Irish America
Irish America
Irish Ready for U.S. 250th Birthday The Irish will be right in the middle of America’s 250th birthday next July – which technically will. be known as the U.S. Semiquincentennial. In Philadelphia – the birthplace of American freedom – the Museum of the American Revolution will feature the Easter Rising in Dublin as part of a new exhibition about the Declaration of … [Read more...] about hibernia • History
The In-Laws By Sinéad Moriarty Amanda, Katie and Melanie are the daughters-in-law of the domineering and difficult Nancy. Melanie is in business with her, along with her husband and her two brothers-in-law. Katie knows she never stood a chance with snobby Nancy, having left school early to work as a hairdresser. Amanda and her husband have just moved back to Dublin and she … [Read more...] about Book Reviews
My grandfather John Bernard “Barney” Hynes and his brother, Thomas J. Hynes emigrated in their early teens from Lochrea, Galway, Ireland to Boston, Massachusetts in 1875. They were children of the famine – sent to America by their parents because there was no future for them in Ireland. Barney got a job with the Elevated Railroad Company, and Tom went to Harvard where he spent … [Read more...] about family album | The Road to Bright City
In Irish Folklore the Raven was thought to be a messenger from the other world. Autumn is upon us. The leaves have gone gold and scarlet, night falls earlier, the air turns chill, and the season to plant crops won’t come again until Spring. For our ancestors, it was time to breathe a sigh of relief that summer had produced a bountiful harvest and rejoice in that good fortune … [Read more...] about Slainte! Birds of Celtic Myths and Legend
Publisher Niall O’Dowd reflects on the life of Irish America magazine over its four decades. March 14, 1996, was the most surreal and satisfying day of all my days in America. That evening, I stood in a small holding room at the back of the stage at the Plaza Hotel, located off Fifth Avenue in New York, waiting to walk on stage with the most powerful man on earth – President … [Read more...] about 40 Years & Growing
