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Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun

By Richard Purden
IA Newsletter, October 12, 2024

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"I've never had an experience like it, nor will I ever again, it stays with you forever." It was during the 2020 lock-down that Scottish actor Jack Lowden handed a copy of Amy Liptrot's 2016 memoir The Outrun to his then-girlfriend Saoirse Ronan telling her "This should be your next role". The pair had met when filming Mary Queen of Scots (2018) with the Bronx-born Dubliner … [Read more...] about Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun

The Kindness of Strangers: Remembering the Tragedy of the Brig St. John in 1849

By Christine Kinealy
IA Newsletter, October 12, 2024

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On 6 October 1849, emigrants on board the Brig St. John, caught their first sighting of American land as their vessel approached the coast of Cape Cod. The vessel was carrying as many as 140 passengers from counties Clare and Galway, Their destination was Boston where they would disembark the following day. The voyage had been uneventful and, to celebrate their safe arrival, … [Read more...] about The Kindness of Strangers: Remembering the Tragedy of the Brig St. John in 1849

Boston’s Great Civil War Sculptor

By Michael Quinlin
IA Newsletter, September 14, 2024

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Sculptor Martin Milmore of Boston (1844-1883), admired for his Civil War sculptures and for his classical statuary and busts of famous men throughout New England, was born in Kilmorgan, County Sligo on September 14, 1844, the youngest of five sons of parents Martin and Sarah Milmoe (nee Hart).  When the father died in 1851, Sarah emigrated with her five sons to Boston, where … [Read more...] about Boston’s Great Civil War Sculptor

The Irish Rep Presents: The Beacon

IA Newsletter, August 17, 2024

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Showing September 11 - November 3, 2024 A tragic accident, a dead husband; accusations resurfaced by a true crime podcast. Everyone will have a different interpretation. When you look at it, what do you see? Beiv, a renowned artist, has left her suburban Dublin home for a secluded cottage on a rugged island off the coast of West Cork, Ireland. Here, there is no escaping … [Read more...] about The Irish Rep Presents: The Beacon

St. Ailbe of Emly

By Rosemary Rogers
IA Newsletter, August 10, 2024

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Patron of Wolves | Feast Day September 12th St. Ailbe, sometimes known by his anglicized name, St. Elvis, was a 6th-century saint born in County Tipperary. The name Ailbe is derived from the old Irish words Ail (rock) and beo (alive) since as a newborn, the saint was discovered alive under a rock where he had been hidden… by a wolf. Ailbe was the illegitimate offspring of a … [Read more...] about St. Ailbe of Emly