With the Irish language under threat of extinction, you would think the Gaeltacht, small pockets of Ireland where Irish is still spoken, would be a safe haven for our native tongue. Not so. The day is drawing to a close and the sun is setting in the sky. In the dusky light, a farmer strides purposefully home, his feet heavy in earth-covered boots and a shovel slung over his … [Read more...] about The Trouble with Irish Language
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The Magic of Yeats Country Lives On
Ed: This post originally appeared in the February / March issue of Irish America after Bridget English was sent on assignment to attend the Yeats International Summer School the previous summer. The Yeats summer school is now in its 56th year and still accepting applications. Click here for more information or apply. For almost fifty years now, Sligo has played host to the … [Read more...] about The Magic of Yeats Country Lives On
Innocence Shattered By Kennedy’s Assassination
By Michael C. Finnegan
February / March 2008
February / March 2008
“Wish I’d been a kid back then.” That’s my children’s usual reaction after listening to story swapping at family gatherings. “Then” was the 1960s. While they think of tie-dyed shirts, rock-’n’-roll and sit-ins, I remember before all that – to a time some people called Camelot – a brief shining moment when America charged headlong into the future but also firmly … [Read more...] about Innocence Shattered By Kennedy’s Assassination
She Writes What She Knows: Alice McDermott
More than any other writer over the past quarter century, Alice McDermott has chronicled the joys and tragedies of Irish-American families. Alice McDermott’s novels explore love, loss, faith and family in the world of Irish Catholics living in post-World War II suburban Long Island, New York, where the author grew up. Charming Billy tells the story of Billy Lynch, his lost … [Read more...] about She Writes What She Knows: Alice McDermott
Everywhere He Wants to Be: Michael O’Hara Lynch
He travels the globe putting sponsorship deals together and whether it’s the soccer World Cup in South Africa or the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs or the Olympics in Beijing, Visa’s Michael O’Hara Lynch will be there. Michael O’Hara Lynch is everywhere you would want to be. As head of Visa event and sponsorship marketing he flies to World Cups, Olympics, Super Bowls and … [Read more...] about Everywhere He Wants to Be: Michael O’Hara Lynch