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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Grosse Ile: Island of Sorrows
The name Grosse Ile (Big Island) is almost a generic term on the map of North America, it appears in so many places. But there is one island by that […]
Commemoration for Catalpa Fenians
The Catalpa Six were Fenians who escaped to America from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. They are buried throughout the U.S., five of them were buried in unmarked graves. To […]
A Visit to Buckingham Palace and the Home of the British Royal Family
Reflecting on the history and historic actions of Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II Following the death of Queen Elizabeth, Niall O’Dowd remembers his exciting tour of Buckingham Palace and reflects […]
How The Assassination of Michael Collins 100 Years Ago Changed Ireland For The Worse
There is no question that if Michael Collins had not died, Irish history would have been changed utterly. 100 years ago, on the 22nd of August, 1922, on a lonely […]
Passages East and West: An Irish Indian Comes Home
History speaks of migration waves that flow across land and sea and create epochal change. This description can obscure the smaller, often heroic journeys of daring individuals who establish new […]
The New “Special Relationship”
President Clinton’s Commitment to Ireland The White House economic conference on Ireland on May 24-26, 1995 will be the latest in a series of Irish initiatives by President Clinton. Niall […]