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News Roundup October 8, 2022

News Roundup October 8, 2022

Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter October 8, 2022

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Irish Man Rows from New York City to Galway in World Record-Breaking Feat Starting at Chelsea Piers on the West side of the Island of Manhattan, former pro-rugby player Damian Browne rowed across the Atlantic Ocean to Trá na bhForbacha, or Furbo Beach, in Galway, Ireland. Browne, 42, who played rugby for Connacht and Leinster, left with a rowing partner, Fergus Farrell, on … [Read more...] about News Roundup October 8, 2022

Grosse Ile: Island of Sorrows

By Marianne O'Gallagher
Irish America’s April 1991 Magazine

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The name Grosse Ile (Big Island) is almost a generic term on the map of North America, it appears in so many places. But there is one island by that name that far outstrips the others for the drama and pathos that took place on its shores.  Grosse Ile in the Saint Lawrence River near Quebec City is the spot sometimes called "The Island Graveyard," or "L'Ile des Irlandais" (The … [Read more...] about Grosse Ile: Island of Sorrows

News Roundup October 1, 2022

Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter October 1, 2022

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Irish American Partnership Announces $500,000 Disbursement to Education and Community Programs in Ireland On September 29, the Irish American Partnership announced it disbursed $500,000 in grants to primary schools, universities, community programs, and organizations across the island of Ireland during its biennial leadership mission this week. The awards were announced at a … [Read more...] about News Roundup October 1, 2022

Siamsa Tíre brings Irish music and dance classes to the people of Tralee and the wider world with its ‘Sharing the Tradition’ series

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir
IA Newsletter October 1, 2022

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The evenings are beginning to draw in, and before we know it, the Celtic festival of Samhain (Halloween) will herald the start of winter.  How are you going to spend those long winter nights?  What are you going to do to keep yourself happily entertained?    Siamsa Tíre has the ideal answer to these questions in the form … [Read more...] about Siamsa Tíre brings Irish music and dance classes to the people of Tralee and the wider world with its ‘Sharing the Tradition’ series

Commemoration for Catalpa Fenians

By Irish America Staff

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The Catalpa Six were Fenians who escaped to America from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. They are buried throughout the U.S., five of them were buried in unmarked graves. To date, the Fenian Memorial Committee of America has placed gravestones and/or markers to honor four of these brave Fenians, as well as Father Patrick McCabe, the priest who helped them to … [Read more...] about Commemoration for Catalpa Fenians