Irish America
Irish America
By Michael Quinlan Revolutionary Irish Trail With America 250 celebrations underway in 2026, Boston is creating a Revolutionary Irish Trail to chronicle Irish and Scots-Irish heroics in the American Revolution. The Boston Irish Tourism Association is publishing a 48 page booklet of the Revolutionary Irish Trail and a web page with an interactive map of the iconic sites. Public … [Read more...] about Dispatches from Massachusetts
“Everything I’ve ever tried to say on screen comes from that small island and its people. To be honored by The Irish Post – a paper that has followed the Irish story in Britain for decades – means more to me than I can say.” Becoming reflective, Jim paid tribute to the women who shaped his life. “I wouldn’t be here without my granny, who died giving birth to my mother,” he … [Read more...] about Quote Unquote
Even in recent decades, women engineers have at times felt like they’re trying to make it in an “old boy’s club.” But back in the era of Kate Gleason, a woman with engineering knowledge was remarkably rare. Gleason was born in Rochester, New York, on Nov. 24, 1865. According to findagrave.com, her father, William Gleason, was from Tipperary, and her mother, Ellen Gleason née … [Read more...] about Kate Gleason: A Century Ahead of Her Time
It is understandable that the mention of wartime heroism tends to evoke images of combat valor. But there are other ways that people can contribute heavily to the wartime cause without taking a bullet, firing a bullet, or even setting foot on a battlefield. Lydia Barrington Darragh was most certainly a noncombatant, but she served her adopted country well in crucial … [Read more...] about Lydia Barrington Darragh: Irish Pacifist, American Patriot
I am of Pete Hamill’s generation. His “Our Jack” article has reminded me why I loved Jack Kennedy. I’m 100 percent Irish, I’m proud to say, or as Irish as my DNA tests showed! Pete’s article took me back to my Irish Catholic mother, who decided on July 4th, 1960, that we would as a family go to the park in New Jersey where Jack Kennedy was campaigning. I was a teenager at that … [Read more...] about Our Jack
