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September / October 1998

September / October 1998

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FEATURES

Black and Green

Exactly 30 years ago this October, the Northern Ireland civil rights movement burst onto the…

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Diary of an Irish Farmer

“Imagine co-authoring a book with someone who’s been dead for 130 years,” laughs Ipswich, Massachusetts…

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Footsteps of the Past

The Queenstown Story Their names were Peter, Jack, Nora, Maggie, Minnie and Kate, and one…

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Gerry Adams Up Close & Personal

History will be the ultimate jury, but Sinn Féin leader, Gerry Adams, one of the…

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Hanna Sheehy Skeffington and America

Her experience of Irish America was an important one. A supportive community listened to her,…

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Roots: O’Mahoney, McMahon and Vaughan

The families of McMahon and O’Mahoney are related only by the common derivation of their…

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Saving Private Ryan

Although Ireland itself remained neutral during World War II, Irish Americans provided some of that…

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Sláinte! A Visit to Derry  

Like most Americans, my ancestry is mixed immigrant. Mom’s people were Italian; Dad was a…

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The Irish in Outer Space

A look at Irish and Irish American actors who portray space travelers in some of…

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The Prisoner

Six years have passed since Joe Doherty was deported from the U.S. in 1992 back…

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United in Grief

Editor-in-Chief Patricia Harty At 3:10 p.m. on Saturday, August 22nd, the…

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FIRST WORD

United in Grief


HIGHLIGHTS

Cover Story

Gerry Adams Up Close & Personal

News
The latest updates from Irish America’s most recent print issue….
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Hibernia
News from Ireland and happenings in Irish America….
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Those We Lost
A tribute to those who have passed on…..
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Slainte!
Tracing the history of traditional Irish food, drink, and celebration…..
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Photo Album
Photos and stories of our reader’s Irish ancestors….
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Hibernia: Irish Eye on Hollywood

The Irish Roots of Yellowstone Helen Mirren Photo: by Harald Krichel,…

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