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Irish Travelers of Aiken County

By Daniel J. Casey and Conor Casey

September/October 1994

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By the mid 1960s more than three hundred Irish Traveler families had settled on a fifty-acre parcel of land that they called Murphy Village. They named the site for Father Joseph Murphy, a parish priest and advocate who started the settlement for Travelers and guided it for twenty years before his transfer in 1968. What makes Murphy Village unique is that it's a continent away … [Read more...] about Irish Travelers of Aiken County

The First Word: No Immigrants Need Apply

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
September/October 1994

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt once told an uncomfortable audience of the Daughters of the American Revolution that "we are all immigrants." It is something that we should remember now when the scapegoating of immigrants is reaching a new height in this country. California is leading the way in states that are proposing initatives that would deny public education and medical care to … [Read more...] about The First Word: No Immigrants Need Apply

An Irish Launch On Wall Street

By Niall O’Dowd, Founding Publisher
July/August 1994

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The Jefferson Smurfit Group, Ireland's largest company, successfully launched its U.S. subsidiary on the New York Stock Exchange recently, despite widespread jitters about new offerings on Wall Street. Niall O'Dowd interviews company Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Smurfit. Going public on the New York Stock Exchange is a little like watching your children being born -- … [Read more...] about An Irish Launch On Wall Street

Soccer Victory Marred by Killings

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
July/August 1994

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It was, as one reporter put it, a home game for the Irish. The Italians made up just a small portion of the almost seventy-six thousand attendees, making it obvious that the connection between the American Irish and the "Old Country" is as strong as ever. In the sweltering heat, the team (made up of many English players of Irish ancestry) took the lead early with the only goal … [Read more...] about Soccer Victory Marred by Killings