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Lost Irish
Last week I was taste-testing whiskeys prepping for my St. Patrick’s Day party, listening to…
Dublin Anniversary of Handel’s Messiah Premiere
Portrait of George Frederic Handel by Balthasar Denner On April 13,…
Queen’s Builds on Legacy of Seamus Heaney
The work of Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney will inspire generations of future writers…
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Hibernia: Recognize This Ship?
It could be the same vessel that carried your ancestors to America. It is one of a collection of 11 paintings of the McCorkell Shipping Line in Derry. The McCorkell […]
Hibernia: Cape Breton Festival Builds on Tradition
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, is once again preparing for its annual world-class Celtic entertainment and cultural extravaganza this October. Over the past four years, the Celtic Colours International Festival has […]
Hibernia: South Armagh
A tourist haven? Tommy Makem thinks so and he held a festival there to prove it. ℘℘℘ June, 2000. A bus packed with American tourists pulls out of Newry and […]
Hibernia: The Language of Form
The art of Bernadette O’Huiginn. ℘℘℘ “Semi-abstraction is the area that I feel happiest in, not pure geometry or pure abstraction or pure figurative representations, but rather the area in […]
Hibernia: Deadline for Mitchell Scholarship Applications
The contest for the second annual George J. Mitchell Scholarships for the 2001-2002 academic year is underway. The deadline for applications is October 10, 2000. Twelve scholarships will be awarded. […]
Hibernia: Ireland and U.S. Join to Improve Literacy
The Irish and American governments are joining together in the fight against illiteracy. They plan to tackle poor literacy levels, improve classroom teaching, and encourage student exchanges between the two […]