Hibernia Archive
San Francisco’s Irish Festival
Elgy Gillespie reports on the month-long San Francisco Irish festival. For four years the Irish…
Morrison Visas: Round Two
Hard to believe that it’s already a year since the days of Morrison Madness, when…
British Government Faced With Legal Dilemma Over 1997 Murder of Sean Brown
This month is crunch time for the British government on one of the most prominent…
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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 […]