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James Kenny Named New Ambassador to Ireland

By Abdon M. Pallasch, Contributor
February / March 2004

February 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

The new ambassador to Ireland, James Kenny, traces his family's roots to County Mayo. But the red-haired partner in Chicago's Kenny Construction Co. is not one to spend time at Mayo Association dances or Irish-American events in general. Kenny's modern-day credentials as a dependable fundraiser for Republican politicians, including President Bush and his father, appear to have … [Read more...] about James Kenny Named New Ambassador to Ireland

Irish American of the Year: A Very Special Envoy

By Niall O’Dowd, Founding Publisher
March/April 1995

March 12, 1995 by Leave a Comment

Jean Kennedy Smith has now been ambassador to Ireland for two years, during which time she has played a leading role in the peace process. Niall O'Dowd interviews and profiles the 1995 "Irish American of the Year."  "Next to President of the United States, Ambassador to Ireland is surely one of the best jobs an Irish American can hold," says Jean Kennedy Smith who was … [Read more...] about Irish American of the Year: A Very Special Envoy

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May 26, 1366

The statutes of Kilkenny passed. The Statutes of Kilkenny were a series of thirty-five acts passed at Kilkenny in 1366. The laws were ordained to put a stop to the Anglo-Normans becoming more Irish than the Irish themselves. Under the statutes, marriage between the Anglo-Normans (English) and the Irish was banned. No English man could sell an Irishman a horse or arms even in peacetime. There was even a ban on Irish games. . . “do not, henceforth, use the plays which men call horlings, with great sticks and a ball upon the ground, from which great evils and maims have arisen….”

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