Alison MacDonald Duncan

First Word: The Things They Carried

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
April / May 2003

April 1, 2003 by By <a href="https://irishamerica.com/2011/12/patricia-harty/">Patricia Harty</a>, Editor-in-Chief<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2003-archive/april-may-2003/">April / May 2003</a> Leave a Comment

"The Irish carry their culture around with them like snails with their houses on their backs." – Denis Clarke ℘℘℘ Let me start with an apology. I'm sorry if some of your favorites are not on this list. I'm sorry that some of my own favorites are not on this list. Indeed, there are one or two on this list that I don't think I would enjoy having a pint with. But overall I have … [Read more...] about First Word: The Things They Carried

November 28, 1905

Arthur Griffith founded the Irish political party Sinn Fein on this day in Dublin in 1905. At the first annual Convention of the National Council, Griffith outlined what he called the “Sinn Fein” policy. The policy planned “to establish in Ireland’s capital a national legislature endowed with the moral authority of the Irish nation.” At first, support and membership were not very strong, however the party grew following the Easter Rising of 1916. Today, the party is led by Gerry Adams and is one of the largest political parties, with elected representatives in both Northern Ireland and the Republic.

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