Irish America
Irish America
Esther is Now Following You By Tanya Sweeney Most of us will find the actions of this book’s protagonist pretty hard to understand. Sure, she has a crush on a Canadian actor whom she happened to pass in a London park at one stage. She then immerses herself in fan groups and online communities following (and reporting creepily on) his every move. But when she cleans out herself … [Read more...] about Review of Books
It’s been more than 30 years now since the trailblazing group Solas – with John Doyle on guitar – changed the way people around the world think about Irish music, along with legendary songwriter and performer Seamus Egan, fiddler Winifred Horan, vocalist Karan Casey, and accordionist John Williams, Doyle and Solas – meaning “light” in Irish – seamlessly blended Irish, folk, … [Read more...] about What Are You Like? John Doyle
Few of us have enough time for meaningful travel, but seven days can serve you up a healthy slice of Ireland, and while it is just a tasting, the music, merriment, and memories will linger far longer. Whoever coined the Irish proverb, “When God made time, he made plenty of it,” must have been blessed with immortality, or unlimited vacations. The rest of us measure our lives … [Read more...] about A Little Bit of Heaven
Call me crazy, but oatmeal cookies have never had a spot on my favorite foods list. They’re too sweet. I prefer my oats prepared in such a way that I can really taste the full nutty flavor. I even enjoy eating them by the dusty flaky mouth-gumming uncooked handful. That taste quirk may be a result of genetic memory. My father’s father, his father, and many of the other male … [Read more...] about Slainte | Oats: The Original Comfort Food
GRACE "Now as the dawn is breaking, sure my heart is breaking, too. / As they lead me out to die, my thoughts will be of you." Rosemary Rogers profiles Grace Gifford (1888–1955), an Irish artist, political cartoonist, and republican activist best known for marrying Easter Rising leader Joseph "Joe" Plunkett in a jail cell hours before his execution. It was a drama … [Read more...] about Wild Irish Women | Mrs. Joe Plunkett
