Irish America
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If you were asked in a quiz where you’d find the Blue Stack Mountains, you’d probably say something like “West Virginia? Maybe Wyoming?” were you not acquainted with the name. But they are, in fact, amongst Ireland’s most northerly mountains, ranging roughly from Donegal Town northwards towards Letterkenny. The highest point, Blue Stack itself — a “here I am, here I stand” … [Read more...] about The Northerly Counties on The Wild Side
When Lord Mountjoy lamented in Parliament in April 1784, “America was lost by Irish emigrants,” he probably had in mind the stunning naval feat of six Irish brothers from Machias, Maine. After Capt. Jeremiah O’Brien, the oldest brother, heard how “embattled farmers stood, and fired the shot heard round the world” in Concord, he organized the first challenge to supremacy of the … [Read more...] about Jeremiah O’Brien and the American Revolution
Tom Deignan talks to Jean Law, a distinguished Irish actress, writer, and producer who balances a prominent career in film, television, and theater with a high-level background in academic science. Based in Cork, Ireland, she holds a PhD in microbiology and food chemistry and serves as an Associate Vice President at University College Cork. On screen, she has accumulated over … [Read more...] about An Interview with “Jimmy” Movie Star Jean Law
Why has this fiasco erupted in our faces? Over twenty years since the last violence at Drumcree and almost 30 years since the Good Friday Agreement, what caused this most bitter of disputes to re-ignite with potentially catastrophic consequences? Simply put, events at Drumcree prove little reconciliation between the two communities has been achieved in the last 30 years, … [Read more...] about Orange Parade Gets the Go-Ahead
Derry, Ireland: Anne Cadwallader and Brian Dooley discuss their latest works, which focus on human rights. Brian, who is a Senior Advisor at Human Rights First and a Professor of Practice at Queens University Belfast, is the author of Black and Green: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland & Black America, and other works. His latest book is called Defiant, and … [Read more...] about The Irish America Magazine Podcast: Brian Dooley and Anne Cadwallader
