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Sláinte!: There is Nothin Like a Spud

By Edythe Preet

July/August 1994

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Whether they're baked, boiled, roasted, fried, mashed or hashed, potatoes are a cornerstone of Ireland's diet. Hardly a dinner is served without its helping of boiled spuds. Fish invariably comes with a side of crisp chips. Colcannon (mashed potatoes with kale or cabbage) can almost be called a national dish. In fact, potatoes are so much a part of life in Ireland that many … [Read more...] about Sláinte!: There is Nothin Like a Spud

Irish Roots: O’Connell, Connolly, Conlon and Connellan

James G Ryan

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The name Connolly is derived from several different roots. In Connaught and Monaghan it derives from the Gaelic O'Coingeallaigh. Both are anglicized to Connolly although the spelling form Connelly is often found in Galway. There have been several famous bearers of the name. In the early 18th century William Connolly (1660-1729) was an eminent lawyer and politician. His family … [Read more...] about Irish Roots: O’Connell, Connolly, Conlon and Connellan

The White House Conference

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Michael Keane writes on the historic White House Conference on Ireland held in Washington, D.C., May 23-25. In years to come historians will look back on the conflict in Northern Ireland and its resolution and will rightly judge that the Government of the United States, under President Bill Clinton, played a crucial role.  They will also point to a conference in Washington … [Read more...] about The White House Conference

San Francisco’s Irish Festival

By Elgy Gillespie

May/June 1995

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Elgy Gillespie reports on the month-long San Francisco Irish festival. For four years the Irish Arts Foundation of San Francisco headed by Derryman Peter O'Neill and Clareman Eddie Stack have produced the very successful Celtic Music Festival, which ran over a weekend in March and included the best of Irish music, traditional and otherwise. This year the pair ambitiously … [Read more...] about San Francisco’s Irish Festival

The First Word: “People Forget So Quickly”

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
January/February 1995

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As the room fills up with the members of the Business 100 I feel the pride that I always feel at our annual lunch at the '21' Club. I look around the room and consider the brain-power that has taken this collected group to their positions as corporate leaders in America, and I am glad that they have enough pride in their Irishness to travel to New York from all over the country … [Read more...] about The First Word: “People Forget So Quickly”