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Deadly Tales from County Tyrone
In 1970, at the age of 22, Bernadette ‘Devlin’ McAliskey was elected to represent the…
Irish Homecoming Festival: A Time That Was
Writer Mary Pat Kelly and photographer Martin Sheerin visited the Ulster-American Folk Park at Camp…
The Mighty Quinn
On reading the correspondence of central early twentieth-century literary figures such as W. B. Yeats,…
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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 […]
The Forgotten Hero of Golf: John McDermott
The first American golfer to win the U.S. Open — and the youngest. When Rory McIlroy walked down the 18th fairway at Congressional on June 19, 2011, the TV flashed […]