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March April 1998 Issue

Sláinte! The Dun Cow

By Edythe Preet

March / April 1998

March 1, 1998 by Leave a Comment

Writing this column usually sends me on a trip down memory lane reliving scenes from my childhood and moments with my father, a meat-and-potatoes man if there ever was one. It never occurred to me while growing up that there might be reasons for Dad's menu preferences, but investigating Ireland's culinary history continues to reveal that his food choices were a much as part of … [Read more...] about Sláinte! The Dun Cow

Coming of Age with Neil Jordan

By Brian Rohan

March / April 1998

March 1, 1998 by Leave a Comment

Neil Jordan's newest film, The Butcher Boy, is perhaps the most stunningly original. Darkly hilarious, and set in what Jordan calls the "disappearing" world of isolated, rural Ireland, The Butcher Boy looks set to earn a place among the most important Irish films of all time. Brian Rohan spoke to Jordan, The Butcher Boy author, and Pat McCabe and County Cavan schoolboy Eamonn … [Read more...] about Coming of Age with Neil Jordan

Celtic Cowboys, Poets and Musicians

By Don Meade, all photographs by Sue Rossoff

March / April 1998

March 1, 1998 by Leave a Comment

At first glance, the Irish Brigade in Elko seemed a bit out of place amid the sea of ten-gallon hats, blue jeans, and high-heeled cowboy boots. Elko, after all, is the home of the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, the premier celebration of the folk traditions of the American West. So this Nevada gold-mining, high desert town is used to playing host to buckaroo bards, rappin' ropers, … [Read more...] about Celtic Cowboys, Poets and Musicians

The Great Victor Herbert

By Jack Callahan

March 1, 1998 by 4 Comments

The city of New York erected a statue of Victor Herbert in Central Park. In 1939, Hollywood paid homage to him with the aptly titled biographical film "The Great Victor Herbert. On May 13, 1940, the United States government also honored him by issuing a postage stamp bearing his likeness. Still, the most timeless legacy of this remarkable man remains the catalogue of his … [Read more...] about The Great Victor Herbert

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