First Word Archives
Renewing the Spirit
Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief. The sound of bagpipes in the distance drifts…
The First Word: A Whisper of Hope in Northern Ireland
Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief. There is an absence of joy so far…
The First Word: When Hope and History Rhyme
Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief. History says, don’t hope on this side of…
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The Best and the Brightest 1998
This has been quite a year (we measure time from March to March) for the Irish in America. As our annual Top 100 list shows, the Irish, as the song […]
What the Future Holds
Bear in mind these dead: I can find no plainer words. – John Hewitt, “Neither an Elegy nor a Manifesto” The New Year brings good tidings to a young couple I […]
The First Word: Our Evolving Heritage
In this issue we celebrate the realization of the American dream by so many of our people, reminding us once again of the good fit this country has proved to […]