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Robert Ballagh :
The Land and The Irish

By Elizabeth Frances Martin, Contributor
June / July 2002

June 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

In his latest work, Irish artist Robert Ballagh explores the relationship between the Irish and the land. ℘℘℘ March 10, 2002, New York: Looking remarkably fresh after a long plane fide from Dublin, artist Robert Ballagh took time to show me around the recent exhibition of his new paintings that were displayed so beautifully at the Irish Arts Center for an exhibition entitled … [Read more...] about Robert Ballagh :
The Land and The Irish

Las Vegas ROCKS

By Elizabeth Raggi, Contributor
December / January 2001

December 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Maura O'Connell concert benefits U.S.-Ireland Alliance. ℘℘℘ On Friday, September 22, Maura O'Connell performed her first Las Vegas concert at the Regent Las Vegas, a new luxury hotel concerned with more than just the green that flows across its blackjack tables. The event was to support the US-Ireland Alliance, a non-partisan, non-profit organization founded by Trina … [Read more...] about Las Vegas ROCKS

Spiral, Spiral Night & Other Paintings

By Robert F. Manning

March/April 1994

March 9, 1994 by Leave a Comment

Robert Manning lives in Vermont. His many trips to Ireland resulted in an exhibit of his paintings: "Stone Walls of Ireland", which ran at the Arts Work Gallery in Hartford, Connecticut. Proleek Dolmen "This spectacular dolmen just out of Dundalk sits in a potato field behind a hotel now and it looks like some giant mushroom. The stones on top are there because of a … [Read more...] about Spiral, Spiral Night & Other Paintings

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August 19, 1876

The ship “Catalpa,” which carried six Irish Fenians who escaped from Australia, docked in the U.S. on this day in 1876. Funded by Clan na Gael and several pardoned Fenians already in the U.S., the “Catalpa” was purchased by the organization and set sail for western Australia where Thomas Darragh, Martin Hogan, Michael Harrington, Thomas Hassett, Robert Cranston and James Wilson were serving a penal colony sentence. The men were rescued from Australia on April 17, 1876 and the ship docked in New York on August 19.

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