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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Footsteps of the Past
The Queenstown Story Their names were Peter, Jack, Nora, Maggie, Minnie and Kate, and one by one, the Sullivan children left Bounard, County Kerry, for Boston. They eventually made their […]
The Dawn of a New Peace
HISTORIC NI AGREEMENT GIVES HOPE FOR FUTURE: Deaglán de Bréadún, Northern Editor of The Irish Times, describes an epic week in the history of the North of Ireland culminating in the […]
The Irish in Texas
Irish settlers and their contribution in the formation and development of the Lone Star State. Irish immigration to Texas is so old that it has its roots in the Iberian […]
Bottled Wild Geese
Norman Monagan explores the contribution the Irish have made to the French wine-growing industry. Some may find it surprising that Irishmen were involved with wine-making well before Arthur Guinness invented […]
Roots: The Stout-Hearted Murphys
One of the most common names in Ireland, the Murphy Clan has distinguished itself in every field. Among them were an Army chaplain, poet, war hero, police commissioner, and mistress. […]
Mozart’s Irish Tenor
Isabelle Emerson writes on the fascinating life of Irish tenor Michael Kelly. Michael Kelly’s career started early: at the age of three he was served up on the table with […]