History Archive
“Happy Days” For O’Casey and Beckett
When Shivaun O’Casey first met Irish-born Nobel Literature Prize winner Samuel Beckett, she was a…
“Over There”
Americans Stationed in N. Ireland During WWII Remember that last scene in Yankee Doodle Dandy?…
Blazes Boylan
In the last issue we reported on the 26-year-old Irish American woman from Long Island,…
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Larry O’Brien: A Perennial NBA Champion
When someone mentions the NBA Finals, you might think of Jordan or Kobe slashing their way to the rim. Or, more recently, the video game-like exploits of three-point assassin Steph […]
A Mission Remembered
A sentimental nineteenth century novel of virtue rewarded tells the story of an Irish immigrant girl who came to New York in the 1870’s. Subtitled “A Tale Founded on Fact,” […]
(Un)lucky Strike
The Comstock Lode provided over half the silver ever mined in the United States but the Irishmen who discovered it weren’t quite as lucky as one might think. By Jim […]
The Roads to Nowhere
With the implementation of the Single European Market at the end of 1992 that “opened up all European frontiers to free movement and trade” no one in the border counties […]
Northern Ireland, Culture & Identity
Here, then, follow my own observations of the lines by which the community in Northern Ireland is divided….. The first and most important line of division separates national identities. The […]
The History of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York is not new to controversy. 1992 and 1993 saw an all-out battle openly waged in the media between those who support the […]