the Belfast City Council on March 23, 2015. The Freedom of the City title, much like the Key to the City awards given in American cities, is, according to Lord Mayor Nichola Mallon: “the city’s formal expression of the high regard, esteem, and affection in which our … [Read more...] about Michael Longley Given
Freedom of the City in Belfast

NLI to Make 400,000 Parish
Records Digitally Available

By Julia Brodsky, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2015

May 14, 2015 by 2 Comments

The National Library of Ireland recently announced that it will be digitizing their parish records and providing free online access starting on July 8th. These records are considered the most important resource for researching Irish family history prior to the 1901 Census, and the NLI has referred to the digitization as the greatest ever genealogical project in the … [Read more...] about NLI to Make 400,000 Parish
Records Digitally Available

The Grey Nuns at Quinnipiac

By Matthew Skwiat, Contributing Editor
June / July 2015

May 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment

A new exhibit on the Grey Nuns hosted by Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University opened April 1. A private event launching the exhibit took place on March 31 with the Canadian Consul General, Quebec Delegate to New England, and the Irish Consul General of New York all in attendance. The long overdue exhibit shines a light on the untold number of English and … [Read more...] about The Grey Nuns at Quinnipiac

Gallipoli Remembered

By Irish America Staff
June / July 2015

May 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Consul General Barbara Jones laid a traditional Irish green laurel wreath to commemorate the more than 3,000 Irish serving with Allied forces who lost their lives during the WWI Gallipoli campaign. The Anzac Day dawn service, on the centenary of the Allied landing at Gallipoli on April 25, was held at the Vietnam War Memorial on Water Street in lower Manhattan. Anzac Day, a … [Read more...] about Gallipoli Remembered

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