Irish America
The Irish Roots of Yellowstone One of the surprise hits of TV’s streaming era is the Kevin Costner neo-Western Yellowstone. Now, fans of the show will be getting a look at the Dutton clan’s origin story –which features an Irish immigrant in a central role. The new Paramount TV adventure series, entitled 1923, stars show biz legends Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, the … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Irish Eye on Hollywood
Advocate for Women's Health Dies Ireland lost an outstanding advocate for women’s health when Vicky Phelan died at the age of 48 on Monday, November 14. Vicky first came to public attention outside the Irish Court on April 25, 2018. That was when she first told her story of being diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer in 2014, three years after a smear test had shown no … [Read more...] about Hibernia: News from Ireland and Irish America
"Ireland wasn't as wealthy as it is today. But there was always a culture of giving back, and that’s something that was ingrained in me from the time I was a kid.” - Ronan Ryan Happy Christmas to all our readers receiving this issue in the mail, it should be arriving in your mailboxes just in time. And congratulations to all our Wall Street 50 honorees who we will be … [Read more...] about The First Word: ‘Tis the Season of Giving
Ireland's indigenous medicine and its rich healing traditions. The ‘person with the cure’ is still a well-known individual in many Irish parishes. He, or she, may have the cure for shingles, jaundice, skin cancer, heart fever or may even know how to ‘raise the breastbone.’ The latter is a procedure requiring three successive therapy sessions of approximately one hour, … [Read more...] about The Cure
Our house had several windows, and most were wide open, inviting in the first smells of spring. It was the kind of day where I would normally be outside, soaking up the sun. But this nap had been planned over all the previous nights that I had been up late studying for my exams. As I pulled up the covers and nestled in, there was a tap at the door, my mom stood at the bottom of … [Read more...] about “I Thought You’d be Taller”
