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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Pennsylvania’s Irish
From the coal mines to Hollywood, the Pennsylvania Irish have shaped America for over three centuries. William Penn may have been a trailblazer when it came to American freedom and […]
The First Family of Irish America
Back in July, Bronx Irish Catholic Edwin F. O’Brien, after a 40-year career as a priest, military chaplain and aide to two cardinals, was named the new Archbishop of Baltimore. […]
Commodore John Barry
From Irish immigrant to Commander of the American Navy, John Barry is a hero to remember. There are many Irish men and women whom one could declare a hero of […]
The “Emerald” Pastime
Tom Deignan reflects on a time when many of the Boys of Summer had a touch of the Irish brogue. A recent New York Times article about the consistent success […]
Okie Faces & Irish Eyes: John Steinbeck & Route 66
The ad man knew what he was doing. Hired to write copy about a road that didn’t yet exist, he had an idea: create something out of whole cloth. He […]
The Céide Fields
Liam Moriarty explores the Stone Age archaeological wonder in County Mayo. When one thinks of Stone Age archaeological sites, Stonehenge, Altamira and Newgrange may come to mind. Most likely The […]