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“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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Uncovering Irish History in Lowell, MA and Northern Ireland
The Irish-American Heritage Archeological Program discovers Irish artifacts in Lowell, MA and Cosson, Co. Tyrone. Students and archeological experts from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and Queen’s University, Belfast recently […]
Remembering from Afar
9/11 Memorials in Ireland In the years since the attacks on September 11, 2001, memorials both big and small have been built throughout the United States and across the globe. […]
Presidential Visits to Ireland
President Joe Biden: “It feels like coming home” President Joe Biden visited Ireland in April 2023 in what was a diplomatic and family visit. The trip began in Belfast, […]
The Irish Abolitionist: Daniel O’Connell
Daniel O’Connell is remembered as the Liberator of Irish Catholics, but he also played a significant role in the movement to end slavery. On 23 May 2011, President Obama made […]
Outlaws: Billy the Kid and Whitey Bulger
The outlaws, Billy the Kid and Whitey Bulger, pictured above, share much in common in their lives on the lam. Just as the infamous South Boston Irish mob boss […]
Scarlett is 75 and Still Going Strong
On the 75th anniversary of the publication of Gone With the Wind, David O’Connell explores how Margaret Mitchell’s Irish background influenced her writing. Writing in the second edition (1940) of […]